I may be really set against FF7 being remade(as mentioned in my review for it), but FF8 would really benefit from it, since they had already significantly progressed graphically from FF7 to be more realistic(perspective-wise and being less Lego-like than the FF7 character graphics). Of course to do it with voice acting, you wouldn't be able to name the characters, but so what? I wouldn't care. And having gotten FF7 earlier this month and played it(it's been over 10 years since the last time), I noticed similarities, like the rebel faction, and the train/boat ride with Squall, Zell, and Seifer in FF8 and the train ride with Zack, Cloud, and Sephiroth in FF7. And since I brought up that scene in FF8, this game immortalized for me the phrase "Chicken Wuss", though I believe an expletive was to follow the term. A good update from FF7 is being able to switch equipped items between characters. I found the back and forth between the present and past a bit annoying at times. Junctioning magic was interesting, except it meant if you used the magic, your player stats would go down. The card game would also annoy me, I had trouble with the Same/Plus rules. Not saying I didn't like much about the game, there was plenty of storyline/growth for the characters, with the exception of Zell and Selphie, and the game was pretty straightforward which I liked, non-linear games give me headaches. Was glad to have summoning in this game, and the Boost feature for them. I'm giving this game 4 stars because it loses a star for me by having the Squall/Rinoa romance(I don`t know why though, Tidus/Yuna in FFX didn`t bother me, but Squall/Rinoa does).