Quote Originally Posted by Roogle View Post
I realize that Final Fantasy VII had an impact on gaming, but I think that other games in the series have had similar impacts and have aged and fared much better than this classic.
I disagree with the idea that any of the other games in the series had the same impact on the RPG genre and the game market as FFVII. FFVII is by no means my favourite game in the series, but anyone who denies that FF's first foray into the world of 3D didn't cause the explosion in the RPG genre, and countless "me too" titles that spawned in the wake of it's success was either:
a) not playing games at the time for whatever reason (too young, not into them, etc.)
or
b) living under a rock.

No RPG before it that I know of came close to FFVII's sales or popularity. Most importantly, it influenced every game that came after in terms of story telling and presentation. More importantly, it made the genre as popular as it was during the PSX days, and continues to be now. No game in the series since FFI had the global impact FFVII did, and none had as large an impact for better or for worse.