Get it. Period.

I mean, the characters are a mix of lively/depressed/agressive/~insert mood~, the story is well written..the backstories are quite good aswell and as a plus, the Junction System is quite easy to comprehend.
"Real-sized" characters is also a new entry at this point, and a good one IMO.

Get it, no questions asked.

For any real final fantasy fan this is the one game you must have in your collection. Everything about this game just pulled you in, the characters, the twists, romance, junction system, battle system and also the graphics. Sure they are not something to scream home about with how the gaming industry has become more adapted graphically wise but compared to how final fantasy vii was it was a huge step up.

Personally this is my favourite from the series because i loved how every single character was inter linked along the way, through the past, each other, parents or through there garden it just seemed so well thought out. Also the scenes were very unique to the game and some were just amazing. The storyline is also really fresh or was fresh at the time and i think even now with the way graphics have changed you will really like this game just because of the storyline.

also the mini game triple triad can become very addictive also, it was a huge change to a game.

I think it's worth getting for the storyline too. A lot of people, particularly younger gamers, might not "get" the game to begin with because of the crappy (compared to today's standard) graphics. If that's the case, I say bear with it. The story is worth the not-as-polished-as-you're-used-to graphics...

I think it is worth getting. May even be a good starter choice for those who are wanting to get into the FFs. Good characters, story, GFs and battle system. The battle system is one of the most active of the FFs.

Get it. If FF8 came out before FF7, all would hail it the breakthrough game. Unfortunately, when you're after a "classic", there's a stigma that the game isn't as good. But that's not the case. FF8 is great. It has an unique battle system and a good storyline. And those graphics for 1998 was top notch.