Quote Originally Posted by mobiletype
FF8 was the first FF I ever played and the whole game just swept me away. It's brilliant that they made the lead character a little different from the archetypal video game hero. I like the way Squall spends plenty of time in thought which to me is more interesting than a cocky womanising guy like Zidane. With the other two Final Fantasies I've played I got the feeling that the game hero would end up getting the girl in the end anyway but this game is a little different in that respect resulting in the time that you spend on screen talking to other characters and developing relationship more interesting
TOTALLY AGREE!!! Final Fantasy VIII was my 1st Final Fantasy also. Squall is who actually got me started on the Final Fantasy series, so he will always have a special place in my heart. :kaolove: