Worth a Replay?

Worth a Replay?

  • Yes

    Votes: 23 92.0%

  • No

    Votes: 2 8.0%
  • Total voters
    25
Aztec Triogal

Aztec Triogal

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You should know from my Squall rant topic, that I am not a fan of Squall or Final Fantasy VIII in general. However, it was one of the games that I didn't give much attention to when I played through it. It never pulled me in and hooked me like the other games did. So my question to you, is should I replay it? There has to be a better plot than I give it credit for. I'll admit there was a lot I didn't understand when I played through the game. Maybe now that I'm older, I'll see things in the game that I can appreciate.

I want to hear from the FF8-haters and the FF8-lovers. Even if the characters were crap, did I underestimate the plot? Should I replay it to see if it can redeem itself? Even if I don't finish it, is it worth trying again? Cause I never got Rogunsieksi.knios999sjhieni or whatever Squall's final overdrive is. I missed half the summons. Halfway through the game, I just wanted the game to end. Whatever interest I had before that point, I completely lost afterwards.
 
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Yes it's worth a replay. I even consider one myself, but we know that's not gonna happen for a while. ^_^

It's a game I rushed through myself and wish I would have paid more attention to, but I doubt my affection levels for the main characters willrise at all. I fell in love more with the GF's than I did with the characters, so it was already a weirdly set-up game for me right from the get-go. I mean, I got more excited finding out how to get Diablos than I did picking up any of the main characters in the game.

I hate Selphie.

I definitely think a replay is well worth it though and will bring you back to things you totally overlooked the first play-through.

I hate Irvine too.
 
if you havnt beaten it, that a good reason to replay right there
 
I think the story was pretty good, even if I didn't like the story as much as the story in the other FFs for the Playstation. But I have to say that Esthar is very cool :).
 
niloc said:
if you havnt beaten it, that a good reason to replay right there
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No, Aztec's already beaten the game, it's just been about 4 years though since he last beat it. He's doing it more to see if he can get into the story even remotely more than the first time and hopefully quash a few critisims he's been holding onto of the game for quite some time. Basically he's going to go through it again but this time focus his attention on the story more and see if he can piece it together where it all makes sense, and hopefully find out it appeals to him more than he's been giving it credit for.

But yeah, he's already beaten the game, it's just been a few years.
 
hahaha oops, and i read all the post in this thread too, but its sounds like he has enouh good reasons to replay anyway
 
Definitely worth a replay. I was only 12 or 13 when I played this game, and even I understood it and appreciated the game for what it was. I had a guide with me, and I got every single thing in the game for I was so into it. The storyline was amazing for me. I recently bought another copy of FFVIII, and I plan on playing it in the near future. Why? For memory's sake. :P Reliving my teenage years, maybe. Or the fact that I just simply love the game! =)
 
Mitsuki said:
I was only 12 or 13 when I played this game, and even I understood it and appreciated the game for what it was.
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Thanks, I think. :dry:

But yea, I probably will give it a shot in a little while here. But you did have a guide with you. See, I didn't cheat. Us non-cheaters might have a little more trouble, ya see. Cause we have to do things on our own. We don't get a fancy little book to tell us how to do everything. :P

Although, with that game, it might not hurt. Considering I didn't even get... almost any of the things I should have and I normally get them all. Cheat free of course. :cool:
 
I did after so long - not after 4 years like. It's good, but so many flaws with the characters and story. Story still is good mind you.
 
Aztec Triogal said:
Thanks, I think. :dry:

But yea, I probably will give it a shot in a little while here. But you did have a guide with you. See, I didn't cheat. Us non-cheaters might have a little more trouble, ya see. Cause we have to do things on our own. We don't get a fancy little book to tell us how to do everything. :P

Although, with that game, it might not hurt. Considering I didn't even get... almost any of the things I should have and I normally get them all. Cheat free of course. :cool:
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Grrr, it's not really cheating, lol. I prefer to view it as a getting-most-out-of-the-game sorta thing. Anyway, the first time I played it, I did not use a guide at all. I was in the fourth disc when I realized that I've missed so many secrets and such in the game, so I borrowed a guide from a friend and replayed the whole thing all over again. I just wanted to finish the game and get everything, you know? Even the cards. I have to know where they are located, so hence...the guide. :) But anyway, I really recommend that you replay it. Seriously. Guide or not, go play it. :P

EDIT: Well look at the poll. Looks like someone's gonna have to start playing a game soon. :P
 
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Nah, I agree, using a guide is definitely not cheating. Especially after having played the game before and I agree, it's really the only way you're going to get 100% out of the game. Besides, you can alway control how much of the guide you'll use.

As for the game, I definitely recommend giving it another try. Now some fans didn't like the characters or story, but IMHO, FFVIII is one of the best in the series.

Replay it and replay it again Lol... :D:D
 
I'm right where you are. I'm not a fan of FFVIII's story line, OR the main protagonist, but I've replayed it a few times over just for the sake of completing it 100%.
 
Yup, to reiterate what everyone else just said, you should really play it again. The game came out when I was 8 years old and I played it when I was 9 (never got around to finishing, though, despite the several game files I went through), and it's only now that I'm mature enough to fully appreciate the depth of the storyline. Unfortunately, I was born several years too late because the FFVIII fandom is pretty much getting run over by the FFVII fanboys (judging from your avatar, you used to be one of them, and I can of course forgive you for that, but I am really glad that you're willing to open up your mind to FFVIII as well-- it deserves your respect). But it's the storyline that has kept it alive this far, and between you guys and me, the characters in FFVIII were characterized better than the characters in FFVII. FFVII had Sephiroth, and Sephiroth kicks ass, and there's really no similar character in FFVIII. :D Still, give it a chance. You won't regret it, I guarantee you.
 
between you guys and me, the characters in FFVIII were characterized better than the characters in FFVII.
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I wholeheardtedly dissagree...
Every single protagonist in the game lacked a strong history. Face it, the directors ran out of ideas and threw every single character into the very same orphanage...including one NPC;Cid, and two of the bad guys; Seifer and Edea...

That's eight characters...eight of the leading character rolls in the game all originated from the exact same place, and the only thing they have to say for themselves is "Ohh...I don't remember my childhood..."

Lame...

If it's a debate between which game has better characterization, FFVII is more time-worthy. Each and every single FFVII character has a depthful history. I can narrow each and every one of them down with pin-point precision.


Let's take a look at FFVII's character development:

Cloud
Participant in the "Last Order" to accompany Sephiroth to Nibelhiem. Victim of Hojo's experimentations. Held a childhood dream of becoming a first class soldier. Outcasted as a child, yet driven to prove everyone that he was worth something.

Aerith
Last survivor of the Cetra. Participent in proffessor Ghast's research. Grew up with an adoptive mother in the slums. Formerly infatuated with Zack.

Tifa
Cloud's not-so-childhood-friend. Born and raised in Nibelhiem. Victim of Sephiroth's rage in the Nibelhiem mission five years prior. Lost her father in said massacre. Zanghan's best pupil. Tifa was the most underdeveloped character, yet she has more depth than the main character in FFVIII.

Barret
Born and raised in North Corel. Formerly a coal miner. Fought off Shinra Inc. multiple times to prevent them from building a reactor in his hometown. Lost his wife in North Corel's "incident". Adopted his best friend's daughter.

Cid
Leader of Shinra's spacecraft/aircraft design program. Has dreams of visiting outer space. Yearns to exact revenge on ShinRa for abandoning him and confiscating his aircrafts.

Vincent
Former Turk. In love with Lucrecia. Sworn enemy of Hojo. Victim of Hojo's experiments. Vincent has his own video game for crying out loud...

Yuffie
Daughter of king Godo. Princess of Wutai. Seeks to collect materia in order to bring back pride to her homeland. Sworn enemy of ShinRa.

Cait Sith/Reeve
ShinRa spy/employee. Architextural designer of Midgar, and Urban development director for ShinRa.


Now let's compare that to FFVIII's character development:

Squall
Doesn't remember his past. Later discovers that he grew up in an orphanage under the care of Edea.

Zell
Doesn't remember his past. Later discovers that he grew up in an orphanage under the care of Edea.

Quistis
Doesn't remember her past. Later discovers that she grew up in an orphanage under the care of Edea.

Selphie
Doesn't remember her past. Later discovers that she grew up in an orphanage under the care of Edea.

Rinoa
Daughter of General Caraway. Started a rebel group just to piss him off...

Irvine
Grew up in a small orphanage. Only character who seemingly remembers his past, yet keeps it a secret for some retarded unknown reason...
 
The problem for me with 8 is the characters and story. However, I think that is possibly one of the most solid in terms of system and gameplay. A lot of people hate the draw and junctioning systems but I like them, and being limited to 4 commands can bring a bit more thought back into it after 7's "everyone-can-do-everything" approach. So from that point of view I'd say it's worth another shot. But if you're talking about catching more of the plot I'd say don't bother, you didn't miss too much...:rolleyes:
 
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