I played thru this game 3 times, and took my time each time. Now there are 3 reasons this game may be one of if not THE greatest RPGs ever made...
1. Gameplay - The materia system they had for FF VII is head and shoulders better than any other battle schematic the franchise has used. The simplicity and soundness/balance on developing Materia mader the gameplay was very rewarding, and made your time in game be worth something.
2. Cool characters - Plainly put, Sephiroth may be the best video game villain of all time. Cloud is cool, his sword which is as big as him is cool, and actually all the supporting characters were cool
except that thieving lil boomerang throwin who-er' that took my materia. I hated that lil #$%
3, The Music - So we all have played this game for hundreds of hours. Did anyone ever turn the sound off? Ever? Thats actually pretty impressive. The music is so
perfect, and is one of the most underrated reasons this game was so successful. They will finally be coming out with a FF VII game sequel, its true, but I know they wont be able to capture the magical sound of this one. Magnificent.
I would have gone more into the game stuff on this one, but dont want to spoil it for Rauld. Get past the blobby graphics Rauld and youre in for a treat.