FF VIII....not the Best FF

[Destination0]

I am quite surprised to see so many ppl like FF8...
and I am no different...
FFVIII is my favourite game. no second thoughts....

things which makes this game special...
- It had one of the best opening ever...
and Disc 1 rocks!!!(I've played just disc 1 more then all other games combine)
card game was one of the most rewarding and one of the best side quest...
- whole SeeD system was cool...
like u cannot just good off because u r getting paid...
that certainly add some realism to the game...
- music as always was top notch...
- graphics and fmv's where mind blowing...
- junction system was superb...
- and the fact that monsters level up with u adds challenge to it...
like u cant kill ruby dragon even if ur on level 100 cause dragon would also be at 100 level...
- GF where awesome...
and they have their own side effect was cool...
more over in battel they have their own hp too...
so using that to ur advantage u can create few strategies too...
- limit breaks was a job well done...
and it made sense too that when u r about to get KO'd u try ur best to survive and out of despration u can unleash ur limit break...much better then standing there and taking hitts from enemi to fill up ur limit bar for up coming boss fight...
- I dont know y ppl complain a lot about characters...
they had their own personality...
they all are teens and they act accordingly and as a teen u do expect them to be bit hyper...
nothing wrong with that...
psychologically FF8 had very good characters for a game...
squall: a quiet fellow, likes to think a lot and has hard time expressing his feeling, a lone wolf
rinoa: speaks her mind, takes initiative,
quistis: responsible and mature
irvine: lot like zidane, girl chaser, likes to talk big, etc.
selphie: very light hearted and lively personality
zell: very hyper and a hulk
and those supporting characters are very good too...
seifer, laguna, cid, etc...
basically they have tried cover all type of real life teens and not just a fictional character...
its easier to attach to a character...
- and story is magnificent too...
maybe u dont realise how well developed and balanced story and characters r until u read game script by itself (like me)...
- again I cant understand why r ppl complaining about draw thingy...
its not like u have to draw in every battle...
u have to be more efficient with it...
take 2 good magicians and let draw like 15 spells at once...
if u take zell and draw naturally u gonna draw like 2 spells...
so use ur characters wisely..
or u could use second method (like me)
if u still dont like to draw then square even gives u option...
play few card game and refine...

few things which could have been better
- should have more SeeD missions...
- more side quests
- more use of squares trade mark chocobo
- more details about characters past
- time compression thingy
- after becoming leader of the garden, a mini game for managing the garden would have been super cool

over all it was a great game...
again someone may love it someone may hate it...
no game is perfect it really depends if it suits to the person playing the game...
it suits my style so i love it...
FF8 all the way!!!

[Polaris]

You people agree, right???

No, the story was really good and so was the graphics the only thing that missed was a dead person... someone had to die to be more dramatic (I don't know what u're thinking but no way Quistis no!)

[Destination0]

No, the story was really good and so was the graphics the only thing that missed was a dead person... someone had to die to be more dramatic (I don't know what u're thinking but no way Quistis no!)

lol...ya lets kill somebody...
how about selphie sacrificing herself to save other 2 party members...
or Irvine sacrificing himself to save other escape from D Prision...
or zell freeing balamb...
or squall in time vortex...
funny idea though...

[Polaris]

They were all happy at the end... yeah u're right lets' kill verybody!! I'm joking... no one understands me!!!

[amratis]

I love the ending scene, its the best out of any I've seen IMHO. and I've seen VI, VII (yes I know I'm playing it right now but I'm a spoiler-freak) VIII, IX, X and X-2, and I think it has the best ending scene. It wraps up all the characters, we get to see them all happy, even Cid and Edea, Laguna's flash-back is just so poignant, even Seifer gets a second chance! its a very uplifting ending,(unlike VII!) espicially the little bit on the balcony with Squall and Rinoa.

amra

[Shoden]

ive played 8 and 7 again, 8 was to dedicated to love and short like 7 i felt as if they could have more in them. Quistis would have been good to die as she wasnt involved much and boring (no offence) 8 could have more action and drama and more evolution of all characters and sidequests to figure out the pasts of everyone

[Avenger]

It might not be the tpo dawg of FF-games cuz of the draw-system and the horrible plot, but it's still way better than, for example, FFIX

It's #3 on my list.

[Polaris]

ive played 8 and 7 again, 8 was to dedicated to love and short like 7 i felt as if they could have more in them. Quistis would have been good to die as she wasnt involved much and boring (no offence) 8 could have more action and drama and more evolution of all characters and sidequests to figure out the pasts of everyone

see someone agrees with me but not Quistis, she's so great alive... Rinoa... why not?

[Ultima Shadow]

few things which could have been better
- should have more SeeD missions...
- more side quests
- more use of squares trade mark chocobo
- more details about characters past
- time compression thingy
- after becoming leader of the garden, a mini game for managing the garden would have been super cool

You forgot 2 things...
1) Make it more challanging OR being able to play it at easy, normal and hard etc.
2) Making Ultima Weapon 224 times as powerfull as he already is.

Rinoa... why not?

I agree!!!

[-Zohar-]

Well, I covered my hate for FFVIII on another topic...If they added more detail into their plot devices, it could have made a favorite of mine...
It is true that the characters are easy to connect to b/c they are realistic but it gets OCish to me at times.

[rubah]

Squall: Mix Shadow in with a little Locke and a touch of Sabin.
Rinoa: Terra, and not even cleverly disquised. With Shadow's dog.
Quistis: Celeste, pure and simple.
Irvine: Setzer and Edgar
Selphie: Relm, mostly... a little Gau... and some stereotypical ditz.
Zell: A little Edgar, a lot Sabin

I don't see any of those at all.

[cL0uD3]

yep.... FF VIII is the best for me. it's my first FF series i've play and finished before i played FF I to FF VII and finished all. but FF VIII has a deep impact on my view to FF series.
let me rate it:
music: i think FFVIII has the best music above all the series. i'm sure everyboby will agree with me.
Graphic: yeah cannot compare with the latest FF such as X and X-2 but its the best graphic if its refer to the technology at that time.
storyline: no need to say much.... VERY GOOD
all over: 9 out of 10 star

[Shoden]

thats a bit overated

i give it a 6/10 and VII a 8/10 every FF game could be improved

[lord shishio]

Final Fantasy nine could use the mostn, what do you give that?

[Trumpet Thief]

Rubedo: It was an alright game, that had it's ups and downs. First of all, the music was done very well. There are many pieces that I still remember, and still enjoy. The graphics, even though they shouldn't be something too big to determine how great the game is, were still amazing and breathtaking.

Trowa: The story was alright, I suppose. It started off a little realistic like something important was going to happen soon, but, that certain "Important thing" didn't make me enjoy the story that much. ie. The sorceress' stuff. Seifer going onto that side though was a fun surprise