I'm gonna forgo a rebuttal, 'cause I don't want to de-rail the thread any further, or argue over how lame I think FF8 is in almost every respect. I can't understand why people like it and herald its "love" theme. But I respect that some people "get" something I'm obviously missing. So I'm not gonna try to change anyone's mind. And I guess I'm glad some people managed to enjoy that game. The love story obviously wasn't the only thing I hated about it. But I still can't agree that it was anything beyond laughable. But I'll agree to disagree

And yeah, that would have changed FF6. A lot. Probably for the better, hence my original statement. But honestly, I like what Locke and Rachel had. And I appreciated how tragic it was. On my first playthrough of FF6 I actually kinda found Celes to be a little of a home wrecker. Not given to the idea that Locke probably really needed to move on. And I've since given up that line of thought and can appreciate the possibility of those two. Plus I'm not sure Celes was ever made aware that he was in love with someone else. And the game hints a lot that he kinda likes her. And there's no doubt that she likes him. So I can see why people always hoped for those two. Especially with WK's info in mind. That would have been very interesting to experience..