Final Fantasy VIII or IX! Help! - Page 2

July 6, 2008, 4:34 AM

it depends on what you are more into. ffVIII is a little more relateable i guess because they are kids essentially in school, ffIX is more majestic and fairy tale like. im not saying anything that happens in either of these can really happen in real life, but you know. also, junctioning isnt as difficult as people make it out to be, i like it more than FFIX's, which is much more straight forward. also the card game in both is addicting as hell ive spent more hours in ffviii on the triple triad game than the game itself.

July 6, 2008, 5:32 AM

I prefer IX. It's got the old job class, a simple and effective way of learning abilities (as opposed to a cumbersome junction system where everything is dependent on your equipment and the summons you have equipped) and the character development is one of the best in the series.

It's a fairly easy game, the story isn't all that unique (although the main villain is a nice departure from the stereotypical crap) but it's charming, as is the fantasy world. I prefer it over the sci-fi setting of VIII and its overly melodramatic characters and sappy love plot. Not to mention Rinoa is easily one of the most annoying characters to ever grace a FF, even moreso than the Nethicite-obsessed Ashe.