Widely claimed, though often disputed, to be the greatest Final Fantasy game of all time, FF7 sits as a mighty king among the franchise, speaking to an entire generation during its release in 1997, a group of gamers who may have been unfamiliar with the J-RPG. Before FF7, all the Final Fantasy games had been on Nintendo consoles, using 2D sprite animations. For the longest time, Final Fantasy was a Nintendo franchise, through and through. But the release of FF7 on the PlayStation was a calculated move, as it was easily the most incredible coup that Sony could have acquired for their console. The PSX library at that time was rather thin on great games, save for titles such as Resident Evil, Crash Bandicoot and Tomb Raider, so FF7 was a hell of a start to the Sony revolution. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JujtlsiqZ-E FF7 made the series a household name, becoming one of the most successful games of the decade. It has a global sales record of over 9 million units, and is often remarked for being the game that moved more PlayStation consoles than any other. FF7 changed the tide of the console wars, allowing Sony to become the dominant force in the industry that it is today and paving the way for modern plays like the PlayStation. The game is also one of the most constantly referenced and alluded to entries in the entire franchise history, seeing the multiple releases of "Compilation of Final Fantasy VII" that began in 2004.
