Final Fantasy VII 1997

Is it still worth playing?

Square's 1997 role playing game for the PlayStation, the first Final Fantasy with 3D graphics, using 3D models over pre-rendered backgrounds and about 40 minutes of computer animation. Nine characters can be recruited, two of them optional, and they fight the Shinra megacorporation, which drains the Lifestream of the planet Gaia for energy. Battles use the Active Time Battle system, Materia lets you reconfigure each character's abilities between fights, and Limit Breaks, special to each character, charge as they take damage. After the opening in Midgar the game is nonlinear, and it takes about 40 hours over three discs. It is credited with boosting the PlayStation's sales and popularising Japanese role playing games worldwide. The Materia and the size of the world still give you plenty to get into.