underrated!

[*~Angel Wing~*]

I love FFVIII. It's by far my favorite game--and though I do think that there are a lot of people who don't properly appreciate it, I'm not sure that I can call any FF game underrated--the FF series is so widely-known that most have at least heard of any game numbered in the series. FFT, now, that could be underrated.

But even though I do see more in FFVIII than most, I think it's a mistake to imply that one's own likes and dislikes are inherently better than someone else's. I write and read fanfiction, and from what I've seen, there are unintelligent and immature people among the fanbase, just like of any other game.

(Though it is a polarizing game--and I think that what's special about it isn't necessarily in its fans having a certain intellectual makeup but an emotional one.)

I totally agree.

Final Fantasy VIII is my favorite game ever!!!

[chrisfffan]

This was posted by Goldenboco
Please say you aren't serious! This game is far overrated. Its love story is incredibly forced (along with the rest of the story), there is almost no difference between characters in battle except for their limits, and characters, and the level up system is cheap and abusable. The game gets far too much praise then it deserves.


I think you summed up what I was talking about with that comment alone it proves its underrated! by a few most notably you!
Why do you bother coming on to FF8 forums? all you do is slag the game off! At every opportunity and with the characters gamplay what are you talking about? there is a difference between the characters like Tifa in FF7 Zell uses his hands, squall uses a gun blade similar to Clouds sword and Irvine uses a gun like Barretts! The limit breaks are better than in 7 too.

[Odaisé Gaelach]

So essentially what you're saying is "AnY1Z dat does not totzally lurve dis Game is da Stoopid!!!" am I right?

Er, sure.

Didn't Gamespot gave FFVIII a score of 9.5? Doesn't sound underrated to me.

[f f freak]

there is a difference between the characters like Tifa in FF7 Zell uses his hands, squall uses a gun blade similar to Clouds sword and Irvine uses a gun like Barretts

You do realize how much you have contradicted yourself right? You said that the characters are different from FF7's and then you go and say Squall uses a Gun Blade similar to Cloud's sword?!

[chrisfffan]

no I didn’t Goldenboco said theirs no difference between the characters he didn’t say their is no difference between the characters in 7 and 8.

[*~Angel Wing~*]

I think what people really mean is Final Fantasy VIII is underated to FF7, and I have to agree with that.

They have all this stuff for FF7: Advent Children, Dirge Of Cerberus, Last Order...ect. :rolleyes2

I think it's getting WAAAY too much publicity then it deserves. I'll admit FF7 was a very good game, but I'm a Final Fantasy VIII fan all the way, and I think 8 is a better game then 7.

[f f freak]

To chrisfffan:
You know it might be easier to understand your posts if you learnt some sort of grammar so that the words are spelt correctly at least.
And also to try and answer what you said. There isn't really any difference between the characters in 7 and 8. Squall uses a sword and Cloud uses a sword. Zell uses martial arts and so does Tifa. I'm not seeing much change.

[Darth Anarcus]

There was no "depth" to FFVIII more than any other love story. Maybe there was more "depth" than the love stories of other FF's, since all of FFVIII was about Rinoa and Squall's love. As to the R=U theory, didn't Rinoa only get sorceress abilities because Ultimecia possessed her? That's probably why she only got "Angel Wing" after when she was possessed. As for Griever, she probably only created him out of Squall's imagination, probably to scare him. And if R=U were true, why would Ultimecia be fighting Rinoa? Without going into Time Compression jargon, Rinoa was Ultimecia before turning evil right? Well, that would mean that if Rinoa was dead, Ultimecia wouldn't exist then. Like people say, there really is not enough proof for R=U other than theories and "symbolism" in the game. And symbolism can be determined in many ways.

Ultimecia has no memory of her former life whatsoever, and therefore has no idea who Squall and Rinoa are.

[Goldenboko]

This was posted by Goldenboco
Please say you aren't serious! This game is far overrated. Its love story is incredibly forced (along with the rest of the story), there is almost no difference between characters in battle except for their limits, and characters, and the level up system is cheap and abusable. The game gets far too much praise then it deserves.


I think you summed up what I was talking about with that comment alone it proves its underrated! by a few most notably you!
Why do you bother coming on to FF8 forums? all you do is slag the game off!

Why is actually none of your business. But to totally demolish this statement I come to this forum because I thought the game was decent, I sound like I hate it because I'm one of the few people who don't blow the game out of proportion. I thought the game was O.K. no more no less.

At every opportunity and with the characters gamplay what are you talking about? there is a difference between the characters like Tifa in FF7 Zell uses his hands, squall uses a gun blade similar to Clouds sword and Irvine uses a gun like Barretts! The limit breaks are better than in 7 too.

And is there a difference between having Irvine use his gun and Selphie use her whip? No there isn't because you can easily buff your attacks to 9,999. I feel the same way about FFVII. And about Limits, this game's limits SUCKED! Why? Because you can use them easily in any battle, do crazy amounts of damage, and take away all strategy from the game. A real difference between characters would be like Armarant and Eiko, Armarant is mainly good for attacking, because his magic fails in comparison to his physical attack damage, where Eiko is only good for healing and summoning because she can't to good physical damage.


Also...

There was no "depth" to FFVIII more than any other love story. Maybe there was more "depth" than the love stories of other FF's, since all of FFVIII was about Rinoa and Squall's love. As to the R=U theory, didn't Rinoa only get sorceress abilities because Ultimecia possessed her? That's probably why she only got "Angel Wing" after when she was possessed. As for Griever, she probably only created him out of Squall's imagination, probably to scare him. And if R=U were true, why would Ultimecia be fighting Rinoa? Without going into Time Compression jargon, Rinoa was Ultimecia before turning evil right? Well, that would mean that if Rinoa was dead, Ultimecia wouldn't exist then. Like people say, there really is not enough proof for R=U other than theories and "symbolism" in the game. And symbolism can be determined in many ways.

Ultimecia has no memory of her former life whatsoever, and therefore has no idea who Squall and Rinoa are.

Where is any of this even hinted in game?

[chrisfffan]

Goldenboco ment that all the characters and the gameplay of the characters were the same in 8 he didn’t mention 7 I did because the characters are similar and nobody says they are all the same in 7 do they?

[f f freak]

Goldenboco just did!!! But you compared FF8 characters to FF7 characters!!!! WHY???!!!

[Shiny]

I don't get why people keep comparing and contrasting FF7 and FF8. None of the others seem to get that kind of attention. But, in actuality Square releasing sequels to FF7 and FF10 has nothing to do with ratings per se. It has to do with marketing mainly and where they left the original games off at. That doesn't necessarily make FF8 a better game, or a worse game for not having sequels. It's pretty much on the same level with all the FF's it's all a matter of preference. Therefore, you can't really consider any of them underrated. The whole series has had its shinning period.

[chrisfffan]

on the first post he didn’t he just did then yea! anyway I said about the similarities of the characters in 7 and 8 because some people think the characters in 8 are weak but they are similar to the characters in 7.

[f f freak]

They may be similar but that doesn't mean they have the same strengths and weaknesses.

[chrisfffan]

I wasn’t talking about the strengths and weaknesses I was talking about the characters them selves and the weapons they use.