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[Heath]

Probably give it a 7. Story was decent enough until disc 3, at which point I think it totally lost the plot at times. I generally consider the first two discs to be of a better quality than the second two. The gameplay was fun enough and the music is stellar. Triple Triad was great. Characters weren't particularly thrilling, but they were good enough. Currently replaying it at the moment and I think I look at this game more positively than I have in the past, but for me, personally, it's still one of the weaker games in the series.

[bdon333]

9/10
the story was great..but the large plot holes are what holding it back from being perfect..along with magic becoming nearly useless (only for junctioning and Selphie)....but honestly i think Squall was one of the most interesting characters ever in a Final Fantasy...and no im not a Squall fanboy...it was just the first FF i REALLY got into...although ive played them all now

[Momiji]

I would give FFVIII a 8/10. It's my favorite of the Playstation series. I really enjoyed the stories and I liked the characters, but the game was too easy, in my opinion, and I didn't care for how the game ended, really.

[Aya Reiko]

2/10

Anyone who give this anything higher than a 5 needs to have their head checked or at least admit they are a Square fanboy (or girl). This game just plain SUCKED.

Plot -- Incoherent mess. The love story aspect was poorly developed.

Characters -- Worst... cast... ever. Squall is an emo angsty prick. Rinoa is a total skank. The rest of the cast combined has less depth than a sheet of paper.

Gameplay -- Hated it. I hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate every aspect of the gameplay system.

1) Monsters level up as you do -- Unfortunately, this means enemies almost never posed a threat to you. AND there was no need to engage in random battles. I've seen someone beat the game with no character higher than level 13. That should not happen.

2) GFs -- If you don't spam these, you're an idiot. Seriously, they are both overpowered weapons AND meat shields in one neat package. Only in the final battle would a player deviate from spamming Gfs. Add on overlong summoning sequences and the tedious boosting system.

3) The junctioning system -- Oh joy, lets make your characters even more overpowered than they already are. Overly tedious unless you let the game automatic sort things out.

4) Magic -- Useless. Worse yet, using magic HURTS your character if it's junctioned in any way.

4b) The Draw system -- Oh My God. Nothing, nothing was more tedious than this.

5) Weapons/Melee Combat --Pointless. Why use weapons when you can have your GFs do the fighting for you? Upgrading weapons was pointless (except for Squall) and tedious.

[sillybuttons™]

7247509435792374876985675276452931491659 6591653294152396152396453297159321912765 9175941325945123947512949213 out of 10. This game is just awesome.


Plot -- Brilliant. A paradox. Who really seen that coming???

Characters -- Best... cast... ever. Selphie rules...... Fact.

Gameplay -- Loved it. I love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love every aspect of the gameplay system.

1) Monsters level up as you do -- Which means you have to use skill and tactics to beat a lot of enemies. have you ever seen anyone beat a malboro on level 13?

2) GFs -- More than overpowered weapons AND meat shields in one neat package. They add amazing versility to your characters and thier skills.

3) The junctioning system -- Oh joy, Unique, versitile and challenging.

4) Magic -- Useful. Has more than one use.

4b) The Draw system -- Neat way to stock up on magic and get extra GFs.

5) Weapons/Melee Combat -- Upgrading weapons from what you learn in magazines is an inspired idea. And the limit breaks you can get from some of them are tremendous and eye pleasing to watch.

[Vivisteiner]

8.8/10

Its still my least favourite FF though.

[Dreddz]

On a scale of 1-10? Probably a 9. And even with a 9 its still one of my least favourites Final Fantasy titles. What redeems FFVIII to me is the Junction system, I actually thought it was really cool. Everything else is so-so. The music is some of Uematsu's worst and the plot, while its got nothing I hate, just wasnt for my tastes. But yeah, the Junction system was cool.

[ReloadPsi]

Originally Bespoken by Aya Reiko

2/10

Anyone who give this anything higher than a 5 needs to have their head checked or at least admit they are a Square fanboy (or girl).

Shut up. You're allowed to dislike the game but don't treat people like idiots for not agreeing. Some of us like customising our characters, some of us like how stupidly powerful you can get. That's the whole point of RPGs.