It was all about magic and technology colliding, rebels trying to squash the evil empire, and a helpless girl who was enslaved

Terra, filling the "mysterious girl" quota, spent most of her life in the unwilling service of the empire as a subject of biological research and a mind-controlled living weapon

he can perform a "slot" move during battleSTAGO MAGUS-3/10- another worthless character who is extremely weak even in his "lores" which he can use in battleRELM ARROWNY-5/10- an annoying little girl who wants her way with everything

As much as I respect and enjoy Final Fantasy 7, I gravitate towards the first camp because that's the style that I grew up on