Second time around
Well I just played and beat Final Fantasy VIII for the second time in about 10 years. It was seriously my second ever RPG after Pokemon Red/Blue, so you can probably guess that I had no earthy clue what the hell I was doing.
I wanted to give the game a second go for two reasons:
1) I felt as though I gave the game too hard a time when I was younger, but it was mostly my fault because I didn't understand the play mechanics at all. My first time through I just summoned GFs in every single fight, because I was wondering why the hell my normal attacks were doing such a lousy amount of damage. The story is still ass though.
2) I heard that it was possible to get through the whole game without gaining a single gaining, given that you were willing to play the card game for hours on end to get cards tor refine into spells to junction, which I did. I was a powerhouse for the entire game. The only person I couldn't beat was Omega Weapon, but I think if I play it right I can eventually beat him (I actually tried to record my boss fight, but I kept losing).
I enjoyed my little trip into nostalgia country, but I'm not sure if I'll ever actually play through the whole game again.
EDIT: Oh, and I had to watch the last half of the ending on youtube, because some years ago one of my cousins put a crack in Disc 4 and it freezes at a certain point.
I wanted to give the game a second go for two reasons:
1) I felt as though I gave the game too hard a time when I was younger, but it was mostly my fault because I didn't understand the play mechanics at all. My first time through I just summoned GFs in every single fight, because I was wondering why the hell my normal attacks were doing such a lousy amount of damage. The story is still ass though.
2) I heard that it was possible to get through the whole game without gaining a single gaining, given that you were willing to play the card game for hours on end to get cards tor refine into spells to junction, which I did. I was a powerhouse for the entire game. The only person I couldn't beat was Omega Weapon, but I think if I play it right I can eventually beat him (I actually tried to record my boss fight, but I kept losing).
I enjoyed my little trip into nostalgia country, but I'm not sure if I'll ever actually play through the whole game again.
EDIT: Oh, and I had to watch the last half of the ending on youtube, because some years ago one of my cousins put a crack in Disc 4 and it freezes at a certain point.