im kinda dissapointed but im still having fun

people overrate it too much

-level 99( or 100 idk max) in the 1st disc, let alone 1st section of the game? gross..

-the storyline doesnt appeal to me that much, cant get into it

-the junctioning is clever, but makes your chars too good early in the game, making it easy (NOT A GOOD THING)

-squalls #1 weapon in the 1st disc? wtf... ultimate weapons are suppose to be hard to acheive

-card game is overrated, not bad, but stop saying it's the greatest thing since sliced bread

-monsters level up with you, relating to #1, which allows you to reach 99

-GF's require only 500 xp to lvl and chars only require 1000 for every level, pretty lame to me

-you can get 9999 HP on a lvl 13 char? double-gross

i think thats all i have to say

i truly love the FF games but i'm trying hard to like this one
not bashing it, but i'm sick of hearing how FFVIII is the greatest game alive

(perhaps people like the chalengeless concept because they cant work at harder things? i digress..)

well you need to know that although you have a lvl 13 w/9999 life it will get owned when you fight a boss or good monster and also you must spend alot of time training on this one you need to train a bit but not over train like in other games also im apretty shure you havent faced ultima weapon or omega weapon yet so ya downt diss it yet

The only way you would be level 99 on 1st disc is if you leveled like crazy and therefore made the game easier for yourself. Otherwise just play the game as it's meant to be played and you will have a good time.

LOL it would take. more then 300 hours to lvl to 99 on first disk. well maybe exag but a very long time. and 9999 health on a 13? would you waste your time that badly? the card game is an awesome addon

This post was edited by FunSize on Apr 14 2008 05:18am

I personally think FF8 is overrated. There I said it. Its a good game but no where NEAR the best FF. I do have to say the card game is the most addictive mini game I've EVER play in any FF lol.

its actually alot better to wait until you have all of the guardians before you level your characters since you can use the lvl up stat bonuses to make your characters much better

the way you make it sound you put entirely too much time into leveling up your party early in the game .. thus making the rest of the game too easy ... just play the game, leave the power leveling for the end of the game when it will do the most good (once you get the cactaur gaurdian... atleast i think it was cactaur)

Your words apply to FF7 as well

hrm. 300 hours? T-Rexaurs in Balamb = 10 or less hours for 99 if you know how to play.

9999 health on a 13? i always ignore a certain character, in this case Irvine. he was 13 and i had 100 quakes stocked up. with brothers 20% 40% and 80% hp, i easily attained 9999 hp.

Waste my time? it took no effort and i reached that just playing the game.

about the card game, it was decent but i like IX better because of diagonals. (p.s. i didnt say ff8 was bad bcuz of card game, i just said some people on this forum are obsssssesssed with it)

About the leveling. I think i played the game "the way it should be" most of the time. Yet i still managed a level 42 squall by the end of disc 1 *sighs*



i cant help not leveling my characters cause that would always be my routine for any other ff's

i.e. finding a good leveling place and getting a decent level, or level until exp starts to lose its effect
i always found it to be fun that way

If you want a challenging RPG, and one that is also not grossly overrated... then don't play Final Fantasy games xD

i didnt say the whole series is dull, and i can find some challenges inn the FF series, but im just saying ffviii, if played a certain way, can be very boring.

you have to agree with me when i say there arent enough restrictions in the game, i.e fast GF and char leveling, easy HP.