FF8 had the best battle system in a FF game - who agrees? (junctions ruled)

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AkibaFan said:

darthdevidem01 said:
LOL no!

The junction system was too convoluted for no reason, the gameplay like dtewi said got broken, you could break the game before the end of the first disc I believe. The battle system itself, as in the battles.....well you could draw magic which was weird and you could hit the R1 button when squall attacks for extra damage. The hitting R1 thing was cool actually, but still if it weren't for FF8's epic, fantastic plot (the last FF with such an awesome plot, after FF8 every FF's plot has lacked) it would be my least favourite FF game.

My favourite battle system is easily FF13's & then FF10's a distant second.....they are both on opposite ends in many ways but both were the most fun & satisfying.

Junction does not equal battle system. You can put that under growth mechanics or something, again FF7's materia system trumps FF8 there. Theres no point having variety for the sake of variety.

junctin is part of battle sistem, it changes ur stats in battle, it affcts the outcome of battle if u use it properly, sum ppl ignored junctining & so dnt knw much about it.

Then is wearing weapons that you can't change out during combat, part of the battle system as well?

As I understood it, the battle system is the thing that happens when you are in a battle in the game, and not what happens when you are preparing for battle, in a town, without an enemy in sight.

Is the part of Mario Brothers 3 where you move from level to level indicative of the gameplay in that game?

What's worse, is here, some outline the junctioning system as the main feature of the battle system, when in actuality, in never takes place during battle, ever, once during the entire game. It's a preperation, not an attack, and it is not part of the gameplay during any actual battles, it merely affects stats and affinities behind the scenes.