Also, the "CLoud blasts Sephy with Omnislash" thing in the end is CHEESY. WAY CHEESY.
Plus, even in FFVIII you feel attached to some characters. Even I, that used to hate this game deeply (well, I still hate Squall o_o) got pretty emotional after you defeat Raijin and Fujin by the first time. The whole "Seifer has followers, but we are his only friends" thing.
In FFVII, I can't feel attached to anyone. I can't really cry about Aeris' death (actually it is the opposite), or when Cait Sith blasts himself to help the party. Or any emotional scene at that game. FFVII is just like a bad movie: you watch, you want to know the ending, even if it is bad, and etc, you watch it until the very end. After the ending, you don't care about the movie anymore. It is same with FFVII, IMO.