I enjoyed the 1st disc very much in ff8, but disc 2, 3, and 4 was boredom. flashbacks to chasing after a girl all through out 3 discs is what I dislike. His attitude doesn't help much either. I'd prefer Zell was main character instead.
I can't find ways to justify his emo-ness other than the fact he was raised in an orphanage. I can justify why Cloud is the way he is by understanding what happened to him in his past while growing up as a teen, and in ff7. (not gonna spoil the story)