I was thinking about many of the problems you just listed. My only problem is...I don't want to drive away from the game too much. My whole point of it is to feel as if your playing Final Fantasy VIII...or are in the plot atleast by reading.

For battles...There won't be a lot of the battle elements, of course.

As for details, I am a bit worried too. I am the person to list every single facet of something, tell its color, brightness, hue, etc etc. . But, that is something that needs to come down a bit.

And as for portraying things, that is also a challenge. It will be hard to explain Balamb garden...or what a garden is...to a person who has never played.

I know this project would be (very) hard, but I strongly do wish to go through with it. WHen I complete chapter one, and revise (and revise)...I think I will post for opinion.