I agree with this part... It's actually my second most important reason where FFVII is the one that needs to be remade out of all Final Fantasies:
The graphics, while a major milestone for the series, pale in comparison to the polygons that FF8 and FF9 were able to boast.
The most important is that there are so much (Before Crisis, Advent Children, Crisis Core... etc.) that are tied to it, a remake will make use of these ties better than the original did.
Though for its time, the game was brilliant. Not the best, but deserves its popularity in the mainstream fandom. (I say, that most of the non-mainstream like FF6 or FF9 way more than FF7.)
I like them all lol
But I would put FF7 over FF8.
Looks like I am one of the minorities here :)
I'd say I love Final Fantasy VII more than FVIII overall, the story is so epic. But the I love the world (Gardens) and characters (Relationships) of FFVIII more than FFVII's. (Funny because I saw many people hating FF8 characters.)