What is an FF fan? Or more importantly what generation is an FF fan. Clearly, the FF generation cannot be defined as its legacy exhibits humble beginnings in 1987 on the Famicon. This era entitles only those above the age of 30 to call themselves FF purists. However, such a designation ignores the FF renaissance in 1997 that included those older members of generation Y (the emerging) and the more geekish Xer's (the established) correspondingly. Why this order? For Generation Y FF7 bridged the RPG - gamer mainstream void, thus videogames welcomed RPG into the spotlight... for X'ers it was merely another great game... to be hailed along with Street fighter 2, Daytona and for the older - Double Dragon. Thus, the experience for these older gamers was not a defining moment in the demographics video gaming history... they would have already experienced such highlights through the latter games.

Anyhow, I like to leave posts fairly open... but the big question is - Did this game define a generation of gamers like Street Fighter 2 had previously.