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TEN YEARS LATER. Final Fantasy VIII is quite possibly one of the greatest video games of all time. The narrative is actually easier to follow and is an improvement upon FF7. I didn't understand the Zack/Cloud relationship fully until Crisis Core to be honest. It is the follow up to the game that ushered in "modern" RPGs, and yet somehow it delivered beyond expectations. All of this while its predecessor set the bar so high in so many areas. 8 brings the game closer to the target audience - a guy in school with a rival, a crush, a hot teacher, a best friend, and still retains the macro level "global" problems of FF7 (instead of the environment it's war), crashing into the everyday world of 6 special young adults.
It turned a mini-game into a phenomenon (Triple Triad). Visually the game pushes the PS2 to the limits (and subsequently there was a regression with FF9's graphics) and like it or not the visuals are part of the experience. The game is responsible for bringing motion capture CG into the mainstream. Great moments all around from Balamb Garden to the Ragnarok to playable time travel flashbacks. People will always hate on FF8 because they just wanted the sequel to FF7 which typically is the first one they ever played.
Glad to finally get this one back. I used to have a huge collection of PS1 games but a little traveling mixed with friends who have slim wallets.well you get the idea.
5stars over all for the story. When people say things like some parts are to hard or to easy it comes down to how smart you set up your junctioning system and alot of FF7 fanboys dont understand it and never use it throughout the whole game and rely on nothing but GFs to kill their enemies since they dont get they can Junction abilities to make Squall very powerfull and annilate enemies with a few hits , the game is actually very easy If you junction abilities the right way and you dont need money to progress really you get huge amounts of money you never use and really FF7 players dont understand the story either.lol I must admit its a bit complex but FF7 fans just say the story is horrible instead of figuring it out. This may be a bit late but I just felt like putting it up after replaying this game on my PS3, the real reason most negative comments are from FF7 players is mainly because of things like the Junctioning system which takes some thinking to get it down the right way. I think FF7 players who really flame this game were hoping for something a little easier for them to understand and because they dont get all they do is just flame it.The story is actually quite beautiful away from the plot of Ultimicia. 4 stars for fun took one star out just because its sometimes hard to figure out your objective and spend time running back and forth from places if you arent listening to the dialogue it may take you awhile to figure out how to progress the story since nothing gives you hints on what to do.By the way the game works perfect on the first PS3s released 40gigs and 60s I have no idea about the newer cheaper PS3s.
Final Fantasy 8 dominates all catergories graphics,story,length,and of course charachter depth. though most of disc 1 is just running around the place by disc 2 the story heats up and you wont be able to turn off the game. you will feel sad that it has ended. When i first popped in this game the first cutscene blew me away and from there on out I was hooked. The story is so good by disc 4. i recomend this game to anyone who likes great gameplay and great story.
A lot of the great stories lay in the RPG's. I personally thing all the selling users on Amazon should have the exact picture that they are selling, not just a picture they found online. etc. On top of that, in order to gain more summons, you have to "scan" all the bosses and especially if a boss changes form, or you have to fight them more than once in the game. The other thing that caught me off guard in the game is, unlike most RPG's, especially the Final Fantasy games, the Summons or Espers (pending on which games you've played) do not rely on your magic points (MP). I am a little more than half way through the game right now, and it still has my attention. Final Fantasy 8 is definitely a great chapter in the Final Fantasy anthology. Many a person has told me that "This is the best love story in all the Final Fantasy games.", which is not entirely true.
Another thing with the Greatest Hits version is that I received a black and white play book rather than a color version. The only misleading thing about the game was the hype. So far, there is no way of telling if you will receive the "Greatest Hits Edition" or the original packaging. As I said before, I am a collector and very very selective about the items that I purchase.
Comics, toys, art, etc. Now as far as they buyer, I haven't had any complaints about using Amazon aside from one thing. The game itself does not stem through a love story like I was led to believe. I am a heavy collector.
Aside from that, the game is great, and I recommend and RPG fan to play it, and if you're not an RPG fan, give it a shot.
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