Why is this game so divided amongst FF fans? You either really love it or you really, really hate it. The people who love it played it in 1997 and also like FFX and Kingdom Hearts. The people who hate VII played the NES and SNES games first and think that VII's anime style ruined the series, aside from IX, which they coincidentally love because it reminds them of the NES and SNES games.

I, however, played through the first six games as well as FF9 before playing FF7. I still enjoyed it as much as IV and VI. I also did this within the last year, so I had to deal with 3D graphics that were dated. The story-telling was very well done though and the ending felt like it tied up things very nicely. The sound track was also outstanding.

I still feel like this game is overrated, but I also recognize its standing in the series.