I can see why Final Fantasy VII was so famous and well- received back when it was made. It has a good storyline, unique characters for it's time, outstanding graphics for it's time and good music for it's time.
It would of shocked players off the sofa in surprise because of how amazing it looked and sounded back then. However today the graphics look like lego blocks, the sound is midi sounding and the storyline and character design is no longer unique, so when a newer player comes along the new player is going to think " Why is this so great " ?
The times have changed fans are now no longer impressed by how Final Fantasy VII looks and sounds because it has aged and now it has wrinkles and crows feet. It's not a bad game, not at all but the reasons why it was so outstanding when it first was born are now fading away.
You could say " Then how come FF VI and FF IV have so much fans then " ? It's because I really believe that Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts players these days; love story and those games are just melting in rich storytelling. While Final Fantasy VII tries too hard to be cool and hip and look impressive then focus on a deep story. Yes it does have a complexed story, but it's filled with holes.