Pros: graphics, CGI scenes, gameplay, well defined characters, open ended junctioning system, fun subquests/card game
Cons: boring GF sequences, too easy of a magic system, corny and predictable storyline, terrible weapons upgrading

Final Fantasy VIII is a great game, I won't deny that. The graphics and gameplay are a great improvement over the previous Final Fantasies. The CGI scenes are incredible, seamlessly built into the gameplay, and occur all the time! The characters for this...

Pros: Graphics
Cons: Everything else

Final Fantasy VIII, I was so hyped about this game, maybe that was half the problem... I thought it was going to be the best ever. I was wrong.

This game has the one of the worst storylines in a game. The worst characters (besides...

Pros: Unmatched FMV's & Graphics.
Cons: Some graphics became repetitive & lengthy.

Final Fantasy VIII is a great game that captured my attention for many hours of many days. Overall, the game is one of the best ever, but it does not quite reach the peak that its predecessor did - Go Cloud!

Don't get me wrong, if there had...

Pros: Beautiful, entertaining, challenging game.
Cons: Some bosses too easy

This game was the most pleasant thing I have ever spent money on in my entire life. I rented a Playstation, rented a game, and finished the thing in 2 weeks of playing that almost made my mother throw me out the window.
Then I bought the PC version...

Pros: GREAT graphics, Tons of gameplay, Wonderful story, etc...
Cons: Takes a while to get use to just like FFVII.

Final Fantasy VIII tops the cake. If Squaresoft keeps popping games like this out I'll never have to leave the house besides to go buy their games! The story line submerses you into a whole new world. A world of hate, a world of deception, chaos, and...

Pros: Better story line, even better graphics
Cons: Way, way, waaaaaayyyy to short for an experienced gamer.

Hail to the mother of all games. This game represents everything which is good and pure. This game revolves mostly on stuff that happend in the past... just like the old one. The story line was well thought up, but I don't see the same intensity that I...

Pros: stunning graphics and video
Cons: poor story, obfuscated plot

Well, like the rest of the RPG world, I remember waiting with baited breath for Final Fantasy VIII to be released. When it was, I snatched it up quickly and dove into it, awaiting the roleplaying experience of a lifetime from the makers of some truly...

Pros: Characters are cool, graphics are great, Card game rocks.
Cons: Game rushes you, Future Setting, Salary system takes away from gameplay.

Dont get me wrong, I LOVE final fantasy games, And i really liked the last part7, but this one just didnt drag me into gameplay like the last. First of all i never even got half way through it, so something i dislike might change later on in the game....

Pros: Graphics, nice FMV sequences
Cons: TOO MUCH FMV SEQUENCES, terrible battle modes, left me with that empty feeling after playing it.

Will Squall finally defeat his bitter rival Seifer? Does Rinoa hold the key to Squall’s heart? Will you have the patience and stamina to play long enough to find out? All these questions and so much more poured through my head while playing the joke...

Pros: Great graphics, epic story line, great limit breaks
Cons: Sound isn't too good

FFVIII is a very well crafted game. It has just the right amount of exploring, battle, and role-playing to draw in any gamer. The game has beautiful CG cut scenes that progress the story very fluidly. The game has beautiful rendered backgrounds and...

Pros: Junctioning, Graphix
Cons: Story, strange music

The first thing I said when I played this title was "Oh my Goodness". This installment of the final fantasy 8 series is astounding. The graphics, the magic system, and the cut scenes, were all brilliant. It was exhilirating to play from start...

Pros: "Groundbreaking" graphics, character intensive storyline
Cons: Only character intensive storyline

Are you easily astounded by graphics? If you are buy this game. You will be amazed. It is the closest anyone will come to interactive backgrounds for a while. The largest problem lies with everything else. Maybe its just me, but I enjoy playing a...

Pros: mostly everything
Cons: sometimes boring...

Most people like Final Fantasy 8. I mean, after all, it's Final Fantasy, and it's made by Square. Some people don't like it though. I don't understand why. Sure, it gets a little boring sometimes, but every game has a weak point, doesn't it?

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Pros: GREAT Graphics, unique gameplay elelments
Cons: TERRIBLE storyline and empty hollow characters

What really makes an RPG? Graphics would be near the end of my list when judging an RPG. To be a truely great RPG it must have a well written story with characters who develope and change and grow and learn constantly throughout the entire game. FF 8 may...

Pros: Excellent graphics, Long story
Cons: Poor combat/magic system, No likeable characters

Overall:

Excellent graphics and nice, long story. Some qualms about the combat/magic system and lack of appealing characters.

7.5/10

Positives:

The first thing that caught my eye was the beautiful...