OK, so I'm only on disc 2 of FF Vlll, but I can tell you this, it is by far one of the better FF games out there.  First off, lets not get too much into the graphics, it's a PS 1 game, so that should tell you the graphics are not the best, but they could be a lot worse.  The story is very suspenceful, it constantly keeps you wondering what's gonna happen next, how is Squall and Laguna connected and what evil plan is the sorceress Edea going to come up with.