FF8 wasn’t bad because of the gritty sci-fi setting. It was bad because of the terrible teen angsty emo writing. The problem with all the FFs after 7 is just the bad writing. It’s a problem lot’s of modern Japanese media has. Way too much exposition and info dumping bull shit with cringe inducing dialogues clearly inspired by shonen manga these otaku writers grew up with. It’s like these Japanese writers don’t know how normal people, who aren’t manga obsessed geeks, communicate with each other.
FF8 wasn’t bad because of the gritty sci-fi setting. It was bad because of the terrible teen angsty emo writing. The problem with all the FFs after 7 is just the bad writing. It’s a problem lot’s of modern Japanese media has. Way too much exposition and info dumping bull shit with cringe inducing dialogues clearly inspired by shonen manga these otaku writers grew up with. It’s like these Japanese writers don’t know how normal people, who aren’t manga obsessed geeks, communicate with each other.