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Originally posted by Phoenix 17
I was almost with you until you said Yuffie and Vincent didn't add anything extra to the game, at which point I realised you hadn't played VII properly.
True, Vincent and Yuffie do add more to the story in the sense that they flesh out the world a little more, but whether or not you get them has no real impact on the main story of the game.

Originally posted by Phoenix 17
Materia beats Espers for many reasons. It's more customisable, there's more of it, you can combine it, it means the player can think instead of just equipping what makes you strongest (I don't count planning which stats to upgrade as really thinking).
It's true that you can customize more with materia, but it also makes the characters androgenous(I can't think of a better term at the moment) and the materia must be used to make characters unique. I liked the fact that FFVI gave each character a unique skill or ability, and for at least half of them, that skill or ability fit into the storyline(Sabin uses martial arts, Terra morphs, etc...). In FFVII everyone can fight and use items, then materia must be used to go beyond that. I just enjoyed the personalization of characters in combat more in FFVI.

Originally posted by Phoenix 17
Erm, let me see, someone acting to decent music. A main character getting dramatically murdered and buried by her love to an improved version of pretty much the same music.
(SPOILER)Aeris' death didn't do much for me. She annoyed me and I was glad that she got murdered. Plus by this time in the series character's getting murdered is pretty commonplace and almost overused for plot twists. The opera made me get more emotional. I guess to each their own on this one.

Originally posted by Phoenix 17
I'm sorry, this might be opinion, but you cannot say that Aeris' theme was unemotional or forgetable. The boss music was just as good IMO.
I honestly don't remember her theme, but it has been a while since I've played. True, FFVII has a few memorable songs and such, but more from FFVI sticks with me than FFVII.