I just beat FFVIII! Here is my review. - Page 5

May 24, 2009, 5:23 AM

Okay me and a friend just played FFVIII and this is what I have to say.

First disk, everything goes smoothly. If you learn the -J abilities on this disk you'll be doing yourself a favor. Drawing 100 of every magic is a must although I can see not getting Demis and triples from diablos and Cerberus. They are tough. The game itself is packed with all the characters, good GF's, nice spells, but really lacks good transportation. \

Disk 2 is where you finally after a while... ... ... get to move around the world. It has some cool ends to it and like the whole game can get kind of confusing to find the right spot at the right time. Its a long game but something about it makes me think wow this game is tiring. This disk is where I picked up my level 2 magic, drain, refines, and tons of rare cards.

Disk 3 is the best disk. Get Rinoa and the ship then level, find items, upgrade weapons, and do every side quest there is. What me and my friend did was get 6 of every scroll. str, Hp, magic, vit., spirit, speed, and luck. Now I know there are items that let the characters learn Evade-J but you need 50 barriers for 1 ageis armlet. With lets say 3 GF's having the evd-J you'd still need 150 barriers. Thats like 70 behemoths battles and the only place I know where they spawn is around Esther. The queen of cards quest is also a nice factor and if you want you can get every card on disk 3. Easy right?

Disk 4. Well after disk 3 your just proceeding cause there's nothing left to do but fight Omega. Hopefully you keep a save on Disk 3. With all 6 elemental GF's with all 7 -J scrolls on and everyone equip with 100 of the most powerful magic, Ultima, Pain, Meltdown, Flare, Meteor, Holy, Tornado, refect, Haste, Triple, ect, everything is too easy. No need going to the world map looking to do a side quest in Winhill. All te towns are barred. So yeah make sure you got that disk 3 save.

Overall the game (if you know what your doing) is to easy. Early in it I found myself having to switch Junctions so much and wasting so many cure spells it sucked. Plus some of the items (cursed spikes) are so hard to find and if you want your Characters to have 6 of all the GF learning items, your in for a good sit down. 100 cursed spikes = 1 dark matter. 1 dark matter = 1 luck scroll or 1 rosetta stone. thats 1400 cursed spikes I got in order to get what I wanted. Sure I didn't have to do it that way but with all the strain of not wanting to play the game ever again + wanting to have the best file, I had to.

This game after you get real smart is a walkthrough. I give it an A cause you can dig deep. Maybe one day I'll try to farm some str ups as well as spd ups and all but for now, the game is old.

June 29, 2009, 9:02 PM

Here is my review:

Final Fantasy VIII

Gameplay: 2/5 – Was quite average. The ATB system was the same as in FFVII and the Limit Break system was almost the same as well (I liked the FFVII's more).
The junctions system was average, as it was impossible to do some cool combinations of magic and the like. I liked the idea that you have a certain amount of magic.

It was kind of cool in my opinion. The only thing that really ruined it for me, was the too useful GF system. I am not the type of person who won't use the most useful thing just because it is becomes annoying (because of repetitive usage).

Summoning a GF offers two things: it can be used as a shield during the summoning process and has (usually) a very strong attack power (more powerful than what characters can do without Limit Break). Seeing those two advantages of summoning a GF, I just couldn't avoid using them in almost every battle. Thus the battles became repetitive and action-less (only watching the long GF scene) .

Plot: 5/5 – A very solid and interesting plot. It has some expectable and unexpectable parts and was overall very good. I really enjoyed the end as well.

Character: 4/5 – I very liked most of the characters (Squall, Qustis, Selphie, Rinora).
I didn't give it 5 out of 5 only because I think that the story (past, role in the plot and the like) of some characters wasn't deep enough.

Soundtrack: 5/5 – It has many of my most favorite soundtracks and probably the best of all FFs I have played so far. I especially like the boss battle theme and the Liberi Fatali.

Graphics: 4/5 – During FMV it was totally awesome. As for in-game and during battle graphics, it was very nice.

Enjoyment: 5/5 – I very enjoyed the game, especially because of the amazing plot.
It was boring sometimes because of the GF, but I totally forget such things when I enjoy the plot of a game. Besides, after learning the No Encounters ability, it was very fun.

Overall: 4.34/5

August 19, 2009, 6:50 AM

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Originally Posted by kingpinkill920

I am not here to bash this game and piss people off or anything but I really didn't like this game at all! Don't get me wrong, the graphics were a huge upgrade from FF7 and I actually liked the draw system which allowed the player to upgrade stats for their characters depending on the GF your using and how powerful the magic is that you junction. My main beef with this game is the story-line. It absolutely made now sense and it was pretty much a joke! I understood the story for the most part (i think)with the evil sorceress and the whole time warp thing but I thought it was extremely weak. Training establishments (called Gardens I believe) trained recruits over long periods of time to become SeeD's whose main purpose is fight and take out an evil sorceress? Comon! WTF where they thinking when they made the story-line for this FF installment? What made it even worse was that the whole futuristic theme in this game did not go well this this story at all. Final Fantasy 7 was able to get away with this mainly because the story was a lot better but the story was so pitiful in FF8. In many ways, Square kinda redeemed itself with FF9 and I actually enjoyed that game alot. Also, elements in most of the FF's (chocobo's, summoning monsters and s a few dungeons) did not fit this game well IMO. I don't know what the hell happened when they came together and created this cluster-F*&k of story. Its like they just slapped this evil sorceress together just so they can can have a main villain in the end, which all FF's will always have. I didn't feel any kind of emotion or sense of accomplishment when I beat that sorceress when comparing it to the final battles in FF7. I know this isn't much of a detailed review but its just my thoughts on this game. I did not intend to make anybody mad or anything! I typed this really fast and out of the blue so bare with my spelling and grammar errors!

au revoir!

another ff7 fanboy... =.= well, can't help it when ff7 fanboys compare 8 to 7... i mean what's the point? 7 is 7, 8 is 8... different series, different ff world... both have unique story if you'd just really think it through... maybe you just didn't pay much attention to the game itself because you were too busy finding faults so you can compare it to your "oh-so-mighty" ff7... the fanboy that you are.. =.=

@darkclaymore if i have to rate the gameplay, i would rate it 5/5... the junction system is easy to use when you get the hang of it. you can abuse it to your hearts content if you just know how to take advantage of it. and the way the monsters level as you do renders old-school power leveling useless early in the game. fufufu >

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November 4, 2009, 5:50 PM

Well, here's my review:
Disk 1: draw some rare magic ( in boss- battle).
The beginning of the disk, i must prepare to make the character become stronger. For me, this time is the most bored- time. Fightting with the fish, but i did not kill them, i used the ability card to collect them- acquire AP. After i learned the abilty Card-Mod,and some abilty to exchange the item into magic. i go meet the Queen Card, change the trading rule to all. Then i came back to the Garden, duel with every one.
Get the card, exchange them into item, then to magic. Use item to upgrade weapon. The most powerful magic i had in the beginning of disk 1 was Tornado or Flare.
With Str + 60% ( learned from Ifrit), i made Squall ( only lvl 10) has the strength of 130-150 ( equip 100 tornados). HP : 3000 >>>4000.

With that power, none boss in disk 1 +2 shall stand in our way. One hit for seifer and one hit for Edea ( in the ending of disk 1).

I didn't train for exp/ lvl. I waitted to disk 3, then i had some command ability like : HP up, str up, ..etc. I went to Island closet to Hell/ Heaven to train. With that strategy the character will be faster maximum stats.
The remain thing were easy.

One more thing, the side quest were very interesting. And i thought the most difficult side quest was the quest about the secret in Obel-Lake.

November 8, 2009, 7:34 PM

my favorite part of final fantasy was the card games although they got boring after while it was still fun for me to play'em from time to time

Mod edit: Please put more effort into your posts. This is a review of FFVII thread, not a "simply put what you liked" thread. Thanks

January 21, 2010, 2:46 AM

I hated drawing from monsters, and some parts were very boring for me, especially looking for Raijin in disc 2 balamb. The FMVs still impress me, even today. The game was pretty easy overall, and Omega wasn't much of a challenge. Squall is a cool character, but I don't like his personality, and I'd rate the game a 8/10

February 10, 2010, 7:06 PM

My Review of FFVIII is that I'm very impressed with it. Yes at some parts, they were tedious however, the way the story progressed made the game worthwhile. As I was reading through everyone's posts and reviews, especially regarding the whole scenerio of Ultimecia being developed. It makes sense that she is Rinoa's and Squall's internal fears. Throughout the game or the ending I should say, there seemed to be a really interesting connection between the three. There was even talk if Ultimecia is Rinoa or vice versa.

February 11, 2010, 5:25 PM

My Review of FFVIII

Story
The Story of FF8 is amazing, nothing less. A love story, intertwined with an sci-fi, adventure theme. Many people talk about how compelling FF7's story was but i think 8 has the superior story. Firstly it is a love story, between two people who maybe shouldn't fall in love. A mercenary trained to defeat the sorceress and the girl who herself is the next sorceress, of course the mercenary doesn't like her initially as he has a problem opening up to people and finds it hard to give himself to her, however it is only when she is taken from him that he realises he needs her. Aswell as a love story the game also has a twisting tale of wars, sorcery and just down right action all rapped around the central theme. 8 also has some parts that arn't spelled out to the player liked in many FF story's, leaving you to ponder and come to your own conclusions. 10/10

Gameplay
The game play itself is very strong. Battle's are fun and not as tedious as they grow to be later in the series. Some people really dislike the Draw/Junction system the game uses but i really enjoy it. It gives the player a sense of freedom to make their characters exactly how they want them. I will admit that drawing can be a pain at times but is still cool to have a different way of obtaining magic. The games difficulty isn't to much of an issue because if you want it to be harder you just dont junction as strongly or don't spam GF because when you know the game and how to use it, it can be a very easy stroll through. 9/10

Graphics
Graphically it was very impressive when it was released over 10 years ago. Of course now a days it can't stand up to what is pumped out so i base this on graphics during 1999. It stands out as one of the very best of the time and still ranks up high in the PS1's entire catalogue, very impressive cinematic scenes and some quality animation make FF8 a graphical wizz kid. 10/10

Soundtrack
The score is simply stunning nothing else can describe it. Some of the peices are Nobuo's finest work while others are still memorable. Some peices in perticular that need to be heard; The Salt Flats, A Sacrafice, The Oath and Liberi Fatali just to name a few. 10/10

Characters
The characters of FF8 are one of the reasons the game is so good. From Squall, the loner teenager afraid of letting himself be loved, to Irvine the big headed love machine, FF8's characters are wide and varied but all come together one way or another to fight a common cause. For me FF8 has the best characters not FF7. 10/10

Enjoyment
The enjoyment is a big fat 10/10. Simply amazing game that i reply over and over and find myself more in love with it each time.

Overall
For me it IS the Final Fantasy of Final Fantasies. 10/10

February 11, 2010, 11:32 PM

Oh I decided to add more to my review. I feel since FFVIII is my most Favorable game out of the series, I should give my review more effort

like I had done with The FFIX and FFX reviews.

Characters~ The characters, I loved Rinoa and Squall the most for many reasons. Seeing how their bond grew and playing the game following their journey or story just made it that more engrossing to get into. Sure, Rinoa is the most strongest Final Fantasy female however, she represents so many values and strength that I admire her for. Squall I could relate to a lot, afraid to get close to people and opening up. I understand how that feels, then Rinoa comes along and she provides that special push to lighten his heart; to show him that its alright to express your feelings;that its okay to let others know whats on your mind. But, more importantly communication was the basic key in this game. Communication is essiental to having a healthy mental mind. Letting others know how you feel but more importantly, how they feel.
Squall practicaly fights his way for Rinoa.

Story~Wonderful!

Fufilling, it doesnt ever need to be changed or revised at all. It truly shows how amazing fate can be.

Battle System~ I enjoyed it though the Gf's could use more development, but as far as boosting them, that added to the mix good. The Magic scenerio was annoying but strangely it was fun. Especially casting haste. I didnt know it could be so useful. Right now I'm in disc 3, which I have beaten the game many many times. I just like starting over and replaying it cause now I have like 76 hastes. xD Oh oh Carbuncle is adorable! <33 Loved how they made him.

Graphics~ Wasnt high tech or anything but it was enough for me to enjoy it
and love it

They did a wonderful job of creating the appearances of the characters. Each were very different plus the cutscenes, were just remarkable and beautiful <33

Review Rating~
10/10

Typo Error~

"Isnt the most"

May 1, 2010, 6:01 AM

i agree there are to many ff7 fanboys/girls they piss me off and just find the flaws in 8 well i guess i should go through 7 and find the many flaws in that.
but as for my review for the game i would give it at 5/5