Why do we love this game?

[cloud21zidane16]

this is a similar thread to one from the ff6 forum and i wondered why do so many people including me love this game
is it because it was a lot of peoples first final fantasy they played or because it really is one of the greatest games ever

[Jowy]

It made RPGs more mainstream with it's release and 'coolness' factor, hence why it's so critically acclaimed.

[Elfen]

Not to say this only, I loved every FF game.
I love it mainly because it is the game that get me so into it that I wanna play everything so perfectly.
And it is also my first Final Fantasy's RPG.

[vorpal blade]

I love this game becuase:
the graphuics are amazing
the music is mindblowing
the story is weird
Vincent
Chocobos
Vincent
Side quests
Gold Saucer
Seophiroth
Vincent

[Firo Volondé]

This game is definitely the most popular because it was the first to go mainstream. I'm not saying that it's bad, but it didn't have anything to justify it being "the greatest game ever". The story and sound was good, but besides battles and some FMVs, the characters were just a bunch of blocks stuck together. There's no real 'best' Final Fantasy game, it all depends on your personal opinion.

[Zeromus_X]

[Cloudane]

I think because it had such a powerful storyline.

You had the death of Aerith, probably the biggest part to that subject... how many other fantasy games do you know - usually with a "living happily ever after" type ending to them - where you get to know a character, get to have her in your team etc, heck you've even worked hard on levelling them up... and then have them permanently die half way through the game.

Also how you 'led' Cloud from being "Mr. I-don't-care" to a fairly caring person who couldn't help making friends after all, and then you go through a time when you're worried that he was 'constructed', then you lose him, then finally you get the 'real' Cloud. And all the amazing twisty-turny storyline elements that made it so thought provoking, even after the end (or given the abrupt ending at the time, *especially* after the end). I never did 100% understand every element of the story, especially Jenova/Sephiroth and combinations and locations thereof.

Of course, you can't help but admire the story of a group of terrorist underdogs saving the world either

Or the fact that had it not been for Cloud's personal problems, the big disaster they were fighting against at the end wouldn't have happened in the first place....

[Skyblade]

I think because it had such a powerful storyline.

You had the death of Aerith, probably the biggest part to that subject... how many other fantasy games do you know - usually with a "living happily ever after" type ending to them - where you get to know a character, get to have her in your team etc, heck you've even worked hard on levelling them up... and then have them permanently die half way through the game.

Also how you 'led' Cloud from being "Mr. I-don't-care" to a fairly caring person who couldn't help making friends after all, and then you go through a time when you're worried that he was 'constructed', then you lose him, then finally you get the 'real' Cloud. And all the amazing twisty-turny storyline elements that made it so thought provoking, even after the end (or given the abrupt ending at the time, *especially* after the end). I never did 100% understand every element of the story, especially Jenova/Sephiroth and combinations and locations thereof.

Of course, you can't help but admire the story of a group of terrorist underdogs saving the world either

Or the fact that had it not been for Cloud's personal problems, the big disaster they were fighting against at the end wouldn't have happened in the first place....

All of that is true.

Add to it one of the greatest gameplay styles of all time (Materia is my favorite Magic/Ability systems of any FF), and you have the makings for a wonderful RPG. In depth characters, fun gameplay, awesome plot all unite to make this a great game.

[RiseToFall]

In all honesty, there too many things to say as to why I love it.

[Goldenboko]

Chocobos

Wins.

[Cloudane]

Chocobos are in every FF

Except maybe the first 1 or 2, I can't remember.

That said, the FFVII breeding system has got to best there is out of all of them (FFIX's comes close). The challenge of catching the ones you need, the fun of racing them up to the necessary standard - great fun. All those different colours, really cool.

There is of course the fact that it was quite far graphically advanced for its time. And there was something very cool about the fact that FMVs were only used for "special" moments (something which they apparently did for XII), gave them more of an impact.

However the graphics are absolutely dire by today's standards and yet it's still probably my favourite - so that's why I say the storyline must be the main reason.

Materia was cool, like. Much much better than, say, FFVIII's draw, draw, draw, draw system

[Kryton87]

All points mentioned granted. However, what about all the elements of it that were not so good?
I personally do not think Sephiroth was that great a bad guy. Hojo was the real enemy. Why did Sephiroth want the black materia anyway? Why did he want to summon Meteor? If he summons Meteor, the planet dies, and what's he got? Nothing! There's nothing he has to gain from that, and yes, he is insane, but not that insane.

It was good, but I do not think it deserves anything more than the game that turned Final Fantasy into Anime.

[cloud21zidane16]

Chocobos are in every FF

Except maybe the first 1 or 2, I can't remember.

That said, the FFVII breeding system has got to best there is out of all of them (FFIX's comes close). The challenge of catching the ones you need, the fun of racing them up to the necessary standard - great fun. All those different colours, really cool.

There is of course the fact that it was quite far graphically advanced for its time. And there was something very cool about the fact that FMVs were only used for "special" moments (something which they apparently did for XII), gave them more of an impact.

However the graphics are absolutely dire by today's standards and yet it's still probably my favourite - so that's why I say the storyline must be the main reason.

Materia was cool, like. Much much better than, say, FFVIII's draw, draw, draw, draw system

Agree wht you said about the chocobos, they were really fun

do you all remember the first time you spent a whole day trying to breed a gold chocobo

[Goldenboko]

If a game includes Chocobos I instantly love it.... except X-2.

[Emerald weapon]

I think because it had such a powerful storyline.

You had the death of Aerith, probably the biggest part to that subject... how many other fantasy games do you know - usually with a "living happily ever after" type ending to them - where you get to know a character, get to have her in your team etc, heck you've even worked hard on levelling them up... and then have them permanently die half way through the game.

Also how you 'led' Cloud from being "Mr. I-don't-care" to a fairly caring person who couldn't help making friends after all, and then you go through a time when you're worried that he was 'constructed', then you lose him, then finally you get the 'real' Cloud. And all the amazing twisty-turny storyline elements that made it so thought provoking, even after the end (or given the abrupt ending at the time, *especially* after the end). I never did 100% understand every element of the story, especially Jenova/Sephiroth and combinations and locations thereof.

Of course, you can't help but admire the story of a group of terrorist underdogs saving the world either

Or the fact that had it not been for Cloud's personal problems, the big disaster they were fighting against at the end wouldn't have happened in the first place....

All of that is true.

Add to it one of the greatest gameplay styles of all time (Materia is my favorite Magic/Ability systems of any FF), and you have the makings for a wonderful RPG. In depth characters, fun gameplay, awesome plot all unite to make this a great game.

Enough said!

All points mentioned granted. However, what about all the elements of it that were not so good?
I personally do not think Sephiroth was that great a bad guy. Hojo was the real enemy. Why did Sephiroth want the black materia anyway? Why did he want to summon Meteor? If he summons Meteor, the planet dies, and what's he got? Nothing! There's nothing he has to gain from that, and yes, he is insane, but not that insane.

It was good, but I do not think it deserves anything more than the game that turned Final Fantasy into Anime.

Sephiroth called meteor so that the planet would gather so much energy to heal its wound and sephiroth would absorb it and become a ''god'' and the anime was created to tie up all lose ends bout clouds past! anyhu the first 2 quotes are all that need to be said why its a great game plus its music!