Why do FFFan's hate this game? - Page 13

July 12, 2007, 1:16 AM

Just to break the mold, I have played every FF in the series and I loved VIII. Especially as it came after VII (the best in the series IMO, so very hard to compete). Loved the characters and the changes. The scene on the train blew me away. Havn't played it in about 5 years but it stays with me as one of the best.

July 15, 2007, 2:17 PM

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Originally Posted by VengefulRonin

So you want to be fighting pokemon instead of ugly monsters? o_O Um, excuse me, but when something is given the name monster, that generally means the thing is ugly and/or unnatural. If you want pokemon monsters, go play Pokemon or Dragon Quest. Thats the dumbest argument against an RPG i've ever heard, the monsters are ugly. I wonder what you think of malboros, those are pretty damn hideous.

Malboros are forgiven since they are regular ff-monster and its ugly in a good way when on the other hand you look at monster called Geezard. Wtf those shits supposed to be??? Those are ugliest monsters in FF-history and I think FFVII much better looking monster, just use your imagine to turn them to FF8-graphics. I want monsters to be more animal/humanoids ( I forgot right term) and not some random shit like Geezard which supposed to be some sort of lizard I guess judging by its name.

Anyway the most worst thing in FFVIII is that coward Cid.

July 15, 2007, 7:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Pineapplenipple

Malboros are forgiven since they are regular ff-monster and its ugly in a good way when on the other hand you look at monster called Geezard. Wtf those shits supposed to be??? Those are ugliest monsters in FF-history and I think FFVII much better looking monster, just use your imagine to turn them to FF8-graphics. I want monsters to be more animal/humanoids ( I forgot right term) and not some random shit like Geezard which supposed to be some sort of lizard I guess judging by its name.

Anyway the most worst thing in FFVIII is that coward Cid.

So...the malboro is ugly in a good way, even though it's not humanoid or animal. Wow, you really dont make sense. As for that geezard, VII had a very similar monster, look up the Bahba Velamyu. Or try looking up 2-Faced or Capparwire or Dorky Face. And what about all the robots and turrents and other things you have to fight? Those arent humanoid or animal. VII has just as many what you would consider "ugly" monsters as does VIII, if not more. Unless of course you say they're not ugly, which would counter your logic and be completely inconsistent.

And hating VIII just because of a single character is stupid too, it's just as bad as people hating IX because of Kuja. The only reasons to dislike this game that make any sense are:
1. the junctioning system is hard to learn
2. it's too futuristic, and not in that nice cyberpunk way that VII was

July 16, 2007, 1:37 PM

I loved it. It was the second FF I ever played. I played it for the first time on my Uncles computer and ran to the mall right afterward and bought it.

July 16, 2007, 5:06 PM

I was a huge fan of VIII. The characters had alot of depth, and the story was well written as well.

July 16, 2007, 5:21 PM

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Originally Posted by VengefulRonin

And what about all the robots and turrents and other things you have to fight? Those arent humanoid or animal. VII has just as many what you would consider "ugly" monsters as does VIII, if not more. Unless of course you say they're not ugly, which would counter your logic and be completely inconsistent.

They are robots and robots are always cool no matter what they look like. I think you say VII monsters ugly just because of graphics but VIII had good graphics but still lots of ugly monsters and their background story was bad. There was just hordes of them in the moon doing nothing(well IV had similar thing). Other FF-games monsters are usually population of the world and X had really good reason for fiends.

And I know its ridicilous to hate game because of one character but he was annoying piece of garbage and there are other reasons too like that too futuristic. With Junction-system I had no problems but I didnt like it. And most of the characters were bland. I must admit that FF8 has probably the best intro any FF-game has but otherwise game was too bland for me. I need more fantasy in RPG, shoot´em up are for futuristic worlds.

July 16, 2007, 7:18 PM

FFVIII is a great game only thing i didnt like about it is the Junction system and drawing magic...everything else was all good though and the storyline blew me away

July 17, 2007, 3:26 AM

Well I certainly love this game, it was the first Final Fantasy game I played! I know it isn't the most popular in the series but it doesn't worry me, I think it is a wonderfully made game with a really entertaining storyline and cast of characters. I even liked the Junction system, it really came in handy! I started playing it again only recently and it never gets any less intriguing. I do believe that this game is underrated because it seems to have a fair few haters.

I love it.

July 18, 2007, 3:59 AM

I don't hate it but it's far from my favorite. The junctioning and drawing system made me cry when I was 12-13. (Well, not really.) The system isn't hard to understand but it's just inconvenient. I like to equip abilities and actions with ease, FFVIII made it a chore for me.

But I see all of these posters that are proclaiming their love for this game so I might give it a second shot before University starts in the Fall.

I'm playing though X and I love the convenience of the Sphere Grid system; it makes me not want to go back to the Final Fantasy VIII system. Oh well, I'll try to give it another chance.

July 19, 2007, 3:32 AM

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Originally Posted by A New Man

I don't hate it but it's far from my favorite. The junctioning and drawing system made me cry when I was 12-13. (Well, not really.) The system isn't hard to understand but it's just inconvenient. I like to equip abilities and actions with ease, FFVIII made it a chore for me.

But I see all of these posters that are proclaiming their love for this game so I might give it a second shot before University starts in the Fall.

I'm playing though X and I love the convenience of the Sphere Grid system; it makes me not want to go back to the Final Fantasy VIII system. Oh well, I'll try to give it another chance.

Same here, i'm thinking of going out and trying this game again. Come to think of it...i still have the strategy guide for it o_O