FFVII: Not only is this the most overrated game in history, it RUINED the FF series. I think that this game's disturbing popularity springs from the sheer number of NEW players on the PS1. FF [and video games in general] was always kind of a large cult, so when the mass market FFVII came out on the mass market PS1, it was a LOT of people's first serious RPG, or first exposure to the FF series. Some of those who had lovingly played the originals [a few of us had even gone to the trouble of playing emulated translations of 2, 3, & 5] were very dissapointed. FFIV & FFVI [and even FFV] had better story, setting, characters, and gameplay. FFVII had the graphics and lots of CG, which impressed the crap out of new players, but left many longtimers feeling . . . meh.
Now, lots of people like FFVII, and I'm willing to bet that there are many who were lifelong players who think that VII is the best game in history. But, I'm also willing to bet that there are a large number of people who are not so high in FFVII that will say they played FFIV and/or FFVI first, and enjoyed it a lot more.
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