Ocarina of Time vs. Final Fantasy VII

A look into two of the most talked about RPG's of all time. Attempting to finally solve that age old question of which game was better. Nintendo's classic Ocarina of Time or Sony's legendary Final Fantasy VII? Broken down into separate categories there can only be one winner.

[powerupgaminguk]

Lol, that conclusion. Sad trombone sound

[Mankey]

Two monumentally important games. IDK, I enjoy both.

[miyamoto]

There's no accounting for taste but FFVII made JRPGs legitimate worldwide during it's time and beyond.
It kinda open the doors for JRPG to skyrocket in popularity from the 1990's up to now.
FFVII was the rising tide that lifted all boats.

[PhoenixUp]

The Legend of Zelda is not an RPG series

[DivineAssault]

Thats debatable but i agree for the most part.. Zelda 2 was a RPG with leveling and magic.. The rest still let you name your character but its action/adventure from there with puzzles..

Zelda is kind of its own unique beast.. Either way, both games were a very important part of gaming history..

[OtakuDJK1NG-Rory]

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

[higgins78]

Is this even a contest? Yes, I'm not blind to see FFVII has its fans - in the millions, but Ocarina has an endless appeal from which anybody can pick up this game and be immersed. Also, its worth mentioning that while the FF series hasnt chanced much since, the Zelda series has ran and ran with it.

[k2d]

Nah, you're stating opinion as fact, while it really is subjective.

Nostalgia is always going to play a part. I want to play Ocarina of Time so bad, but personally the graphics are so dull and lacking og detail, I can't be bothered.

I'm sure it's the same the other way around to.. You think the characters look ugly ("how is it possible to have such a low poly character in a game?")..

The truth is, one has to have an open mind. The test of time will tell which of these games more new audiences comes to revisit.

[TheFirstClassic]

To be fair, I think ff vii is just as hard, if not harder to go back to graphics wise.

[k2d]

@cpayne93: FFVII has prerendered backgrounds though. Some of which are even animated (like CG movies) So many pretty, interesting and eye catching details. They make you forget that the characters look like sheit.

OoT will always look the way it looks.

[TheFirstClassic]

Some of the pre rendered backgrounds look good, but some look like an ugly blurry mess. There are parts of oot's art style still shines through, ganon's castle still looks epic for example. Both are a mixed bag to go back to. I feel like I can say this without bias or nostalgia tbh, I only played both a couple of years ago for the first time. Ff vii was harder for me to get used to at first, but oot needed a lot of eye adjustment too. Both were really worth going back to though.

[TheFirstClassic]

Final fantasy isn't even turn based anymore and is going open world. Most people's problem with the games these days is that they aren't like the old ones, and you're saying the new games are basically the same as the old?

[Kingoftherodeo]

FFVII, ocarina of time isn't even the best zelda. a link to the past holds that tittle but gamers tend to remember ocarina more because of the n64. from iconic music and sounds,light and dark world, great dungeons, weapons and even easter eggs. a link to the past laid out the recipe for other zelda games to follow. not even the 16bit era could hold that master piece back.

[ninsigma]

Haven't played ocarina yet. Have it on the 3ds so I couldn't say until I play it. Ff7 is my favourite game of all time though so zelda has high standards to live up to :p

[Gatsu]

FFVII.

[DashArrivals]

Played both. Loved both. FINAL FANTASY 7 is just better. It's a better game and better story. There is no debate IMO.

[fonger08]

I love love love FFVII play it maybe once a year still. However, while it may be one of the most important RPGs of all time, The Legend of Zelda is still one (if not the best) "game" of all time. I know all this subject to opinion, but even in most gaming publications "all-time" lists, you very rarely see The Ocarina of Time out of the top three, if not number #1.

[Ripsta7th]

we all know what everyone is going to pick
This site is ran by Sony fans so no no surprise

[WoshJills]

It should be Final Fantasy 9 vs. Wind Waker.

Final Fantasy 9 is better than Final Fantasy 7 and will age better in time anyway. 7's art design is too temporal. Same goes for Wind Waker vs. Ocarina of Time. Wind Waker's art choice made it less temporal and enabled it to be experienced in 2022 as easily as when it first came out.

[quent]

Why not chrono trigger or dragon quest , why is it a rpg vs. adventure game article ?