Final Fantasy X vs. Final Fantasy VIII

[Bolivar]

Despite being, easily, the most polarizing games in the series, I actually like both Final Fantasy VIII and FFX, but I'm one of the rare people who genuinely likes every game in the series. I usually don't bring any of them down that much, but even when I'm disparaging one, I'm still willing to give it its props for what it did well.

This is a tough choice for me, but I'm going with FFX. On FFVIII's side, it automatically has that magic of being made during the PlayStation era and just the overall way the game was put together is awesome. It also has one of the best scores in the series and The Man with the Machine Gun will always be one of my favorite jams. FFVIII is what I call a surround sound game.

FFX takes it for me though just because of its unique place as the first FF of a console generation. Each of these titles shared something special being the first out the gate and leave you with an impression of what they accomplished (with the unfortunate exception of FFXIII). FFX did for me on the PS2 what FFVII did for me on the PS1, kicking off a new era with a huge bang. The fact that I didn't realize how linear it really was is an accomplishment, and the story really gets to me. FFIX is pretty high up for me, but I think this is the game that really rivals FFVII for my personal favorite.

That unique characteristic is the fact you have to literally do everything in your power to NOT break teh game.

This issue has been debated to death, and while I fully acknowledge that you all consider it easy to break the game, I have to disagree with this statement 100%. When I play FFVIII, I don't care about breaking the game at all. I play it at the pace I normally play a Final Fantasy, going along the story as it unfolds and only really drawing every now and then. I don't go for the crazy refining or card abilities right off the bat, I instead focus on different status and ability junctions as well as group and character abilities. I really can't imagine how the junctions and magic I accumulate doing this could possibly break the game as bad as any of you claim you do within minutes of starting a new game.