final fantasy viii and be and a the name suggest and eighth in the phenomenal final fantasy series . i would not say it the best . it impossible to point to one of these game and say and this be the best one . there something for everyone in all of them and and someone who adore one may hate another and easily . i will and however and say without shame that this be my favorite final fantasy . it a hit and miss game . either you will love every aspect of it and or hate every aspect of it . that say and i will take a objective an approach to this game a i possibly can . so and to the actual review . graphic represent look back and with game such a devil may cry and castlevania represent lament of innocence and and final fantasy x to compare it to and viii graphic seem a little . square . literally . but the cutscenes be still absolutely gorgeous and and for the time and this be top of the line . and even look back and the world be still beautiful and the creature you fight be still realistic look ( well and as realistic a a giant plant with great big tentacle can be ) . the somewhat dated graphic of the actual gameplay do not really detract from the rest of the story and though and so i will still give them a positive . gameplay represent hard to get into and even for player who know the other final fantasy . i hate to admit it and but even if you master everything about the materia system of vii and you might still get a headache learn the junction system . but the rest of the gameplay be easy to understand and and once you get the hang of the junction system and the game quickly become a easy or difficult a you wish . this game be unique in that your character stats be whatever you want them to be you set the right magic to the right stat and and make it happen . or and if you want a challenge and go without . it make for great fun . the big flaw i have with the game be that it long . it 4 disc long and and to play the game out fully can take upwards of 60 hour . not for the faint of heart . but still and positive . storyline represent this should be a novel . and a movie . one of the most complex plot line in this series and intriguing and fascinate to no end . you start off a squall and a young man training to become part of an elite mercenary force and seed . from a mission to help a small resistance faction overthrow the government to skip through time to fight a powerful sorceress and you watch squall character open up to his friend and and become a great leader . absolutely stun . positive . character represent the problem i find with vii be that the character weren not entirely realistic . not so with viii . final fantasy viii character feel so human and a though you could walk into a bookstore and run into quistis and or get serve at a café by zell . theyre people you would know and and over the course of the game and you come to understand them and the little nuance of their character and the thing that make them real . the characterization be flawless and which be good consider the plot be so character driven . positive . overall represent enjoyable and with a strong plot line and incredible character and and good graphic . certainly worth check out . like i say and though and not everyone be go to like it . the game focus very strongly on squall character and and the love story be a major part of the plot . if you enjoy a good adventure or romance and then this be clearly for you . if not and rent it or borrow it and see if you like it . all you will lose will be a space on your memory card and the hour you would have spend re play symphony of the night for the twelfth time . it a great game and and well worth play . positive .