Final Fantasy Thoughts

[Durandal]

FFVIII: This is the most controversial Final Fantasy game (well, besides Mystic Quest, but I'm not going there right now), perhaps unfairly so. Square wanted to follow up on the tremendous success of FFVII with another epic game, but instead of being mostly a story driven affair, they decided to go with a more serious character driven game with a love story at its core.

The characters were totally unconventional, each one of the small cast having their own laundry list of personal problems (almost as if they were real teenagers *shock*) and weren't nearly as heroic or pure as past Final Fantasy characters which is probably why they were bashed so unfairly by fans.

The battle system was also unconventional with its unique draw/junction system. Drawing could get repetitive sometimes, but no more so than level building, so it didn't interfere with gameplay too much, although it could have been more involved.

The graphics are absolutely amazing, even today. They may be low res, but the designs are fantastic, and the seamless mating of CG with realtime really brought FFVIII into a league of its own.

FFVIII has been bashed from every direction by critics, but it remains the most successful, and in my mind, the greatest of all the Final Fantasy games.

Rating: 10

Thank you. I love Final Fantasy games, and this one is by far my favourite.

Wow, I thought I was the only person on the board who liked FFVIII, much less thought it was the best of them.

[Ghost Rider]

FFVIII: This is the most controversial Final Fantasy game (well, besides Mystic Quest, but I'm not going there right now), perhaps unfairly so. Square wanted to follow up on the tremendous success of FFVII with another epic game, but instead of being mostly a story driven affair, they decided to go with a more serious character driven game with a love story at its core.

The characters were totally unconventional, each one of the small cast having their own laundry list of personal problems (almost as if they were real teenagers *shock*) and weren't nearly as heroic or pure as past Final Fantasy characters which is probably why they were bashed so unfairly by fans.

The battle system was also unconventional with its unique draw/junction system. Drawing could get repetitive sometimes, but no more so than level building, so it didn't interfere with gameplay too much, although it could have been more involved.

The graphics are absolutely amazing, even today. They may be low res, but the designs are fantastic, and the seamless mating of CG with realtime really brought FFVIII into a league of its own.

FFVIII has been bashed from every direction by critics, but it remains the most successful, and in my mind, the greatest of all the Final Fantasy games.

Rating: 10

Thank you. I love Final Fantasy games, and this one is by far my favourite.

Wow, I thought I was the only person on the board who liked FFVIII, much less thought it was the best of them.

Psahw...if sales are anything you are easily in the majority.

The problem with the whole FF8 yabbering is that far too many naysayers are out there decrying it as the WORST of the FF's.

That's reserved for FF:MQ.

[General Zod]

mystic quest may have been horrible, but at least its storyline remained semi coherent throughout the game. well, what little storyline it had. and 8 is simply the worst one released on a 32 bit system.

[Kuja]

But then, that's one of the reasons I like him.

Yup. And Immoral Melody is the BEST villain's theme song EVER.

Yeah, especially the Dark Messenger version.