i do think FFVII is revolutionary. Now i'm not just saying this because its my favo FF, but because it certainly did a lot to the RPG and gaming world. I don't know if there were games with FMVs like that at the time. We did have great stories before FFVII though(see Chrono Trigger) but i don't think anyone can argue FFVII meant a lot to the gaming world. It did bring new stuff..gameplay that was really refreshing(Materia system for example) and it just had a great atmosphere. To this day no game is as well made as FFVII in my book. Some games do come close(like FFX or KH2 imo) but it's revolutionary in many ways. Now i'm not going to start the details about everything that made it revolutionary(this 6 page discussion should tell youxD) But i do agree that the marketing for the game was huge and when the time when this game was agreed nobody had experienced anything like it. I guess that's why many recall it being revolutionary. One thing is clear..the game is really popularxD