Popular Post JoaLoft Posted September 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 3, 2019 (edited) This discussion has been had countless times in the past, but with the remastered release today, I'd like to actually throw the topic back on the table. Do you consider Final Fantasy VIII (Remastered or original) to be worse or better than the other main Final Fantasy entries? Personally, I feel Final Fantasy VIII belongs to the very best. Final Fantasy VII gets a lot of praise, and deservedly so. But sometimes it gets more than it deserves, and Final Fantasy VIII receives too little. The introduction of cars, the card game, the combat, the story, the style, the music, those gorgeous FMV's, ... I loved everything at the time, and I still think it stood the test of time very well. I must've finished the Dollet SeeD exam demo countless times before the game launched back in 1999. I looked forward to FFVIII so much, and I was not disappointed once I got my hands on the full game. Fantastic RPG all-round, one of the greats. I have never played IX, although it is on my PS4, waiting to be played someday, so I can not compare it to that entry. And I have not finished VI, or played any of the Final Fantasy entries before that one. XII, XIII and XV (not counting the online entries) are all good games, but I feel they are not as memorable as those PS1 entries and FFX, which is my all-time favorite still. And I'm probably in the minority for adoring FFX that much. So, to summarize: FFX is still my absolute favorite, but FFVIII is not far behind, right alongside FFVII. And I hope to say the same about FFIX once I've had the chance to play that one fully. What does everyone else think? Edited September 3, 2019 by JoaLoft 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaivRules Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Worse. It's my least favorite. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ_-_808 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 7, 8 & X were all great. 9 was ok, it's just that they changed the graphics around - looks more cartoony than the others, if that makes sense. 4 & 6 also have high acclaim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally-Vincent--- Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 FF VIII is my favorite from the main series (only FF Tactics tops it as a FF game). The playable characters were great (Squall is more likeable than Cloud IMO), the soundtrack is great, it has the most enjoyable mini card game. I also like the ambigous ending, take it as you interpret it. Combat is fine, too. I liked the drawing/abilities system. And then there were the bad-ass cut scenes. I love the game. FF IX is one of the good FF games, I am going to replay that at some point. FF XIII though... that is my least favorite. Can't stand it, the only FF game (of the games I played) that I played only once. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance_87 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Loved to death, 'nuff said. Probably on the same level as FF7. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK-1138 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Among the five or six games that I'd classify as good... of which only three are great. The rest can go die in a pit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZitMeatloaf Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 8 is my least favorite of all the FF games I've played. It's the only FF I've started that I never completed. I hated the way the game treated spells like commodities. I felt like I was wasting so much time drawing spells (I'm the type of RPG gamer who likes to hoard supplies). When I played the game on PS1, I lost interest in it by the third disc and gave up. Since the remaster retains the PC cheats to cut down drastically on drawing spells (Evidence that I can't be the only one who felt that way), maybe someday I'll try it again and enjoy myself. I don't think I'd feel the need to platinum the game, but it's always bothered me that I never finished it... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleggworth Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 VIII was always my favourite. It was the first game I really played solo so it was kinda the start of the journey to what and how I play games today. Up til then it was pretty much only Nintendo consoles either with friends or my sister. I had a PS1 but hadn't played on it a great deal until my sister's then boyfriend gave me this. I played them all since but this was always the one for me. I can't wait to play it again but part of me is concerned it won't be as good as I remember. I have all three PS1 remasters on my backlog. It could be a while until I get to it but I'm definitely playing this one first 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone Fishing Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 (edited) . Edited September 14, 2020 by Fragtaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsn963 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Used to hate VIII and think of it as the bottom of the barrel, then played XIII, which tought me a good lesson at appreciating VIII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyonmyan Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Cons: Combat and Draw-draw-draw-draw-draw system Retarded story Level-scaling enemies Rinoa forced as the love interest Pros: FMVs Quistis That mercenary student atmosphere in the beginning, they nailed it Seifer and mommy Ultimecia I liked it more than VII for some reason, but overall it's on a weaker side. IX, XII and XIV are the best, imo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
entonces55 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 (edited) Absolutely love it. IMO the best final dungeon by a mile, best and most complex main character, best love story, best cut scenes and best airship. I love the junction system, love triple triad, and obviously love Quistis. GFs are certainly spam-able especially early on, and that is probably my only knock on the game. Top notch final fantasy, maybe only behind VII, and one of my favorite games of all time. Edited September 3, 2019 by entonces55 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gone Fishing Posted September 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 3, 2019 (edited) . Edited September 14, 2020 by Fragtaster 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAnubie Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 I really enjoyed it. I have 4 friends that didn't like VIII and never finished it when it was originally released. All 4 have played it all the way through since then and have completely different opinions of it now. I think it had some slow spots which kept people from enjoying/finishing the game. For those that stuck it out, I think most would have a positive opinion of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPageMartin36 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 7 and 8 are both in the stratosphere way above the rest of the series for me. It's hard for me to seperate them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KondeBra Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 VII, VIII and IX, the great triunviratu of the series. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowSigmaX Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 I've only ever played 1, 7, and 15, so I'm going into 8 pretty optimistic. It'll be interesting to see how I feel about it in the end. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AiManiaTrophyhuntres Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 (edited) it's the absolutely best game of the series for me. 7 was my first but I fell for 8 very hard shortly after I finished 7. Now my top list is 8, 9, 7, 10,12, 13-3 but pretty much all the other FF games share the fifth place. except for x-2, which is the worst. it's still a decent FF but by far the worst of the series for me personally. that said I also love the remaster. the background doesn't bother me it still looks a bit better on my TV now than back in the days and I also like the remodeled characters very much. Edited September 3, 2019 by AiManiaTrophyhunting 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XileLerinril Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Considering i have had the same Squall joke in my profile since the xbox 360 came out, I think it is fair to say FF8 is one of my all time favorite games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AiManiaTrophyhuntres Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 oh and before I forget: today I literally cried when I started the game earlier and heared the first notes of liberi fatali *_* I don't know it's just a long time since I played it the last time and was very happy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VoidVictorious Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 I have always thought Final Fantasy VIII was superior in both story and gameplay when compared to Final Fantasy VII. I know that may be blasphemy, but if you type in this question into google you can clearly see I am not the only one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wavergray Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Even though I love FF8, it is the weakest of the PS1 FFs. The Draw system is a cool concept, but in the end it just discourages you from using Magic. FF8 is somewhere in the middle when it comes to my FF tier list. Better than 1, 2, 3, and 5. Not as good as 6, 7, and 9. It's about as good as 10 and 13. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone Fishing Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 (edited) . Edited September 14, 2020 by Fragtaster 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nieird Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 FF Tactics followed by XIV, IV, VI, VII, V, I, VIII. I think my list is base on nostalgia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VoidVictorious Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 36 minutes ago, Fragtaster said: Final Fantasy VII is beyond over-hyped (and this is coming from a massive sephiroth fan). The only reason it's up for debate is because - as I recently found out in the wake of the remake - Final Fantasy VII is often the ONLY Final Fantasy you're average joe has actually played thru. Anyone who has actually played and beaten Final Fantasy VIII or IX knows they have much deeper writing and more complex characters (Final Fantasy games got better as they went along that gen). Thats not to say Final Fantasy VII isn't a masterpiece for it's time, but subsequent games built upon what it did and improved upon that. Final Fantasy VIII and IX are masterpiece's in their own right too - though they rarely are ever given that in the court of public opinion because relatively less people are familiar with them (or they only played a few hours of them and wrote them off). In the annals of history Final Fantasy VII seems to be the face of the series for better or worse. You know you and I are on the same page about this right? lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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