[General Discussion] Titles you just don't get why other people can't get into

What? I don't recall people saying crap about Okami.

I don't get why people can't get into FFVIII. It receive lots of hate from FF fans, yet garnered strong praise from gaming websites/magazines. People seem to hate it because it wasn't like any other FF game with the junctioning, the way weapons and magic worked, and they hated the fact that in order to deal any damage in the game, they had to use GF's constantly.

I for one like having changes made to an established franchise, instead of doing the same old thing over and over. I loved the way Square mixed modern-day elements (trains and cars) with fantasy, and you only needed GF's on the first disc. Then you never need to use a GF ever again, except for Junctioning and the awesome shop. I agree that drawing magic is pretty tedious, but the other patrs of the game sure made up for it.

Of course, people hated the characters too. I for one liked them, so I have nothing to say about that.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by GoldfishX

the Laguna stuff kinda came out of nowhere...

Did you get far into the game? Laguna's part in the story is explained much later on.

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-the "orphange twist". This one just got into the range of being "unbelievable", especially since most of your party is met entirely by chance.

Lots of people hated this part. The situation isn't entirely impossible, and given the family theme prevalent in the entire game, there's a very good reason why the orphanage relevation(sp?) exists. Square didn't toss it in because 'they ran out of ideas.'

Personally, the game had way more memorable parts in it then bad. It's my favourite FFVIII game. I've had special moments with it. However, FFXII may knock it out of its throne.

There's nowhere I can't reach.