Does anyone eles think that Final Fnatasy VIII is the greatest jrpg?

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#1 dabigsiebowski
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Just finished the game again and Im just astounded by how great the game really is. Even on my 56" Samsung dlp it looks amazing. Anyone eles agree?
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#2 villa4europe
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still the best ive ever played and the card sub game remains the best ive played too
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#3 Vandalvideo
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I may have thought that had I never played Koudelka, Suikoden 2, Shadow Hearts, Vandal hearts, Star Ocean: Second Story, Alundra, Lunar, Breath of Fire, Tales of Destiny 2,...... (Rambles on for a good hour)
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#4 thrones
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I think so too! Hoorah :D
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#5 clintos59
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My favorite out f them all was final fantasy 8 and then 7 then 6 and then X and then X-2 and then 12 but they all were awesome. Gotta love the summoning and limit breaks. :)
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#6 dabigsiebowski
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oh yeah dude, card system was great. The side quests are really good too, Ultima Weapon for Eden, Jumbo Cactuar, Odin, Omega Weapon which i beat the first time. Flawless game. Its a really good example of how well you get to know a system and how much you can sqeeze out of it. I would say it maxes out the ps1 and then some. Squaresoft Devs were #1 for a long time.
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#7 WINDWAKER1
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it was great, but I liked X more. but VIII was the 2nd best
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still the best ive ever played and the card sub game remains the best ive played toovilla4europe

Seconded.

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#9 l-_-l
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Just finished the game again and Im just astounded by how great the game really is. Even on my 56" Samsung dlp it looks amazing. Anyone eles agree?dabigsiebowski
No. In fact, I think it is one of the crappiest FF games I have played. I couldn't believe something so crappy followed something so awesome (FF7). FF8 was a huge let down for me.
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#10 Mitazaki
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FF6 best in the series
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#11 Gunraidan
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False.

This is the greatest JRPG:

(IMO at least)

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#12 foxhound_fox
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Nope... from what I've played of it, Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne is.
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#13 darkslider99
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FF6 best in the seriesMitazaki

I'm playing through that right now...have it on my SNES. Defintly one of the greatest FF games. Right now, I'd say it's either the best of 2nd best FF game (behind IV).
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#14 Cute_Red_Panda
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False.

This is the greatest JRPG:

(IMO at least)

Gunraidan

Moby Games?

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#15 Bigboi500
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[QUOTE="Gunraidan"]

False.

This is the greatest JRPG:

(IMO at least)

Cute_Red_Panda

Moby Games?

ROFLMAO! I say it's a toss up between: FFX, DQVIII, and SMT: N.
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#16 Mitazaki
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[QUOTE="Mitazaki"]FF6 best in the seriesdarkslider99

I'm playing through that right now...have it on my SNES. Defintly one of the greatest FF games. Right now, I'd say it's either the best of 2nd best FF game (behind IV).

yeah IV was awesome aswell cant wait for the remake for DS lol

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#17 haris12121212
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It's one of my favourite jrpgs ever. Maybe not the greatest but certainly in my top 10.
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#18 Khoaki
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VII.. everything went downhill after that,
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#19 LanDC77
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I would say its 2nd to Tales of Symphonia.
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#20 giancarlo123x
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ff8>all other FF
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#21 Arhazard
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Just finished the game again and Im just astounded by how great the game really is. Even on my 56" Samsung dlp it looks amazing. Anyone eles agree?dabigsiebowski

I've recently got back into it too, but I have to say I disagree that it looks amazing on a HDTV - on my 42" Samsung it looks absolutely terrible (only have composite cables though, my PS2 is too old to upscale unfortunately). I have to admit though, the sound is incredible, such an improvement from VII. The overall gameplay is great, however it has flaws that keep it from being better - the draw system was far too slow and you could make your characters overpowered very early in the game if you drew the right spells (I remember the boss that had the spell 'triple' on the 2nd disc, that pretty much kept Squall overpowered for the entirety of the game). Why the level up system exists is beyond me. I also really, really wish you could skip GF animations. My first playthrough I never bothered to summon them because the animations were so long.

I believe that a lot of people have trouble getting over the learning curve and that it is does break the JRPG tradition a fair bit. I stuck with it and was constantly amazed at the later discs (it starts off slow). Overal I like it better than VII/IX.

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#22 Dave2500N
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I have a feeling ff13 will be great:D Lighting seemse like an interesting character.
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#23 SSJ_Nega
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It's probably my favourite Final Fantasy.
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#24 killab2oo5
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It's good but I liked FF7 better. Other JRPG's I like better are Lunar Knights,Chrono Trigger,Disgaea,Secret of Mana,Legend of Dragoon...etc. The FF series is nice but I think its a bit overrated.

EDIT:Whoops,didn't know I quoted.

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#25 thepwninator
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I prefer Tales of Symphonia...
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#26 laughingman42
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90% of the combat was GF, GF, GF, GF, GF, GF, Cure, GF fight over which really bugged me. The card game was fun though. The game also has some of the most fantastic cutscenes of any game ever.
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#27 lordlors
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i still think FF IV better than FF VIII.
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#28 Cali3350
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8 is the best in the series. 7 is also good, and X-2 kept me entertained. All the others are letdowns though for me.
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#29 Dave2500N
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final fantasy x is the best ff. It was the first ff using voice on characters and the story was simply amazing and so sad at the end. Its actually the only game ive ever cried for.
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#30 Gunraidan
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Moby Games?

Cute_Red_Panda

Fixed it.

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#31 trophylocoste
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I still think ff7 is the best...
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#32 Nova_Mongoose
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The story is a little too "soap opera" for me. I'll take VII or X over VIII any day.

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#33 Ragnarok1051
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[QUOTE="darkslider99"][QUOTE="Mitazaki"]FF6 best in the seriesMitazaki


I'm playing through that right now...have it on my SNES. Defintly one of the greatest FF games. Right now, I'd say it's either the best of 2nd best FF game (behind IV).

yeah IV was awesome aswell cant wait for the remake for DS lol

Ds version is coming this summer, my favorite is 7 and 9 but all these comments make me want to go play 8 again.

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#34 Tykain
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I loved FF 8, but i loved 6 and 7 even more so.
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#35 forgot_it
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8 was a really good game, not my favourite, but it is still one of my favourites.
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#36 omarguy01
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cant get into it because of the porblems this guy points out in his videos http://youtube.com/watch?v=1njLpZDfUCQ
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#37 Smoke_ManMuscle
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I think it gets a crapload of unwarranted hate. I thought it was great.
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#38 l-_-l
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cant get into it because of the porblems this guy points out in his videos http://youtube.com/watch?v=1njLpZDfUCQomarguy01
:lol::lol: God yes, thank you. That guys explains it to a T. That is why FF8 sucks to me.
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I think it's (VIII) the best of the main entries. I wouldn't call it the greatest of JRPG in general.
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#40 Ragnarok1051
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I think it's (VIII) the best of the main entries. I wouldn't call it the greatest of JRPG in general.-RPGamer-

I see you got your 360 back.

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[QUOTE="-RPGamer-"]I think it's (VIII) the best of the main entries. I wouldn't call it the greatest of JRPG in general.Ragnarok1051

I see you got your 360 back.

Yup decided to animate my sig this round :P (Working on a PS3 version, and Wii version :))

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#42 Ragnarok1051
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cant get into it because of the porblems this guy points out in his videos http://youtube.com/watch?v=1njLpZDfUCQomarguy01

I don't like his points but man is he funny. :lol:

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#43 Ragnarok1051
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[QUOTE="Ragnarok1051"]

[QUOTE="-RPGamer-"]I think it's (VIII) the best of the main entries. I wouldn't call it the greatest of JRPG in general.-RPGamer-

I see you got your 360 back.

Yup decided to animate my sig this round :P (Working on a PS3 version, and Wii version :))

What are you looking forward to getting on your PS3 and Wii?

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[QUOTE="-RPGamer-"][QUOTE="Ragnarok1051"]

[QUOTE="-RPGamer-"]I think it's (VIII) the best of the main entries. I wouldn't call it the greatest of JRPG in general.Ragnarok1051

I see you got your 360 back.

Yup decided to animate my sig this round :P (Working on a PS3 version, and Wii version :))

What are you looking forward to getting on your PS3 and Wii?

PS3:

  • MGS4
  • FFXIII
  • FFvsXIII
  • Valkyria Chronicles
  • Disgaea 3
  • Infamous
  • White Knight Story
  • Agarest Senki - albeit not likely to be localized
  • Star Ocean 4

Wii:

  • Fragile
  • Tales of Symphonia 2
  • King Story
  • Legend of the Dragon Sword - hate the new name
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#45 rickjamesxx
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Just finished the game again and Im just astounded by how great the game really is. Even on my 56" Samsung dlp it looks amazing. Anyone eles agree?dabigsiebowski
def its much better then the overrated ff 7
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#46 rickjamesxx
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[QUOTE="Ragnarok1051"][QUOTE="-RPGamer-"][QUOTE="Ragnarok1051"]

[QUOTE="-RPGamer-"]I think it's (VIII) the best of the main entries. I wouldn't call it the greatest of JRPG in general.-RPGamer-

I see you got your 360 back.

Yup decided to animate my sig this round :P (Working on a PS3 version, and Wii version :))

What are you looking forward to getting on your PS3 and Wii?

PS3:

  • MGS4
  • FFXIII
  • FFvsXIII
  • Valkyria Chronicles
  • Disgaea 3
  • Infamous
  • White Knight Story
  • Agarest Senki - albeit not likely to be localized
  • Star Ocean 4

Wii:

  • Fragile
  • Tales of Symphonia 2
  • King Story
  • Legend of the Dragon Sword - hate the new name

star ocean 4 platform hasnt been annouced yet
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#47 Ragnarok1051
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star ocean 4 platform hasnt been annouced yet
rickjamesxx

More than likely coming out for the PS3, and nice list RPGamer but what is Agarest Senki?

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#48 Vax45
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Oh god, there were so many things I found wrong with VIII, where do I start?

[spoiler]

So many unanswered questions like: who the hell is Gilgamesh if you find Odin? What the hell is that station that you find Odin in? Who healed Squall's wounds after Edea threw a spear made out of ice through his chest?

Don't you think that 8 people who grew up in an orphanage together and coincidentally came back together and don't remember it because GF's erased they're minds is lazy writing and cheezy?

Drawing magic is annoying. Plus, the combat system is broken because the monsters level up with you and all you have to do is equip the strongest magic spell you have to your strength and you got instantanious death.
[/spoiler]



That's all I have for now.
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star ocean 4 platform hasnt been annouced yet
rickjamesxx

It's a relatively safe assumption. Factor in all the pre-SO4 hype work being done on the PSP with the remakes and you come up with my assumption.

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[QUOTE="rickjamesxx"]

star ocean 4 platform hasnt been annouced yet
Ragnarok1051

More than likely coming out for the PS3, and nice list RPGamer but what is Agarest Senki?

SRPG meets dating sim essentially.