It doesn't matter if it's "cool" to dislike something or not, so long as there's a valid reason to dislike it. For the Final Fantasy games, specifically FF7, it's:
-The horrid "ATB" system. Not only does our turn-based battle system involve pressing X to attack; now, you have to WAIT to press X to attack. Exciting!
-Lack of any real customization. You'll use the few materia that are any good, and throw away the other 90% of them.
-Poorly-aged graphics. Most every 3D game on the PS1 is ugly as hell, and FF7 is no exception. Displays in 320x240, low polygon count, "shifty" textures, and the characters look like Lego people with Popeye hands.
-Boring setting and atmosphere. Once you get out of the starting city, the game looks just like every other fantasy JRPG out there - and the soundtrack is your generic "sweeping orchestra" shindig.
Those are just the major ones. I could complain about the story and characters, but really, complaining about story and characters in most video games is like complaining about the quality of Naruto fanfiction. It's just not worth it.
"'Casual games' are something the 'Game Industry' invented to explain away the Wii success instead of actually listening or looking at what Nintendo did. There is no 'casual strategy' from Nintendo. 'Accessible strategy', yes, but ‘casual gamers’ is just the 'Game Industry''s polite way of saying what they feel: 'retarded gamers'."
-Sean Malstrom
