While Final Fantasy has published a good number of titles with rather high critic scores and excellent reviews, none have been able to outmatch Final Fantasy VII. But the question is: does Final Fantasy VII really deserve such praise? Should it still remain the number one Final Fantasy title, even after Final Fantasy X and XIII were released? There’s fanboys and girls out there who are dedicated to Final Fantasy VII, who claim it as the greatest game ever to be released. Others have nothing but poor reviews to offer the five-star game, saying it was one of the worst RPGs Square ever invented. G.R. Bradley of Rant Gaming thinks neither response is accurate.
Final Fantasy 7 has come back under the spotlight thanks to the release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, but is it worth replaying the original?
Got to Zacks part in 7 Rebirth. Said f it. Finishing my game in 7 og. Just got to part 2 yesterday. I also got Crisis Core... So it'll be a while before I'm back to Rebirth. I just keep thinking about it too smh, want to get back to playing it. Not till I know Zacks story though. I beat 7 og sooooooo long ago, it's crazy going through it again and remembering things.
Got to Zacks part in Rebirth?
You mean you started the game and turned it off?
The game starts with Zack...
... Really 🤓 lol. His second part, I've played for 80hrs lmao. <---- PS5 Run time, probably not all game time. You guys know how it goes.
Did you not ever play the OG FF7? After you recruit Vincent, later in the game, disc 3, return to that basement and look at the pod, there's a whole Zack story that'll trigger as a memory.... it's well hidden in the game and a lot of things regarding Zack are cleared up. FF7 Crisis Core is basically an extend feature of that hidden flashback... It took me years to discover it back then lol
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80 hours in Rebirth by doing everything, and you should've reached Zacks story about 5 times 🤣
Ye I kno that's y I said not all gameplay time. But also I am very anal when it comes to exploring.
Not to mention fighting Titan at his full strength. Hours spent trying still haven't succeeded. Found all 3 ruins but I'ma masochist when it comes to games.
Very much so. Graphically it's dated but the story and the gameplay haven't aged a day. It's still one of my all time favourite RPGs and for me is better than Remake in some ways.
It always takes me back to Christmas 1997, I got it as a gift and I was blown away when I played it. I couldn't believe games could look that good. The combination of pre rendered backgrounds and FMV really made it stand out. It definitely still has a certain charm that modern games can't replicate.
I can't imagine people will still be talking about Remake and Rebirth in 27 years.
Fully agreed. To me the atmosphere, pacing, gameplay and music are all better than in the remake.
Remake is so amazing, pure FFVII Love, play it on PS5 please! aww the graphics the battles, the music... a dream come true.
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Sales ranking announced by Famitsu. This time, we bring you a summary of estimated weekly game software and hardware sales from March 25th to March 31st, 2024.
Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
Switch OLED Model – 42,957 (6,958,780)
PlayStation 5 – 18,272 (4,713,002)
Switch Lite – 8,302 (5,793,705)
Switch – 6,274 (19,755,912)
PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 2,574 (746,561)
Xbox Series X – 938 (252,674)
PlayStation 4 – 679 (7,925,339)
Xbox Series S – 438 (306,446)
New 2DS LL (including 2DS) -6 (1,192,906)
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What does overrated mean anyway? Is it talked about too much? Perhaps. But people have to remember, this game was incredibly successful, came out at just the right time, and introduced JRPG's to millions of people worldwide, greatly helped the sales of an entire console platform, as well as being a damn fine game in it's right. It was a monumental achievement that heavily influenced a lot of peoples lives and their way of experiencing a story within a videogame. Just as Super Mario Brothers was to platformers, this was to RPGs...at least in my eyes. Games have come and gone that do things better, but there's still an immense amount of respect for this title that will most likely never fade.
As it is, Final Fantasy VII happens to be my most favorite game of all time. Is it the best game I've ever played? No, not by a long shot - but it's still my most favorite and one I can continue to play year after year and still find enjoyment, as well as things I never found the last time. Is this due to nostalgia? In a lot of ways, yes... but the personal memories and experiences I had with this game are ones that I'll never forget. The story in this game was without a doubt the most ambitious I'd ever seen at the time. Having grown up playing mostly action games on Commodore 64 and then moving onto the Megadrive, then jumping into this - you can only imagine. It truly changed the way I thought about storytelling in games. It heavily influenced my interest in the gaming medium and contributed largely to why I still play games today. I guess this is the case for a lot people. And while I HAVE played Final Fantasy VI, and acknowledge that in many ways, it's a lot better - it still won't change what Final Fantasy VII did for me.
So if success and popularity = overrated, then yes. It's overrated. But no amount of hate or disregard for this game will ever wash away the memories I have of Final Fantasy VII.
This is the first time this topic has come up.
It's not a bad game, but yes indeed, it is overrated. It's not even the best FF.
i just doubt that the current Square can properly remake something from the old. The 3DS remakes not withstanding - but then how long have they been remaking them?
It achieved critical & commercial success and then went on to create an entire pop-cultre phenomenon. It is definitely not "overrated".
It's easy to look back now and be critical, but we can't hold the same perspective that we did in 1997, it's just not possible. Sure, it's definitely not a perfect game, but that's not what makes a game successful. I think it deserves everything it received.