AAAAAAUGH.

Okay, quick question to those of you that played Final Fantasy VIII:

Do I really have to play the card games? :\

Personally I can't stand card games. They're aggravating. I hated them in FFIX, and I hate them even more in FFVIII, and I completely ignore real card games in real life. I hate losing them and 85% of the time, I lose a game. Each and every time I lose and get a great card taken away from me, I literally can't accept that and restart my game so I can keep those cards. If I keep doing this, I'm probably going to lose my mind. And probably break the PS3.

I know I can get special items through the game, but are these special items really that important? What can I get out of the card games that are actually useful, or can I just ignore the existence of these games and be okay near the end?

I prayed my bones weren’t brittle.

Stealing this from beyondheroism__, because I can, and because I need to take a break from lame Final Fantasy card games.

"Give me a character, a series, or a pairing and in return I'll give you three reasons why I love that character, that series, or that pairing (unless of course I don't love that character, that series, or that pairing, in which case I guess we'll just sort of stare awkwardly at each other through the internet)."

Feel free to ask anything, and more than one thing as well!