Final Fantasy VIII had perhaps the hardest job of any game ever released on the Sony PlayStation -- it had to follow Final Fantasy VII. Despite being a very fine RPG in its own right, the comparisons to VII made it something of a black sheep for many years following its release. It wasn't VIII's fault, really. It's simply that gamers were bound to make themselves disappointed no matter what the next Final Fantasy was going to be.
Soon we will be able to relive those memories when Final Fantasy VIII comes to the PlayStation Network for use on the PS3 and PSP. The game just hit the Japanese PlayStation Store for 1,500 Yen and, given the fact that FF VII came to the West shortly after its JP release, we can hopefully expect VIII to arrive sometime in the near future. That's a very good thing.
So, Final Fantasy VIII is on the way, or already here if you can understand Moon Speak. Who's excited? C'mon, admit that VIII really is quite a good game, even with that silly "Draw" system.
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1:20 PM on 09.24.2009
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::gets the noose ready::
There. I said it.
Also, the random monster that you can't run away from, that kills you while grinding in FF8 is extremely aggravating.
You never had to use Draw unless you were fucking stupid.
That is all.
Yea you should get both. Neither game is the best game ever, but they're enjoyable at least, especially if you can look past the graphics. Both games have pretty good stories, great music, and the gameplay isn't so bad that it cancels out the good stuff. Classic games are like classic movies, if you've never played em, people will be like, "How could you have never played that?" Don't be that guy.
I guess I am using the wrong term then. I didn't mean like grind out levels I meant sit in a single battle for minutes while I got 99 of whatever magic I needed with every character.
Final Fantasy VII pretty much took what Final Fantasy VI did, enhanced the graphics and added cut scenes, and ran with it.
Final Fantasy VIII decided to push the cinematic route that VII did to the extreme (and possibly took it a bit too far).
Final Fantasy IX backed away from the cinematic route and focused more on the gameplay (possibly why so many fans of VII and VIII hated it).
And finally, when I played Final Fantasy X, I really got the feeling that the game was essentially the accumulation of everything in the Ps1 era, a fusion of the cinematic ideas that VIII brought in and the gameplay development of IX.
As a kid I always thought Threads of Fate, Brave Fencer Musashi, and FF VIII were worlds better.
Next Song.
My third FF8 disk is scratched, so I'll definitely be picking this up. I've been meaning to replay this one for a while actually.
Also, Triple Triad!
Too bad about the last disk. You can tell they ran out of money and just started cramming stuff in so they could release it on time.
SO, with this out of the way and the obligatory IX release, when do we get Parasite Eve?
Yeah, I realized the other day that I actually don't care for any of the FF protagonists. Not a single one. Moody, whiny, and annoying, the lot of them.
@Blackdove
Oh you're so hardcore! Dumbass.
Haha! Yeah, that's exactly why I want to play it(and many other classics) I hate being "that" guy all the time. :(
I KNO RITE? I mean I always kinda knew that FF protagonists kinda sucked, but it wasn't until I played Dissidia that I really began to realize just how much they suck. They're either broody and dark or campy and awkward. The true essence of Final Fantasy's character development lies in its excellent supporting characters.
Remake Chrono Trigger.
Like, soon.
For real this time.
Can't wait for the EU release so I can retire my Disks.
Don't remake Chrono Trigger, It's perfect as is.
Same goes for FF6.
...whatever
VIII is alright, its better than VII (the most overrated game of all time), but IV, IX, and especially VI beat it.
I never understood the hate for VIII. Top game!