How do you rate VIII compared to the rest of the series? - Page 3

May 2, 2007, 9:05 PM

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Originally Posted by F. F. Fan

they were realistic and among the best supporting cast I’d seen in the series at the time.

You really think so? I thought the characters were diabolical in FFVIII. They all really did act like pre-adolescents who thought they knew everything about growing up. Seifer's analogy of Squall was pretty bang on, and the same goes for every other character.

May 7, 2007, 6:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Pooley

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Originally Posted by F. F. Fan

they were realistic and among the best supporting cast I’d seen in the series at the time.

You really think so? I thought the characters were diabolical in FFVIII. They all really did act like pre-adolescents who thought they knew everything about growing up. Seifer's analogy of Squall was pretty bang on, and the same goes for every other character.

You bet! I wouldn't class them as your "A" typical teenager, but for the most part, like em or not, they did a pretty good job portraying most of your common teenager angst.

For among the best supporting cast, Yes I really think so. I know a lot of people thought their stories were weak with little depth combined with a common background, but whether you liked them or not, I thought they complemented each other pretty well. Fujin & Rajin added depth to Seifer's character as well as Squall & Co. I also thought that Squall and Co added to each others character depths pretty well, especially when it came to changing Squall.

May 20, 2007, 4:39 PM

wellll. so it wasn't the best final fantasy, but i can honestly say that squaresoft/square-enix can make a final fantasy and have it "not good" yet i will still enjoy it and play it. it probably seems like it falls short because of the greatness of the series and anything short of incredible we deem as bad. but yeah its not the best, but its definitely not the worst. i liked it better than XII.

May 20, 2007, 5:46 PM

My hatred for VIII is comparable to my Hatred of Tifa. so i pretty much Despise this game.

In Game Graphics

At the time - 7/10
Now-a-days - 3/10

Sure they were pretty impressive back then, but now they look dated, and really fuzzy.

FMV Graphics

then 9/10
Now - 7/10

These graphics were really good when they were first unveiled and still are now - much like FFVII.

Gameplay - 0/10

the draw system was horrible, i hated it then and i hate it now, it turns magic into an item, wastes your turns if drawing magic fails, you can make your characters absurdly powerful early on if you draw the correct magic at the beach, most of my boss battles went like this "GF, GF, GF, GF, GF, Heal, GF, GF,GF" and using the Junction system you could turn your characters into flat out clones of each other...which goes quite well with...

Character development 1/10

The backstorys for each character were pathetic, they were all identical save one. and Rinoas was pretty weak too. they barely developed during the course of the game, character interaction was forced and the Squall and rinoas relationship went from "I hate you" to "I LOVE YOU" in the space of ten minutes.

Storyline - 4/10

the storyline was a bit weak, the final villain appeared out of nowhere and barely explained, and i feel the storyline reached it's peak at the end of disk 2. the only thing that gives this a 4 out of 10 as opposed to 2 is the Rinoa=Ultimecia theory and Laguna=Squalls dad.

Music - 7/10

This Games saving grace, the music was excellent and the Quality of the music was also excellent for its time and did anyone else Notice how "Timber Owls" was a Lot like Aeriths theme but faster

May 20, 2007, 5:50 PM

I got so bored of it I didn't actually finish it

May 20, 2007, 6:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Booger

The level up system sucked worse than any RPG I've ever played. It only takes 1000 exp to level up, regardless of the level that you're currently at. And on the other hand, it's utterly useless to level up, being as that the monsters only become harder in the process...pointless...

But the bosses stay the same level. So, that gives the player a very big advantage of PWNING those bosses that are a pain in the ass. Plus if you know what you're doing, it makes the game easy to play on right through.

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The graphics were hands down amazing in relation to the time of release. The thing that dissapointed me however, was that the graphic quality far outweighed the gameplay factor...I personally would have prefered round chibi characters as opposed to tall and realistic, yet choppy characters.

That's horrible. That would've been horrible. If that happened, Squall would not have had the popularity he does have.

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the draw system was horrible, i hated it then and i hate it now, it turns magic into an item, wastes your turns if drawing magic fails, you can make your characters absurdly powerful early on if you draw the correct magic at the beach, most of my boss battles went like this "GF, GF, GF, GF, GF, Heal, GF, GF,GF" and using the Junction system you could turn your characters into flat out clones of each other...which goes quite well with...

BZZT! Wrong! How could you use Guardian Forces all the time? Everyone knows using nothing but Guardian Forces and running away gets you crappy salary. Plus it would've made the game suck. Also, I have no idea how battle worked that way for you, but good job jamming yourself into that thar pickle of a situation. That sounds just as amusing as my friend getting Ragnarok at level 16. I shit you not.

And the refining process is very helpful, you just don't know. It's an alternative for remedies and tools! Sometimes you run out of a certain magic, so it's nice to have backup stock.

If draw fails, get a higher magic stat.

I hate it when people just go through a game, not realizing it's truest aspects and advantages and say that they hate the game when they don't even know how to play.

Also, this is supposed to be a thread rating FFVIII compared to other final fantasies, but as you can clearly see, it's turned into a thread for people to say however, quite inaccurately, how much of a suckfest they think it is.

May 20, 2007, 8:38 PM

I liked FFVIII, it was a brave move to try something different. It's not the best game in the series, but it's not the worst either. If i had a chioce to replay this or FFX then i'd take FFVIII all day long.

May 20, 2007, 8:44 PM

IMO, this was the best game of the series. It had everything, romance, suspense, action. All the elements of a great game were present and accounted for. The characters were deep, fleshed out and appeared real. Squall didn't assume the mantle of "The Hero" as readily and easily as Cloud, adding more reality to his already complex personality.

The game was only helped out by the great soundtrack, revolutionary junction system and amazing (for the time) graphics.

Warm regards,
~The Legendary Wullfe

May 20, 2007, 8:52 PM

It is, in my opinion, one of the best FF games to date. I just loved its characters, and the mass character development with Squall. And I loved the storyline, even though the main villian wasn't revealed until near the end of the game. But it doesn't matter. The game just rocks more ass then an anal porn video.