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A Look Back: Final Fantasy VII

Jonathan takes a look back at one of his favorite games of all time. He talk about its many flaws, and how they should be overlooked.

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jaredhart5824d ago

I even own and enjoyed Advent Children.

D4RkNIKON5824d ago (Edited 5824d ago )

AND CRISIS CORE! The entire FF7 universe kicks ass. FF7 is definitely in my top 5 games of all time.

XxRoosterxX5824d ago

like Advent Children in public!!?!

That's something you keep to yourself.

NewNameNow5824d ago

It doesn't even touch base on how incredible of a game Final Fantasy 7 WAS but that's the past, now a days the bar has been raised and it's just not that good of a game anymore.

I was about 5 years old when I first played it. For me it was the first game I played that had an actual story, I could read fairly well at that point so it was easy enough to follow along and of course I got attached like a kid does to anything. That game meant more to me than any other I've played in my life. If it wasn't just the story it was the music, every song induced different emotions to every last bit of the game. That scene where Aeris gets killed, fucking devastating to a child but I'm sure it put a tear in anyone's eye if they were as into that game as I was. I put a lot of time into it and it was a big part of my life. But I can't stand playing it anymore because every bit of it is perfectly imprinted in my brain, completely unforgettable and I want it to stay in my memories. I'd rather not taint the beautiful memories of that game with the extreme boredom it brings trying to force myself to enjoy it that much anymore. There's a lot of games I feel that way about but no game has ever had such an adverse affect on my life as FF7.

The only thing that's making the game suck so bad now is the fact that people keep bringing it up. Let the damn game die already, nothing will bring back how epic that game was. No one can enjoy how amazing it felt to be playing one of the most advanced games at the time, and no one can explain how much that game meant to the people who played it, loved it, and lived it, so stop trying! If you have any respect at all for the game you should just let it be, stop bringing it up because it doesn't make the game any better.

jnune095824d ago

Me too, but I'm playing Crisis Core: FFVII for the first time!

D4RkNIKON5824d ago

Crisis Core was so damn good. I liked how different the battle style was and the back story was great.

Ahmay5824d ago

watched it on youtube :(

poopface15824d ago (Edited 5824d ago )

Im not a big fan of turned based RPGs, and yet this is one of my favorite games ever.

I still got my original copy and a very tattered strategy guide.

Im kinda scared to put it in my ps3, cause I dont want the possibility of it to break with it inside(paranoid I know).

thebudgetgamer5824d ago

i was never a fan of these types of games, still not.
but this game is special.

the materia system is deep without being convoluted, the characters are great and it has a intriguing story.

when sephiroth burns the town and hes walking into the flames it still looks awesome.

i say bite the bullitt and dl that sucka.

MetalFreakMike5824d ago

I love Final Fantasy 7 and I think it is one of the best games ever made. People can pick at its flaws but I never played a game more then Final Fantasy 7. Chrono Trigger came close but 7 takes the crown. I must of replayed that game at least ten times. I even brought Advent Children on Blu-Ray and Crisis Core for PSP. If they made another Final Fantasy 7 game and it looked like a good game then it would be a day one purchase for me.

Miraak82 5824d ago

i loved the mini games, that's what kept me hooked . The golden saucer was a great place to pass time and the battle arena was a fun challenge and rewarded nicely. Same can be said of the card game in VIII, fun ,strategic and rewarding . I wish they would incorporate a multiplayer aspect of mini games into a single player experience ala tetra master from ffxi but u all can imagine what i'm saying . example --- raise a chocobo in game for quest and riding but take it to the arena to race them against others online

Ahmay5824d ago

snowboarding and that ship submarine game.

thebudgetgamer5824d ago

were you're protecting the giant condor.

nnotdead5824d ago

that actually would be cool. only mini games having MP. could make them a lot more fun, but it wouldn't completely take you out of the story and world.

AFatalPapercut5824d ago

I remember you could save Aerith (Aeris or whatever her name was). But the majority of us probably saw her get shanked.

jnune095824d ago

Mini games were great. I just wish there wasn't a meteor in the sky; it felt out of place.

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Final Fantasy VII 1997 Sales Reach 15.5 Million Worldwide

Final Fantasy VII 1997 exceeds 15.5 million units sold worldwide as of February 2026, reinforcing its legacy as the series best selling title.

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gold_drake88d ago

i mean, well deserved, its one of the best.

VenomUK88d ago

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.

TheDreamCorridor88d ago

Modern day publisher be like: "Failed to meet sales expectations. Pivoting to live service."

aaronlif1088d ago

It's an absolute legend of a game. And I honestly really love how the remake trilogy is shaping up so far.

blacktiger87d ago

is the remake good if you didn't play ff7

Scissorman88d ago

this game was the reason why i bought a PlayStation as a teen.

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Final Fantasy 7 Fans Can Get New Game For Free

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.

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Killer2020UK111d ago

If you already own it... There, I saved you the click on a deliberately misleading article.

DivineHand125111d ago

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.

Knightofelemia111d ago

I wish Square would port other old games to newer systems I want Xenogears.

gold_drake111d ago

u get the switch 1 version of the og ff7 for free if you own 7 remake for the switch 2.

lol.

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You can thank FF7 scaring Baldur's Gate 2's director 'S***less' for every RPG since

But BG2 didn't emerge in a vacuum, and in a recent chat with Slandered Gaming it emerged that—while we can thank BG2 for a lot of our favourite RPGs since—we have a whole other game to thank for BG2. That'd be Final Fantasy 7, which lit a fire under BG2 director James Ohlen to go all out with the game's structure and companions, per Trent Oster—who worked on the original Baldur's Gate and has since become CEO of Beamdog, the studio behind the BG1 and BG2 Enhanced Editions.

gold_drake191d ago

thats actually rly funny haha

jznrpg186d ago (Edited 186d ago )

Baldurs Gate 1&2 were my games back in the day on PC. Icewindale and Neverwinter Nights as well