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FFVIII never really impressed me for a few reasons.
First of all, I love Square for putting a variety of hidden things in their games, but the draw system for the guardian forces absolutely killed me.
The first time I started playing the game I missed a few of the early GF's, and when I realised it I got supremely pissed and erased my memory card save and started over. So they lost points right off the bat.
Next though, the hidden GF's are beyond the realm of comprehension to me...who the hell is actually going to get the Tonberry GF for instance, without reading a FAQ? I don't like things being hidden beyond the realm of reasonable.
The main bitch I had about the game was the overpowered nature of magic, I spent the whole game summoning GF's, and I never really felt it was even vaguely challenging.
The plot was mediocre, and I never really found myself gripped by the game, IMHO the worst of the PS Final Fantasies and the worst of the modern FF franchise (FFIV and up...)
FYI, my ranking of the modern FF games from best to worst:
FFIV
FFVI
FFIX
FFVII
FFV
FFVIII
Haven't gotten around to X yet, still slowly playing through other PSX RPGs at the present, and Xenosaga is definitely higher on my list as Xenogears was my fave PSX RPG...
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