Haha! I will be the one trashtalking!
1. Rejects? FF8 has real people with real problems to face, thats what makes them some of the most real characters in an FF. Cloud was just as "cold" as Squall ever was, "As soon as this job is over, Im gone!" wow, :rolleyes2 and people complain that Squall is rude. Plus, FF8 doesnt have an indian tiger thing and a robot cat riding a stuffed moogle ( how weird is that ). I dont want to diss the FF7 cast, but cmon quit dissin my favorite characters first. They arent rejects
2. I have to agree that all FF's are predictable, but what FF8 did was take the primary focus off of the bad guy and to focus on the love between Squall and Rinoa.
3.The only REAL reason FF8 doesnt have a sequel, is because there is nothing else to tell. FF8 ended perfectly, there was no plot holes, whining characters ( name some in FF7 ), everything wrapped up perfectly. Why mar a tightly finished masterpiece with a second rate sequel. The reason FF7 needs sequels is because the character development was so poor in FF7 that they need two more games and two more movies to explain them.
5. enguard! :fencing: