i don't hate ffvii either. its not my favorite, i personally find (counting the ones i've finished to the end at least) ff1, ffix, and ffx. and although i haven't fnisihed ffvi, thats more entertaining and appealing to me than ffvii.
then again, i can't speak too much on it cuz i've only made it and got stuck at the temple of the ancients, where that stupid wall thing keeps kicking my ass. the music is great, the characters are dynamic, and the story is mysterious and appealing.
the camera angles are weird, and frustrating at times, the plot sometimes folds and folds to the point where its confusing, and i PERSONALLY, don't enjoy the atb system that much.
not my fav, but a good game. i think it receives too much beef cuz it was such an early rpg, and rpg's have evolved so much since then |