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Why Final Fantasy VII Is The Best JRPG Ever

A poll was conducted on Limit Break to determine which is the best JRPG of all time. Final Fantasy VII took a clear first place spot as Limit Break's choice for the title. In a close second was the SNES classic Final Fantasy VI, a game famous for it's ambitiously large cast and one action packed trip to the opera. Ultimately though, Cloud, Tifa, and Sephiroth came out on top.

So what makes Square's magnum opus, a game that arguably brought JRPG gaming to the mainstream, so unforgettable?

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shocky16 - 140 days 21 hours ago

1 - One of the best games ever.

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Sol Invictus - 140 days 21 hours ago

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Easily. I just picked it up from PSN to play on the PS3 again. Good times.

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N4Sony - 140 days 20 hours ago

1.2 - I agree

but people need to take FFVI's influence on the game more seriously when considering the greatest RPG of all time. Yes, VII blew up the genre, but alot of what VII did in terms of presentation, story and atmosphere was created in FFVI, a game alot of other people consider the greatest RPG of all time.

I honestly believe, despite all of it's greatness, VII is a bit overrated. Still, I've played and beat it a good 10-15 times haha.

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Sol Invictus - 140 days 19 hours ago

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Personally I find VI to be a better game but VII is easily creditable for being the game that brought RPGs to the mainstream. It was a very niche genre before the popularity of FFVII skyrocketted it into the clouds. Pardon the pun. ;)

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iamtehpwn - 140 days 18 hours ago

1.4 - I'd hate say to the "R" word

But after Final Fantasy XIII is finished.
There's no point of making XV (15) immediately.

I think it'll happen. Kitase seemed very excited about the idea when questioned.

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meepmoopmeep - 140 days 18 hours ago

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i'm almost finished a replay of it on psp

and i can see why it's one of the best JRPG's ever made.

it just has so much packed into it for its time

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leila01 - 140 days 18 hours ago

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Still my number one game uptill this day.

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Kigmal - 140 days 17 hours ago

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FFVII was good, but my favorite RPG is Pokemon GSC. I also liked Legend of Dragon better than any other RPG on PS1.

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JsonHenry - 140 days 16 hours ago

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I think the original Xeno Gears was hella better than FFVII..

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ThanatosDMC - 140 days 16 hours ago

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Meh... i like FF8 better. But then again i played FF8 first.

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Poopface the 2nd - 140 days 15 hours ago

1.10 - I cant argue with this

as its the only JRPG that ive ever finished. Only tried a few other like mario-RPG, FF8 and 10, but they bored me. I also hated the voices in 10. for someone who HATES with a capital HATES JRPGs, this is my 3rd favorite game ever(only behind HL1 and DEUS EX as im a FPS kinda guy, ever since killing barney in wolfinstine 3d at my buddies house).

It has the story, characters, weapons, materia system, Beautiful pre rendered backgrounds taht Id call art, and some of the most memorable music ive ever heard in a game. Not to mention a talking dog-lion thing taht made me want to cry.

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Prototype - 140 days 8 hours ago

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FF7 was the first PlayStation game I've played and was by far the best until I discovered Metal Gear Solid, Einhander, and Rival Schools.

However I was able to play Final Fantasy 3/6 and there were a few things 7 could have taken from 6 that would have made it even better; however I do like how 7 went into a new direction instead of trying to copy a previous version.

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JoySticksFTW - 140 days 8 hours ago

1.12 - Gotta agree with N4Sony

FFVI is my favorite rpg, with Kefka probably my favorite video game character of all time (though Solid Snake may have something to say about that)

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RememberThe357 - 140 days 6 hours ago

1.13 - Ok

So I never play FF7 when I was a kid. I started at FF8 and never went back and played FF7.

I saw this on the PSN and I was thinking of picking it up. I know most of you guys love FF7 but is FF7 really that good or is a lot of it nostalgia?

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JoySticksFTW - 140 days 2 hours ago

1.14 - FFVII is really that good

And you can't beat getting it for $10.

But yeah, it's a gaming milestone

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Natsu X FairyTail - 140 days 21 hours ago

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this was my piff back in primary school!!!!

I used to come @ school with my FF7 & Crash Bandicoot Booklets and Start Braging off to the other kids who only had N64( I had both)

like ; Yeah I beat this boss have you? Did you meet him or him?have you done this summon or not?

One of the biggest Rpg I've played as a kid.

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Sol Invictus - 140 days 21 hours ago

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FFVII was like the game that defined the childhood of many RP gamers, and I can totally relate. When Advent Children was released I was ecstatic but also anxious because I didn't know if Square would be able to create something that lived up to the expectations of everyone. Thankfully... it was awesome!

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Prototype - 140 days 8 hours ago

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In high school I was the only kid to have Master summon, Omni Slash, and a Gold Chocobo; oh and I was also the first to beat it without using Knights of the Round on final Sephiroth. Also the first to beat Emerald Weapon WITHOUT underwater materia, but had to use an exploit (not an action replay, but a known trick) to beat Ruby with all 3 characters.

I usually don't brag but this was one game that did test my limits as a gamer back then

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qface64 - 140 days 21 hours ago

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yeah its really just opinion its a good game but i wouldn't call it the best jrpg ever

my personal opinion goes to hmm well honestly i haven't a clue maybe id choose dragon quest 8 it was a real good time

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Jager - 140 days 21 hours ago

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FF7 is one of my favorite JRPGs... i still have the CDs, in great condition, and play it every now and then with my PS3... but i'd have to say i liked FF10 more, barely.

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Sexius Maximus - 140 days 14 hours ago

4.1 - Don't get me wrong...

I played and beat FF10, and think it probably is a hair better then FF7. However, the encounter rate was atrocious on 10, and completely ruined the game for me. You couldn't take 3 steps without fighting. It may have taken 80 hours to beat, but 65 of it was fighting. Thats why FF6 is still king in my book.

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double_heist - 140 days 20 hours ago

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FFVII is a good game, not the best but nonetheless good.

It's actually the only JRPG (or RPG and not including Pokemon) that broke 10m. It's probably the most marketable JRPG out there and same with the series.

FFVII somehow introduced RPG to the world actually. :P

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Sol Invictus - 140 days 18 hours ago

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FFVII introduced so many of us to JRPGs, and even RPGs in general. Square really managed to pull off a great game.

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n4f - 140 days 20 hours ago

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well ff7 was good . i agree it was introduce to many new gamer
those who finish it are satisfied

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bmw69 - 140 days 19 hours ago

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My favourite ever is Ocarina of Time but this would be in my top 5...

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Kigmal - 140 days 17 hours ago

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That's not an RPG.

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UNCyrus - 140 days 17 hours ago

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arguably could be called an RPG... be definitely NOT a JRPG

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Baba1906 - 140 days 18 hours ago

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i agree i love ff7. my favorite game of all time. its the only rpg i have beaten more than 1 time.

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Sol Invictus - 140 days 18 hours ago

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It's right up there with Baldur's Gate 1 & 2 for me.

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JsonHenry - 140 days 16 hours ago

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Balders Gate were the best, weren't they?!

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Darkfiber - 140 days 18 hours ago

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It's simple nostalgia. People remember it being the best game when they played it 12 years ago. Much has changed and much has improved. But if a game like that came out today, it would be mocked for its horrible graphics, linear story and boring gameplay mechanics. Yes, it was great back in the day, but no one would ever buy this game if it came out today, even if it did have today's standards of graphics. Everything else is obsolete. The story is a mess and the translation is awful.

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gamingisnotacrime - 140 days 18 hours ago

9.1 - Wrong

I did not have a PS1, so i missed this gem. Bought it from PSN and have been hooked to my PSP playing this golden game. Mechanics are just right, Story is better than most, simply a title that can stand on its own and survive the past of time

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ps92117 - 140 days 18 hours ago

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What do you mean by linear story, and as far as I can remember you are the only person that thought the story was a "mess" and I don't speak Japanese but if it was that much better, the dialog must have been writen in poems. The gameplay is your opinion as is mine, IMO it was pretty damn addicting, infact IMO is the second best gameplay in a game ever right after OoT.

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Godmars290 - 140 days 18 hours ago

10 - Um...no.

Its the most recognized, the most recognized and successful of the transitional 16 bit to CD/3D JRPG, but because of that it has flaws which keep it from being the best.

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jleack - 140 days 18 hours ago

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Not everyone is going to love the same game, but FF7 is definitely my favorite game ever, and all of my gaming friends agree. It is just so lovable and engaging.

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AuRoN89 - 140 days 18 hours ago

12 - NO!

Bullsh!t!!

Final Fantasy VII isn't the best (J)RPG ever.... is the best RPG ever! FACT!

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reivann - 140 days 17 hours ago

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i'm going to guess you have only ever played one rpg, when you make statements like that.

Personally from the psone era i believe that xenogears was the best rpg and out of the final fantasy series that FFIX takes the win.

i will give ffvii credit for being the most sold rpg, that however does not make it the greatest rpg ever.

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PirateThom - 140 days 17 hours ago

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Meh, I still prefer FFVI.

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Sexius Maximus - 140 days 14 hours ago

13.1 - I agree...

FF6 is my RPG of choice too, but only us really old school gamers will probably agree. So many of the people who say FF7 is best, started their gaming experiences on the PS1. If they had been born five years earlier, and been a part of the SNES days, they would love FF6 better too I believe. Although, if we are talking favorites here, I still may have to keep Phantasy Star 1 (master system) on top. What can I say, I'm REALLY old school.

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Sangria - 140 days 17 hours ago

14 - SPOILER

Talking about Final Fantasy VII, i'm currently (re)doing the game on PSone and there's something i don't get.

IIRC, Cloud's memories are fabricated, all his memories are actually Zack's ones, he never became 1st class SOLDIER, he never killed Sephiroth... But if those are Zack's memories, it means Cloud had to be there to experience what Zack is experiencing.

However at Nibelheim, there are several parts where he is alone (when he goes in the cave to search for Sephiroth in Nibelheim manor, when Sephiroth kills Tifa and when he fights against Sephiroth...), so how could he remember things he never lived?

Another point, in Crisis Core, Zack meets several times Cloud at Shinra building, but in FF7 when you enter Shinra building, Cloud says to Barret he never came to Shinra building and never met Hojo (which is seemingly wrong).

So can someone explain me those Cloud's past enigmas, and how Tifa survived to Sephiroth's strike at Nibel mountain mako reactor?

(and to stay in topic, i'd say FFVII is one of the greatest jRPG because of its scenario and its memorable music. FFVII is long and has a deep scenario with debatable parts and whoever played FFVII can randomly mumble or whistle any music of the game).

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meepmoopmeep - 140 days 17 hours ago

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it explains it when tifa & cloud fall into the lifestream in Mideel

it's his memories mixed with an illusion he built for himself
but he was there.

i don't remember zack meeting cloud in shinra building.
they met when going to nibelhiem. maybe i gotta replay crisis core again.

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CryWolf - 140 days 17 hours ago

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The best JRPG I ever played.

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Arsenal4Ever - 140 days 17 hours ago

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I was only 6 when FFVII was released so I never managed to play it properly. Seems a bit late to pick it up don't you think?

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Noct - 140 days 17 hours ago

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Having played all the big games this gen.

MGS4
Halo 3
Uncharted
Gears of war

and so on.... FFVII still tops them all by a mile, not just my favourite JRPG but my favourite game ever period.

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borntodie007 - 140 days 17 hours ago

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FFVII Truly is an great game, bought it on PSN the first day, but FF6 has to be the best jrpg ever made. Just my opinion

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adsaidler - 140 days 17 hours ago

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it certainly is the most influential jrpg of all time, but saying that it's the better JRPG of all time is a whole other story

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bankai - 140 days 17 hours ago

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FFVII is only CONSIDERED the best JRPG ever because its one of the most OVERRATED games in history.

Kefka > Sephroth
almost any JRPG protagonist > Cloud (the lying, identity thief)
Chrono Trigger battle system > FFVII battle system
almost any JRPG skill/magic system (especially Chrono Triggers) > materia (made the game way too easy)

ffvii great graphics for its time BS, there were games before that time with better graphics
ffvii great story, also complete BS
ffvii a great cast of characters, that too is BS

the only thing that game did was introduce the heavy use of CG to the RPG genre, that is it

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niccisnail - 140 days 17 hours ago

21 - Always VI

I wrote the post and my favorite will always be FFVI. This is how the readers voted though and I respect that :)

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bankai - 140 days 16 hours ago

21.1 - even though i do have my own personal angst toward FFVII

you wrote an excellent and well thought out article, you get an A+
its obvious that you didnt write that out of being some sort of FFVII groupie, thats personally my reason for my intense dislike of that game.

but anyway great job, your one of the only people i see on here take disagreements and not get all pissy. i respect that

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niccisnail - 140 days 10 hours ago

21.2 - @bankai

Thanks very much. You made me smile!

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deafphat - 140 days 18 hours ago

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FF7>all RPG game. FACT!!!!

Edit: LOL at disagrees, it must mad xbots.

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Ninji - 140 days 17 hours ago

2 - Why FF7 is the best JRPG ever?

It's not.

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solar - 140 days 17 hours ago

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nope, FF6 was much better.

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ptotoy - 140 days 17 hours ago

3 - the musical score was epic

graphics were top-notch

a lot of extra stuff you can do (mini-games, optional bosses)

character/ materia growth was so-so

the battle system isn't the best

story was weird

but then there's aeris' death

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Wiimaniac - 140 days 15 hours ago

4 - Final Fantasy VII Is The Best JRPG Ever

>_>

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BaseballFan15 - 140 days 9 hours ago

5 - please

pokémon R/B/Y was better

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