I was the first "no" vote, so I should probably justify it.
For me, it comes down to FFVIII having one of the few totally happy endings. Even Seifer ended up fishing with Fujun and Rajin. There's nothing to resolve, and unlike many other FF's, the world at large was not "apocalypse'd" (permanently, anyway. Got real close though.)
I say, let the happily ever after be. Save the sequels for stuff like VII, which the argument could be made that you lose.
