I'm sorry if you spent hours drawing, waiting for GF animations, or didn't get anything good from cards, you simply couldn't play the game.
FFVIII rewarded people for knowing the game and being skillful, it probably requires the least repetitive play for a skilled player of all the FFs I've played.
I'm not a 100% certain, but I'm pretty sure I could comfortably get through VIII very quickly without doing any of the above things listed AT ALL.
Though even so, again if you know what your doing drawing doesn't take long at all, and if used well is just one of the ways to play through FFVIII very well.
