In my opinion, the game was destined to get this kind of dismissive response as it followed on from Final Fantasy 7, the game that started practically every western gamer’s descent into JRPGs. Because of this FF8 is often overlooked in favour of more traditional entries in the series.
At the time it was a massive departure from the previous iterations (including Final Fantasy 7) changing key elements such as how magic was cast, defined job systems and how you earned money. It’s a turn based JRPG (Japanese Role-Playing Game) originally released in 1999 that focuses on a group of mercenaries, led by Squall Leonheart, and how they end up in a fight to save the entire world….so normal JRPG stuff then. Actually ‘most annoying’ might be a bit extreme, but there’s definitely some inconsistencies that make playing it a little odd.įirstly though let’s talk briefly about what FF8 is.
Considering at this point in my life I’ve completed FF7 and FF9 maybe 6 times apiece you can see just how long I’ve spent playing the eighth iteration over my life! Obviously then, I’m the perfect person to tell exactly why the Final Fantasy 8 Remaster is both the greatest–and most annoying game–I’ve played in a while. I have a weird relationship with FF8 (FFVIII to fans of Roman numerals), being that it’s the only original PlayStation Final Fantasy game that I never completed as a kid, and yet it’s the one that over the years I’ve probably played more than any other Final Fantasy game in existence. Would it be an over exaggeration to tell you that I was more excited for the Remaster of a 20 year old game then I was over any upcoming 2019 release? Of course it wouldn’t, I’m the one writing down my own thoughts how could I overexaggerate that!?
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