i'm playing ffviii now and the storyline isn't coming together for me. there are some nifty parts/scenes, like when squall goes through the emergency exit and fights the soldier in the air, but i feel like i'm missing something. even though i knew squall and rinoa fall in love, it kinda seems to happen all of a sudden, and the story takes some twists even i raise some eyebrows on. it's kinda hard to follow the story when it makes no sense, like when squall walks off with rinoa in a coma and then everyone else comes along, leaving the battle-torn garden defenseless without any of its leaders, and some stuff just seems stupid...it's interesting, but....