Final Fantasy VII will always have a special place in my heart. Both as the game that got me into the series in the first place, and as the game that is the most endlessly fun to mod and play around with. Story-wise it has a lovable cast all with good backstories, and the main plot is quite enthralling too. The materia system is pretty nifty and cool even if it could use a little refining.

Even if things VII did have been done better elsewhere, VII still did them pretty well.