Well, let me see why the game isn't any good.
FF VII was the start to a new and exciting series. It awoke the Role-playing era. New games started to pop up, classics. Everyone loved FFVII. Even I can't say it is bad, because I love it. When someone I knew started to play FF 8, they said it was fantastic. I thought I might as well try it. I began to play and after 1 hour I was hooked. I couldn't stop playing it. But then Square got a bit stupid. I began to lose intrest. Eventually, it got boring. I stopped playing it. I decided to play other games. Then when FF9 came out, I was unsure that Square could hook me again. We got the game and I began to play. Yeah, I know it got 9/10, but I actually enjoyed it. It is easy, the characters aren't exactley exciting. But I liked it. I probably hate FF8 now because well, I didn't connect as well to the characters as well as I did to FF7. I know that they introduced a love sense into it. They were being daring with the changes, and if Square didn't rush disc 2 and 3, I would probably still play it. My friend got to the end of the game but when at Ultimecia's castle, they got stuck. So I decided to give another chance. Fantastic! I really enjoyed that bit. But I wouldn't waste my time trying to reach that part of the game. I would probably fall asleep. I wouldn't say FF9 was perfect. The best ones are 1,7,10 and Tactics Advance. I plan on getting Crystal Chronicles. Lets just hope the main characters aren't as confusing, difficult and down right stupid (Irvine, Zell, Quistis, Squall). Square did make a mistake in boring me. Leave all the Long videos and cutscenes to the games that work well with them (Metal Gear Solid 2). I would happily play that game despite the cutscenes. A role- Playing is when you explore a Fantasy World, you get involved with the characters. You smile, you laugh, you cry. With FF8, I yawned.