Pros: Creative gameplay elements, the existence of Rinoa
Cons: Confusing, unbalanced gameplay elements, the existence of Squall

After the tremendous commercial success of Final Fantasy VII (and giving birth to the single most annoying individual game fanbase of our generation), Squaresoft obviously had a lot of work to do for an encore. And it's obvious they did a lot of work, as ...

Pros: good graphics??? but hey, Squaresoft released FF9 so who cares!
Cons: everything other than the graphics...and the music...maybe.

This is the most disturbing game ever made....more so than Final Fantasy Mystical Quest. And you know what? I don't have to make this opinion some senseless rant either. I'll list every reason why this game should go die. Don't you ever wonder, ...

Pros: Great Graphics, Awesome FMVs...
Cons: Poor Battle System, Poor Magic System, Poor GF System...

The Final Fantasy series is the most popular RPG franchise, well on this continent anyways, in Japan Dragon Quest beats Final Fantasy easily. But anyways, back to the review. Final Fantasy VII was extremely revelutionary, and it brought in a healthy...

Pros: Wonderful graphics, cool story
Cons: Music sucks, lack of strategy

The Final Fantasy series of games have been some of the most widely popular titles in video game history. As of right now, there are over ten different titles out there, with the latest one being Final Fantasy X for PlayStation 2. I understand that...

Pros: Junctioning system is fun to play around with. Ending is awesome. Rinoa is cute.
Cons: Squall takes his sweet old time coming out. Drawing magic is tempting but tedious.

Of all the games in the Final Fantasy catalogue, VIII is the one which leads to the most debate. People either love this game or they hate it. I could try to talk about why. But you know what Yoda says, "There is no why." The thing ...

Pros: Hugely Engrossing. The grapics still manage to hold up.
Cons: It ends. There could have been more character growth.

As far as the Final Fantasy series goes, the fans are divided. Some love VII & IX, while they can’t stand VIII. Me? I love VIII, X & X-2, and could never get into VII & IX. Yes, I know, if you aren’t familiar with the series, what I just said was nothing ...

Pros: incredible cinematic presentation, excellent soundtrack, deep, entrancing gameplay
Cons: battling consists of nothing more than repeated GF summons

Squaresoft's FF8 does it's best to harness the energy, emotion and entertainment value(s) of the previous 7 games in the series only to fail miserably. Put simply, this is NOT a real Final Fantasy game, at least not according to rabid FF fans....

Pros: Nice graphics.
Cons: Corny storyline.

The overwhelming popularity of FF7 must have left the folks at Square in a pretty optimistic mood, not to mention putting a few extra dollars in everyone's pockets. Being one of the most critically acclaimed RPGs of its time, FF7 set the standards to...

Pros: Strong storyline, likable characters, amazing graphics and artwork, very different
Cons: A little TOO different for some, cumbersome junction system, disappointing soundtrack

For many people, Final Fantasy VIII went down in history as possibly the most disappointing game ever to grace the PSX. After all, Final Fantasy VII was and still is among the most successful RPGs ever to grace not only the PSX, but any game console for ...

Pros: nice graphics, good storyline
Cons: framerate slows a little at times

The only games that I ever played on my PlayStation were Final Fantasy 7, Final Fantasy 9, and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater. I loved Final Fantasy 7 ever since I played a little bit of it at my friend’s house, and so it was the first game I bought with my...

Pros: Great graphics, nice soundtrack and sweet FMVs to boot, Gotta love the Love Story
Cons: Where's the fantasy? Futuristic setting? Almost Non-Existent Villian, More Development for Irvine!!!

Everyone who hated FF8, please move to the left side of the room

Thank You

Everyone who loved FF8, please move to the right side of the room

Thank You

Anyone Who Has Never Played Final...

Pros: Amazing storyline, cutting edge graphics, a vast world to explore
Cons: Awkward battle/magic system, no money for battles, monsters level-up with you

Think of a fairy tale that will never come true, and then think of this game. They are virtually the same. Final Fantasy VIII is the tale of a love story... a love story that, infact, can only happen on your television screen or in a book. A ...

Pros: Decent graphics. Interesting storyline.
Cons: Junction System!!!

Final Fantasy 8. Out of all the final fantasy games, I am sorry to say that this is my least favorite. It's not the storyline - I found it interesting albeit a little confusing. It's not the characters - though I must say the character development is a ...

Pros: Completely overhauled graphics; Nobuo Uematsu's best compositions; Triple Triad
Cons: Repetitive GF sequences; Uninspired overworld theme.

Final Fantasy 8 may have been shunned by most gamers, but don’t let its bad rep
fool you. It is arguably the best in the series.

Final Fantasy 8
AT A GLANCE


Graphics = 4.5
No...

Pros: A lot of fun to play!
Cons: FF9 was a little bit better.

If you haven’t already read my epinion on Final Fantasy 9, then you wouldn’t know that I used to absolutely hate all RPG’s. (Until I played FF9) The first RPG that I played was Final Fantasy 9. I loved that game so much, that I decided to buy Final...