Why does everyone hate FF VIII?

[Kasz216]

Ajax said:
so the story can not tip the story of VII, Xenogears, Chrono Cross or Suikoden, and the characters, let's be honest, Laguna, Squall, Zell and Seifer are no way original and legendary like Cloud, Vincent, Tifa, Aeris, Citan, Krelian, Sephiroth, Cid Highwind, Rufus, Vivi, Victor, Flik, or Delita or Thunder God Cid..

 Wha?  Chrono Cross's story?  Chrono Cross's story was HORRIBLE. (So was FF7's but people blind themselves to the abomination that was that games story.)

 Had FF7 and FF8 swapped places i bet FF7 would be the hated step child of the series.  FF7 had way more hype to it then just about any RPG ever had, and as such since FF8 wasn't anything like it and tried things new for a FF otuside of just slightly changing stuff.... you had problems.