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CastletonSnob1
04/23/25 7:27:03 PM
#1:


I beat VII last month, and I beat IX this morning. Should I play VIII and complete the PS1 trilogy?
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ultimate_reaver
04/23/25 7:27:22 PM
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it's not very good but you should experience it at least once

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TomClark
04/23/25 7:28:43 PM
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Best of the psx three IMO.

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ReturnOfDevsman
04/23/25 7:29:53 PM
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Fantastic game. You just have to understand that it's snickering under its breath.

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Stabwound
04/23/25 7:30:09 PM
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Loved the card game in it.

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Xerun
04/23/25 7:30:56 PM
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Yeah its great

its very different but is as breakable as you want it to be. Lots of secrets to find with good rewards

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AceMos
04/23/25 7:31:08 PM
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best final fantasy game IMO

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Xenogears15
04/23/25 7:36:41 PM
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It's not a bad FF, but has some very noticeable flaws. Square tried to do some things different, and it just didn't work out that well. And the story is kinda whack in certain parts.

Still worth a play. Triple Triad is one of the best mini games ever made, too.

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Bleuets
04/23/25 7:36:52 PM
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AceMos posted...
best final fantasy game IMO

Agreed. Amazing characters.

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ffmasterjose
04/23/25 7:40:24 PM
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It's legit a top 3 Final Fantasy for me personally. You might as well give it a go if you've already played 7 and 9. The card game is miles better than the one featured in 9 imo.

It does tend to be divisive tho

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dotsdfe
04/23/25 7:40:24 PM
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Fantastic game.

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Agent_Stroud
04/23/25 7:42:43 PM
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Dont let the complaints about Squalls monologuing and brooding scare you off from the game, TC. He actually begins to improve as a character the further you get into the story.

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loafy013
04/23/25 10:41:05 PM
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Because it got deleted for spoilers for 20 year old games (that you already beat), I'll just repeat this part of it.

Read the tutorial on junctioning when it comes up. So many complaints about not understanding how it works is because people skip this step.

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PurestProdigy
04/23/25 10:47:04 PM
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Wonderful game

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Kamil
04/23/25 10:47:49 PM
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I barely played VIII but I honestly think VII was pretty dang sweet all things considered if overhyped. VIII is that game where I want to give it an honest opinion without bias and I still think it kinda sucks. The graphics are better than VII but the story and just a lot of the way it works blows.

I should explain my opinion better, I won't much in this edit. But the story is awful the drawing from enemies system is strange. I just feel like VIII was a miss b/t VII and IX.

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Bleuets
04/23/25 10:53:01 PM
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loafy013 posted...
Because it got deleted for spoilers for 20 year old games (that you already beat), I'll just repeat this part of it.

Read the tutorial on junctioning when it comes up. So many complaints about not understanding how it works is because people skip this step.

This is solid advice. Junction system is great just gotta know how to use it.

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Nova_Castings
04/23/25 11:14:15 PM
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Sure, give it try. It's terrible, tedious, and a chore from beginning to end, but it has it's fans.

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The_Popo
04/23/25 11:15:56 PM
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I cant stand FFVIII. Worst game in the series. But everyone should try it and make their own decision. Theres very little middle ground - people tend to love it or hate it.

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andri_g
04/24/25 12:18:14 AM
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At least try it. Many have said they don't like it. I like it... and it has a *fantastic* soundtrack.
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There are a lot of great covers of music from FF VIII, like this one of "The Landing."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpM2a0u-4IM
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The live orchestrated performances, like this one of "Don't Be Afraid," are great, too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_4buHR8mWU

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Iyami
04/24/25 12:20:32 AM
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Tell me the trick to easily break the game in my favor. I'd like to enjoy the retro atmosphere but really can't be arsed to play it properly.
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Smiffwilm
04/24/25 12:22:18 AM
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Some say Zell is still waiting in line for his chance to get a hot dog...

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DodogamaRayBrst
04/24/25 12:23:49 AM
#23:


TomClark posted...
Best of the psx three IMO.
Mods, delete this.
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_Valigarmanda_
04/24/25 1:27:54 AM
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It's the weakest of the three but still worth playing, if for nothing else a reference point IMO

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ellis123
04/24/25 1:31:59 AM
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Easily the most underrated FF.

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_Valigarmanda_
04/24/25 1:32:19 AM
#26:


Iyami posted...
Tell me the trick to easily break the game in my favor. I'd like to enjoy the retro atmosphere but really can't be arsed to play it properly.

play Triple Triad and utilize the Card Mod, Item refining, magic refining abilities from GFs. Unlock the Diabolos GF ASAP

Or just use the modern boosters if you're super lazy

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TomClark
04/24/25 1:40:30 AM
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DodogamaRayBrst posted...
Mods, delete this.

Delete it yourself, you coward.

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Iyami
04/24/25 2:54:15 AM
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_Valigarmanda_ posted...
play Triple Triad and utilize the Card Mod, Item refining, magic refining abilities from GFs. Unlock the Diabolos GF ASAP

Or just use the modern boosters if you're super lazy
Can you explain that again for me in more detail? I haven't played the game since the ps2 era, and I would be using my old ps1 copy.
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ablegator
04/24/25 3:15:41 AM
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Its a great game. Just make sure not to battle, level, or use magic. Just play cards and refine items and avoid gameplay. Youre going to love it!

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Rai_Jin
04/24/25 3:26:09 AM
#30:


ablegator posted...
Its a great game. Just make sure not to battle, level, or use magic. Just play cards and refine items and avoid gameplay. Youre going to love it!

or just play it the normal way. It's better that way on first playthrough.

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ConfusedTorchic
04/24/25 3:27:00 AM
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TomClark posted...
Best of the psx three IMO.

and probably the one that deserves a remake more than any other title in the series, too.

top 3 best games in the entire series.

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_Valigarmanda_
04/24/25 3:32:01 AM
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Iyami posted...
Can you explain that again for me in more detail? I haven't played the game since the ps2 era, and I would be using my old ps1 copy.

I wouldn't want to spoil too many of the gameplay quirks since, for me, figuring that stuff out was most of the fun in FFVIII (the story is mostly rubbish)... I'll just say that GFs are much more important to your development than summons in the other FF games... and also rub that magic lamp and try to get Diabolos ASAP

Oh and use the learning terminals in Balamb Garden! They don't only give gameplay advice, they provide subtle background storytelling

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EPR-radar
04/24/25 3:37:40 AM
#33:


The gameplay in FF VIII is quirky enough that people mostly love it or hate it. Ditto with the story.

But the music and visuals are excellent.

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Rai_Jin
04/24/25 3:38:54 AM
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it's really best played blind, just one thing to look for, talk to Cid anytime he is on screen, because he gives a very good item at one point.

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Baphometa
04/24/25 3:46:56 AM
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Squall's ok, but Rinoa drags him down so hard that it actually detracts from the story. The rest of the characters have a poorly compelling reason to continue the story. It's a big difference from FFVII where the core group has good dynamics between them, strong personal motivations, and are generally endearing to the player in one way or another.

It's too bad you don't get to (actual kinda spoilers) keep playing as Laguna and pals. That'd legit make the game much more interesting.

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_____Cait
04/24/25 3:55:46 AM
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Its not a bad game. You do hot need to sit and Draw like some people did obsessively. The story has some dumb moments, but its a fun ride. Its got some great music and some good set pieces.

Its flawed but it isnt bad

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kawalimus
04/24/25 5:13:16 AM
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I don't think it's a great game but it's not as bad as some make it out to be. Had the misfortune of following FF7 which set the bar stupidly high.
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ReturnOfDevsman
04/24/25 8:07:30 AM
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loafy013 posted...
Because it got deleted for spoilers for 20 year old games
I'm glad you've had the time to consume all the fiction you ever intend to, but I don't understand how you'd assume everyone else has.

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fan357
04/24/25 8:08:55 AM
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Loved it when I was a kid.

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HighSeraph
04/24/25 8:17:39 AM
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It's like the doom movie, so bad it's good.

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capnwhiskey
04/24/25 8:41:38 AM
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I only wish you weren't gimped for using magic you're junctioning.
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loafy013
04/24/25 8:44:02 AM
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ReturnOfDevsman posted...
I'm glad you've had the time to consume all the fiction you ever intend to, but I don't understand how you'd assume everyone else has.
Because I'm an adult and if I really cared about getting spoiled by a piece of media that came out in the year 2000, that's on me for waiting for long.


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ReturnOfDevsman
04/24/25 8:50:57 AM
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loafy013 posted...
Because I'm an adult and if I really cared about getting spoiled by a piece of media that came out in the year 2000, that's on me for waiting for long.
Well the good news is it's still against the rules even if for whatever reason you and the rest of the spoilers defense force won't listen to reason.

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Spiky_Peahorn
04/24/25 8:54:13 AM
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ultimate_reaver posted...
it's not very good but you should experience it at least once

It's a lot better than people give it credit for

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Shotgunnova
04/24/25 8:59:35 AM
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Haven't played it in forever, but I always maintained FF8 had some of the best GF (summon) outings in the series. Doomtrain, Odin, Diablos, Alexander, Leviathan... Still, imagine going from some evil-looking badass Bahamut and, within a few short years, it's supplanted by the FFX rainbow turkey that shoots sparkle explosions.

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loafy013
04/24/25 9:09:36 AM
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ReturnOfDevsman posted...
Well the good news is it's still against the rules even if for whatever reason you and the rest of the spoilers defense force won't listen to reason.
I'm sure you'll soon report post #22 and #32 for mentioning the names of a party member and a GF because, you know, spoilers.

Interested in what I said? It was people whining about a situation 8 while giving a pass to 7's Cloud was just a guy and it was Zack doing the stuff and 9's Kuja's and Zidane being clones thing.

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Raycon
04/24/25 9:12:44 AM
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loafy013 posted...

I'm sure you'll soon report post #22 and #32 for mentioning the names of a party member and a GF because, you know, spoilers.

Interested in what I said? It was people whining about a situation 8 while giving a pass to 7's Cloud was just a guy and it was Zack doing the stuff and 9's Kuja's and Zidane being clones thing.


I mean, yeah, this are pretty big spoilers.

XD

Even if TC has played the games before, the topic isn't marked for spoilers, so, uh, makes sense.

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Wedge_Antilles
04/24/25 9:14:49 AM
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Probably one of my least favorites but at least play it if only to cheese triple triad and get Squall's ultimate weapon in disc 1.

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VeggetaX
04/24/25 9:21:43 AM
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When breaking the game is the funnest part of the game

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masterpug53
04/24/25 9:21:51 AM
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Definitely one of those games where you ought to play it for yourself if you're already enjoying other games in the series. You'll either love it or you'll hate it.

Don't be afraid to use guides, some of the mechanics and minigames can be pretty obtuse.

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argonautweakend
04/24/25 11:02:49 AM
#51:


I like it but it is whack and there are some mechanics that are whack.

Definitely pay attention to the junctioning tutorial as that will be on a first playthrough the main source of your characters strength.

You can fairly easily acquire a summon that has an encounter none ability, which means from like the third hour in with a little AP grinding you seriously not even have to do random battles. But on that note, a main complaint is enemies level up with you. I've never felt like it caused any issues in this game and in some cases higher level enemies have better magic to draw from. I've never had a situation with halfway decent junctioning where enemies become more powerful than I am just because I leveled up.
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