[ShadowHeart]

I like FF8, it's a good game.. but I still used to think it's the worst FF game, and it had nothing to do with the story. The game has completely ruined the idea of leveling up. There's just no point. So there's no fun in fighting battles, except to gather AP, and you can do that w/o gaining experience quite easily.

However, I decided to start playing it again recently (currently at the start of the 3rd disc), and I realized that I like this game a lot more than I thought I did. It's not better than FF7 IMO, that's for sure, but more fun than many of the other parts of the series. I love the story, I have no problem with the junction system (even though it can get boring to draw 300 of each new magic you see on enemies/bosses) and the card game rules. I still don't like the idea that you don't benefit whatsoever from leveling up. But what is kind of strange is that instead, I find it a lot of fun to get through this game at as low level as possible.

Basically every FF fan I know in real life dislikes FF8 and loves FF7. I think it's about the junction system and that you have to draw so much magic all the time (which has a tendency to be boring in the long run).