Quote Originally Posted by rubah
I think it is a perfectly awesome game.

But then again, it suits me to a T.

The connections I can make with this game are just. . . awesome. I'll focus on the good, because I'm sure there's plenty of people that will complain about junctioning, the characters, and everything else:P

But, I don't really want to sit and come up with stuff, so I'll quote from an lj post I made around new years


In short. GET THE FRIGGIN' GAME (and a memory card for the ps1) ALREADY!

<3 ff8.
(and I didn't even mention how it makes me feel so cool to be a child of the nineties, because the stuff in it is *SO* 90s)
...Um, I guess there's not much more for me to say, so I'll just restate some things. I'm also a sucker for romance, and I loved the Squall/Rinoa pairing. Squall was the single video game character that I most identified with. I know exactly how his mind works (since it is very similar to mine own). I didn't have a problem with the graphics, since I started FFVIII after FFVII. I really liked the fact that I no longer had to hold down the cancel button to run. The Ragnarok was awesome, even if it did lack a chocobo stable (one feature that the Highwind from FFVII had over the Ragnarok). The plot was great. Zell was a chicken wuss, Seifer was a self centered psycho, Selphie was a cute little girl with an irresistable urge to blow stuff up (Galbadia missile complex, boarding the Lunatic Pandora...), Irvine was a braggart who cracked under pressure... All of the characters had their flaws, but that just made them more realistic. I really liked most of the characters. The game's music is downright gorgeous (except for the two songs which start out ok, but quickly become annoying as hell). The FMVs are cool. The missions (Dollet, assassinate Edea, destroy the missile base, the Garden War, etc...) were all tremendous fun. And throughout the entire game, you get to see the developing romance between Squall and Rinoa (best video game couple ever, IMHO).

Downsides-
The junctioning system. Yes, it's awesome, and lets you get uber-powerful characters. But it also makes casting spells pretty much useless. Nice idea, but it could have been executed better.
Ultimecia. An excellent villain, but not as good as Sephiroth, IMHO. She is evil, but we never know why (discussions about her motivations led to the R=U theory that I absolutely hate, and do not believe at all). Being evil just for the sake of being evil drags her character down, I believe.
Chocobo World. Great idea, fun game, but the Pocketstation wasn't released in America. >.< If you have the computer version of the game, this is no problem. You can also buy a Japanese Pocketstation for around $50. If not, you miss out on lots of cool items and some excellent summons.

That's it. It's a great game, and well worth the money it costs to buy it. You should definitely pick it up.