I say you should play it. I don't like VII all that much (by that I mean it's one of my least favourite of the FF series, but I still do really like it) but a lot of people do. The story has a lot of plot twists and surprises and providing you haven't seen too many spoilers there's some really shocking revelations, so that makes for an interesting story. Er...that's probably about all I can say in favour of it though. A lot of people like the Materia system, a lot of people love the story and characters, a lot of people think the sidequests are amazing, but I didn't really fall in love with any of it to be honest. I thought the materia system was a bore, the sidequests were all right but nothing special, and the story and characters never really made me care a great deal about them. It took me three times playing it to actually finish cause I kept getting bored. But! That's just my personal preferences, and so many people love the game that I would definitely say it's worth a try yourself because the story if you do like it has amazing and surprising twists. Even thought I didn't find it spectacular, I did find it enjoyable and I would say it's worth at least trying.
You mention that you're worried about how many people hate the game. Well you liked FFVIII didn't you? I think VIII has many more people who hate it than FFVII ( and this is coming from someone who adores VIII) it all comes down to preferences, so you'll never really know until you play it. Some people love it, some people hate it, and some people are in the middle like I am.
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