LogFAQs > #974621507

I gotta agree with that overall assessment of FF7's combat system. It feels really open-ended but very few decisions matter at all and its character differences are almost boiled down to nothing more than animation/limit sets. Innate stats outside of Aerith (lol) are almost down to FF14 racial bonus levels of insignificance.

FF7R by contrast has not only a much more impactful materia system, but the excellent weapon system that meaningfully shapes characters, who themselves already have unique kits that set them apart from one another. The end result is much deeper and richer party-based gameplay compared to the OG.