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Why new fan blog “Final Fantasy VIII is the Best” is the best (arstechnica.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/retrogaming

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[–] Son_of_dad 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

I'm not a fan of ff7. I actually love 8, and a few of the older ones but 7 never pulled me in. So to me it's kinda crazy to see like a dozen games released based on ff7 alone, when there are a dozen+ other final Fantasy worlds out there to explore.

I tried the ff7 remake and didn't like it either, so I wish they'd move on from ff7 already and work on expanding on the rest of the series.

I'm very happy they're finally moving on to an ff8 remake.

[–] EtherWhack 1 points 9 months ago

I think the one of the biggest reasons was FF7 just came first and helped to bridge common themes in the FF universe to a more novel (at the time) style of gameplay which included 3D graphics and a significantly larger story with a more expansive world.

IMO FF8 took a lot of what made FF7 critically acclaimed and fine-tuned it while giving a more modern and realistic story/world.

I see FF7/8 as a sort of renaissance to the FF universe; FF9 and beyond owing a bit of themselves to what 7/8 accomplished.

[–] Donjuanme 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Where is this ff8 remake news??? I'm missing something make if I missed this.

[–] Son_of_dad 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

My bad, I heard the rumor mill a few weeks back but SE says they're not doing it 😞

[–] EtherWhack 2 points 9 months ago

They say it'd be too much of an undertaking, cost and time-wise.

The IGN article I just read also mentions FF6 (as an example) would take 20 years to remake, and I'm wondering how that would compare to FF8 if it was even on the table. (https://www.ign.com/articles/final-fantasy-8-director-would-change-the-combat-system-in-a-remake)