It wasn't the first FF I played, by any stretch.

But I was quite moved by the story. The first time I (SPOILER)watched Sephiroth kill Aeris, I felt really weird. I figured the next thing that would happen is that we all would embark on a Chrono Triggerish attempt to revive her. But we never did.

Plus, FF7 had the best mini games in the series, in my opinion. The Motorcycle thing, the Submarine, the Snowboarding, Fort Condor, Chocobo Racing... The list goes on for a while. I mean, these may not have been my primary reason for playing FF7, they certainly were awesome.

I don't think FF7 was the best. But it certainly seems to be the most revolutionary. It is the game that brought the Final Fantasy series into mainstream gaming. Prior to FF7, only nerdy guys like me played Final Fantasy. I knew many other kids my age with Nintendos and Super Nintendos, but I was the only one I knew who had any Final Fantasy games.

It wasn't like that with Final Fantasy 7. Just about everyone I knew had that game. It was weird because suddenly a Final Fantasy game was getting as popular as Mario and other popular video games.

Plus, in my opinion, Final Fantasy VII was the last GREAT entry in the series. The games after have been okay, but none stack up to what FF7 achieved.