All final fantasies are good games. VIII if feel is one of the better ones (I've played).
I did just play through the game over Christmas. Tried to unlock as much as I could remember without looking at guides. The Junctioning system I always thought was great and with GF abilities, easy to manipulate to your desires. If you think it's all about drawing magic, you don't understand the use of GFs.
Although, I also find it the easiest FF game, having the monster level with you then cast Meltdown, Aura etc and battle won in most cases.
Hmm, pie.