Where did it fall apart for you?

[Jiro]

To be fair, GF and memory loss is mentioned on Squall's console somewhere.

I believe that makes you the only person to read Squall's console. Ever.

Until like my third playthrough, I thought you had to access the console to get your starting GFs so I just read everything. There's some foreshadowing of Seifer becoming the Sorceress's Knight in there too.

[Sephex]

To be fair, GF and memory loss is mentioned on Squall's console somewhere.

Jiro, that's what I mean. It is something that is optional. For small plot points or something that could be expanded upon, that's fine.

For a major plot point like that, I feel that a scene like that should be set up properly. It comes off as a cop out every time I play through FFVIII because it just seems like it was a last minute panic thing the writers did.

[Jiro]

Oh I agree. There definitely should have been more foreshadowing for something big like that.