Final Fantasy VIII

THE GOOD:
+Beautiful soundtrack by Nobuo Uematsu
+Striking CGI cut scenes
+Graphic Engine/Character artwork

THE BAD:
-Lackluster, muddled storyline
-Disastrous Junction system
-Blasé, cookie-cutter characters
-Quirky game play elements

(Warning: Review may contain various spoilers

(Warning: Review may contain various spoilers.)

SUMMARY:
From the moment the game starts and sounds off with the epic and powerful score of "Liberi Fatali", I expected great things. The opening cut scene featuring the duel between the main characters, the ever-stoic Squall Leonheart and his narcissist, annoying rival Seifer Almasy. In this moment of powerful music and intense scene, I knew Square had made another masterpiece. Boy. I was wrong.

The game starts off well-enough. Many have found fault with the setting of this game. Final Fantasy VII and it's immediate predecessor, Final Fantasy VI...

THE GOOD:
-Innovative Juntioning system to allow complete customization of characters strengths and weaknesses.
-Another beautiful score from Nobou Uematsu to create ambiance for the game's critical points.
-A fully customizable magic system allowing the player to give any character whatever magic they want.
-A cast of memorable characters who are easy to relate to, making the game seem more surreal.
-A brilliantly crafted world incorporating past Final Fantasy themes, and including new exclusive ones.
-A storyline that boasts character growth.
-Fun card game that will keep the player gaming for quite some time.

THE BAD:
-Repetitive Draw system, which makes stocking magic difficult.
-Characters seem to not be entirely fleshed out in back plot, and have been randomly thrown together.
-A few plot holes that leave the player wondering what really happened.

SUMMARY:
I must start off this review by stating...

THE GOOD:
- Relatable characters
- Beautiful graphics
- The love story is one of, if not the best in the series thus far.
- The music
- Sidequests (especially Triple Triad)
- Guardian Forces
- Battle System/Junction System

THE BAD:
-The character development isn't always there.
- Potential was lost for some characters.
- Takes a while to get used to the Junctioning system.
- Needed a bit more back story.

SUMMARY:

THE GOOD:
The Character Advancement System, consisting of 'Junctioning', 'Weapon Upgrades', 'Guardian Forces', and a wide range of 'Command Abilities'. The Plot is incredibly in-depth, and grips you with twists, inexplicable occurrences, and the mysterious connection between two young men striving to make a difference. The romance is , in my honest opinion, some of the best I have ever seen in any game, movie, or novel alike. Fun mini-games for when you feel a break from the main story/plot at hand is needed. A fully traversable World Map, which may be explored using a variety of different vehicles, such as Cars, a Hovercraft, the traditional 'Chocobo', and an Airship of legendary proportion.

THE BAD:
The Loading Intervals between battles and areas seem to lag quite bit, especially when the game has gripped you and you just wnat to get going with it. Some inexplicable occurances can make for decent discussion, but there are a set few that...

THE GOOD:
- Great yet simple plot
- Use of Guardian Forces
- Music
- Graphics are amazing(for it's time)
- Character connection
- A challenge throughout

THE BAD:
- Backstory, history didn't feel complete
- Junction system isn't for everyone

SUMMARY:
The story of FFVIII is arguably the best love story in an RPG to date. This game is the fastest selling Final Fantasy game for many reasons:

Graphics: 4.5/5 - The graphics for this time period were simply breathtaking. The leap from the 2D games FFI-FFVI, then the more human-sized characters and such difference from FFVII, it was very appealing. FMV sequences showed off the true power of the Playstation, without a doubt....

THE GOOD:
New System,A whole new way to acquire magic and improve your characters with unique abilities such as Junction and Draw

Hours of Gameplay: a breath-taking main story and dozens of optional quests, including the addictive triple triad!

Stunning Fmvs: High quality scenes added into gameplay.

characters: Lifelike in both personality and appearance the game allows players to become totally involved in the story and the characters

plot: An intriguing plot with twists and turns. A tale of magic, love, rivalry, and war.

Soundtrack: Dozens of skillfully composed pieces enhancing the story

THE BAD:
The occasional unclear plot point found within the story occasionally hampers the development

Not as challenging in many respects as previous ff installments. Battles are easier in most cases, even boss battles.

SUMMARY:
Plot summary:
17 year old...

THE GOOD:
The only good thing I can say about this game is that the graphics, for the time, were good. That's it.

THE BAD:
Everything! Drawing magic? What the hell is that? Where's my materia? GFs? Gunblades? Don't even get me started on the story.

SUMMARY:
After being completely and utterly floored by this game's predecessor, FFVII, I had high hopes for VIII especially considering the huge graphical leap.

Boy was I ever disappointed.

(Spoilers ahead)

Like I said before, the only good thing about this game was its graphics, which now are terribly dated and mediocre. I can look past FFVIIs poor graphics because of its completely immersive story, its music, and its characters. VIII, though...

Squall seems like they tried to re-make Cloud, but instead of making a likeable (if mixed up and slightly awkward) character, they gave us a whiny emo kid who liked to think in books (and apparantly people can...

THE GOOD:
It is a prodigy among the final fantasy series in its own right, whether it maybe be its spectacular graphics considering it was the game made after FF7
(when the graphics were not the best).
It has something about it that appeals to the younger generation, dealing with many issues that people face in everyday life, love, betrayal, honour, friendship, and trust! Which combine well with its intriguing story line.

When playing Final Fantasy VIII I found it hard to comment upon the bad, since I was so enwrapped in the GOOD of the game! Whether Final fantasy 7 fans are disappointed with it, there is a huge fan base for it even till this very day.

Fact!: It sold more coppies than even Square Soft's (or Enix now) top FF game ever created, final fantasy 7! （sorry this was only in Japan i think), so it deserves consideration for that.


Fact!: It was said to have the best Graphics ever made on playstation, no other...

THE GOOD:
i liked the graphics mostly.. the story too is good including the cast.. (^.^)
highly recommended for anyone!!!

THE BAD:
i dont have any bad things to say... i enjoyed it a lot and its the ONLY ff title i liked to play over and over again.. hehehe...

SUMMARY:
This game is very ( for me anyway ) user friendly. i played this game before i played FF9 and FF7 and it got me into the hang of stuff in the FF series (like the turn-based combat, the elemental stuff, the summoning). if you would look at it in our present technology this game would suck (yes, because PS2 has better looking graphics)but this game played on a PSone so lets be fair and consider the consoles the games play on.. i would suggest novices on RPG's to play this game.. it would really learn a lot from this game.. and to experts, try completing this game with EVERYTHING UNLOCKED and finish it in under 30 HOURS.. i've had hell trying to do that...
its a good...

THE GOOD:
cool fmv scenes, moving and original storyline, junction system, summons r more involved in the game than b4, great weapons, limit breaks and music, original idea for the gunblade, good twist.

THE BAD:
there some boring and tedious points in the game, random battles, card game, can b finished extremely quickly and the main baddy isn't even in the game until the end.

SUMMARY:
this was my first ff and like many ppl's first, this is my favourite. i was hooked from when i started playing. if it wasn't for skool, i would've played this for 6 hours everyday. the storyline moved me and some of the challenges of this game takes some time to think about b4 they can b done. all in all, i think this is a great game and i recommend this game to neone who can stand romance.