what do you like about final fantasy 7 so much???

[Raistlin]

Materia was too simplistic for me. In some ways that can be good, I guess, if you just want a simple, easy game, but FF7's magic system required zero thought and came with the ability to make every character nearly identical so there wasn't even much variation between parties. Give me a good job or skill system any day.

[Jessweeee♪]

It's nowhere near my favorite but it was a good game and my experience playing it was a pleasant one. I suppose I enjoyed the story most.

[Crop]

Shinra and Rufus made the game for me. I take any thread opportunity I can to rave about how great the whole side of that story is, from when you first see President Shinra, up to when Rufus DIES and you kill Hojo.
Sephiroth just seemed like the end of the journey to me, along that road was nothing but Shinra and Rufus which pretty much made it the best Final Fantasy for me. (and the minigames, the FMVs, Materia).

[Bolivar]

Of course, I have said I am not in favor of a remake, and gotten into trouble for saying so on other boards.

Well, allow me to welcome you to EoFF where we not only cherish your opinion, but I know a lot of people here feel the same way.

Just not me

[MJN SEIFER]

*Haven't read through the other coments yet*

I will do much more detail when I get things up and running, but I loved the storyline, the graphics (they where ace for the time and still look state of the art, even though there are better graphics out there), the characters, the fact that there was a lot of games within the game, that I always felt part of the game, like I was there.

There are so many things - I am planning to do something.

[Vyk]

The dark and moodiness of the industrial slums atmosphere at the beginning of the game. They could have set the whole game in Midgar and I'd have been happy. No other FF has been that dark and steam punky. Or industrial punk. Whichever. Even outside Midgar though, things were dark and bleak. Reality wasn't pretty. The only other FF that compared was FF6 in the world of ruin. I guess I'm a schmuck for dark hopelessness

[Rase]

The graphics were good for the time, the music was catchy if rendered poorly, and the style over substance approach drew me in at the time.

[qwertysaur]

In spite of the annoying fanboys/fangirls for the game, it is a good game that is fun to play.

[Rostum]

In spite of the annoying fanboys/fangirls for the game, it is a good game that is fun to play.

This.