I heard that FF8 was a really good game, but it was almost the complete opposite of FF9. Junction System may be a bit too complicated for some. Final Fantasy VIII, a game that's received more than it's share bashing. Why, you may ask. Hopefully, I can help you find those answers.
Lets take a look.
In creating the eighth in the series, Square has kept a lot of what makes their RPGs great, but at the same time, have injected enough gameplay changes to give faithful gamers a truly different gaming experience. Most of the elements that were kept the same are in fundamental gameplay. The overwhelming popularity of FF7 must have left the folks at Square in a pretty optimistic mood, not to mention putting a few extra dollars in everyone's pockets. Being one of the most critically acclaimed RPGs of its time, FF7 set the standards to which all other PSX RPGs were to be judged against. The graphics, although primitive by today's standards, were considered cutting edge during its heydey, some 4 years ago in 1997.