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  Gothic Girl | February 15, 2008
  Squall and Rinoa > Tidus and Yuna, tbh.
  Final Fantasy VIII's main theme was love. There were alot more lovey-dovey moments in VIII than FFX. FFX should be up there, but there's no way it's more romantic than VIII.
  
  As for Dante and Trish as a romantic couple? That's a big 'wtf!'
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    Tock | February 15, 2008
    i totally agree with final fantasy 8
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    Storm | February 15, 2008
    Agreed. FFVIII was centered around love, as you said.
    
    Dante and Trish have an...understanding. I don't see it as being that huge a shock, I honestly think they would go great together with the exception that Trish looks like Dante's mother, but just what is Double Dragon doing there, lol? That's a big 'wtf!' for me.
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      Gothic Girl | February 16, 2008

      quote Storm
      

      Dante and Trish have an...understanding.

      Yeah, but their 'understanding' hardly deserves being in the "top five gaming love story". There was hardly any romance there at all. XD
      Heck, a relationship like Naked Snake and EVA's from MGS3 had more romance in it than Dante and Trish, and even then, they hardly count as being in the top five love stories of all time.
      
      Kotaku needs to play more games. XD
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        jmac353 | February 17, 2008
        Yeah I agree, Dante and Trish? WTF? And this comes from a huge DMC fan.
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    Avalith | February 15, 2008
    Squall and Rinoa > 95% of gaming love stories out there, tbh. I mean, seriously; the way the game focused around those two is definitely more worthy of being in the top five on that list than Tidus and Yuna.
    
    And agreed with Storm, wtf at Double Dragon.
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    tekmosis | February 16, 2008
    Along with the others, I agree also. FFVIII is my favorite FF out of them all the ending got me all choked up and teary :~
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  Final Blade | February 15, 2008
  While i disagree agree with Dante and Trish part since having a girl who resembles your mother is kinda creepy and weird. As for that list Yuna and Tidus should be Number 1 out of that whole line-up.
  
  I guess FF8 didn't cut the draw Gothic Girl, and i don't think Squall and Rinoa Beats Yuna and Tidus, i would them over FF8 any day.
  But i guess its subject to your preference, i didn't think the Love story was even that great in FF8. And have i said why multiple times, so no need to explain my self.
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  Silver Mirror | February 15, 2008
  Ah Tidus and Yuna classic
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  Lone Warrior | February 15, 2008
  I agree with Gothic Girl there. FF8's storyline was built around the love story between Squall and Rinoa. The two protagonists changed to better people through each other and it was obvious throughout the plot.
  
  Unlike FFX, where it all just seemed rushed. Tidus & Yuna got together only because there had to be a couple there, that's my impression at least.
  
  All in all, maybe the ending was what gave FFX the edge.
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    Final Blade | February 15, 2008
    FF8 wasn't built on True love or real love, it was built more on Manipulative love. Tidus liked Yuna alot, and later grew more. While FF8 it was like Rinoa forced him on her, and towards the later stages of the game, it was quite pathetic if you as me, Thats why FFX is on there rather than FF8.
    
    Most people feel the same way as i do. I just didn't like she made him love her. I still think Rinoa and Seifer would have been a better fit.
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      Avalith | February 15, 2008

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      While FF8 it was like Rinoa forced him on her

      Nothing was forced with Squall and Rinoa in Final Fantasy VIII. It may have seemed pathetic to you, but I actually found it rather sweet and it reminds me of the story with my girlfriend and myself. I don't know where you got the idea that Rinoa or Squall forced each other into anything, honestly, because it never happened. =/
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        Gothic Girl | February 16, 2008
        A few of us had this debate in the FFVIII forum not so long ago. XD
        Although I'm not a fan of some of Rinoa's ... uh ... "methods" in getting together with Squall, she hardly forced him into loving her. If he was being forced into doing something he didn't want, then surely he'd back out and say he's not interested in her?
        
        And you're saying that Tidus and Yuna grew more than Squall and Rinoa? That's a laugh. Squall was an introverted emo jerk before he met Rinoa. Rinoa was a whiny spoilt brat before she met Squall. By the end of the game, they had grown into more open and caring people, and all because of their love for each other (and their team).
        It's a joke to say that Tidus and Yuna grew more than that. I'm not downplaying Tidus and Yuna's relatiosnhip, but it was only a part of the whole Pilgrimage storyline, whereas FFVIII's main story revolved around Squall and Rinoa's romance and how they grew and changed as people because of it, (with the sorceress/Time Compression storyline coming in second).
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  kik36 | February 15, 2008
  The story and ending in FFX is what got me hooked on Final Fantasy. Before that, I avoided RPG's like the plague after having the Legend of Zelda erase my game at the end 3 times after playing all the way through.....I never did beat that Ganon asshole......GRRRRRRRR It STILL pisses me off to this day!!! LMFAO
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  Sonic Flash | February 15, 2008
  Sora and Riku tbqh.
  
  Not to be derogative in any way, but Sora's reaction is the gayest I have ever witnessed a game character act, especially when a friend of equal importance was standing beside him.
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  tallteen86 | February 15, 2008
  Lol at the SoraxRiku business
  
  FFX did have the sequel, a big part of which, was about possibly getting Tidus back somehow...And (spoiler warning)
  
  
  She DOES, if you get 100% completion, or something....
  
  In any case, meh, I'm sure there are much better lists out there >_>
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  Seeker X | February 15, 2008
  Jackie and Jenny would be my fav outta that list, so *bleep*ing tragic though...
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    Seproth | February 16, 2008
    Same here. It certainly pissed me off.
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  Kinetic | February 16, 2008
  Wow. I never knew the Darkness had a love story in it. 0_0
  
  Good list.
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  tidus04 | February 17, 2008
  I only know of the relationship between Yuna and Tidus out of them but I would not have imagined it was in the top 5. Maybe there is just less love stories then I thought out there.
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  Zeon I | February 20, 2008
  Yay, I'm glad Tidus and Yuna were on the list. I just hate how you had to play the most horrible FF Spin-Off through 100% just to see them reunited.
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    Gothic Girl | February 20, 2008
    Tbh, I reckon the FFX ending was what made their relationship so much more romantic.
    Reuniting them in FFX-2 was such a piss-poor way to continue the storyline. The FFX ending was emotional - Tidus and Yuna finally fell in love, only to have that taken away from them at the end. It's tragic.