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TonyL2
England1953 Posts
Problem for me was to get magic you needed to draw which took ages but with patience you get uber stats even early on. This then meant there was no point in casting magic as if you put that on your Str-J it would make you super strong. Last small gripe, the menu was grey. Yuck. | ||
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LuMiX
China5757 Posts
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KOFgokuon
United States14908 Posts
On October 06 2008 02:44 fusionsdf wrote: the card game in FF9 was horrible  whereas in FF8 it was probably the best part | ||
Sigrun
United States1655 Posts
 And yeah, I agree VIII was a good game, but I believe that many dislike it because they don't understand the story and they don't read into the foreshadowing dropped throughout the game. The entire story is based upon a timeline created by Ultimecia when she attempted Time Compression to stop Squall and his group from coming to the future and defeating her. Ultimecia is actually introduced in Disc 1 when she is in possession of Edea, so she is not just a boss that came out of nowhere like many believe. Here's an extremely in depth discussion of Ultimecia and how she started the events of Final Fantasy VIII (very long and complicated, but a good read): link VIII also had really good character development. The supporting characters played their role very well and the story and connection between Laguna, Raine, Squall, Ellone, Rinoa, and Julia was done in a very mysterious yet well executed way. Squall and Rinoa were fated to be together because of the relationship between Laguna and Julia. Pretty much everything in the game, including the final boss fight with Ultimecia, leads to the theme of "Children of Fate", which also happens to be the intro song to the game. Coincidence? I think not. A truly great game.  | ||
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CFDragon
United States304 Posts
As it stands, the game just seems like the deadline snuck up on Square while they were putting the finishing touches on it. | ||
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jeddus
United States832 Posts
But I'm a softie and a sucker. | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
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Pangolin
United States1035 Posts
Oh yeah, and when you said that VII didn't have any special temporary party members, I think you are forgetting the part where Sephiroth is in your party in that flashback. | ||
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Salv
Canada3083 Posts
On October 06 2008 01:37 micronesia wrote: I wish people would credit their dislike of 7, 8, or 9 to their own personal tastes rather than pure inadequacies in the games themselves. I loved 7, liked 8, and didn't like 9... but I assume that's more stylistic incompatibilities with my RPG preferences than anything else. BTW I maintain that I'm one of the only people who didn't claim to 'like' or 'hate' FF8 lol. What do you mean? If some inadequacies hinder the game, then that's your own personal taste. Some other person might disagree that it doesn't hurt the game or maybe even benefits it. | ||
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Pangolin
United States1035 Posts
On October 06 2008 04:39 Salv wrote: What do you mean? If some inadequacies hinder the game, then that's your own personal taste. Some other person might disagree that it doesn't hurt the game or maybe even benefits it. That is exactly what he is saying. | ||
micronesia
United States24755 Posts
Yeah, not really sure how that can be misconstrued... | ||
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Salv
Canada3083 Posts
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Viledica
Canada361 Posts
That being said, I also didn't like Final Fantasy VII (Which I played until half way through disc 2), and we all know how well that did. (God we know Square is milking that one -.- lol, and I don't blame them, who wouldn't with that fan base.) Also, I noticed that some people made reference to how "bad" the card game was in FF9 in comparison to FF8, and in all honesty it was a nearly identical game, you just need to know how to read the codes on the cards in FF9 to enjoy it (Which is something I never understood until I played Tetramaster via PlayOnline Viewer during the FFXI beta period.) To each their own. ^^; | ||
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Zuries
United Kingdom156 Posts
except for : drawing magic chocobo minigame needed some stupid fuck thing getting new weapons was stupid disc 4 was retarded, it must have barely not fit on 3 or something. every other aspect was great | ||
FakeSteve[TPR]
Valhalla18444 Posts
just refine all dat shit before the seed exam my squall has punishment (the second last weapon), 100 tornado junctioned to strength (fuckload of damage), and 100 regen junctioned to hp (3600 hp) this is enough to coast through the whole game hahahah | ||
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cba
Australia94 Posts
On October 06 2008 03:52 Sigrun wrote: I was going to make a blog about Final Fantasy VIII, but seems you beat me to the punch. And yeah, I agree VIII was a good game, but I believe that many dislike it because they don't understand the story and they don't read into the foreshadowing dropped throughout the game. The entire story is based upon a timeline created by Ultimecia when she attempted Time Compression to stop Squall and his group from coming to the future and defeating her. Ultimecia is actually introduced in Disc 1 when she is in possession of Edea, so she is not just a boss that came out of nowhere like many believe. Here's an extremely in depth discussion of Ultimecia and how she started the events of Final Fantasy VIII (very long and complicated, but a good read): link VIII also had really good character development. The supporting characters played their role very well and the story and connection between Laguna, Raine, Squall, Ellone, Rinoa, and Julia was done in a very mysterious yet well executed way. Squall and Rinoa were fated to be together because of the relationship between Laguna and Julia. Pretty much everything in the game, including the final boss fight with Ultimecia, leads to the theme of "Children of Fate", which also happens to be the intro song to the game. Coincidence? I think not. A truly great game. wow, thanks. its everything i felt about FFVIII but put into words. you are exactly right, when you analyse the plot it hits you harder. the whole thing about fate and foreshadowing, just subtle yet adds this special touch to the overall story. and yeah, i also think the story didnt die after disc 3, i felt like it was when you are approaching the climax of the movie. youve already been training, been approaching the final showdown(s) and now its there! oh and ffviii pulled off the love story better than all the other ffs i played | ||
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Ghardo
Germany1685 Posts
On October 06 2008 01:37 micronesia wrote: I wish people would credit their dislike of 7, 8, or 9 to their own personal tastes rather than pure inadequacies in the games themselves. I loved 7, liked 8, and didn't like 9... but I assume that's more stylistic incompatibilities with my RPG preferences than anything else. BTW I maintain that I'm one of the only people who didn't claim to 'like' or 'hate' FF8 lol. #2 elaborated on that quite a bit in kennigit's bonjwa blog | ||
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Epicfailguy
Norway893 Posts
On October 06 2008 06:37 FakeSteve[TPR] wrote: i like this game because i really really like the card game, which means i don't have to fucking sit around drawing single digit quantities of spells from some stupid monster just refine all dat shit before the seed exam my squall has punishment (the second last weapon), 100 tornado junctioned to strength (fuckload of damage), and 100 regen junctioned to hp (3600 hp) this is enough to coast through the whole game hahahah Reading posts like this puts a smile on my face, because its obvious that the writer really enjoys the game, instead of just playing it for playing it. Im like that myself, I really take my time and enjoy these games to the fullest :D | ||
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Thrill
2599 Posts
You absolutely can not make summons a chore and that's why FFVIII will go down in history as a game better than FFX only due to the lack of terribad voice acting. Not to say it's not worth playing for the story, which it of course is. | ||
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Pangolin
United States1035 Posts
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