Roleplaying games used to be my favorite genre of video game. Final Fantasy VII was the very first game I ever bought completely with my own money as a kid. Back then when games came on multiple discs it was seen as a good thing rather than a hassle. You looked at a game with three or four discs and knew that you were in for a lengthy journey of epic proportions. The stuff of legend.
Final Fantasy VII 1997 exceeds 15.5 million units sold worldwide as of February 2026, reinforcing its legacy as the series best selling title.
I’d love to know how many units have been sold of all the Final Fantasy VII franchise games, including the original, the remakes, spin offs such as Crisis Core, and mobile games Ever Crisis. I bet a fair few copies.
Modern day publisher be like: "Failed to meet sales expectations. Pivoting to live service."
It's an absolute legend of a game. And I honestly really love how the remake trilogy is shaping up so far.
Final Fantasy 7 is one of the most iconic video games of all time, with it helping to changed the RPG landscape when it was released in 1997.
If you already own it... There, I saved you the click on a deliberately misleading article.
I bought the game yesterday on steam for $4 because Square Enix is trying to replace it with a version that has no mod support.
Prior to yesterday, I had no idea the game had so many great mods until people started making a fuss out of it.
u get the switch 1 version of the og ff7 for free if you own 7 remake for the switch 2.
lol.
How Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 continues the legacy of Japanese RPGs that halted with Lost Odyssey on Xbox 360.
I bought an XB360 to play this game. I also played other gems like Blue Dragon, Gears of War, and ES: Oblivion but Lost Odyssey was the precursor and one of the best jRPGs ever.
I would definitely buy that. They remake and remaster a bunch of stuff we don't need/want but they let the really good stuff sit on the shelf collecting dust.
On 3DS
Pokemon
Bravely Series
Etrian Odyssey
SMT
Fire Emblem
Conception II
Persona Q
"Where Have All The Turn-Based RPGs Gone?"
Atlus has them all, and they are in good hands.
Persona 5 is coming!
ughhhh hopefully they never make them again I find them so boring..