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:I think it's overrated, but not so much. the game is actually very good. the game didn't age well though, because of its Lego character models. I can replay the old 2D FF from the SNES era and have no issue with the character sprites. FFVII char models on the other hand, I don't feel right seeing them in cutscenes where they supposed to be taken seriously. 8/10 for me. [[User:Monterossa|Monterossa]] ([[User talk:Monterossa|talk]]) 04:12, April 19, 2015 (UTC)
 
:I think it's overrated, but not so much. the game is actually very good. the game didn't age well though, because of its Lego character models. I can replay the old 2D FF from the SNES era and have no issue with the character sprites. FFVII char models on the other hand, I don't feel right seeing them in cutscenes where they supposed to be taken seriously. 8/10 for me. [[User:Monterossa|Monterossa]] ([[User talk:Monterossa|talk]]) 04:12, April 19, 2015 (UTC)
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@ BlueHighwind Are you kidding me? What exactly is your argument here, your surprised that I showed so much interest in reviewing this? Well I gotta know what I'm dealing with, don't I? I could of just as easily said "Eh, this game sucks." but that wouldn't of nearly been as intellectual or intriguing to the reader. Maybe I put so much "energy" into this review because I love talking about a game that I feel really don't deserve the hype that it gets. And I've especially wanted to critique this game for a long time. Just because I think it's okay doesn't mean I don't have to be passionate about it. It's not like it's my homework or anything. [[User:Jayking116|Jayking116]] ([[User talk:Jayking116|talk]]) 04:19, April 19, 2015 (UTC)

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Honestly, I think it's really overrated. The game just felt so totally awkward from beginning to end. It had aspects of a kid's game like the art style is really over the top and exaggerated and the blocky character designs and occasionally a silly, goofy light-hearted moment like the dancing chocobo's on the chocobo ranch. But there's way to much swearing, gore, gratuitous violence, and just plain bad messages. I'm not sure if it's supposed to be a kid's game with a dark edgy theme or an adults game with a childlike innocence to it. It's just so awkward. Take the scene where Cloud has to dress up like a chick to save Tifa from Don Corneo for example, see; the reason I didn't laugh at this scene is because there's really no charm to it. The characters act as if this is a really important mission that they're on and their friends life is at stake. And by a certain point it just becomes ridiculous. For example; in one scene during the cross-dressing side-quest (yeah, I know it's an essential part of the game but come on, it's a frickin' sidequest.) you have to sneak in to this gay bar where a bunch of gay, horny, half aged men all wearing underwear come in and you have to perform group sex with them against your will. And they reward you with a pair of bikini briefs... WHERE'S THE HUMOR?!? Seriously, I was near god damn speechless at this point. This isn't charming, this is downright bizarre, not to mention creepy. What the fuck, Japan? And this game is just filled with really awkward scenes like that. And parents let their kids play this, yeah... I'm a little disturbed by that.

But okay, awkwardness aside... What else don't I like about it? Well, believe it or not. I don't like the characters.

Okay, let me rephrase that,

Vincent - Is awesome

Aerith - I like

Cloud - I don't really care about

Red XIII - I don't really remember much about him

Barret - I hate

Cid - I hate

Cait Sith - I hate

Yuffie - I hate

Tifa - HOLY FUCKING SHITBALLS I hate this character!! Seriously, why do so many people like this character? She's annoying!! and bland, and dumb! Seriously, when I was talking to my friends about FF7 I was talking about what a cool character Vincent was and everyone else was in the corner talking about what a cool character Tifa was... Why?!? Ugh, FUCK Tifa!

Anyways, what else don't I like? Well, everyone says the story is really good but I disagree. Saying the story to this game is good is like saying the plot to Pokemon: The first movie is a good one but it's not. When you get down to it, it's all really about this gray haired emo prissy wanting to collect this magic rock to destroy the world for really no reason. Because his alien mother who's not even his mother at all told him to do so. Lol, talk about a mamma's boy...

Sephiroth is also a really boring villain imo. His intention is boring, his design is boring (not to mention stupid), he's just BOOORING. He has no motives, he just wants to destroy the planet because... I dunno, he just hit puberty and now suddenly he hates all humanity. Seriously, what was the reason he went insane again? Is the realization that he was infused with Mako energy really that big of a deal to him? From what I know, Mako energy makes you stronger. Sure, it makes you not human but being human is boring! Fuck that, I want Mako infused cells too! Who wouldn't want to be a badass with Mako cells? Yet Sephiroth is all like "Oh no, I'm so tortured! I get to be a badass and do all this cool shit like carry a massive sword and fly around and OH NOOO why do I have all these cool powers? I'm such a monsterrrr!" Yeah, don't ever be a powerful, big sword wielding badass kids...

Okay, so. Ranting aside... What DO I like about this game? As much as I'd hate to admit it. The combat system is really, really good. I really like the materia system how you have to go around collecting magic rocks in order to access magic and you actually have to level up your magic as well in order for it to become more powerful. And also, admittedly. I really like the minigames too. My personal favorite is the chocobo races (granted, I hate the process of raising chocobo's) but the game itself is a lot of fun and I like how you can get sweet rewards from it too. The battle arena is also really fun. I also thought the motorbike chase at the beginning of the game was pretty cool too. But I absolutely DREAD the snowboarding minigame and the other pointless minigames too (like giving an under aged Brazilian girl CPR and pressing X to slap Scarlet) at the end of the day, if your tired of watching these boring characters do boring things and talk about boring shit and progressing the long and linear storyline, you can relax at the golden saucer and access some of the more positive aspects of the game.

But my favorite part of this game by far has GOT to be Aerith's death. It's such a sad death scene and it's the only scene that I can honestly say with great pleasure, still holds up very well today. It is THE only thing that kept this game from being forgotten about years and years later. The music is nice and the fact that the characters don't speak makes it all the more fitting and let's the emotion sink in a lot more. If they re-did this scene today with voice acting I don't think it would be nearly as emotional. It is honestly, in my opinion. The only thing worth getting invested in. I could sit through the awkward, excruciatingly painfully dull story all over again were it just to watch this scene all over again. Hell, you could just cut the rest of the game out entirely and just show people this scene and slap the words "The end" on it and I would still be satisfied. Hell, I would be happier. I don't care about how Barret is feeling guilty about abandoning his hometown and now he is shunned for it, I don't care that Cloud is living in someone elses shadow, I don't care that Tifa is having a hard time competing with Aerith as a rival for Cloud's affections, I don't care that Cid wants to go into space, I don't care that Cait Sith is an undercover spy, I don't care that Red XIII hates his father. The only thing I care about is that Aerith dies.

So, my general consensus is: Final Fantasy VII isn't bad, but it's definitely overrated. There are some good stuff in it, and the stuff that works, REALLY works. But the rest of it feels kinda awkward and out of place. And the only real game changer was the graphics, but that's aged HORRIBLY.

I rate this game - 7/10

What about you guys?

Not to be rude, but I'm more interested that all this energy went into a more than five paragraph essay to a game you consider to just be "mostly okay". For a game filled with so many details you consider to be uninteresting, it certainly has made a powerful impression on you. --BlueHighwind 04:00, April 19, 2015 (UTC)
I think it's overrated, but not so much. the game is actually very good. the game didn't age well though, because of its Lego character models. I can replay the old 2D FF from the SNES era and have no issue with the character sprites. FFVII char models on the other hand, I don't feel right seeing them in cutscenes where they supposed to be taken seriously. 8/10 for me. Monterossa (talk) 04:12, April 19, 2015 (UTC)

@ BlueHighwind Are you kidding me? What exactly is your argument here, your surprised that I showed so much interest in reviewing this? Well I gotta know what I'm dealing with, don't I? I could of just as easily said "Eh, this game sucks." but that wouldn't of nearly been as intellectual or intriguing to the reader. Maybe I put so much "energy" into this review because I love talking about a game that I feel really don't deserve the hype that it gets. And I've especially wanted to critique this game for a long time. Just because I think it's okay doesn't mean I don't have to be passionate about it. It's not like it's my homework or anything. Jayking116 (talk) 04:19, April 19, 2015 (UTC)