Why is ff8 hated?

While I like the story it is not exactly conventional. The game also suffers from a big tonal shift in comparison to the other games in the series. Some people don’t like the more angst filled characters and story and feels it takes itself to too seriously where Final Fantasy has traditionally been more positive.

Is there a Final Fantasy 8 movie?

Final Fantasy VIII The Movie is a fan project put together by cosplayers and fans of the game, hoping to recreate the opening cinematic of FFVIII as exactly as they can, shot by shot! You can also see more from these wonderful cosplayers in the Final Fantasy issue of Cosplay Realm Magazine, available now!

What happens at the end of Final Fantasy 8?

At the end of disc one, Squall and Friends face Edea on a parade float in Deling City. After the fight, when Edea seems defeated, she conjures an enormous ice shard and propels it through Squall’s chest. Squall stumbles back and falls off the platform. Squall closes his eyes and dies.

How long does it take to finish ff8?

42 Hours

Is Final Fantasy 8 a love story?

Despite its themes of resistance, politics and war, Final Fantasy VIII is, fundamentally, a love story.

Do rinoa and squall end up together?

During their adventure, she is briefly possessed by the evil sorceress Ultimecia and becomes a sorceress herself once the spirit leaves her body. After defeating Ultimecia, Rinoa and Squall become a couple. Rinoa has also made cameo appearances in other Final Fantasy and Square Enix games.

How did rinoa squall fall in love?

Rinoa’s determination to keep him dancing made him quickly fall for her. When Rinoa falls into a coma; Squall completely breaks down because he realizes that he took Rinoa for granted and that he can’t keep on pushing people away because one day he’s going to loose the people that he really cares about.

Does Squall have a love interest?

Rinoa is known for her trademark angel wings printed on the back of her duster sweater and, as such, her “character symbol” is a white feather that signifies the wings. She is Squall Leonhart’s love interest and is featured in the game’s logo with him.

Does rinoa die in ff8?

When you look at the way things go, the game ends with Ultimecia AKA Rinoa going back into the past so she can die, giving her powers to Edea in the process. Thus, the plot effectively ends – and thus, begins with Rinoa’s death, and the entire rest of the game is merely her dying dream.

Why do they call Squall Leon?

Squall takes the name Leon as an alias because he is ashamed of not protecting those he loved from the Heartless when his home world the Radiant Garden was consumed by darkness. A memory-based version of Squall (as Leon) appears in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories teaching gameplay in a tutorial.

Who is the bad guy in FF8?

Ultimecia