Final Fantasy VIII Wish List

Thanks for all your wishes! I've managed to hand pick some of the better ones out for show. From now, however, on, the Final Fantasy VIII wish list is closed, but look out for a Final Fantasy IX one soon!



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A PC Version of Final Fantasy 8!!!
Name: Alberto
E-mail alberto.dragon@skynet.be - on Sunday, November 15, 1998 at 13:25:30
Wish: " I would like to see: I have loved FF games since FF1 on NES. I do not own a playstation and I thought that despite all the critics FF7 worked real good on a PC. So I have only 1 wish: Please release a PC version of FF8 !!!!!! ...."


Gay Characters - Live With It
Name: Adrian Gilby
E-mail ajg97@doc.ic.ac.uk - on Wednesday, November 11, 1998 at 12:55:07
Wish: "Another quick note. You guys don't think that a game is ready for gay characters? Why not? It would certainly make the character relationships more interesting. The belief that children should be protected from such concepts is laughable, I would have thought that anyone willing to play FF8 to any serious extent already knows far more about the existence of gay people than all you homophobes out there are willing to consider. Gay people exist and they shouldn't be discriminated against, even if they're only characters in a game -- They've got just the same rights as you an me. Live with it. ...."


Magic
Name: Juan Rivera
E-mail jurddt@hotmail.com - on Monday, November 23, 1998 at 22:14:22
Wish: " I have just one great wish for the final fantasy series. I would like to see the programmers add a different character, a special character that can learn the special powers of magic on her own with out any type of special item. Like on final fantasy 2 some of the characters were born with special powers and learned how to use them as they grew up on levels. They should'nt take out the magic spells thats the best part about final fantasy games the spells are what it is about. And the gaurdian force spells, they need to make the game more challenging to get a summon spell, again like on final fantsy 2 and 3 in order to call you have to defeat the master before you can learn to summon him. Games are just geting to easy these days They should make us earn the summons by fighting them to prove our worthyness to use them. All I ask is that they put more difficulty on the final fantasy games these are the best rpgs and final fantasy was way easier than 1! and 2 and 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That just 'beeeps me off'. ...."


More Lovin'
Name: Hector Strife
E-mail fantany@yahoo.com - on Wednesday, November 11, 1998 at 00:10:58
Wish: " I want more love and I hate how they make a big deal out of the main character. Why can't that girl fall for zell instead of squall, that way since you only feel for the main character you would actually get geallous. I hated the way Tifa and Iris fell for Cloud.- I actually got bored of them fighting for them. Don't reveal the last bad guy so quickly.- I hated the way all throughout FF7 we were going after Sephi. I want the party to split like in Final Fantasy III and make them remeet after a while and try to make it two players.- Can you imagen finishing such an awsome adventure with a friend and can you imagen you and your friend fighting for the same girl.- And you could also in the end say I gained much more axpirience than you did and I can kick your but any time and have them fight just for fun ( practice mode). Thanks PS.- Even better play it with your girl friend it would be like watching a movie but you'r actually living it. [if you have enough inmagination. ...."


Less Boxy Characters
Name: Dan
E-mail starman666@hotmail.com - on Tuesday, November 10, 1998 at 21:35:15
Wish: " My wish is quite simple. I would hope that Square would make the characters look less boxy when you the player are out of a movie. In ff7 barrets hands looked looked like he was constantly holding crates (even on his good hand). From what I have seen from the screen shots the characters look more 'americanish' but i think Square could still push that a little farther and i like the way the women look in ff8 but they need to make the men look more like men i could not tell if laguna was a guy or a girl before i read it in the character details below the pictures these are my wishes i relize that it is far too late for Square to do anything about it (seen as how the game is already released in japan)but, i dont think i am asking for a whole lot ...."


A Fag or two... A Nice Touch!
Name: Cap'n Squiggy Domovoi
E-mail stoneclaw@hotmail.com - on Wednesday, November 11, 1998 at 14:27:24
Wish: " First of all, SPEECH!!! I got to the end of FF7 and all they had to give me was subtitles! I think at least the endings should have actual talking.

Second, what the hell is with you people and your dislike of gay characters? I think a fag or two would add a touch more realism to the games and give gay players someone to look up too. Plus, the big buff hero lady's man thing has been done to death in my opinion.

Third, FEWER STEREOTYPICAL WOMEN!!! Aeris and Tifa were buff, as are many other RPG chicks, but they still retain that feminine quality, and after awhile you know the personality of the female characters without even having to pay attention to them in the game. Maybe a tomboy or two. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, SOME DIFFERENCES PLEASE!!!

Fourth, I'd like to see a game that is literally MASSIVE. One that spans several generations. Like, you start off with a hero or a set of heroes and complete their quest, and then you take their children or grandchildren on a quest of their own.

Fifth, I loved the summons, I thought they were cool, but I think the summon sequences should be omitted in parts of the game that have time limits. Getting the huge materia on the train was even more frustrating with the summons consuming all my time!

Sixth, I love Pokemon. I like there should be creatures you can summon that you can also talk to and care for, like Chocobos, only many different types. Like a built-in virtual pet.

Thank ye fer listening. ...."



Quit Bitchin' About FF7
Name: Kris Wood
E-mail iamagain@sprint.ca - on Monday, November 23, 1998 at 04:03:58
Wish: " I wish people would quit bitchin about FF7.....*g*....

Really though I wish they would bring back the "mass character selection" like in FF6. I enjoyed having a wiiiiide variety of characters to choose from, and in the second half, find. I had no hardcore problem with FF7's storyline (though it could have been slightly more contentual). I personally hope they DO kill people off in FF8, and a lot of them, but the problem with that is, it sounds too much like Blood. I'm not talking having 800 playable characters in which 99% get killed off, I'm talking the world slowly decays itself, and a slight few people are left alive. Maybe it's just my deadly side coming out again....

I also hope they will be touching slightly harsher ground in terms of morals....Censoring FF7 wasn't a mistake, though I don't see it very well required since 9 out of 10 of us know what they said anyway. Also, religion, as in Xenogears, was quite a lot ignored in FF7, not entirely, but quite a lot. I have, and still do believe that if FF7 was less sensitive towards people, the storyline could have developed out properly. Kinda like FF6, which was lightened heavily for america, but held it's content enough to bring forth affecting issues.

And to finish, I'd also like to see text boxes RETURN.....I know that strikes fear and hatred into people, but replacing text with real-speetch, seems kinda not-Final Fantasy. I am tired of people who were enticed to the series by FF7's graphics, whining about having to read. Personally, if thats all FF7 brought to the series, is crying SOB's....I hope FF9 is a 2D game with a crapload of text. It would ease my mind..... ...."



I am Madly in Love with the Turks
Name: peter hopkins
E-mail puffygiant@hotmail.com - on Thursday, November 12, 1998 at 15:49:45
Wish: " I am madly in love with the turks,and would like to see something similar in ff8. For those of you who think that they should drop dialog boxes and adopt voices, take a look at resedent evil, the shitty dialog in that game should be enough to change your feeble minds(just joking, youre not feeble, just misguided).

And, as a final remark on that little gem, I dont want them to make the men manly, and the woman dainty, cause that would make it less of an experience, and more of a stereotipical "video game" ...."



Lacking Individuality
Name: Thagg
E-mail pjackso@telusplanet.net - on Thursday, November 12, 1998 at 03:01:59
Wish: " One of the biggest disappointments of FF7 (for me, at least) was that the characters were lacking individuality. If a person who had never played FF7 before were to continue a saved game at the end, would this person notice any diference between the characters? Well, the weapons were different, but when they all do 9999 damage, who cares? Some characters might be better magic users than others, but with a mastered Magic Plus materia or two, that won't matter either. FF3/6 had a similar problem with the espers, but at least each character had abilities to call their own. I could tell you right now who my favorite FF3/6 characters are: Edgar, Cyan, Terra, and Celes. In FF7, I've never picked favorite characters, because there is nothing (in gameplay terms) to distinguish one from another. Also: moogles, not mogs. New world, not the old one. New characters, not the old ones. (Aeris's and Cloud's story has been told. I want a new one.) No major ste! reotypical characters, especially unrealistic ones. Why does Barret use Ebonics when no one else in Corel does, or anywhere for that matter? More political intrigue! Multiple leaders of your party for more of the game. I think that's enough. ...."


Too Dark...
Name: Matthew O'Brien
E-mail mdobrien@geocities.com - on Wednesday, November 11, 1998 at 21:24:45
Wish: " Here are some of my wishes: What's with the dark, technology look? FF7 had it for a while, and some of the FF8 pics I see are really dark, with tons of machines. How about some nature-water, grass, etc. Or a mix. And choices-more dialogue choices, more often! HAve it effect the rest of the game (not majorly-not just one). Also, have multiple endings. FF7 was good, but they didn't have multiple endings. And super-long. Also, I like the multiple planets idea. Maybe make them 7-9 Cds; a long game is a better one. I would also like to see some details-details for FMVs, regular playing, etc. Also, have some extra characters from past games as hidden characters that would actally have interaction with the rest of the game. MAybe have a choice of who the main character is. Oh well, as long as there's Cid, there'll be plenty of interesting things going on :-) ...."


The Usual... Speech
Name: Greg Dean
E-mail saguself@hotmail.com - on Monday, November 23, 1998 at 05:47:08
Wish: " Okay, I've read over all the wish lists, and i can tell you that the one thing EVERYONE wants (Myself included) is speech. That's probably not going to happen, however, unless they were to release it on psx2, and use the higher density discs. One thing about final fantasy 8 that i really like is the action. They have obviously done some awesome storyboarding to come up with some of these sequences. Okay, i know THIS One it not going to happen, but i want more anime looking charecters! Anime is the base of FF! (Or at least i would like to think so.) It would definately be cool to have charecters that changed look more when you changed equipment. I would also like to see some mass battles in the game, where, say, you control armies (kind of in the same fashion as the battle at narshe in ff6). Okay, one thing i have to get off my chest right here is this : I have seen numerous people whining for charecters from ff7 to be in ff8, or for ff8 to be a "sequel" to ff7. I have played every final fantasy game in one fashion or another, and as a true final fantasy fan, i have to say that this will not and shoudl not happen. I would be offended if it did. Square has had a long-standing tradition : Every new Final Fantasy game is a new world, a new adventure. I have noticed that the people who are asking for this are the "Newbies" to the ff series. They have probably never played final fantasy 6 or 4 in thier lives. As a result, we are probably going to see a lot of disillusioned people when ff8 does finally come out. People, if you are going to get excited about a game, at least find out what it's REALLY about! Okay, enough of my spiel. Final Fantasy 8 will be awesome, no matter what they do with it! I look forward to continue playing final fantasy long into final fantasy XX! VIII and beyond! ...."


Cyberpunk and Fantasy
Name: The Morpheus Drug
E-mail toadnspder@earthlink.net - on Wednesday, November 11, 1998 at 14:48:20
Wish: " Well, recently I've been playing alot of the old SNES Final Fantasies, and well, frankly I like the mixture of High Tech and Midieval. It gives it an even morefantastic feel. If you just have High Tech, it's Cyberpunk, and if you just have fantasy, it's to D&Dish. I would love to see a game where at least the main character is completely made how you want him to be. Like male or female, you pick his class and maybe, if they can muster the space, his appearence. Also, one thing I never understood was how Cloud, even though he was a mighty kick ass fighter, could manage to kick so much ass against a high tech world with guns, plasma canon, machineguns and mecha armor... Frankly I'd like to see some one in there who uses a sniper rifle, doesn't even appear on the fight screen, just sits off in the distance and pops enemies in the skull. And, to all you people complaining about the Anime look, I love it. Come on, in a world of dragons and mecha, do we really c! are about realism? I would also love to see a skill system, like the character can equip what ever he wants, but his skil determines if he uses it well. And, My final wish for final fantasy, I want a game that will last for EONS! I want to have CHILDREN before ican finish this game mwa hahahahaha MWAHAHAHHAA I'm a little psycho, but comeon, I want a freakin' CAMPAIGN style game. Okay, I'm done now, time for my medication ...."


Yuffie and the rest were tossed aside...
Name: Christoff
E-mail setzercol@aol.com - on Tuesday, November 10, 1998 at 14:46:33
Wish: " There definitely needs to be more character development. Cait Sith, Yuffie, Vincent were almost tossed aside in FF7(Okay, so Yuffie fought her father, wow). They are playable characters...why weren't Yuffie and Vincent in the ending? Oh well, enough on that.

Music should change a bit. Mister Uematsuo's compositions for all the games have been superb to say the least. However, for those of us who have heard the full orhestras of Xenogears...well...((use a real orchestra instead of computerized sounds, which I think they are doing if the demo is anything to go by)).

And to all the wishes that the games be made longer...why? Final Fantasy 7 was plenty long enough for me. A game where you spend eight to twelve hours in the first city...well that's no small accomplishment. Other than that, more movie sequences of course, some more impressive regular spells(Fire1, 2, 3 etc.) don't have much to say about the graphics...they were beyond anything I've seen in FF7. ...."



Sequence of Action
Name: Havoc
E-mail specavar@mailer.scu.edu - on Tuesday, November 10, 1998 at 01:58:28
Wish: " Another feature idea that was lingering in the back of my mind for FF8: It would be cool if each battle started in some kind of sequence of action...let me explain different types of posssible senerios...the battle begins by(1) the characters running (through a number of random enviorments) being chased by two enemies, a third pops up in front of them, and the battle begins. (2) The characters hide behind an object, while the enemie(s) are casually walking off-guard, then bam- they pounce in a surprize attack, and the battle begins (3) The battle begins as both enemies rush each other from afar, dashing at each other all the way, then a big clash with all characters/enemies attacking at the same time, and thus the battle begins, (4)all characters jump atop of a huge beast unexpectingly, as the beast shakes them off(random movements each time) the battle begins......Obviously i can go on for days with countless number of senerios, but you get the point a! lready. Just starting off in a Chess type set up for battles, is kinda boring. This is sure to add countless hours of excitement to the gameplay. ...."




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