FFVII, and it shouldn't even be this close, but we have a classic case of overrated FPS that everyone loves, vs. a masterpiece RPG that hardcore gamers now is the better game. FFVII revolutionized RPG's whether you like to admit it or not, they brought the RPG world to 3D like Super Mario 64 brought a whole gaming generation to 3D. It also introduced the use of beautiful FMV into video games, and without FFVII, we wouldn't have some of the great RPG's that are available to us now. Shit without FFVII, a game that has made it this far in Kingdom Hearts would probably never been made. What would happen if Halo wasn't created? Possible Xbox flop but I think it would have survived without Halo, it just may not have been as successful.
What I'm getting at is that FFVII is the benchmark on what most other RPG's, more specifically JRPG's (that's Japanese Role Playing Games if ya didn't know), is Halo a benchmark for all other shooters? I would hope that most would say no seeing as how Halo sort of dumbed down the FPS process and simplified it. FFVII brought new innovation and breathed life into the RPG genre, and thus it should move on.