If anything, this video of Omega Weapon is proof enough that the gameplay in FF VIII is broken.

And when all you have to do to prevail in battle is spam your limits, it really shows how shallow the gameplay truly is.

Note: I did beat Omega Weapon using that same method.  Boring as hell.

The junction system was excellent. It wasn't boring and it was fun to try to find more of the higher level spells. It added strategy to the combat beyond simply trying to kill things. It's better than materia, because materia is 100% passive, you equip them and they do all the work, leveling up from use incidentally. FF9's armor based skill leveling is my favorite. It's passive, like materia, but the armor and weapons you use effect your performance, so it is a tactical trade of in learning skills. Armor based skill leveling is also the style used in Final Fantasy Fourteen

The best battle system is in X-2.

Job system + fast paced ATB = WIN

th is an opinion. many reviewers, evn Edge tht gave ff13 a 5/10 sed it has the best battle sitem of the series.

bt i see junction sistem as part of battle system. thts wher ff13 lacks, it dun't give u diversity to customize like junction system did, tht is my opinion. if we jst talk about battle then yes ff13 is th best ther for me (paradigmm roles & everything is vry fun), but i see othr things like junctions as part of battle sistem so thts why ff8 has better battle system in th end for me.

i respect your opinion:):) junctioning was cool, but it did have it's flaws like making your character's too powerful, saying that i did not find FF XIII hard at all apart from long gui and once i figured him out, even that was easy.

LOL no!

The junction system was too convoluted for no reason, the gameplay like dtewi said got broken, you could break the game before the end of the first disc I believe. The battle system itself, as in the battles.....well you could draw magic which was weird and you could hit the R1 button when squall attacks for extra damage. The hitting R1 thing was cool actually, but still if it weren't for FF8's epic, fantastic plot (the last FF with such an awesome plot, after FF8 every FF's plot has lacked) it would be my least favourite FF game.

My favourite battle system is easily FF13's & then FF10's a distant second.....they are both on opposite ends in many ways but both were the most fun & satisfying.

Junction does not equal battle system. You can put that under growth mechanics or something, again FF7's materia system trumps FF8 there. Theres no point having variety for the sake of variety.

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