Even though this game was alot better than anything on the Sega Genesis its still not the best game ever. Its a good game but people who play it too many times are brain washed by it and refuse to ever play another game that has better graphics even if that game is vastly better. Very Strange.
Most people who played FF7 tought it was a great game but for some reason anyone who played FF6 first decided to hate it just because it had movies in it.
by Sega Slayer November 06, 2003
Generally considered one of the lesser of the final fantasy series's by most fans. Complaints usually come in terms of attacking the characters for all being about as interesting and motivated as cardboard, including the main character who mostly talks in the form of ellipsis, and a villain with unknown motives that just hovers like a scary ghost in the background but never really matters for the whole game. Really, the game might have been better off if all of the main characters were replaced with Tonberry's. Magic spells, which are normally a staple of final fantasy games, are only acquirable in FF8 by extracting them through either monsters, or from playing the card game. The story also suffers from a lack of creativity, and borrows many of the general plot lines from Final Fantasy 7.
By IGN:
~Final Fantasy 8 is generally considered a game with a couple of problems. It's the tortured adolescent of the series, starring a cast so drowned in angst that they probably should have taken some time off from saving the world to go in for a round of group therapy.
By ED
~(Cloud) Squall joins (Avalanche) Garden in order to go on a mission to stop (Shinra) The Government. Later, he becomes a body guard of (Aeris) Rinoa who falls in love with him. Soon, they discover a force much eviler than (Shinra) The Government, (Sephiroth) Edea! (Sephiroth kills Aeris) Ultimecia possesses Rinoa, so (Cloud) Squall goes after (him) her, he goes around the world trying to stop (him) her from bringing (the Meteor) time kompression. Then he finds the airship (Highwind) Ragnarok and goes to the (center of the world) end of time for the final battle. Afterward, he (mourns Aeris) saves Rinoa and everything is A-ok.
~Final Fantasy 8 is generally considered a game with a couple of problems. It's the tortured adolescent of the series, starring a cast so drowned in angst that they probably should have taken some time off from saving the world to go in for a round of group therapy.
By ED
~(Cloud) Squall joins (Avalanche) Garden in order to go on a mission to stop (Shinra) The Government. Later, he becomes a body guard of (Aeris) Rinoa who falls in love with him. Soon, they discover a force much eviler than (Shinra) The Government, (Sephiroth) Edea! (Sephiroth kills Aeris) Ultimecia possesses Rinoa, so (Cloud) Squall goes after (him) her, he goes around the world trying to stop (him) her from bringing (the Meteor) time kompression. Then he finds the airship (Highwind) Ragnarok and goes to the (center of the world) end of time for the final battle. Afterward, he (mourns Aeris) saves Rinoa and everything is A-ok.
by RedDamascus February 15, 2010
by Engrish Funny December 07, 2020
hands down, the best game made. ever. anyone who disagrees or thinks the game sucked is probably some guy who only likes the game for the sake of masturbating to its female characters and does not possess the mental capabilities to understand the emotional import of the game.
final fantasy 10 definetly kicked ass, and x - 2 was good despite what the retards who arent comfortable with their sexuality said.
by seraphicreverie January 31, 2005
The greatest installment of the Final Fantasy Series. Anything above 6 is just weak and played mostly by otakus.
Ff3 is the goodness
by larstait October 13, 2003
the best FF game in the whole series, kicks FF7's ass, better battle system and better everything else.
by friend of bob is a faggot September 01, 2004
by Impassive August 30, 2004