Not if you know how to exploit it. Once you learn that magic is useless in FF8, all you need to do is Draw 100 of the most powerful spell available and junction it then never cast an offensive spell again.

The junction system is never properly explained and it's not instantly visible what you have to do to use it effectively. So most people who will play it for the first time will not use it to its fullest extent while overleveling, which makes it even harder. Not that the game is particularly hard but it's far from the pushover that was FF7.

Final Fantasy IV DS is hard, but the original and GBA version FFIV are very easy.

It's great that you managed to play Final Fantasy VII, it's a flawed but great game. I would say skip VIII and go straight to IX because I do believe that playing through IX is a fantastic experience but alas, if you insist on VIII then that's fine too.

It's odd because I think VIII is my most played FF game even though, imo it's not that great and more in the middle of the pack within the series. However, the soundtrack is great and if you can stand drawing magic from enemies then you will probably like it. But, I think that the plot and characters are probably the worst parts of the game, but that's all I say about it.

ive been thinking about it. I had the ps3 in my house for around 3 months because my brother was staying over (the one with the ps4) and so i got to play the tlou and some other games on it. but unfourtanately tlou was the only exclusive he owned, he's more of a dude bro call of duty gamer. So they'res a lot of exclusives i havent touched. But i wouldnt buy one for more than $100 because i still have the wii u, and my own ps4 to buy haha. Ill definitely pick one up if i can find one for 100 though/

Did you play it on a actual PS1? I'm trying to play it on a PSP and my game always freezes at Kalm when I'm about to fight the dragon. Its beginning to drive me nuts.

yeah, hopefully my friend will sell it to me eventually. He bought it for 150$ from his friend, so maybe he'll sell it to me for cheaper xD Ill make sure to buy the ps4 new to make up for the used ps3 haha. and lol at that rocks reference xD

There's no reason to believe he does or doesn't have good taste with him playing a widely popular game for the first time.

What people should be saying, since he's an RPG fan.  Why did it even take you so long to play such a popular game? 

Just to keep score, which FFs haven't you played and finished now?

Some of them. Off the top of my head, it's the minority actually, about 3 or 5. The first two are given to you through email annexes apparently. I don't get it either.