Link: https://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=18404.0
Final Fantasy 8 is a very divisive game that tried to revamp the formula, yet it was half-baked because of unsavory decisions by the developers, as it made the game potentially way too easy to break and way to tedious in certain instances.
Well, no more!
Available for both the 2013 PC Re-realease and the 2018 Steam Remaster Re-release, this mods improves upon the base game significantly, rectifying what was wrong with the gameplay and progression structure of the original.
I heavily recommend to read the changelog.
A 1.3 version is also in development as of now.
He was also quite clueless to the point of endangering himself and others, but yeah, he's probably not as bad as squall in retrospect.