I'm gonna review one of my favorite classic RPG game, Final Fantasy 8. Keep reading...

Story

The story of FF 8 is not too complicated like others RPG games such as Xenogears and Chrono Cross. You play as Squall Leonheart, a group leader of future mercenaries who has mission to stop an ancient sorceress and save the world from destruction. Unfortunately, the story doesn't develop well.

It's all about love

The love story between Squall and Rhinoa is very famous, it could be the main story of FF 8.

FF 8 Characters

*Squall Leonheart

A very handsome 17 years old boy. He is antisocial person and only cares about himself.

*Rhinoa Heartily

If Rhinoa was a real person, she could be the prettiest girl ever!!

*Quistis Trepe

She is a complicated girl and it seems that she also loves Squall.

*Zell Dincht

Squall's very best friend. Unfortunately, he is an impatient person.

*Selphie Tilmitt

A transferred student who always looks happy. She has a cute face and funny weird hair.

*Irvine Kinneas

A cool cowboy with cool weapon. But the truth, he is weaker than he looks.

Gameplay

*The battle system of this game is very unique. Unlike FF 7, you no longer can get money after defeating monster, but you can get it from your job. The most interesting of this game is you can summon some big creatures called Guardian Force (GF). They will help you a lot in defeating monsters and bosses in this game. There are so much GF in FF 8 world, it takes hours if you want to collect all of the Guardian Force.

*No armor you can find along the game. And you must upgrade your weapon periodically.

*Each character has no special magic since magic is an item in this game. But you can get magic by stealing it from the enemies.

*Junction system

You can add certain magics to your weapon (such as firaga). It is much easier to beat the game if you know how to master this system.

*The strongest boss in previous series, Ultima Weapon, also appears in this game. Make sure you have reached level 100 if you want to fight this boss.

Graphics

Unlike FF 7 and FF 9, the characters in FF 8 look realistic and very detailed. The game backgrounds also look so cool and amazing. And the best part is the opening FMV. (it could be the best opening FMV in the playstation console)

If you are a classic RPG games collector, you should add FF 8 to your list.

Thanks for reading my review...