Final Fantasy 8 lovers HATERS CAN'T COME IN

[maybee]

Well there's a Final Fantasy X " Haters Go Away " topic so why not a Final Fantasy VIII " Haters Go Away, lovers only " topic ?

Speak here on why you love Final Fantasy VIII and why it's one if not your favourite Final Fantasy game/s.

[chionos]

Fine.

FFVIII had some good music, because Nobuo Uematsu is a freggin BEAST. Also one of my favorite CS of all time occurred in FFVIII when Balamb Garden--well, here:




That old fisher-dude. tries to reel in the fish. Muahaha.

Yeah, that was a great moment.

Squall's a bonehead (have to get in just a little hate >_<) but Zell's fury is hilarious and I like him.

Also, I found the junction system to be interesting at the very least. Not perfect, but quite intriguing.

[charliepanayi]

Best opening to any FF game
Best ending to any FF game
Great final boss battle
Great music
I really like the plotline and the way you have to fill in some of the gaps.
I like the orphanage flashback scene, so there!

[Aulayna]

Quistis.

[charliepanayi]

I also think the game is pretty funny in places - it doesn't reach the heights of FFIX in that respect, but there's a lot of amusing moments. Chickenwuss, I dreamt I was a moron, Rinoa's terrible painting skills etc.

And I'll stress again, I love the ending. The moment Eyes on Me segues into the traditional FF theme and the credits roll is perfect.

[Loony BoB]

Alright, guys, you've had your fun and I've deleted your crappy posts. No more hatin' in the thread asking for lovin'.

I agree that FFVIII has the best opening cutscene and probably the best ending one too. I loved the general gameplay throughout, the minigames were great, the Ragnarok was Ragnarockin', the gardens were awesome, the various cutscenes throughout were generally good to awesome. Lots to like about this game. Also, if you want an easy relaxing playthrough, I'd say this is the best option in the series.

[charliepanayi]

You guys really are pathetic.

[NeoCracker]

Alright though, I had my time wasting fun, I guess I will say something nice about the game.

While I hate it, the game does have quite a few designs and set pieces that are just wonderful to look at. And, as FF usual, a lot of great pieces of music throughout.

And Doom Train is smurfing awesome.

[Shorty]

Doom Train is indeed amazing. This game's Shiva is my favorite version and my favorite GF.

All in all, I really like the love story. I know that it's so cheese and so predictable and that Squall is an angsty little bitch in the beginning, but when he realizes that he misses Rinoa and that he has the power to change the events that are happening and that she's the most important thing right then, it melts my heart.

Also, space scene forever ;__________________________;

Also ALSO best smurfing mini-game triple triaddd

[Jessweeee♪]

Oh my god everything.

[Rantz]

FF8 is great, head to toe. Train, train, take me away~

[Forsaken Lover]

Seifer was well-characterized, had a really cool and fitting design and was overall a pretty good character.

SeiferxRinoa for life yo.

[Rocket Edge]

This is my favourite game. So what comes into mind...

1. The opening sequence
2. The Gardens
3. The character development
4. Zell - I loved this guy. His outbursts were some good comic relief
5. The junction system
6. Card Mod
7. Triple Triad - Best minigame ever
8. Tri-face
9. Malboros opening noise - sounds like a weird laugh
10. Getting the items for remodelling the weapons
11. Seifers character design as said before & his fighting stance
12. Character designs in general. I think this game doesn't even look that out of place by todays standards
13. Dance with the Balamb-Fish. My favourite FF song ever for some strange reason
14. Fishermans Horizon - The music that goes with this makes it amazing
15. Nobuo Uematsu - The music in this game is flawless as usual with this man
16. Ultima & Omega Weapon
17. Gilgamesh scene with Seifer
18. Adel
19. In Space with the Ragnarok
20. That little bump sound that Squall makes when he hits his gunblade off Zells head
21. Squall rescuing Rinoa from the sorceress memorial
22. The orphanage scene
23. I know that some people dislike Squall, but I loved him as the main character. I was annoyed with him at times but the way he redeems himself at the end is one of the reasons I love this game.
24. SeeD Test
25. Mug
26. Spd-J
27. Cactuars
28. Moombas
29. As someone said before, I liked the way it left you to fill in the blanks with some things.
30. Last but not least, the ending. Perfectly summed up the story. Again, it had beautiful music.

I'll leave it there. I actually did that pretty quickly.

[Scotty_ffgamer]

Moombas are beautiful.

[Pumpkin]

I liked Squall and Zell and Selphie and Seifer. I liked the concept of the junction system, but I wish they had made it so it doesn't use up your magic, because I could never use my magic since I am obsessed with having 100 of all of it. I liked the GF's and the summoning system. The opening scene and the music was very good as well.