Final Fantasy VII was an excellent game on the original Playstation, and it didn't lose any of its greatness here on the PC. Nowadays it's nearly impossible to find in stores, but for those of you who are lucky enough to get your mits on it, you shouldn't be disappointed. VII retains everything that made it good on the PS. It may be old, but the low-res and blocky graphics are what makes it special to me. Not only that, but the CG-cutscenes and pre-rendered backgrounds were quite impressive for their time. It's been years since I played it on a console but for the sake of nostalgia, it's worth coming back to. The story is a typical RPG scenario. A power-hungry corporation is slowly destroying the planet, and it's up to you to stop them. Along the way, the plot becomes much deeper and more exciting. You quickly learn that an old friend named Sephiroth is plotting a hostile takeover of the planet, and, you guessed it, it's up to you and a ragtag team of characters to save it. As a Final Fantasy game, you know you're receiving a quality title. Everything from the deep intriguing story to the brilliant characters to the fun battle system is here. But this is definetly my favourite FF game in the series, because of the cool storyline. I've also found that the battle and experience system is very simple but very fun too. It only takes a few minutes to figure everything out. The only place where I give this a minus is in the controls. The game is of course playable with a joystick or game-pad, but it's also possible to play with the keyboard. I personally use the keyboard. The first thing you'll probably notice though, is that the default controls SUCK. It's even worse if you play with a laptop and have no built-in keypad. I have a USB keypad but I even found that the controls with that were crappy. Not only that but it can be hard to remember all the controls. Luckily, the player can customize the controls to his/her liking via the main menu. Changing the controls can be a little tricky but once it's out of the way, the rest of the game should play just fine. Now sit back, relax, and prep yourself for a very long game. This is one of the greatest things about the FF games. You can expect a good 30 or 40+ hours of gameplay here, as well as a fair ammount of things to do on the side. That's a hell of alot of bang for your buck. Just a small note: Because it's a fairly old game, you may experience a bit of trouble getting it to run on newer systems. Fear not, there are several patches available for the game, and you may need to find patches/drivers for certain video and sound cards. Most of you should have very little trouble, however. Any fan of RPG's should give this one a go, even if you're new to the Final Fantasy series. Once you get into it, you'll blissfully allow yourself to be sucked into the game and story. As I said, however, this is a long long game. You're going to need alot of time for this. When I first started it, I had a problem following the story because I was often busy. But I've often found that everytime I put the game down for a bit, I'm always wanting to know what's gonna happen next. The game is like a well-written novel. You'll have trouble stopping because the story never lets up on the excitement and action. Players can be ready to go through a full 3 disc game. However if you're like me, you may get through it quickly because it's so much fun. On my first go, it took me about a week or so to finish. But one of the even better things about FF7 is the fact that there's plenty of things to increase re-playability. You'll spend lots of time maxing out your team's skills, looking for extra (or hidden) characters, finding each character's "Ultimate Weapon" (special and most powerful weapons) and finding the game's many secrets. I especially recommend this game to any newcomer to the series. It's cool to see the game that paved the way for many of the modern RPG's of today. Whether it just be the desire for a fun and simple RPG, or to get lost in a good story, you'll play it and love it.