In my opinion, yes. FF7 was a fun game, I'll admit that? Worth of the praise it gets? No.
FF7, even at the time of it's release, was an average game. I much prefer FF8, FF9, and FFX, and FFXI(Yes, the online one) myself.
FF7's coolness didn't start until about the third disc, and that's quite awhile for coolness to kick in.
All my opinion though, but I'm sure everyone can agree it doesn't deserve the massive insane amount of praise it gets. Fanboys for it are usually unbearable too. Completely different types of games we're comparing...FFXII, Persona 3, and Final Fantasy 7 are all pretty different though.
__________________
PC configuration
Q6600 @ 3.4GHZ Stable,GeForce 8800 GT 512 MB GDDR3(Super-clocked) ,4GB PC8000(1000MHZ) RAM @ 950MHZ(5-5-5-15)(Waiting to tweak them eventually),Windows XP SP2 Professional(Vista 64 bit, Dual Boot),750GB 7200 RPM, 32 MB Cache Hard-drive(SATAII),24'' LCD( I know, sorry CRT'ers) HD 1080pi, DVI connected, 1920 x 1200 @ 60HZ),P35-DS3L Revision 2.0 @ 1.49V
http://tinyurl.com/2zzzsr
Use the Guide above to get PCSX2 to run properly. Has all you need to know to run PCSX2.
Having trouble with a game? Check here:
http://tinyurl.com/2cuzhx