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Greatest Game Ever |
| Squall_Leonhart from USA says (23/Dec/2002): |
Anyone who dislikes this one is a complete moron. It's great! How could anyone dislike a game in which one very excellent bad boy good guy decked in leather and belts, wielding a half gun half sword, battling another hot guy decked in awesome trenchcoat with another big gunblade? So okay, none of the villians are as cool as Kuja, but christ the battle system was cool, and the Guardian Forces gave it a little challenge. I could spend hours rearranging how the magic was junction or creating stuff off the abilities you get to learn.
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Final Fantasy VIII was over - bashed. |
| Ben from New York says (26/Dec/2002): |
Let's face it FF VIII did horrible with the hardcore final fantasy gamers....well most of them anyways. I have been from site to site looking at peoples reviews on how this game sucked hard and well I agreed. Until (like I do with all my final fantasy games) I played it a second time and relized DAMN this is a good game. I always seem to fall deep into final fantasy games. I played 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10 over and over because of how much I love the charecters and the world they lived in. I soon fell for Squall, Ranoa and the other captivating charecters who grace the FF8 world. The ending to me after really paying attention to the charecter development and story had me upset that my journey with Squall would be over. It ended up being my favorite ending(X coming up on a close rear). FF8 is an under estimated game by most and I don't think rightfuly so. The love story was tight, Seifer owned and the world they lived in complimented the charecters development and greatness. This game isn't the classic Final Fantasy but it's not that far off, it has a great story, GREAT charecters and a unique way of rpg style fighting. This game has become one of my favorites an always will be. I would have given this game a four before but I feel compelled to give it a perfect score of 10....for the perfect game.
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it wasn't the best but it's still good |
| Brandon I. from pueblo colorado, u.s.a. says (28/Dec/2002): |
it was a good story line because of the mercenery stuff and all. but it was't the greatist final fantasaty i've ever played. the most best thing about this game is the card game. it is the most best card game i've ever played.
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an ff game........no way |
| snapper from liverpool. england says (31/Dec/2002): |
this should not be called an final fantasy game if you look at ff 7 brilliant game then you come to ff 8 the creators took everything from all the previuos games and tore it a part the game is a discrace to the ff series thank god for ff9 ff10 for getting square softs name back as good came company. the only good points in some ways was the real life characters, and the bad thing was everything i such as stealing magic the gfs the weapons and limits all very bad worse ff game i have played and that is ff5 ff6 ff7 ff8 ff9 ff10 the best being ff7 and ff10 and worst being you guest it ff8..
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What Would I do Without Final Fantasy 8 |
| EmmaDonnellySunderland Great Britian from Sunderland, Great Britian says (2/Jun/2003): |
I had never ever played on Final Fantasy 8, I was not in to rpg games until by brother's Mate brought it over. My Brothers mate left it over i did'nt want to try it but i had to i heard my brothers say this game is amazing so i was tempted i tryed it soon as i completed it i was hooked i bought and it broke so i bought another i thought i'll by it again just in case but i'll never forget final fantasy 8 i am a number 1 fan of it now my favorite characters are squall,zell,irvine,selphie,laguna,edea,,utmaica who could forget rinoa thanx for enventing Final Fantasy VIII IT IS DA BOMB
Final Fantasy 8 is my life from The Number 1 Final Fantasy 8 Fan Emma Donnelly
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A Wonderful Game |
| A gamer from Petal, MS, USA says (6/Jul/2003): |
I believe Final Fantasy VIII to be one of the best in it's series and genre. The storyline was wonderful and very touching. :tear: The graphics were pretty good in my opinion. The music was simply beautiful. Especially the opening song ,that was my absolute favorite. The replay value I believe is high. I never get tired of replaying through the whole game because everything was simply wonderful. I actually liked the whole battle system and junction. This system was easier than FF 7. I really liked all the side quests the game had to offer. I also liked Triple Triad, I thought it was a fun card game(once you have good cards it's fun beating everyone else) Though I did have my qualms with the game. The fact that there were no voices to the characters irked me a little. The ending in a way upset me, too. It was sort of abrupt and left a person wanting more. I also thought the whole villain thing was a little confusing because she didn't have any reason for being evil. She was just evil. The game also became too easy when Squall was leveled up. All in all, the blend of memorable characters, beautiful music and interesting adventures comes together and makes a wonderful video game...FF 8.
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Best RPG game yet !!!!!!!!!! |
| william sylvester from port talbot wales says (11/Aug/2003): |
FF8 is the best game i have actually played on PS, coz there is none like it. It's a story u take control of and it has cool movie bitsfor a PS. But the disadvantage about the game is that sometimes u have no idea of where to go or do and that can put off the player. IT REALLY ANNOYING!!!
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The Best FF Game Ever!! |
| Laura from Hancock MN USA says (29/Aug/2003): |
I Love this game, it took me a wile to get going but once I did i couldn't stop. I am on almost done with it exenpt for I am stuck on Mobil type8. I love the GFs and the weapons, and of coures the characters. FF8 is the best game ever,(also FF9).
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best ffa ever |
| A gamer from kanas city, misouri says (30/Aug/2003): |
this game is the hardest and best ffa game yet. altough everyone says ffa 7 is better i realy dont think it is. but there is one problam with this game the cards take to long to get. if u want a hard ffa to beat you want this one. the only ffa that come close to this one is ffa 7. i think this is one of the best games availble.
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BEST Roleplaying game i have ever played. |
| Travis from Detriot Lakes MN, USA says (30/Aug/2003): |
my favorite thing about this ff is the GFs and how they can learn abilitys that can help you like hp 20,and others.i also like the card games. And the abilyity to upgrade your weapons and spells. Out of all the ff,s i have played this is by far the best.
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The Best Story Line I Have Ever Played Through |
| Squall Leonhart from Hamburg, PA, USA says (2/Sep/2003): |
I absolutely love this game! I havn't played FF IX or X yet, but I don't know how they'll sum up to this one. The graphics are excellent, and the music makes you not want to put it down. This game is fun, especially pulling off some of the limit breaks. The Guardian Forces rock, as they enhance your character into an ultimate fighting machine. The only thing I didn't like was the whole SeeD Rank and Money Issue. Other than that this is an awesome game that you will play for hours on end.
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If it ain't #2iz gonna b #1 |
| Dwayne from Linden NJ USA says (12/Feb/2004): |
Aight iz me again makin anotha great review 4 dis game.Yo if u don't like dis game u stupid.Hottest game of all tyme iz right here.Dis game haz great graphics 4 da PS1.Da characters like Squall r mad cool.Guardian Forces r a great help 2 da game when u can summon dem if dey not dead.I'm gonna tell yall bout da characters real splikity quick.#1 mah man da best of em all da MAIN CHARACTER "SQUALL".Dis guy haz no expression.Talks 2 no 1, doesn't wanna b bothered(So Quistis leave him alone he doesn't wanna talk 2 u).Da best thing bout him though iz da fact dat he'z a good guy.ight next person iz named Quistis.She luvs tellin ppl her lyfe stories az an instructa she'll get pretty borin.Selphie iz an gurl wit mad caffeine in her system.Likes 2 jump around .talk talk talk talk!!!Y who on earth knowz.Rinoa a Squall love 4 lyfe.She'll b roun Squall 4 a long while.Givin him hugz n everything.Squall likes her 2. But she likes knowin it.Aight next iz Zell. Like Selphie caffeine child lol.$eva gettim made fun of by Seifer.His gloves r good weapons 4 me.I dink roun ppl he gets a lil funnier.Nex up iz Seifer.Impatient bum.Haz kno idea of wat he does.True killa 4 lyfe.Edea's human dog.He doesn't like takin orders he likes makin em.dats endin it 4 da characters.Now 4 da weapons.squall best weaponz/limit brakz.Best weapon iz named lionheart same 4 da limitbreak.If ur luky u'll get Renzokuken n lionheart.Rinoa's dog Angelo wit dat Wishing Star attck datz mad hot.4 get bout Quistis but she got a couple of good 1'z dough.I like degenarata cuz it killz da opponent but not all of dem.So juss don't go n start usin it on every1.Selphie her limit iz called slot.U keep goin til u find da 1 u want.The End will kill any opponent includin bosses.but iz a cheat n if u want it u betta email me aight.Irvine haz bulletz dats all u need 2 kno bout him.Edea da sorceress haz 1. At da end of da 1st disk when she putz dat ice through Squall.dats hers. She'll b ur partner until she goes home n lives wit her huzband Headmaster Cid.Seifer will b wit u 4 a lil while.Den turns evil.But n e wayz his limitbreak iz firecross.Aight GF namez Shiva Quezacotl Ifrit Siren Diablos Brothers Doomtrain Carnbuncle Cerebrus Pandemona Alexander JumboCacutar Odin Gilgamesh Phoenix Bahamaut n da strongest GF iz named Eden.But Ultemecia haz da strongest GF in da whole game n hiz name iz Tiger.Aight dats it 4 me so if u wanna kno n e thing bout da game emil me aight.
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I didn't like it! |
| A gamer from Panama City, USA says (11/Aug/2003): |
It was a disgrace to the FF series. The characters bit and the story was dumb. The battle system was messed up. It's graphics were the worse that i have ever seen. Thats the reason it didnt bring much money in for square like ff7 or ff10. FF7 was there best seller and nothing can top it. They tryed to overdo it with 8 and they failed. IT BIT! end of story
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Was good but not that good!! |
| Chris from England says (23/Aug/2003): |
To be honest i did like this game to some extent but it cannot be compared to the legendary FF7 which in my opinion is the best game of all time.
FF8 had even amounts of good and bad qualities which isn't good to have in a game. One of the qualities i liked about this game is the card game system - between the FF8 card game and the FF9 card game i would chose the FF8 version because it is a hell of a lot more simple although it takes hours sumtimes to get the cards u want lol. The FF9 card game took me ages to understand the workings of it. anyway other qualities i like were the magic system where u could equip magics to increase your stats.
Bad qualities of this game where the fact that your allies followed in a line that was just plain stupidity because it looks sad and does not follow a trend of any of the previous games in the series. The weapons were another letdown for the game. It could take you hours to find the items u wanted to upgrade your weapons (in total i think i spent about 10 hours searching for items i needed)
the CG were good but the visual surrounds of the main game were poor. FF7 surrounds where alot more detailed and a lot better quality allthough the characters werent as good in FF7.
Over all I think this is a good game and i would recomened playing it.
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It probably the worst game I ever played |
| The ff8 disliker from Malaysia says (12/Sep/2003): |
I can't really recommend this game, and you knowwhy? This story' character such as Zell, Selphie, Quistis Laguna, Ellone, they are't centered much. You know I prefer the minor one rather than the ill-headed Squall. And the childish Rinoa.
They story is a-okay but it Squall that make the whole thing destroyed. And I mean it. Don't buy it if you aren't sure! I love the minors than the main, and sadly the minors don't really have any background. During the story, I found one part that sickens me, they just suddenly said that they are from the same ophanage. This made me hard to accerpt, this utter unlogic. But the ending's great and that's the part I like ,oh yeah the songs are great too. One more thing, just like everyone said the the grphics great, but I ain't too keen about it.cuz for me it don't affect me.That's the reason why I love ff7 more than any ff series.In the end, I don't like it.
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Nothing NEAR Perfect |
| A gamer from usa says (25/Nov/2003): |
Obviously the worst FF to date. I rented this game one day, and thought Wow... Sweet opening sequence. But after playing it, I kept getting confused on the frickin Junction system, which is a poor idea where you can use a Guardian Force things to raise your stats. And also, they have a even worse idea. The draw system, where you "draw" magic out of an enemy for your use, so if you run out, you have to draw some more. Customizing weapons was a decent idea, but you could end up fighting the final boss with the weapon initially equipped.Also there are no treasure chests. No mp too.
Square really let me down on this one. FF7, anyone
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A Very Bad Game |
| Andrew Ostroff from Wilmington, DE, U.S.A. says (20/May/2002): |
This game is horrible! I do not recommend anyone buying it! I see no point in this game. It is very slow and very boring. And on top of all things it is a role playing game. How lame is that! This game is very bad do not buy it. The reason i purchased it because i thought it would be a great game because i've heard alot about it but its nothing like that! Is plain out HORRIBLE!
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THIS WAS THE WORST FINAL FANTASY I HAVE EVER PLAYED |
| rick y wilson from pitman NJ says (8/Jul/2002): |
this game is horrible i mean it had a nice story to it but the quality is horrible and any other final fantasy game after final fantasy 7 will never be as good. FF* blew but it had cool videa graphics the end
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the worst final fantasy game ive ever played!!!!! |
| A gamer from new york, usa says (3/Aug/2003): |
this game is stupid. thats the only way to put it. ff7 is way way way better, this game is so corny i could die. the "gf's" stink and you can fight the end guy way early in the game. nintendo games are better!!! sure the graphics are great but who cares. the plot is auful. who came up with these names any way. its a final fantasy seven wanna be. its confusing you play with like two to three different people.
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I really didn't like this game as much as 7 and the others |
| John from Bonney Lake,Washington, USA says (22/Aug/2003): |
Among the many things I hated about Final Fantasy VIII, there are some things that were unique and good about it. First was, to all of us around 12 or that area, this would have most likely been the first time you were introduced to the card game, though my first time through the game I really didn't get it but it was fun and I hope they'll keep using it in FF10 and up. The other thing I liked was that you could teach your summons skills and the fact that they leveled up as you did, and that it only takes 1000exp to level up. I hate that you only get to have 6 weapons in the whole game, that bothered me as I don't like taking time to sit for hours upon hours running all over dungeon to try and find the piece you need to complete you weapon. And on Squalls weapons there were a few that were exactly the same except the blade was turned differently and that the gun part might have changed a little bit, but only the revolver and the Lion Heart have any major differences. Another thing that I didn't like was the limit system. Unless using aura you have to get beat up to use it. and I was never good at the trigger attacks either so the limit break was almost usless to mee until I finally got the Lion Heart , witch I will admit was the coolest attack!
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