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Could be Flashback.

I came in here to suggest The Call of the Wild. It will hopefully be exactly what you want. If you don't know much about it, it's from the perspective of a dog, and it's so fresh and ahead of its time (ya know, for a classic). It was recommended to me once upon a time by a very smart man, and I almost always suggest it to people who ask for old book suggestions. Do yourself a favor and read it.

@rorie: Of course they would go on sale when I was on the ship for duty. Well I got one of them. Just waiting on the restock of the MGS one. I always buy!

I miss Patrick and think the site is worse without him. He brought a little more needed diversity of thought, and he provided a LOT of good content, especially video/audio. I guess we can always keep tuned into his Youtube channel, but I don't care for Kotaku enough to visit it regularly.

I give this video 10 Big Rigs out of old GameSpot review.

Thank you, @patrickklepek. You made many people people who disagree with you at least think about things in a different way--even if you didn't completely change their minds. Keep working on improving yourself and others. I don't know if you adhere to the adage that great power leads to great responsibility, but you seem to understand that you have a voice that potentially matters to a lot of readers. I hope you continue to use it in the right ways. You HAVE made a difference. Good luck in the future.

@milkman: i pretty much agree with everything you said. It just looks so...low budget or something?

In its time, FF7 was full-stop unprecedented. There was NOTHING like it. It blew all previous JRPGs out of the water. That includes the previous Final Fantasy games and Chrono Trigger, which is an excellent JRPG for a 1995 NA release.

FF7 was nearly universally praised as one of the greatest RPGs made. Some top magazines even proclaimed...or at least suggested the possibility of...it was the greatest game ever made, but not everyone liked it. Jeff has said he was not a fan, and I had a close friend who didn't care too much for it.

OK, having said that, going back to FF7 now will not have the same impact it had at that time. Part of the reason the game is loved by many is that those who played it didn't play it in a vacuum. They played it with their video game backgrounds and expectations shaping the experience...in 1997. Context makes all the difference.

To someone who wasn't there playing at the time of FF7's release but plays it for the first time now, it might seem mediocre in many ways. Even people who play it now and like it, will not get what it meant to mature enough video game fans at the time. All I can say is try it, but don't necessarily expect to get the praise that so many lavish on it. It's one of those "you had to be there" moments. And you did MAYBE HAVE had to be there to love it like so many others do.

It will always be one of my favorite games.

Please customize it in some way, Rorie, signing it or whatevs! Fingers crossed!

Well, I'm going to the show, so I guess I can mark off seeing Metallica live from the list (that doesn't exist) too.