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The Internet is a Dangerous, Terrifying Place

Posted by John Constantine

We here at 61 Frames Per Second take games seriously but we also do not consider any creation a sacred cow. The rest of the internet, prone to madness as it is, is a different story altogether. The veritable ocean of faceless voices out there holds almost every single game ever made in a regard that borders on the religious. Someone, on some message board, will curse your name forever if you say something bad about Revolution X. This what the internet does: it makes people think games about shooting a dominatrix with compact discs in order to rescue Steven Tyler are a good thing.

Then there’s Final Fantasy VII.

As I said earlier this week, Final Fantasy VII makes people go crazy. Chances are, if you slander Final Fantasy VII’s name in any way, a cosplayer will hunt you down and do improbable things to your hair. Say Final Fantasy VII is overrated, and someone will poison your oatmeal and say they “did it for Jenova”.

This is what Final Fantasy VII does to people.

Thanks to NeoGAF user XiaNaphryz for sullying our eyes forever.

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Posted Aug 01 2008, 12:00 PM

Filed under: john constantine, final fantast vii, revolution x, scary internet

Comments

Roto13 said:

I have to question the sanity of anyone who doesn't think Final Fantasy VII is overrated, because unless it really is the best game ever (hint: it's not) then it has to be overrated. Trust me on this one. I'm a pretty big Final Fantasy Fan. I've played them all, played IV - XII (minus XI, the damn mumorpuguh) to completion, and the only one I can say I didn't enjoy was Final Fantasy VII.

The 'problem' is that it introduced so many people to the series. It appears to be human nature to latch onto the first thing you see and never let go. Nothing will ever recreate that feeling of playing Final Fantasy for the first time, so people will always remember it as making them feel all warm and fuzzy. Back then, it felt like everything was fresh and new (even though most of it wasn't) so people get the impression, even if they know it's wrong, that Final Fantasy VII was the first game to have a main character die/have the lead character have some mysterious relationship with the antagonist/use chocobos/whatever. The reality is all of this stuff had been done before, and if these people had been playing since the beginning, they probably wouldn't have been so impressed by VII.

August 1, 2008 4:28 PM

Amber Ahlborn said:

Final Fantasy 7 actually was my first FF game. However, before I played it I had already played Chrono Trigger (my true first RPG) and Mario RPG. I really liked FF 7 but not long after I'd gotten it I bought Breath of Fire 3...and liked it better. It really wasn't until a few years and a few replays later that I decided the story was just too convoluted to really enjoy and the characters each needed a kick in the head for random acts of angst. As the game no longer met my minimum requirement for personal enjoyment, I sold it. I've bought every FF game released since then and only FF 12 and 6 (GBA) remain in my library.

I think FF7 was a pretty good game for its time but it did not age well, not for me anyway. I still enjoy some aspects of it. Heck, I bought Advent Children to watch the flashy CG fight sequences.

August 1, 2008 5:05 PM

Roto13 said:

"I've bought every FF game released since then and only FF 12 and 6 (GBA) remain in my library."

Those are actually my two favourite entries in the series. xP I am a firm believer that every third game is better than the two before it. :P I'm eagerly anticipating Final Fantasy XV.

August 1, 2008 5:33 PM

Daemon said:

This video made me make a face I've only ever made in the weirdest times. And I've seen all sort of weird things D:

August 4, 2008 7:22 PM

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