I want both, and FF6, but FF8 is my favourite of the series easily. Although, unlike the original poster I felt the junction system was the best to date. It actually made me want to fight to get items to refine to magic, while at the same time giving me the option not to. The major downfall is the players who only draw magic and complain that it is tedious; I think I only ever draw GFs, Aura, and Haste magic. The game allows more freedom than the others. The only change I would make is the xp system, make it impossible to refine magic until a certain level is reached or a certain poin in the story, limit abuse of things like refining tents to Curaga early on. I don't care though, I like the game for the story and characters; most importantly the places. It has the best ending of a game to date.
I describe myself as a little dose of toxic masculinity.
