Final Fantasy VII – Consumer Guide

According to ESRB, this game contains: Animated Violence, Mild Language, Suggestive Themes

We never thought we'd have say this about a Squaresoft RPG, but parental discretion is advised here because Square goes overboard with heavy potty-mouth dialogue and sexual innuendo throughout the game. The dialogue translation is below average and we just can't shake the game's symbol of stereotyping that is Barret. His very inclusion into this game will certainly put off gamers who are sensitive to even the most basic concepts of racism.

A Final Fantasy fan will probably ignore all of this and pick this title up, if they haven't already, and it is a good title for those new to console RPGs.

But for those wanting more, we'd recommend Chrono Trigger on the SNES (arguably the best console RPG ever made) or Final Fantasy II or Final Fantasy III (also on the SNES). Be warned though, there is a title called Final Fantasy Anthology (due at the end of October for the Sony PlayStation) and it is a collection of Final Fantasy III and the never-released Final Fantasy V.