![]() ![]() ![]() (Keep in mind, most of the games on this list came out around the time of VII - usually within a year or so, some within a matter of months - which is why some of the more obvious games may have not made the cut).Īt a time when innovation trumped throwback nostalgia, Breath of Fire III got lost in the mix of the industry’s rapdily advancing philosophies and design mechanics. So enough with the chatter let’s get to it. And that’s what today’s article is all about in specific, this is a list of the top 10 JRPGs that Final Fantasy VII unfortunately overshadowed. Needless to say, many games get swept under the rug due to that one acclaimed product essentially hogging all the glory. In this case, we miss out on true gems that warrant just as much of our attention as the title being showered with accolades. In fact, it can tarnish both titles to the point that their true potential is never found simply because their merits in these instances only exist in some sort of necessitated juxtaposed universe where they singularly do not matter. Excluding the notion that in doing this we are complete jackasses who far too often pit apples against oranges, this is just obtuse behavior in general because it doesn’t help either game’s cause. You see, we gamers do this thing called: unfairly comparing one game to another. I say this because it ultimately acted as the sole benchmark by which all RPGs released around its time were measured. Unfortunately, in all of its hype and praise - and regardless of how much it helped define the roleplaying genre - Final Fantasy VII did a huge disservice for the type of game it represented. Ultimately, it embodies the term “timeless.” I’d even go so far as to say it paved the way for this medium as we know it today it was big-budget, included highly polished cutscenes with (for its time) fantastic CGI, was an expert in storytelling conventions, bolstered in-depth gameplay and sported one of the most memorable casts of characters in all of gaming. In essence, it put JRPGs on the map, at least in terms of mainstream appeal, and was instrumental in the rise of console gaming overall. Final Fantasy VII was a titan of a game when it released back in 1997. ![]()
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