Not to be.
Sorry, but when I was younger I LOATHED FF7...
Not because it was a bad game... it was good.
Not because the storyline sucked... it was okay.
Not because I hated the characters... meh, they were good.
But because that RPG drew away the attention from SOOO many great RPGs!
I was an RPG fanatic during my heavy-gamer years... and FF7 was just "okay" to me... but the sad truth is, great RPGs came out BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER FF7- - AND NONE OF THEM WERE NOTICED!!!
... gwar... Let FF7 have its remakes, but just so you know: You FF7-remake-lovers, stay on YOUR SIDE of the fence when we talk about RPGs... FF7 WAS NOT THE GOLDEN STANDARD, and NEVER WILL BE. So go back to your little Cloud/Sephiroth world and don't even dare to disease other RPGs with your filthy opinions.
... I thought FFV was awesome.