# Final Fantasy VII

9 Hacker News commenters recommended Final Fantasy VII and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended for its menacing atmosphere and strong praise from players; critics say the graphics have aged poorly.

## Why people recommend it

- Strongly praised by players (2 comments): "I was extremely impressed and couldn't get enough of it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46207312)) "FF7 really had this nailed" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46203754))

## What people warn about

- Graphics have aged poorly (3 comments): "I played Final Fantasy 7 and it was some gimped out graphics version" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47782402)) "the original art was so ugly as to ruin the game / break immersion" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49861144)) "did not age gracefully, at least where graphics are concerned" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49861205))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Baldur's Gate 3](https://hackerapproved.com/p/baldur-s-gate-3.md): 71 recommend
- [Clair Obscur: Expedition 33](https://hackerapproved.com/p/clair-obscur-expedition-33.md): 58 recommend
- [Ultima VII Revisited](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ultima-vii.md): 24 recommend
- [Disco Elysium](https://hackerapproved.com/p/disco-elysium.md): 23 recommend
- [Chrono Trigger](https://hackerapproved.com/p/chrono-trigger.md): 23 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Final Fantasy VII", https://hackerapproved.com/p/final-fantasy-vii/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).