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Kasz216 on 14 February 2008
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twesterm said:
Kasz216 said:
Munkeh111 said:
So why is FF VII heralded as being the best FF game, and the one that brought RPGs to the west, and the best selling FF game?
And why is everyone making such a fuss about it possibly being remade on the PS3?

Because it was the first RPG to get a massive marketing budget in the west. Hype sells. Hype influences opinions. Before the game came out there were countless adds that pounded in your head that this was going to be the best RPG ever.

A lot of people bought into the hype.


That and a lot of people that say FFVII is the best RPG ever never played FF I-VI. I'm sure if I hadn't played any of those games FFVII would be near the top of my list too.


 True enough.  The PS1 did greatly expand the videogame market.  I wonder how FF7 would rank for me if I hadn't played the SNES FF games.

Hard to say.  Can't help but feel the game might have had inflated expectations because of how good 4 and 6 were.  

I still don't see myself liking the game.  Though I don't think i'd dislike it.  It'd still be below just about every SNES RPG i'd played though i'd imagine.  The SNES was king of the Turn Based RPG.

Eh it'd be above 7th Saga. I love that game but it's not great.