Final Fantasy VIII has got to be on my list of top 5 favourite games of all time. I remember first playing it when I was around 16 years old and being totally confused by the battle system. I ended up leveling up too much (your enemies level up with you) and getting my game stuck in disc 2 because a boss was too strong for me to beat. That was the first time I had ever not been able to beat a game, and this bothered me, so about a month later I started again, vowing to learn how to exploit the new battle system this time around. I read up on as much stuff as I could get and found out how to acquire the most powerful stats possible without leveling up. It turns out, if you know what you're doing in FFVIII you can become extremely powerful without much grinding. Once I understood the system, I fell in love with it's elegance. I ended up getting back to that boss I was stuck on in my first game, this time around I one shotted the boss with my normal attack. Haha, how times have changed. I continued on and beat the rest of the game, this time being able to enjoy the story more. I still remember the space scene when you're going after Rinoa, and how tense it was. For me I think that part was my favourite part of the game. :)
I'm a huge fan of FFVIII, so naturally I had to learn to play Eyes on Me, which is the Love song between Squall and Rinoa.
If you've never played FFVIII, you can still find it for download on Steam (haha, I almost spelled that as STEEM), or on the PSN store.
I hope you enjoy listening. My heart and soul went into this piece.