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krelyan:
FF8 has one of the better FF combat systems with lots of fun customization :). I remember having to start over after the first Ultimecia (sp?) fight because I just could not beat her because my character builds were garbage. Also, I now feel really old now realizing that game is over 15 years old! :o

atarileaf:
I grew up in the 70's and 80's so I grew up loving arcade games so that style of game is definitely my favorite genre. Also a big fan of racing/sports, adventure games (like the old Lucasarts/Sierra style adventure games), simulation games like flight, pool, pinball, puzzle games, strategy and shmups.

You look at that list and it's easy to see I'm not a big modern or current gen fan. The top 5 popular genres now seem to be platformers, rpgs, first person shooters, 2D fighting/beat-em-up games, and 3D action games ala Assassins Creed or Tomb Raider. None of those really appeal to me.

fredlepirate:
Tactical RPG, I discover that genre with Ogre Battle on SNES, but it`s Final Fantasy Tactics that got me hooked.

I also love J-RPG, everything started with Final Fantasy on NES (yep Im old...), and my love for that genre grown on SNES with FFIV, FFVI and Breath of Fire 2.

I also used to love fighting games, specially during the PS1 era (Street Fighter Alpha 3, Soul Edge, Tekken 3, KOF 99), but I don`t have much interest for that type anymore.

dreama1:

--- Quote from: LeJason on May 21, 2015, 05:08:08 pm ---I love me some old traditional JRPGs.
Final Fantasy 8 was one of the first games I ever played, and it just blew my mind. Being able to explore a big-ass and interesting world, the fact that it had a kickass story, the music. My god, the MUSIC. MMMMMM. Even the combat I loved, and though it's not necessarily a staple JRPG feature GFs were my favourite thing about the game as a kid. It was all more than my 5 or whatever-year old brain could take. So since then I've loved JRPGs that follow a similar format.

Most modern JRPGs have just been shameful, so it's getting really hard to find JRPGs of the same standard as pre-Enix Final Fantasy, but when they get it right they can be absolutely amazing.

(I know my opinion on FF8 isn't exactly a popular one, but I love it with all my heart nonetheless.)

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Hey why does FF8 get so much shit about it?

woahsweetgreyphix:
I mean, I personally didn't hate FF8 but I think the game really fell short with it's characters and story line. I just couldn't relate to any of them and they all seemed sameish to me (I'm also not the biggest fan of the "tough guy" protagonists that some FF games like to go for) Also I thought the "romance" stuff between Squall and Rinoa was so cheesy haha. I just couldn't take it seriously. I also thought the story was really convoluted, and I played through the game twice haha. All that multiple dimensions and "sorceress from the future" stuff really made the game fall apart for me towards the end.

Don't get me wrong, there were some great points to that game. I agree that the music was fantastic and the graphics and environments were really cool and interesting. I liked the junction system too! (Though I think it was kind of dumb to have your stats linked to a consumable magic). I think the story had some great moments too, particularly some the spaces scenes, but there were a lot of things I didn't like as well. I think they were trying to go for a grand cinematic masterpiece with the serious character development and the roller coaster of a epic story after the success of FF7 but it just seemed forced to me. Just my opinion though haha :)

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