Originally posted by BackFire
Hey now.It would be acceptable if said person had only played FFVIII and FFXII.
Nah, I'd disagree there. At least FFXII's plot made sense (well, as much sense as an FF game ever does) and didn't have a completely shoe-horned in romance subplot that did not fit at all with the characters...
XII had the most forgettable plot of any FF game I've played. At least in VIII some things happened that stand out in my mind, XII is just a mishmash of bad dialogue, lousy characters, and a story that while easy to grasp, was just simple and boring and wholly uneventful.
It's funny you mention FFVIII's romance subplot, I remember that being the main selling point of the game, it was presented as the heart of the game, based on 'the theme of love', but in the end it felt forced and awkward.
I'll agree with what Kaliero said, though.
FFVIII could not possibly get the gameplay award from me due to the obviously rubbish Draw system (which Square then dropped as quickly as possible and never used anyhting similar again) but much of its combat system was perfectly viable (even though I don't like mix and match characters), so it's not as ludicrous to nominate it for gameplay as it is for story.
As I am sure you will agree, Peach, its combat was better paced than IX's.