I agree with Ven, VIII was absolutely terrible... I've had better shits than that game, lol. I thought everything about it was just terrible to be honest. Then again, I really despise VII too, I thought that is the most overrated RPG of all time, everyone says it's amazing, when, to me, it clearly isn't... If you want the best Final Fantasy, go play bloody FFIV, FFIX or FFX (My three faves, lol) and you'll see how a story is told !
PS. A Final Fantasy IX remake with next-gen graphics would be fucking amazing (Although the graphics were fucking awesome for PS1 anyways, and I mean, it isn't even 10 years old yet, lol)