im just wondering how good ff8 is coz i just gborught it and im waiting for it to come by mail and wanna know if its better than ff9
coz that was the first ff i eva played and loved it how does it compare to ff9?
How good is ff8
im just wondering how good ff8 is coz i just gborught it and im waiting for it to come by mail and wanna know if its better than ff9
coz that was the first ff i eva played and loved it how does it compare to ff9?
"This the outro, I was gonna put it at the beginning
But this is what I say the moment after I'm winning
Thank you, Ultimate Victory"
The Ultimate Victory - Chamillionaire
I did not like ff9 nearly as much as I did ff8.
There are probably a lot of personal reasons for that.
Don't expect it to be the same though. Take it for what it is, a video game that shares some similar aspects to ff9, but a completely different atmosphere.
The best.
I haven't played FF9, but I bet 8 is better. At least it's better than 7 and 10.
You don't hear the symphony I hear...
No, it unequivocally and objectively is not better than VII or X. The story was OK, at least through the first half. The second half is when it simply stretched credibility too far, whereas another Square game will begin to get exceptionally interesting around that point. In addition, the battle system is absolutely terrible. Basically, all you do is summon GFs every move of every battle, and maybe heal every once in a while. Oh wait, you have GFs that can do that, too! Your stats go down when you use magic, and the physical attacks are worth next to nothing against any but the weakest of enemies. The problem with the system isn't that it wasn't derived from the type of battle system established in VI; the problem is that it just outright sucked balls. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
You got it all wrong.
GFs are mainly used to learn abilities.
Magic is used for junctioning rather than summoning.
I actually really liked the battle system and thought it was nice to have something different for a change.
No, GFs are mainly used to mercilessly annihilate anything that stands in your way. Now, I don't have a problem with merciless annihilation, but I'd like more than one way of doing it. In VI, VII, IX, and X, for example, there were innumerable ways to wreak havoc, and bosses that actually posed a level of challenge. The fight against Yunalesca serves as a good example; there are a bunch of good ways to annihilate her, but you've got to exercise skill and timing in doing so. The Weapons in VII fulfill this role. It's a pity that there aren't more of them.Originally Posted by x_Hopeless_Deviate_x
Merciless annihilation is far easier and more efficient to achieve by creative use of the Junction system. Why waste several minutes on a summon spell that does less damage than a few physical or magical attacks from a high-powered party?
I see your point, though - the first time I played through FFVIII, it took me a while to get the hang of junctioning, so I GFed my way through a good number of fights.
just like i said in your other thread like this. FF8 has amazing character personalitys and has a great storyline. i think its better than FF7 and even or above FF9.
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VIII is the best. Having completed IV, VII, VIII and X, got to the last boss on IX and died choking on my own vomit and simultaneously falling asleep, and being about 3/4 through VI, I have a god degree of experience with the series. It was the first RPG I played, and enjoyd it massively. As for ???????'s comments, I barely ever used the GF throughout the game. It's all a question of how you play I suppose. I never get sick of it, love the storyline, love the characters and love the junctioning system. The story is really quite emotionally involving, and a sword will never compare with a gun-blade for pure satisfaction value. Slapping down R1 with each attack with Squall is about as much fun as you can have in less than half a second, and to my knowledge the only time in the series you get more involved in attacking than selecting the 'attack' command.
Also, Zell is God. In the beginning, there was nothing. So Zell created stuff. Then he punched it. The end :P
The GFs are still more powerful. When I was on disc three, it took no less than triple-casting Ultima to achieve the same level of damage as a GF. I've been intending to play it through again, though.
VIII is my definate favorite. Everything about it was awsome. I think pretty much everyone GFed their way through the first couple of times. But once you master the beauty and genious that is the Junction System, you only ever use the GFs to see the animations again since its been so long since youve used them. Oh and IX is my second favorite ff.
a Gunblade is in the game
and Squalls dad has a nice machine gun
nuff said
On the plus side, I don't think anybody can argue with the gunblade. Awesome freaking weapon right there.
I mean, honestly, I really want to like the game; the characters are one of its redeeming elements. I just don't have the kind of time right now that's necessary to get deep enough into it to enjoy it as much as some people are saying it's worth.
Zell is no God........He's an idiot!!!!!!!! I never liked him and he was of no use to me....
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