VIII was awesome, some people are just nitpicking on everything. FF8 may have been the "worst" FF of it's gen, but I would rather say it's a 9/10 while VII and IX are 10/10.
So, VIII was wonderful, just not as good as the other two.
updated: 14.01.2012
playing right now: Xenoblade Chronicles
Hype-o-meter, from least to most hyped: the Last Story, Twisted Metal, Mass Effect 3, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Final Fantasy Versus XIII, Playstation ViTA
bet with Mordred11 that Rage will look better on Xbox 360.