Final Fantasy VIII

The greatest and most heart felt Final Fantasy.

User Rating: 9.3 | Final Fantasy VIII PC

By Ithok | Review Date: March 16, 2007

Overshadowed by Final Fantasy 7, this is truly a piece of art to itself. the graphics may be a bit outdated at this point, but the cutscenes are beautiful, the characters you just have to love and the story is a masterpiece unto itself.

Squall, being an anti-hero much like Cloud in the previous Final Fantasy sets himself apart not for his daring, but in his compassion for others hidden behind a guise of toughness. Playing through the game you end up feeling what an RPG should make you feel, a strong attachment to the characters.

The Summons are excellent although do get a bit old after a while with long cutscenes but a good break to out the controller down is a good thing. Just whats to be expected from a Final Fantasy summon.

All in all and in my personal and humble opinion, the best Final Fantasy to date.

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• Rating:10

  Many people don't like Squall, which to me is nothing more than a testiment to how great a character he was.

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