What video game has influenced your love of video games the most?

[Shadow Bahamut]

i think the ONLY game i really played and completed way back then was FFVII. i did have a Sega Megadrive before the PS and played Sonic most of the time. But i'd have to say it was thanks to Squaresoft with FFVII that got me truly into games.

i miss Squaresoft... Enix can never take the legendary stand that S-soft had! (even though they're givin it a damn good try with FFXIII )

I know saying FFVII is a good game is equal to saying Hitler was a pretty awesome guy around here, but FFVII is the game I cherished the most, its story, while poorly explained, was masterfully written, with a fantastic combat system, and an immersive world.

Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn blended gameplay and storyline masterfully, as one of the best-written games ever, and Bioware's crowning acheivement. (Which is saying a lot.)

sorry for the double post guys, but i just saw this and.. how can anyone say FFVII was a "bad" game?? i mean, come on, for its time, it was well ahead. Some say the story was poorly explained, BUT, it did it's job, it kept everyone questioning the endless unanswerable questions which left the game open for debate. That, i think, is what lead to its unrivalled sucess.
I say it was a legend.