| dahuman said:
The problem was that they replaced the whole leveling feeling with drawing magic to burn time. When you level, you get a sense of accomplishment like a feeling of being rewarded, which makes 0 difference in that game besides making it harder, and you just draw all day and watch the number slowly go up as the time gets wasted away feeling unsatisfied and empty, then you get to the last boss and get a really anti climatic ending that almost made no sense if you really think about it, the whole love thing was just executed terribly. And I actually played FF8 on PC(also FF7), MGS on both PSX and PC, actual PC versions, and trust me when I say that they were not very graphically impressive to me at the time since I've been a PC gamer for forever lol, but PSX brought out a lot of interesting gameplay and I liked the game pad a lot(even had adapter for it on PC lol), that's for sure. |
In terms of visuals, and I'm talking the amazing backdrops, FF8 was honestly top of its time. Sure, 3D models weren't amazing but they were still well made for their time. I can't remember games like Hitman looking that much better in terms of the character at that time. Sure the graphics were smoother, but the char design of FF8 characters obliterated games like Hitman and Max Payne, night and day.
Drawing magic was part of the game, much like casting a spell. If you farmed it would take time, but you didn't have to have 99 draws at all times either. I don't think they put it to burn time, they just wanted to make a mechanic to limit your power so you weren't OP. Sure it didn't work out for everyone (some found cracks early in the game), but for me it worked out perfectly. Matter of fact I beat the game without even knowing how to craft weapons, so I'd be able to replay it for that aspect. :)
The ending of FF8 may not make sense after thorough analysis (which isn't the point of the experience), but what was enjoyable was going through all the questions and wondering what exactly is all going on throughout the game. Ultimately the ending didn't dissappoint me, but the mystery throughout the game is the whole fun of the game and to me it didn't dissappoint at all.
