I'm sure if it was FFVI that jumped from 2-D to 3-D, the pinnacle of RPGs would be it, but it wasn't FFVI, it was FFVII. To the eyes of the vast majority, FFVII was a huge step for RPGs. Releasing on the PS1 which was really popular atm, and being 1 of a kind, with its spectacular cutscenes/story/summons, it made many people jump to the RPG genre (myself included)
Both games are real masterpieces, FFVI and VII alike, but FFVII had a tid bit more luck :)







