[biased generalization]

One thing you might want to consider is that about 90% of the people who hate FF8 are madly in love with either FF6 or FF7. People who liked F6 hate it because it wasn’t classical enough for them, and people who liked FF7 hate it because it doesn’t have Cloud of Sephiroth. The other 10% hate it because they suck.

[/biased generalization]