FFVIII isn't a hard game to criticize in the slightest but i never got the whole "enemies level up as you do" complaint - it was my first non-pokemon RPG and i raced to level 100 and beat it without much difficulty as a ten year old
i mean sure you can make it easier if you wanna but complaining about the junction system being broken AND the mechanic that tempers its effect is just illogical
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