Some Nobody
Junior Member
You are insane. FF7's push towards story telling and the 'cinematic' nonsense (Im not the biggest fan) can clearly be seen in an evolved form in todays gaming. In stuff like TLOU, Uncharted, and countless other franchises, where the evolution of Mario 64 can be seen also. Large explorable 3D areas, analog control for the primary character and more.
These two games influenced far more than just JRPGs and Platformers. They influenced many genres and game types in many different ways. Its nigh impossible to say which had more impact because of that.
Here's your right answer. You could SAY that eventually someone would have done both, but these are the games that DID do those things.
However, I quite like cinematic storytelling and FF7 is the reason I even started gaming in the first place.