ooDefinitely not under-rated. XD;


With all the se/prequals this game got instead of the other Final Fantasy series. And the fact that Kingdom Hearts used like, almost all the characters from Final Fantasy 7 to make a cameo of but barely from the other Final Fantasy series. Also, with all the crazed fans running around.. XD



I don't think it's under-rated. Slightly over-rated, yes. But you have to agree, the game was awesome. 8]

I certainly enjoy the earlier editions. In fact, I prefer the graphics of 6 over 7. SNES games, in general, usually have pretty good graphics. I agree, that most new FF fans usually favorite the later games, since that's what they came into.


Yeah, certainly making FF7 into a movie and spin-off(s) feeds the fanbase. However, I've always said that if FF6 was to be made into a real-life movie or TV series, I would be right on top of that, wanting to act in it. I love FF6 so very much.

IMO, sequels in general are hard to make successful at any rate. For example, very few (even) Disney sequels have been good. But Hollywood has this whole "Sequelitis" where they just pump them out... Awful, awful. And because they just pump out sequels, they usually suck; and because they usually suck, sometimes fans who looked forward to the sequel, who are then disappointed with it, will have a hard time enjoying the first one again. I've been there with a couple of things, but I've just, then, ignored the sequel and went back to just watching the original.

Like, "I don't like FF7 because so many people do..." Yeah. I see your point there. Ugh.

was a good game no doubt, but i think it is a little overrated, because everyone tells me it has the best storyline of all the game, but it just never appealed to me as much as other story lines in the series. myself i prefer the final fantasy VIII and X story lines.

I would say Seven is an bit overrated. It is quite fun to play, the graphics are good for their time and still have an certain 'charm', and the story is great. However, I'm somewhat annoyed it gets all those sequels and prequels. No other older game gets this. And VII isn't my favorite game in the series. It ties with XIII and is beaten by VI, X and my favorite game in the series, IX.

It's still a great game, but it's fallen in my opinion due to Square's milking of it. I mean, you get an mediocre movie that pushes most characters to the margins and ignores most of FFVII's character development, then an...third person shooter than did the same, but worse. I haven't played Crisis Core, but I enjoy the idea.

I might have posted already on this thread but don't have the heart to look through it.

To be honest, FFVII had the best storyline, best game play, best character involvement (for the MAIN characters at least) in any RPG I've ever played.

I mean I have played to many RPGS.. but none have ever came close to the story or FMVs that this game originally produced.

The problem though, is the spin offs which hindered the game. Even Advent Children made the game worse in my opinion. If they would have just left it alone, I think honestly this game would have been a Relic. I just don't see the point of keep coming out with new "FFVII" spin offs, it harms the game to be honest.

If they choose to make a remake this game in the future at this point.. well they have to many expectations to live up to. No FF game has even come close to the complicated Adult themes that this game originally produced. The story had tons of depth, which is the problem with the FF games now a days.. i feel like I'm playing a remake of VII every time I pick up a new game.

(FF VIII, FFIX, FFX, FFXII - I just feel as if they throw a new story in and then work their themes around, but can never be as original FFVII)

This game is neither underated, or overated, it is just an over commercialized game, which desensitizes the already loyal fans.

Well for a ps1 game, 3 discs. I knew when i bought the game, i was in more a long epic game. so overrated? i think not.

The question that should be asked is it the entire series of FFVII or just the original FFVII game that is over-rated?
If it's the series, yes.
If it's the original, no.

Square-Enix have completely milked the VII franchise and at the very least tainted it's original image with these shitty prequals, sequals, prequals of prequals, etc. It seems that they are just money whores, I mean cmon. A film? A PS2 Game? A PSP Game? A Phone Game!? Wtf, talk about trying to make as much profit as possible. Do any of the spin-off stories have as much appeal as the original on the PSX. Hell no. Imo, don't change anything that already works. Yet in this case they'd rather make more money.
These spin-offs do not do any of the original fans any favours. If Square-Enix wanted to really continue the storyline then a (big ass) book would have sufficed. With everything in chronological order, and the same damned format! Paper. Instead we get little 12 year olds picking up Dirge of Ceberus because the 'vampire' on the front looks cool, and hey presto. We suddnely have an army of children who think they know what VII is all about. When really they no f**k all.

VII in it's own right was God like. It was the first FF to involved FMVs, 3D characters, a very long storyline and plenty of mini-games to play. The Materia-Weapon link/growth system was heaven sent and limit breaks were kickass. For it's time (1997) FFVII was epic. To most of us, it still is.

It's just a shame that Square-Enix have sold their soul to the devil, resulting in the production of over-rated pieces of shit that tarnish the original game.
I always favoured VII over any other FF game. However, due to the current games associated with it, it has caused to me to look at it in a different way. The game is amazing but I just can't relate to it as much as I used to. It has been milked and torn apart way too much.
If you want an awesome FF to play, that was underated and is basically started and finished throughout one game on one format, then play Final Fantasy IX; my new favourite FF.

Haha I love how your so like me, say how good the original VII is... then finish it off with 9 owns kthx.

I've looked over both sides of the argument and I decided that it's neither over-rated nor under-rated. I think people believe that it's over-rated because of how much attention it gets. However, despite it being a good game I believe this is also because it was the first Final Fantasy to come on to the Play Station, which was truly a great console at that time, therefore instantly making all fans excited. Just as when Final Fantasy X came out for the PS2, and like what the attention will be like when Final Fantasy XIII comes out. I certainly don't think it's under-rated though. I just wish that VIII and IX got more attention too