Damn, been years since i last visited this forum!

Anyway, really cool thread so far Wolf, haven't played most of the titles but I agree with your points about Crisis Core. VII is my favorite FF game and one of my favorite games ever but I didn't like Crisis Core at all, specially it's disregard for the canon and Genesis who has one of the most cringe worthy dialogue/characterisation I have ever seen in a video game. Sadly this style has very much become the norm in modern FF titles; where the dialogue is mostly about melodramatic statements and vague metaphors which come off as contrived and do nothing to flesh out a character or advance the plot but rather end up making the characters feel stereotypical and unrelatable. This scene from the game very much embodies everything that is wrong with it and a great part of modern FF titles, all style and cool flashy graphics with no substance or relevance starting characters acting/talking in ways that no human person acts like (which ends up making them unrelatable):



For my part, when it comes to the FFVII compilation I am of the opinion that it shouldn't have been made, just like The Matrix sequels. The original game just like the original movie was complete as is, self-contained and having no need for sequels or prequels.

Looking forward to the rest of the list, not really troubled by any of the choices so far