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March 29, 2008, 7:17 AM
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What keeps you playing?
Just a little poll here. I wanna know what keeps you guys coming back for multiple playthroughs. Do you think the story and characters are fantastic? Is it the world that draws your attention? Is it simply the nostalgia factor? Or something else entirely? For me, I love the world and atmosphere...and there's a good dose of nostalgia thrown in there as well.
And let me say something to try to stave off the inevitable: if you haven't played VII, then DO NOT post in this thread to bump your post count. This thread only applies to those of us who've played the game  ;
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March 29, 2008, 10:23 AM
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Probably the story and characters, since you have to play the game a few times to get what's happening 
I do think they were done really well, there seems to be the most speculation around this story, people are still trying to figure it all out so long after the game was originally released. Oh, and have to mention Vincent of course 
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March 29, 2008, 11:45 AM
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Oh the story and characters, most definately, I used to play this game into the ground, I'd get withdrawals if I hadn't played it for a few months. Bloody game had me wondering what was going on for HOURS lol. I was gripped 
I haven't played it in a good while actually, and Im starting to get twitchy because I really wanna play it again
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March 29, 2008, 1:03 PM
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What keeps me playing...
Well, definitely the fact that on my first playthrough, I didn't really understand some things, and I've been discovering informations on forums that I never knew before.
The characters, storyline, world, environment, music, and sidequests are all a major impact as to why I keep coming back for multiple playthroughs. It's simply wonderful. Of course, playing it also makes me reminisce, so nostalgia is definitely a factor as well. Final Fantasy VII is my first official RPG that I ever played and completed. That game is something of a sentiment to me.
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March 29, 2008, 4:24 PM
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A mixture of boredom and nostalgia. I enjoy the plot and the characters, but I don't need to replay the game to appreciate them.
Hearing the game's soundtrack makes me want to play the game again.
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March 29, 2008, 5:34 PM
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what keeps me playing?
storyline - the storyline is WITHOUT A DOUBT the best in any FF game. I'm not being a fanboy but compared to FFX etc it's clear that FFVII was the peak of Square's gaming life. FFIX was the only thing that came close story-wise.
graphics - at the time, they were the best graphics and everyone was awestruck. Sure, compared to games now they're not the best, but the pre-rendered backdrops have aged well and they're still gorgeous as ever to look at
characters - every single character (mostly the main ones involved directly in the story) have a hidden past and it's interesting to know about their history.
music - best soundtrack to a game. nuff said.
world map - finally, the actual WORLD of FFVII is designed so well. Everything about it is just perfect and makes sense. From Junon to Mt Nibel, from Midgar to Wutai. Everything about FFVII's world is fantastic.
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March 29, 2008, 8:17 PM
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Hearing the game's soundtrack makes me want to play the game again.
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Oh lawds yes, completely agree there. Any time iTunes lands on a song from VII I wanna play it again. And VII also has my favorite battle music of any FF.
Actually I'm quite torn right now. I just bought Persona 3 and I'm loving it, but I also have a huge urge to play VII...but I still need to finish Dragon Quest 8 and Chrono Cross, and I haven't even started Xenosaga. Ugh, so many RPGs to play.
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what keeps me playing?
storyline - the storyline is WITHOUT A DOUBT the best in any FF game. I'm not being a fanboy but compared to FFX etc it's clear that FFVII was the peak of Square's gaming life. FFIX was the only thing that came close story-wise.
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Opinion there, mah boi. I happen to think the story in VII is a piece of shit 
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world map - finally, the actual WORLD of FFVII is designed so well. Everything about it is just perfect and makes sense. From Junon to Mt Nibel, from Midgar to Wutai. Everything about FFVII's world is fantastic.
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Yas, agreed there. I love the stark contrast between the cyberpunk Midgar and remote places that have hardly advanced, like Wutai and Mideel. And everything (cept maybe Costa del Sol) seems to carry a certain dismal atmosphere...like there's just a cloud handing over everything (no pun intended).
Blah, the hell with it, I'm gonna start a new file on VII. Persona 3 and my other RPGs will have to wait 
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March 29, 2008, 8:21 PM
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VII doesn't do an awful lot for me, though the general layout of your path and obstacles you encounter throughout catch my attention vaguely.
I suppose the materia system mostly; it's particularly characteristic to this one game, so I find that to be reason enough to sate urges to play it for the odd half an hour or so.
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March 30, 2008, 9:49 PM
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Opinion there, mah boi. I happen to think the story in VII is a piece of shit |
what game do you think had a better storyline? X? 
Most newcomers to FF think the latest games had the best storylines... not so. |
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March 30, 2008, 10:00 PM
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What keeps you playing? 
