Yeah, the biggest general complaints are the love story, "Squall is emo", and the GF memory loss. I understand why Squall is the way that he is, but I don't believe his character or his development was structured in a way that many people could relate to him. Same for Rinoa, probably.

A common complaint as well is that neither of them are really likable, which I agree with. I don't necessarily hate them, but I can't think of anyone really in the FFVIII cast who stands out as being this great and awesome character. They all had the same story, which is boring as trout.

I mean, it's still my favorite game of the series, though.