This is because most teens back then hit puberty and got their PlayStations just when FFVII came out. So, it was the greatest thing ever and they didn't like stuff that was different from FFVII. Sadly, they compare every Final Fantasy and RPG to FFVII, which is wrong. Meh. I loved FF7. But some of the old games were still good. Its prolly because FF7 was an RPG that did more than other RPGS for some people... I dunno Its mostly biased so what can we do Heh...I think all Final Fantasies are awesome except Mystic Quest. I got my PlayStation pretty late, so I got FFVIII for it, but I had been playing the PC version of FFVII before. Final Fantasy VIII for life, who cares if the Junction System provided Godlike characters early on. That's why Squaresoft put in the level-upping monsters. btw, FFX-2 == The girl power.