hey peeps. i see its a bit of an old topic. ppl may not even read this far into it anymore, but i wanted to give my fair share of opinion. i think FF7 was unique because of the branches of the storylines. i ask anyone whos played the game to think about it: A cold hearted Cloud Strife and a sharp tongued Barret with Avalanche, cloud for cash, barret for the planets safety. Tifa, a bartender with dreams but no determination. Aeris (Aerith), the midgar church girl with the views of a free spirit. the list goes on and on. the characters aren't black and white, they each had a start, a dream, an emotion, and a change that most people can relate to. (ex: cloud going from jerk to nice guy, Selfish Tseng to caring companion, Calm Sephiroth to ... nutcase mama's boy?)