Editing Final Fantasy VII (section)

===Awards===
''Final Fantasy VII'' was given numerous [[List of Game of the Year awards|Game of the Year]] awards in 1997. At the second [[CESA Awards]], it won the Grand Prize, Scenario Award and Sound Award.<ref name="CESA">{{cite web |url=http://awards.cesa.or.jp/1997/ff7.html|script-title=ja:大賞／シナリオ部門賞／サウンド部門賞 – ファイナルファンタジーVII |work=[[Japan Game Awards]] |publisher=Japan Game Awards |date=1997 |access-date=January 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320203001/http://awards.cesa.or.jp/1997/ff7.html |archive-date=March 20, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> During the [[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]]' [[1st Annual Interactive Achievement Awards|inaugural Interactive Achievement Awards]], ''Final Fantasy VII'' won in the categories of "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Adventure Game of the Year|Console Adventure Game of the Year]]" and "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Role-Playing Game of the Year|Console Role-Playing Game of the Year]]"; it also received nominations for "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Game of the Year|Interactive Title of the Year]]", "Console Game of the Year", "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction|Outstanding Achievement in Art/Graphics]]", and "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Game Design|Outstanding Achievement in Interactive Design]]".<ref name="InteractiveFinalists1998">{{cite web |title=The Award - Updates |url=http://www.interactive.org/html/award/awardupdate.htm |website=Interactive.org |publisher=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |access-date=5 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980615090128fw_/http://www.interactive.org/html/award/awardupdate.htm |archive-date=June 15, 1998}}</ref><ref name="InteractiveWinners1998">{{cite web |title=The Award - Winners |url=http://www.interactive.org/html/award/awardwin98.htm |website=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |access-date=5 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980615090115/http://www.interactive.org/html/award/awardwin98.htm |archive-date=June 15, 1998}}</ref> In the [[Origins Awards]], it won in the category "Best Roleplaying Computer Game of 1997".<ref>{{cite web |title=Origins Awards winners |url=http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/press/press.449.html |publisher=Origins Awards, RPGnet |access-date=December 29, 2011 |date=July 6, 1998|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213220137/http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/press/press.449.html|archive-date=December 13, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Final Fantasy VII'' was awarded Game of the Year by magazines including ''[[Game Informer]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2017/01/02/looking-back-at-25-years-of-game-informer-s-goty-awards.aspx?PostPageIndex=1 |title=25 Years Of Game Informer's GOTY Awards |publisher=Game Informer |date=January 2, 2017 |access-date=December 29, 2017 |archive-date=December 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230060137/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2017/01/02/looking-back-at-25-years-of-game-informer-s-goty-awards.aspx?PostPageIndex=1 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[GamePro]]'',<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=July 1998|title=You Have Spoken!|url=https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_108_July_1998/page/n39/mode/2up|magazine=[[GamePro]]|issue=118|pages=38–9}}</ref> and ''[[Hyper (magazine)|Hyper]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=January 1999|title=The Hyper Reader Awards 97-98|url=https://archive.org/details/hyper-063/page/38/mode/2up|magazine=[[Hyper (magazine)|Hyper]]|issue=63|pages=38–41}}</ref> It was also awarded the "Readers' Choice All Systems Game of the Year", "Readers' Choice PlayStation Game of the Year" and "Readers' Choice Role-Playing Game of the Year" by ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' (''EGM''),<ref name="egm_104_100">{{cite magazine |title=Readers' Choice Awards |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |date=March 1998 |issue=104 |page=100}}</ref> which gave it Editors' Choice Awards for "Role-Playing Game of the Year" and "Best Graphics" (plus a runner-up slot for "Game of the Year"),<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Editors' Choice Awards |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=104 |date=March 1998 |pages=86–96}}</ref> and also gave it awards for "Hottest Video Game Babe" (for Tifa Lockhart), "Most Hype for a Game", "Best Ending", and "Best Print Ad".<ref>''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'', 1998 Video Game Buyer's Guide, pp. 16–36</ref>

Since 1997, it has been selected by many game magazines as one of the top video games of all time, listed as 91st in ''EGM''{{'}}s 2001 "100 Best Games of All Time",<ref name="EGM top">{{cite web|url=http://gamers.com/feature/egmtop100/index.jsp |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030620053308/http://www.gamers.com/feature/egmtop100/index.jsp |archivedate=June 20, 2003 |title=Electronic Gaming Monthly's 100 Best Games of All Time |author=''EGM'' staff |year=2001| accessdate=February 14, 2011}}</ref> and as fourth in ''[[Retro Gamer]]''{{'}}s "Top 100 Games" in 2004.<ref>''Retro Gamer'' issue 9, p. 61</ref> In 2018, it was ranked 99th in ''IGN''{{'}}s "Top 100 Games of All Time"<ref name="IGN top">{{cite web |title=IGN's Top 100 Games of All Time |website=IGN |year=2018 |url=http://uk.ign.com/lists/top-100-games/100 |accessdate=August 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018191534/https://uk.ign.com/lists/top-100-games/100 |archive-date=October 18, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> and as third in PALGN's "The Greatest 100 Games Ever".<ref>{{cite web|author=Chris Leigh|url=http://palgn.com.au/2976/the-greatest-100-games-ever-5-1/ |title=The Greatest 100 Games Ever: 5–1|publisher= PALGN |date=November 14, 2005|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140617180027/http://palgn.com.au/2976/the-greatest-100-games-ever-5-1/|archivedate= June 17, 2014}}</ref> ''Final Fantasy VII'' was included in "The Greatest Games of All Time" list by GameSpot in 2006,<ref name="death"/> and ranked as second in ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]''{{'}}s 2006 "100 Greatest Games of All Time",<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110706094744/http://www.empireonline.com/100greatestgames/default.asp?p=2 2: Final Fantasy VII], ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]'', accessed February 25, 2011</ref> as third in ''[[Stuff (magazine)|Stuff]]''{{'}}s "100 Greatest Games" in 2008<ref>''Stuff'', September 2008, p. 125</ref> and as 15th in ''[[Game Informer]]''{{'}}s 2009 "Top 200 Games of All Time" (down five places from its previous best games of all-time list<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Game Informer's Top 100 Games of All Time (Circa Issue 100) |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2009/11/16/game-informer-s-top-100-games-of-all-time-circa-issue-100.aspx |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |last=Cork |first=Jeff |date=November 16, 2009 |access-date=December 10, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119181519/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2009/11/16/game-informer-s-top-100-games-of-all-time-circa-issue-100.aspx |archive-date=January 19, 2016}}</ref>).<ref name="gi_best">{{cite magazine|author=The ''Game Informer'' staff|title=The Top 200 Games of All Time|pages=44–79|issue=200|date=December 2009|magazine=Game Informer|issn=1067-6392|oclc=27315596}}</ref> ''GameSpot'' placed it as the second most influential game ever made in 2002;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/15influential_rc/p15_01.html|title=15 Most Influential Games of All Time |last1=Satterfield |first1=Shane |last2=Fielder |first2=Lauren|work=[[GameSpot]]|publisher=[[CNET]]|date=2001|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070520043957/http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/15influential_rc/p15_01.html|archivedate=May 20, 2007}}</ref> in 2007, ''GamePro'' ranked it 14th on the list of the most important games of all time, and in 2009 it finished in the same place on their list of the most innovative games of all time.<ref>{{cite magazine | author1=Boba Fatt | author2=the GamePros | title=Feature: The 52 Most Important Video Games of All Time (page 4 of 8) | url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/110068/the-52-most-important-video-games-of-all-time-page-4-of-8/ | magazine=GamePro | accessdate=April 25, 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913085022/http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/110068/the-52-most-important-video-games-of-all-time-page-4-of-8/|archivedate=September 13, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/167229/20_games_that_changed_gaming_forever.html#slide8 |author=GamePro Staff |magazine=[[GamePro]] |publisher=[[PC World]] |title=20 Games That Changed Gaming Forever |date=June 24, 2009 |accessdate=January 11, 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314091900/http://www.pcworld.com/article/167229/20_games_that_changed_gaming_forever.html |archivedate=March 14, 2017}}</ref> In 2012, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' named it one of their "All-Time 100 Video Games".<ref name="AccoTimeAllTime">{{cite magazine|title=All-Time 100 Video Games |url=https://techland.time.com/2012/11/15/all-time-100-video-games/slide/all/ |magazine=Time |publisher=Time Inc. |date=November 15, 2012 |access-date=November 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116214206/http://techland.time.com/2012/11/15/all-time-100-video-games/slide/all/ |archive-date=November 16, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2018, ''Game Informer''{{'}}s "Readers Choice Top 300 Games of All Time", ''Final Fantasy VII'' ranked in seventh place.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2018/03/19/readers-choice-top-300-games-of-all-time.aspx|title=Reader's Choice Top 300 Games Of All Time|magazine=Game Informer|language=en|access-date=April 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404134455/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2018/03/19/readers-choice-top-300-games-of-all-time.aspx|archive-date=April 4, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2018, ''[[GamesRadar+]]'' rated "The 25 best PS1 games of all time", ''Final Fantasy VII'' was ranked in 12th place.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/best-psx-games/|title=The 25 best PS1 games of all time|work=gamesradar|access-date=April 3, 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404073540/https://www.gamesradar.com/best-psx-games/|archive-date=April 4, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

It has also appeared in numerous other greatest game lists. In 2007, ''[[Dengeki PlayStation]]'' gave it the "Best Story", "Best RPG" and "Best Overall Game" retrospective awards for games on the original PlayStation.<ref name="ign_gantayat">{{cite web|last=Gantayat |first=Anoop |date=November 22, 2007 |title=Nomura Talks FFXIII |url=http://ps3.ign.com/articles/837/837350p1.html |website=IGN |accessdate=July 16, 2008 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071123114222/http://ps3.ign.com/articles/837/837350p1.html |archivedate=November 23, 2007}}</ref> ''GamePro'' named it the best RPG title of all time in 2008,<ref name="gamepro_rpg">{{cite magazine | author=GamePro Staff | title=The 26 Best RPGs of All Time | url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/218144/the-26-best-rpgs-page-4-of-4/ | magazine=GamePro | date=November 5, 2008 | accessdate=February 14, 2011 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929014306/http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/218144/the-26-best-rpgs-page-4-of-4/ | archivedate=September 29, 2011 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all}}</ref> and featured it in their 2010 article "The 30 Best PSN Games".<ref>{{cite magazine | title=The 30 Best PSN Games | url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/215171/the-30-best-psn-games/ | last=Noble | first=McKinley | date=May 18, 2010 | magazine=GamePro | accessdate=September 5, 2010 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924064856/http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/215171/the-30-best-psn-games/ | archivedate=September 24, 2010}}</ref> In 2012, GamesRadar also ranked it as the sixth saddest game ever.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hollander|first=Cooper|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/top-7-saddest-video-games-will-make-you-cry/|title=The Top 7... Saddest video games that will make you cry|work=[[GamesRadar]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=March 12, 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029072941/http://www.gamesradar.com/top-7-saddest-video-games-will-make-you-cry/|archivedate=October 29, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> On the other hand, ''[[GameSpy]]'' ranked it seventh on their 2003 list of the most overrated games.<ref>{{cite web|author=GameSpy Staff |title=Top 25 Most Overrated Games |url=http://archive.gamespy.com/articles/september03/25overrated/index20.shtml |publisher=GameSpy |accessdate=July 16, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706184850/http://archive.gamespy.com/articles/september03/25overrated/index20.shtml |archivedate=July 6, 2008}}</ref>

''Final Fantasy VII'' has often placed at or near the top of many reader polls of all-time best games. It was voted the "Reader's Choice Game of the Century" in an ''IGN'' poll in 2000,<ref name="ign_choice">{{cite web|title=Reader's Choice Game of the Century |url=http://uk.psx.ign.com/articles/073/073859p1.html |author=IGN Staff |work=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=December 30, 2011 |date=January 12, 2000 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120409230619/http://uk.psx.ign.com/articles/073/073859p1.html |archivedate=April 9, 2012}}</ref> and placed second in the "Top 100 Favorite Games of All Time" by Japanese magazine ''[[Famitsu]]'' in 2006 (it was also voted as ninth in ''Famitsu''{{'}}s 2011 poll of most tear-inducing games of all time).<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Edge Staff |date=March 3, 2006 |title=Japan Votes on All Time Top 100 |url=http://www.next-gen.biz/features/japan-votes-all-time-top-100 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806220418/http://www.next-gen.biz/features/japan-votes-all-time-top-100 |archivedate=August 6, 2011 |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |accessdate=July 16, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Romano |first=Sal |url=http://gematsu.com/2011/12/famitsus-top-20-list-of-tear-inducing-games |title=Famitsu's top 20 list of tear-inducing games |publisher=Gematsu |date=December 29, 2011 |accessdate=February 24, 2012 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306155226/http://gematsu.com/2011/12/famitsus-top-20-list-of-tear-inducing-games |archivedate=March 6, 2012}}</ref> Users of [[GameFAQs]] voted it the "Best Game Ever" in 2004 and in 2005,<ref name="gamefaqs_2004">{{cite web|title=Spring 2004: Best. Game. Ever. |url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/contest/c04spr |website=GameFAQs |accessdate=July 16, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209040851/http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/contest/c04spr |archivedate=February 9, 2009}}</ref><ref name="gamefaqs_2005">{{cite web|title=Fall 2005: 10-Year Anniversary Contest—The 10 Best Games Ever |url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/contest/top10 |website=GameFAQs |accessdate=July 16, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716111618/http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/contest/top10 |archivedate=July 16, 2015}}</ref> and placed it second in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Spring 2009: Best. Game. Ever. |url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=3509 |website=GameFAQs |accessdate=June 10, 2009 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090610080121/http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=3509 |archivedate=June 10, 2009}}</ref> In 2008, readers of ''[[MediaWorks (publisher)|Dengeki]]'' magazine voted it the best game ever made,<ref name="kotakudengeki">{{cite web|first=Brian |last=Ashcraft |date=March 6, 2008 |title=Dengeki Readers Say Fav 2007 Game, Fav of All Time |url=http://kotaku.com/364353/dengeki-readers-say-fav-2007-game-fav-of-all-time |website=Kotaku |accessdate=March 29, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080328132737/http://kotaku.com/364353/dengeki-readers-say-fav-2007-game-fav-of-all-time |archivedate=March 28, 2008}}</ref> as well as the ninth most tear-inducing game of all time.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:【アンケート結果発表】感動して泣いてしまったゲームはありますか? |trans-title=(Survey results) Are There Emotional Games That Made You Cry? |url=http://news.dengeki.com/elem/000/000/113/113442/ |publisher=ASCII Media Works |date=October 15, 2008 |accessdate=May 7, 2012 |language=ja |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419012624/http://news.dengeki.com/elem/000/000/113/113442/ |archivedate=April 19, 2012}}</ref>