How much did Final Fantasy VII revolutionise the series?

[Goldenboko]

Final Fantasy VII revolutionized the Final Fantasy series in a number of ways.

1. First 3D FF game
2. First FF game on CD
3. First RPG to kill off one of the beloved main characters

sorry to be a smartass, but...

1. The series' graphics were always improving, so advancing to 3D like every other game of the time was in no way revolutionary.

2. Changing the method for storing game data is not revolutionary.

3. False.

Final Fantasy VII was NOT the first in the series to distance itself from the medieval fantasy setting.

most things that are considered "revolutionary" in FF7 appeared in earlier installments.

The only revolutionary aspect of FF7 was the excellent, complex storyline. That's it. I'm not saying that it's music, gameplay, characters, or graphics weren't great, but they just weren't revolutionary when compared to, lets say, FF6.

1. Maybe so, but Final Fantasy VII was the FIRST 3D FINAL FANTASY. Which is revolutionary, whether you wanna admit it or not. I dont care if thats where games where heading, or whatever, it still revolutionized the series by being the first.

2. Its not? I seem to remember nintendo saying they would never switch to CD and Playstation being the one who did. I think putting video games on a CD, (as with Movies being on DVD) is pretty revolutionary. Do you even know what revolutionary means?

3. Name an RPG before FFVII that killed off one of the important main characters that was in the story for almost half of the game. Name a Final Fantasy that went away from the fantasy setting to Sci-Fi. And no VI didnt do that. It still had the "magic war" and what not. Castles and knights. Kings and Queens. So did V IV III II AND I.

I dont see 3D graphics apearing in earlier instalments. I dont see angsty protagonists appearing in earlier installments, I dont see main characters dying in earlier installments.

Come on, man. No, "every game" is NOT revolutionary. Revolutionary is a game that brings change to the series, alters it in such a way that people 10 years later STILL play it and games are STILL being based off of that world. THAT is revolutionary.

Your crediting things to FFVII that don't belong to FFVII. If you say 3D graphics and CD's revolutionized FF, then your saying the PS1's capabilities revolutionized FFs NOT FFVII.

As for main characters, that proves your lack of knowledge on the earlier installments FFIV, FFII, FFV, and FFVITellah died in FFIV, Galuf died in FFV, Minwu, Joseph, Cid, and one more that I can't remember died in FFII, and in FFVI shadow can die if you don't save him. All of those characters where in there for half the storyline. Actually Aerith WASN'T in there for half the storyline seeing how she died in disc 1. And as for the final comment on how people still play it and things are still based on it. That proves nothing. There are plenty of old FF remakes, and Dissida is going to be based off many FFs. Also lots and lots of people still play the older games after MORE then 10 years. I myself have just picked up FFII recently.