All FFs have received criticism. People will probably say they hate them or think that they are overrated for their own reasons. There are FFs with much more criticism than FF7 that are almost equal in popularity. But it seems that FF7 is the game with the most fans who constantly respond to almost anybody who dare criticizes the game with "you only hate or think this game is overrated because it's popular!" I'm guessing that the fanboys probably say this because they think people criticize FF7 more than they should.

It just seems odd to me that FF7 fanboys feel the need to insult critics more than the fanboys of other FFs that have much more criticism and are almost equally popular. If I said "this game is overrated" to another FF, I would definitely not be accused as some "bandwagon hater" by the fanboys of that other FF as I would by the fanboys of FF7.

As for the game itself, it was not my favorite, but it was worth playing. The only thing that could really be considered revolutionary and innovative is the 3D graphics, since many of the other things like characters, storyline, etc. are significantly based on opinion. But better graphics are to be expected when the game goes to a new system.