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Rating: Awesome The mother of all RPGs has finally arrived, and after playing the living daylights out of it for the past few months, it has become more clear than ever that this game alone makes the PlayStation worth owning. Not only does Final Fantasy 7 set a new high watermark for home system graphics, but the creativity in the story, sophisticated combat, and just the general flow of the gameplay are simply mind-blowing. The story and all the secrets in the game will keep you playing forever. And the game doesn't come up short in the depth department, either. As if it wasn't long enough the first time through (it is without a doubt the longest RPG ever), you will want to beat the game time and time again. This is a game you just have to have, even if don't even know what a role-play-game is. If you're new to the RPG world, beware that this will a difficult and complicated game for you, and you should definitely read the entire instruction book and use the mini-strategy-guide in the back it. But trust me, once you've grown accustomed to them, there is NOTHING better than a good RPG, and calling Final Fantasy 7 a good RPG is one of the biggest understatements of all time. If you're not an RPG fan now, you will be after playing FF7. However, FF7 does have some small flaws. The battles are supposedly turn-based, but even with the battle speed on the "wait" setting, the enemies still seem to attack after a certain amount of time passes instead of following the true turn-based structure. Also, the music is very good, but it is no match for Chrono Trigger's and (arguably) Wild Arms's. OK, so there could have been an option for true turn-based battles and the music could have been made even better, but Final Fantasy 7 is still a worthy investment of your gaming time and dollars if there ever was one. It's right up there with Chrono Trigger in the category of all-time classic RPGs, although I'm not yet willing to say that it's better than Chrono Trigger. I need several dozen more hours of playing time before making that statement...
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