Picko on 13 June 2008
FFVII possibly defined the "console war" for that generation and obviously that makes it highly important. FFI on the other hand saved the company and created the series. I think the answer lies in either of those two games, with neither necessarily the best in the series, however none of the other games come close in terms of importance.
Debating with fanboys, its not
all that dissimilar to banging ones
head against a wall
