Originally Posted by
Loony BoB
As much an FFVII fan as I am, if Sephiroth were to have his materia system and Squall to have his junction system and if items from their respective worlds could be used, Squall would be unstoppable. Any character from FFVIII would be unstoppable. If there is ever one thing I will say about FFVIII it is that I could make my characters ridiculously overpowered. And turning a mere playing card into 100 potions that cause you to become invincible? I mean, really, now...
Actually, I have to
completely disagree. The materia system is more overpowered, due to a single Materia: Sneak Attack.
See, due to both systems being built around dishing out
far more damage than they can take, the winner essentially comes down to whoever gets a solid hit in first. FFVIII's characters are more powerful, once they get a move in. But their priority ability, initiative, still requires that a command be entered. Sneak Attack does not, it triggers automatically, and will get its move off before a command can be selected. And you can't attack during someone else's animation in
either battle system. So Sephiroth would strike first, and any materia paired to Sneak Attack that could inflict 9999 damage or more would eliminate Squall right there, before he has a chance to use any of those lovely moves that made him so overpowered in VIII.
