2d-x writes: A few week ago I was eager to re-experience Final Fantasy VII after its release on PS Vita as a PSOne Classic. I report with no shame that I am unable to finish the game. It’s not due to Final Fantasy VII’s difficulty or failing to understand the Materia system–the game isn’t worth my time.
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You can't even get all the toy soldiers!
I beat the game back in the day and it was a complete mess.
Instead I love ff6, ff9 more.
Toy soldiers, what you mean the 1/35 toy soldier?!
I remember getting a couple, doubt there were every 35 though, i do remember a reference to their height maybe in the description though.
I know this because I tried it back when I thought it was possible to get Sephiroth's sword.
LOL You're not kidding: I remember when I first got a PS3 and that You're not "e" (red-e) disc: I put that thing in and played Mortal Kombat, Warhawk, Twisted Metal, and OMG, Loaded. I bought every one of those games and loved it.
But, this is the truth, I was so blown away that I felt like I had to return it! I was just a kid but that was a powerful step-up from the Jaguar.
It is why we think games, music and games were better in the past. And it's why people dislike many new things. They feel like they're not making games and music for YOU anymore.
But no hating the game. As I said in my previous post, I indeed beat up the game. It was a good and fun but it is really overrated.
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They're going to have to do better than that if they're going to jump on the negatrain.
Reading through his article and the one before that. He never really liked FFVII to begin with, never finished it back in 1997 according to him. (since he was enticed in buying the game through all those TV ads)
So we just read an opinion that never changed for more than 2 decades.
-idiot comes in with HURR FF7 IS OVERRATED
every fucking time
You didn't even need to grind, you just equip the materia that increases your max HP and i'm sure there was materia or an equipable item that would cause the limit breaks to come around ridiculously quick.
In a word FF7 was easy and boring in comparison to FF3/6. How it ever got the accolades its received i'll never know. Not saying this as its cool to hate, the game was just a bit crap considering what had come before it.
Uh...because it was the first 3D Final Fantasy game, the first mainstream RPG in the West, and it was practically unheard of for a game to be as large and "epic" as FFVII was. You need to remember that this game came out during the era when developers were still struggling with modelling their games in 3D, and FFVII not only had an immense and explorable 3D world but amazing-for-their-time FMVs and a story that was far more engaging and advanced than many gamers in the West had ever seen in a video game.
Seriously, don't people remember when this game was first released? I can understand not getting the hype nowadays, but back in the 90s this game was the pinnacle of what could be achieved on a PSone disc. Nobody ever thought such a huge and epic game could even exist.
Nearly all of the other FF games made it to the west (Albeit USA rather than Europe)and anyone who knew their RPGs would have imported it (as I had to being based int the UK) so the only thing it really holds is the first FF game in 3D. Most gamers were either too naive, clueless or young to actually be aware that there were several games before FF7 despite the big number 7 on the case.
FF6 was vastly superior in story and content, the sheer scope of the game along with 20 selectable characters actuallly dwarfs what FF7 had to offer. Its an old argument as to what FF is the best, most will be based around nostalgia and the way I remember it is that FF6 was great, FF7 not so great. And when i've gone back to them recently, FF6 is running in an emulator on my phone that I play often, FF7 just looked horrific so not bothered playing it again. I would have thought that most who came up through the ranks of the FF series would not see FF7 as the better game.
I totally remember when it was released, I was hyping the sh*t out of it after pouring in well over 100 hours on FF6. Yeah, the 3D made quite a difference I can't deny that but since when is a games merit built on its appearance.
Whether you think FFVII is over rated or not, you can't deny the simple fact that it is a great game.
And for those putting the guy down, it IS ok to not like certain games, even those held in high regard. It's called opinion.
When I heard "it sucked compared to real FF games" I had to try the others. I bought them on psn. So far I finished VII and barely played the others.
I think nostalgia plays a big part in people's perceptions of the older games.
I think people who grew up playing rpg's since the NES days, like me, prefer the older, turn based battle system. Dragon Warrior 1-8, Final Fantasy 1-X, Skies of Arcadia(Dreamcast and Gamecube version), Crono Trigger, and Grandia 1-Xtreme all are timeless gems that nothing this gen can touch when it comes to quality. Said games were like advanced games of chess. But now 99.99% of rpg's are more like checkers, especially those turds that are called FF 13 and 13-2. Games that pretty much nerfed and trying to be what they were never meant to be (action rpg's) I don't know what the heck happened but I really wish there were at least some generic indy devs that would go back and make games like that again. Even if they were 8 bit.
The whole game feels laborious though, it's very repetetive to move around. It's not about visuals as I still enjoy many "older" games that don't look all that.
This just felt clunky and everything together compounded the experience for me.
EDIT: I forgot to add Metal Gear Solid, Killzone and Assassin's Creed.
Man, talk about overrated shit.
EDIT 2: I also forgot Playstation Smash Bros. and LittleBigMario Kart, the Sony Wiimote, the M$ Eyetoy or the Nintendo Waggle Like An Idiot.
AND the 3D-ouch my eyes hurt-S or the PS Mortis (know as Vita before launch.)
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While I do believe that a part of the fanbase is the result of nostalgia,I still think the game holds up pretty well to this date.
I actually started playing FF games this year for the first time,finished FF1,V and VII.And I can easily say that VII is now my 2nd favorite game of all time.(only second to Kingdom Hearts)
I hear a lot of people complain about the graphics. It's a rather old game. I wouldn't expect great graphics. But I can enjoy an older game for what it is. I don't need the great graphics to enjoy a game. Graphics don't make a game for me.
FF13 perhaps?
It's a lot of peoples first ever taste of J-RPG and I think that plays a big role in their perception of the game. Despite some flaws, it's still a highly important title in videogame history and that should not be forgotten.
Maybe you're just dumb?
So you don't like VII because Cloud's personality is in fact Zacks... I mean, is that not an interesting and profound plot point / character trait to you? Why should that detract from the game?
I mean, I don't understand how you can love Crisis Core and hate VII. They're part of the same story, not to mention there wouldn't be a Crisis Core if VII hadn't been made.
I'm also doubting your critical faculties. I love VII because of it's overall vibe; the way the music contributes to the various locations and vice versa. The careful design of each location and composition to create very particular moods and emotions, and the way all those pieces play off eachother to create one of the most unforgettable, vast and diverse game worlds I've ever had the joy of playing. The emotional trajectory of the game's plot is just controlled so well by all the minute elements that comprise the game, I mean it really is fantastic.
It's also a pretty genius plot, particularly in it's execution. Just the ominous, menacing feeling that accompanies following Sephiroth's trail of destruction, the edge of your seat mystery of the character's backstories as they're gradually revealed, Cloud's memories permitting. The moments of calm before the storm. The intrigue of infiltrating the Shinra building, I mean the plot just unfurls with such excellence and with such dramatic artistry.
If you don't consider or even detect these elements, I think you're ignoring an awful lot of what makes the game so special.
I do not like FFVII because Cloud is Zack and I know more than you. Also you only like FFVII because everyone else does.
Yeah sure your really a ff fan. -_-
I think it holds up fairly well, but it's also true that the game makes far more sense now with Advent Children and Crisis Core.
More than any other game- that I know of- nostalgia seems to be a big factor in why VII is as loved as it is today. I'm fully cognizant of how good it was for the time, and what it meant to the gaming industry, and JRPGs as well. Most other games that represented milestones or paradigm shifts in the industry aren't necessarily all that great in retrospect, and fans of the games recognize the shortcomings of the titles.
But FFVII... nobody who loves that game wants to admit it had ANY blemishes. If it's not your favorite FF, there's something wrong with you. I mean, just look at the responses to the article here. Because he doesn't think VII is the end-all, be-all, he must be new to gaming, or only like easy casual games and shooters.
I have 9,10,12 over it in terms of length and gameplay. Story is a wash because (apart from 10's really which was pretty corny a lot of the time) all were pretty much equal. I side with 12's story a lot more because it actually made sense in context to the game world. It made you feel that if that world was real, you could actually see the conflict in the game being carried out (not with as dramatic of an outcome however)
Not worth your time?
But you wrote about it eh?!
I bet it was too difficult for you, it's why you mention it...
When something is not worth our time we move on; go back to your COD it's probably what you like now ...
It's all the more clear when you look at this gen and realise how far JRPGs have fallen from their former glory. Really reflects better on the PS1-era Squaresoft games when they can represent the genre in a far better light than the games made now. VII a timeless classic. Pretty much every facet of it is iconic and unforgettable, from the music to the characters to the environments to the material system. Plus it actually made turn-based combat fun.
There will never be another game like it.
I also beat FF VII back in 1997. It was the only RPG I could play all the way through till Mass Effect 2 and 3.
Simply put, as great of a game FF VII was, it's now outdated. Unless nostalgia is your thing, I wouldn't recommend it to the new generation.
But who am I kidding, this whole article is hitbaiting garbage and all of us commenting here, and all of us who clicked the link... we should all be deeply ashamed.