I hated this game for so long, because I sucked at the Junction system and couldn't beat Ultemecia (or even Adel, for that matter). I sat down and forced myself to replay it in '05, actually took the time to figure out the system, and [i]owned[/i] Ultie. ^_^ I now really like the game.
The ending is the best, far and away, of any game I've ever played. It's just hilarious.
Completed Main Game
Got every Rare Card and have had all cards, have symbol next to Card's in menu to prove it
Got all ultimate weapons
Got all limit breaks
Got all GF's
Got all skills
Completed most side quests
All Characters Level 100
All GF's Level 100
I almost got ever thing in the game! i got all the GFs and weapons and issues of those magazines...card...blah blah blah lol This FF is my 2nd fav. game lol well maybe my frist. i loved the story and the beginning was the best one in all FF. The end was great and funny also ^_^
Score 10/10
I'm the FFVIII Queen. I've completed the game several times, and have collected every item, and every card, battled every monster, and completed every subquest.
This is one of my favorite FFs. I got all the cards, all the GFs, all the best weapons and limit breaks. got all magic spells, done all the side quest, beat ultima and omega weapon.
Beating Omega Weapon, but that was pretty easy once you get the Laguna card...oh and I'm pretty sure I got everything there was -go Stone Heart!!
But alas cannot say I mastered it, because I didn't get all the cards. Woe me!!
I think I've beaten this a few times now. Almost a decade later, and it's a game I still play sometimes. True classic. Got most of the ultimate weapons I think, but not all..someday. :)