This was the first RPG I ever played. My friend showed it to me when we were in 5th grade and I was confused as hell when I first saw it and how it worked. I had never seen an RPG before so I thought this game was just whack. After a few more attempts to explain it to me I suddenly became engaged when I understood what it was. I quickly bought it once I had saved up enough money and from there I spent a lot less time outside. I was sucked into the games innovative story and fell in love with the characters. I was mystified by Cloud's unclear past. I nearly cried when Aeris met her untimely demise. The game took me nearly 90 hours to beat the first time through mostly because I spent the whole time checking every single nook and cranny of the game and leveling up all my characters to ensure a somewhat easy victory at the end. After I was spoiled by FFVII I expected the same from the following games in the series but I have not been as impressed from the last three games to come from Square since this masterpiece.
Final Fantasy VII is called the greatest Final Fantasy game and one of the best in the world. I completely agree. This game's story, graphics (for its time), gameplay and sound are some of the best ever to grace a consol... Read Full Review
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