Standing up for FF8

[maybee]

The only thing that really comes close to bad about this game, in my opinion, is that "Enemies level up as you do" thing can trick you if you don't know what you're doing - you either miss it/ignore it and end up levelling up, and making your enemies stronger than they need to be, or you think that you need to not get stronger at all, and get slaughtered by the bosses that start off stronger than what you would be if you didn't get stronger before hand. Once you realise that you need to get stronger via other means, you should be okay (but I haven't done it yet, as I always cheated. )

Forgot about that ! Though that can be defended too, as you don't really have to grind in this game or face too many monsters at all, unless it's bosses or the game faces you. LV up and LV down helps too

Though agree that this can be brutal for new players, as it's so strange for a RPG. Can't say it's a negative though, as the game takes away that horrible grinding RPGs can have.

I love this game, it is my second favorite Final Fantasy and I really love the setting and the characters, and Squall and Rinoa's relationship has always been the one that have been the most involved in - the "Eyes on Me" scene brings tears to my eyes to this day. I'm fine if people don't like them, but I never found them rushed, because I get Squall acts the way he does, and that it's more a defence mechanism than anything.

It only feels rushed if you weren't paying attention to Squall's inner thoughts and his chat to Rinoa on the airship.

I also don't find the orphanage thing bad, it even makes sense without the Guardian Forces to me, they just needed a "supernatural" explanation to it rather than just "Well, we all kids back then, and haven't really spent that much time together since, so we forgot" which would be a more real word explanation. To be honest, the "supernatural" explanation is better, because if it was just real world memory, it would make less sense that the people who have spent a fair amount of time together, regardless of whether or not they're friends (Squall, Seifer, and Zell) don't remember growing up together, yet the newcomer from a different Garden (Irvine) does.
I also find it cool now that there's still some emotion left between the characters, even though the memory is gone, e.g. Seifer and Zell don't remember each other from the orphanage, but they still act pretty much the same to each other as they did when they were younger. It's a similar thing with Squall and Seifer - they still ended up as rivals, even though the forgot why they started fighting originally.

Not a scientist, but supposedly your inner brain can remember things that you have forgotten. So FFVIII is right in that regard.

I don't see it as she was left out but they did conclude her story arc way too early on. I find it highly amusing that she has a fan club in the game!

She's a attractive woman who uses a whip for her weapon and she teachers highschool boys, yeah, she's going to have a fanbase.

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