Gonna have to disagree with the best storyline comment... It was extremely fragmented and poorly presented. Not to mention the multitude of strange coincidences that were thrown into the mix. Inc pwnage =/
It's a unique game. FF8 is personally my favorite because of the GF system and battle style. It does have a strange storyline but its pretty hype throughout the entire game. Pretty damn fun to play. Sure as hell makes you wanna play the entire game in 1 sitting.
I'd say it's more along the lines of any sort of greatness relating to FF8 comes from Squall and Rinoa and their relationship and Laguna and Squall's sister. If it didn't feel like they were the ones carrying the real storyline and just not stunt doubles like the rest of the comparatively flat characters maybe it'd be better because of a broader range of possibilities to enrich the game from different perspectives rather than just 3 or so.
I really like FF8, but if there was one thing I had to say I disliked about it, it was the storyline. XD Sorry, but FF8's plot just plain sucked. Nearly everything else about it was really good, though.