To both lovers and haters of FF7

[Omni-Odin]

I know I'm late on this, but here goes:

I don't have time to quote on all these, but I will say most of the people that complain people "drone on" about VII and have an idiotic fanbase that won't stop "salivating" over it are the same people on these boards and everywhere else that do the same for FFVI. And their reasoning? "It's such a better game. Better story, better bad guy. Kefka Kefka Kefka, best baaad guuuyyyy everr!!!!! OMG, if only they made a movie and Heath Ledger was still alive..."

I mean, come on. It comes to a point where people who prefer VI have now become the ultimate hypocrites about the topic. Take it for what it is, FFVII was amazing to me and many others. Thought it was brilliant. Played VI a little after and didn't get the same feel. It doesn't mean it sucks. It means I prefer something that VI wasn't. The fact that you love VI means that Square successfully made a transition to reach out to other gamers. I've played every FF and I prefer a wide array of them in different ways. You all should to.

One more thing, I like every FF game to some level, except IIIj. I pretty much can't enjoy that thing. VI is one of my favorite games of all time. Just not one of my top five FFs. Now.....ATTACK!!!

[Vyk]

I missed some of these posts, and though late, I feel I should clarify some things that MJN SEIFER makes good points regarding. Mostly that growing out of something you previously enjoyed is rather absurd. And I mostly agree. I'm not saying I grew out of the games I enjoyed. I still love the first half of the FF franchise. And I still love most of the retro shows I grew up with. But I liked them originally so that feeling remained with those specific titles. But as I grew, the franchise did not. And my growing needs failed to be met by the series. And now I just can't play it anymore. I didn't suddenly stop liking the games I originally enjoyed though. But for the record, that is definitely possible. I can think of a few shows that I enjoyed as kid, because I had a pallet for mindless entertainment that I just can't get into anymore. Ninja Turtles and Gummi Bears for example were awesome shows that can still be enjoyed. Ren & Stimpy and He-Man were extremely one-dimensional and gimmicky and their gimmicks drew the crowds. But they were both extremely shallow, and those gimmicks didn't retain my love. Fortunately old FF games had enough substance to avoid that fate to me. But yeah. I grew out of the where the franchise is currently aiming. But I'll never stop enjoying the games I grew up with :]

[Elskidor]

Ren & Stimpy and He-Man were extremely one-dimensional and gimmicky and their gimmicks drew the crowds. But they were both extremely shallow, and those gimmicks didn't retain my love.

Having an older sister, I grew up on She-Ra and He-Man from before I have memory and my third birthday party was Skeletor themed. twenty something years later and I can't hardly sit through the old cartoons anymore but I still support and love the franchise itself. In fact, if I run across figures, an interesting MOTU fan fiction/art or if the new movie ever gets released I'll be all over it out of pure nostalgia. I may have grown out of the old cartoons, but I still keep up with the MOTU world and remain interested in future possible projects. I'd even buy the old 80's cartoon shows even if I never end up watching them again.

[Vyk]

Oh I'm definitely still fond of the memories and also support the love people have for them. But like you, I just can't sit through them anymore. But its only specific examples like that. He-Man turned out to be one-dimensional, Lionel from Thundercats turned out to be an immature prick (though that's explained since he's just a hyper-aged 10 year old, but I still don't like him these days). But I have quite an extensive collection of retro shows in my collection. Most video game cartoons (Super Mario shows blow, in hindsight, but Sonic SatAM is still freakin' awesome). So I guess it varies. Some things just don't age well for me. But the idea of continuing to love something is sound