Final Fantasy VIII (PS) Reviews

Warning: This review is fairly long winded. I can be a little long winded at times, so try not to let it affect your judgement of the review ^^. Review With a game bearing so much pressure to outdo its godly predecessor, there was was easily scope for disappointment. Final Fantasy 7 had been the one, the only, the ...  Read the complete review

Final Fantasy 8 is often overlooked by the casual gamer in favour of its insanely popular predecessor - Final Fantasy 7. However, in many respects I feel that Final fantasy 8 is the better game. Graphics Graphically Final Fantasy 8 is much much better than 7. Yes, the CGI cutscenes may look a bit dated now, with ...  Read the complete review

I make no secret that Final Fantasy 7 is my favourite game in the series, but second place is a straight tie between 8 and 9, for they are also two of the best games not only of their generation, but EVER. Final Fantasy 8 was released to huge hype and fanfare, boasting an epic story on 4-discs that tells the ascension of Squall ...  Read the complete review

I do love the Final Fantasy games and the formula for this one worked really well and it is completely different to what has been done before but I'll get to that. You start the game as Squall who is the typical loner character that has become cliched in all Final Fantasy games since the very first one, Squall is a member of ...  Read the complete review

Final Fantasy VIII (or 8 for the rest of us!) The sequel that isn't actually a sequel. I think it's important to note at this stage that although most of the Final Fantasy games are numerically ordered that they don't form direct sequels in the way that you might expect such as the Halo series, instead each games creates it's ...  Read the complete review

My opinion of the game This is my second favourite final fantasy game (first being final fantasy 7, just because I like the structure and characters of the game better). I was a little hesitant to play this game at first as the theme is based around an academy (like going back to school, what a dreadful thought), but actually ...  Read the complete review

-basic overview- Most final fantasy fans would agree that this is the best of the playstation one games and many would also say that it is the best of any Final Fantasy game. With an exelent storyline and improved graphics in a sense it is a step up from the previous games in the series. Although there are not as many characters as ...  Read the complete review

In my own view Final Fantasy VIII (8) has quite an American storyline compared to the other Final Fantasy games and I love it. This game is one of my favourites from the series as it contains Rinoa Heartilly, a lively and cheerful romantic. Her limit break (which can be accessed when the characters are in a critical stage) is her dog ...  Read the complete review

This was the second Final Fantasy game to be released on the Playstation and most definitely had a task after following Final Fantasy VII. While in some ways it is a little better than it's predecessor, it fails to live up to FFVII's fame. The story follows Squall Leonhart, mercenary and member of SeeD (a special forces unit ...  Read the complete review

Final Fantasy 8. While being next in the Final Fantasy series from the legendary Final Fantasy 7, you'd think it would be hard to top a story line like Clouds, but Final Fantasy 8 does indeed have a very good go at it and does very well in my opinion. The story is based around a man called Squall Lionheart, a cold and stoic ...  Read the complete review

This games follows Squall (or whatever you wish to call him) on his quest to defeat a Sorceress called Edea. He is followed by his team mates - Zell, Selphie, Rinoa, Quistis and Irvine. The storyline is brilliant as it just keeps developing all the time. The game comes in 4 Disks. Each one continuing the game respectively like ...  Read the complete review

This was the first Final Fantasy game I played, and I really liked it the first time round - it was exciting, moving, and the FMVs were gorgeous. I recently went back to it after playing most of the rest of the Final Fantasy series and was sorely disappointed. I found the characters rather flat and boring, and Squall's ...  Read the complete review

Final fantasy fanatic....seifer so kewl ^_^ - Advantages: Great system used...junction really was usefull, game plot, the way the game developed, how you could be a different team and use them to aid your quest - Disadvantages: lesser storyline to say FF7 or 9

When Squaresoft decided to release Final Fantasy VII (the first 32-bit instalment of their enduring RPG series) on a global scale, it is unlikely that even the most optimistic of developers could have predicted the success that would follow. 30,000,000 sales, two-and-a-half years and a ...  Read the complete review

Too Much Hype - Advantages: Great graphics, A lot of gameplay - Disadvantages: Dissapointment after all the hype and the previous games, Storyline and characters poorer than previously, Complicated to play

After the international success off Final Fantasy VII in 1997, FF8 was sure to sell well no matter what. TV shows and magazines went out of their way to get first glances, and to test play it, and it is a good and long game. The problem is, it fails to capture the feel or playability of the previous title. Its more realistic ...  Read the complete review

Final Fantasy returns for an 8th instalment but has the magic worn off? ...In a word, yes, yes it has worn off. FFVIII is the downfall that was just waiting to happen in this long running series. I'll start with the gameplay... The game is fun from the immediate start, running round killing some monsters, talking to ...  Read the complete review

Most people Say Final Fantasy 8 is worse than Final Fantasy 9. I disagree, some say Final Fantasy 7 is better. I think not in this review I will help you see a way that makes Final Fantasy 8 ONE of the best RPG's Square has made. Story- The story starts off with the best opening cinemas I have seen. What the opening ...  Read the complete review

Fantastic Final Fantasy VIII - Advantages: Great Graphics, Junction Ability - Disadvantages: None

Many people say that this game is a bit of a dissapoitment especially compared to its predecessor. I tend to disagree. I personally cannot make up my mind which is better as there are some things in FFVIII that are better than FFVII and vice versa. In my opinion this game has a better storyline than any other game ever made including ...  Read the complete review