Vodacixi said: I think both have aged terribly... but I guess Ocarina of Time was the better, more innovative experience when it came out.
That being said, both have been totally outclassed by almost all of their respective "sequels". |
I can agree with this. Final Fantasy 7 hasn't aged as bad. Graphically it's technically horrendous, but that's mostly just cosmetics, the art overall is still enough to make the world appealing.
I also found FF7's pacing to be a bit off, even compared to RPGs of its time. The towns are mostly bland once past the first few. But overall, it's still a very strong game.
Ocarina of Time I had a lot of fun with when playing it on 3DS, it seemed to stand up well, perhaps even better when compared to other 3D Zelda games which, while they had technical improvements over Ocarina of Time, lacked the fun factor and satisfaction. However, since playing Breath of the Wild, I find it painful to play through Ocarina of Time, in my latest playthrough, I got to the Fire Temple, fell from fairly high, put it down and didn't touch it again. The "find the key in the haystack in order to continue your game" puzzles were too numerous and on the critical path, and it was only after playing Breath of the Wild that I realize how much I hate that sort of thing.
So I played both games recently, Ocarina of Time in 2017 and FF7 in 2019. FF7, IMO has aged better, but it's suffered compared to other FF ports. FF8 aged a lot better, and FFX aged even better (but I still prefer 8, though I was shocked at how much I enjoyed X this time around, because historically, I'd have said it's my 5th or 6th favourite FF, now it may be my 2nd or 3rd). If you loved FF8 in 99, you'll love it in 2020, if you hated it, you'll probably still hate it (or maybe not, some of the elements of FF8 that were obtuse in 1999 are fairly common practice in RPGs now, like crafting and draw points, so the game may not be as bizarre and therefore detestable to the more casual RPG fan).
Anyway:
At the time of release, and the decade following: Ocarina of Time was unquestionably better due to its groundbreaking and cutting edge approach.
Today: Final Fantasy 7, while it aged poorly in some respects, has many timeless elements. Ocarina of Time feels eclipsed and outdated after Breath of the Wild. Today I still find a lot of value in playing FF7, but little value in Ocarina of Time. Final Fantasy 7 takes the win in 2020.
Last edited by Jumpin - on 28 February 2020