I used to hate FF7, but not anymore. But back when I did hate it, it was valid reasons. FF6 just happenes to be my favorite, but that was the first RPG I ever really got into. Later I played the older FF, but you can't compare them, each one is so different, esp. the ones only originally released in the west. And I guess that also counts for FF7, but it wasn't satisfying to me. Awesome characters and music, and all that. But once I got through the whole game, I hated it for a while. The conclusion was a cop out. And not cool enough of an abstract feeling from it for me to like it that way either, not even close. And as far as the "FFVII sequel", haha, that's so dumb. It's like The Ring Two.