Final Fantasy VIII is one of my favorite video games. The characters are so life like and so are the monsters. You can turn your enemies into collectors cards wich is a unique and interesting feature in this game. It takes some getting used to at first, but then it is a rewarding and challenging game once you into it. I got stuck at a pretty much advanced stage in the game,as where I could not solve a certain challenging event. I waited for my son to come visit to help me solve that particular part of the game. When he finally came, he had brought me a new video game. I wanted to start the new game first, instead of letting him help me with Final Fantasy VIII. In that process the new game was saved over my advanced level of Final Fantasy VIII game. You can imagine how horrible I felt. Now I had to start a whole new game. It is exasperating. I hope nobody else makes the same stupid mistake I did. It's a tough game to play but also very rewarding.