The greatest thing about FFVII is that Advent Children looked fucking bad ass

That and I thought the soundtrack was awesome.
I liked FFVII, but not as much as the rest of the crazy FF fanboys. The story felt too linear. Every final fantasy after it was better imo, but fanboys can't stop orgasming over how big Cloud and Sephiroth's swords are, or crying over Aeris(though that part of the game was pretty damn fucked up)
I know a bunch of purists hated it and a lot loved it, but my favorite is FFXII, which I still can't play -___-
The only pre-VII FF I played was III, and that one was cool. I heard VI was really good but I haven't had a chance to play it :/