Quote Originally Posted by Miriel
I can't say it any better the guys over at Penny-Arcade when they said that Final Fantasy VII was, "the game that absolutely pierced the mainstream and deposited the notion of gaming into a new generation."
Well, that's a lofty claim. I'd say that non-RPGs can be credited with the deposition of the notion of gaming into any generation, just as much as any RPG. Like, I think that Super Mario 64 also had some effect on video games, too.

However, FF7 did "pierce" the mainstream, in a way that no previous entry in the series did. So I can accept that.