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| Final Fantasy VIII The first game in the series to consistently use realistically proportioned characters, FF8 also threw more of a futuristic mix into the old (Hi-)potion that is Final Fantasy. |
October 4, 2007, 6:11 AM
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VIII is definitely the most romantic, it just went about it in a really sappy, highschool crush sort of way.
Now if the romance is important to the story but doesn't completely drive it or thow it in your face then it's fine, which is why IX's romance (actually triple romance, you have ZidanexGarnet, SteinerxBeatrix and FreyaxFratley) element is so great. It's very central to the story but it's not overdone and thrown in your face.
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October 4, 2007, 7:19 AM
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There were a lot of things that made VIII unique and I think that the main theme being romantic was one of them. I didn't particularly care for the romance in the game, however. I really don't like the damsel in distress sort of romance, especially if it's done to death.
As to Rhea's remark about Squall and Rinoa's romance being rather childish, I do agree; but both Rinoa and Squall were rather childish so I didn't expect anything more from their relationship. It actually fit their personalities well.
I didn't really care for the Laguna/Julia romance. I thought Laguna and Raine were better together.
So yes, the heavy romantic theme makes it pretty unique but I wasn't particularly moved by it.
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October 4, 2007, 11:49 AM
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Hmm funny that some people didn´t guess that Squall and Rinoa would eventually become a couple. Look the cover of the game. See, it shows Squall and Rinoa huggin each other.
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October 4, 2007, 11:54 AM
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That could mean anything on the cover. They could have turned out to be brother or sister, or Squall could have been comforting Rinoa. The case could have been trying to mislead you. When screens were released in the UK, many magazines didnt see Rinoa as the main love interest. She was a mysterious girl in blue and no one had a clue what her true role was.
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October 4, 2007, 1:39 PM
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I really liked the whole love theme, i don't think it even annoyed me once actually. If it were a film i'd prolly find it way too cheesy but i think it worked quite well.
This game just makes me feel all warm and fuzzy and i'm not normally one for romance but it's there pretty much from beginning to end and i loved it!!!
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October 4, 2007, 6:58 PM
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It makes it more unique than any other ff. But each disc is very different to one another. Disc 1 is very mission based. Disc 2 focuses on a battle/war. Disc 3 is where the sorceresses come in, this disc is focuses on rinoa mostly. Disc 4 is in the future.
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October 5, 2007, 1:43 AM
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I did think that this was the most romantic of the Final Fantasys which is why I actually liked it. The other FF games had some romance in them, but I didn't feel they were as strong as this. I liked it because actually a lot of the romantic situations I can relate to them in real life
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October 5, 2007, 6:07 AM
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It was good, made the story all more interesting and actually made me think about something other then the battles lol.
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October 6, 2007, 8:31 PM
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Well...it really depends on how you view romance. While I agree that this game deals with a lot of romance, I'm not sure if it's the most romantic game in the series. I'm actually thinking that IX would hold that title. Sure, VIII was all about romance almost throughout the game...but it did feel like some kind of high school environment, as Vengeful stated. You know, things that makes you go "Aww, how sweet." I still enjoyed it immensely though, and I wouldn't change a thing about how the romance was developed.
But IX was completely different. Sure it dealt with love, but it was a bit more matured and almost tragic in a way. Garnet wasn't some lovesick girl...she was only 16 but I viewed her as a woman due to her actions and her way of thinking when it comes to situations at hand and her love for Zidane. There was just a lot of things that went on in the game that overall, it gave me the feeling that they made the romance subtle in a way so it wouldn't be the in-your-face kind of romance, therefore making it more unique.
Sometimes a little bit of romance has more of an effect on people than the obvious dosage of full-on romance, in my opinion...
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October 6, 2007, 8:45 PM
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IMO, The moment Squall had to be told by his companions to save Rinoa.
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