My initial review: “Not working on iPhone 6 plus at all. Start the game and you're back to the home screen. Fix needed asap!”Now: played a few rounds because I was notified that the developer saw my initial review (3 iPhones later but no biggie) and has since fixed the critical issue I was having back then. Game runs smooth on iOS 12 on iPhone Xs (my current device) and I gotta say I really enjoy it. All the cards and that classic theme are in tact. My only gripe is the grind is going to be real to collect all the good cards which can obviously be circumvented thru micro transactions (but that’s just the world we live in now) and the transition from game to game and deck building could be a little smoother.TLDR: this is one of, if not, the best way to enjoy FF8 TT on the go. Kudos to the devs for sticking with it and giving us a much needed update.

I was so excited when I saw this in the App Store I had to download it instantly. But there are a few big flaws to it. One being card selection. The card select screen is extremely buggy. As well as if you have two of the same card in a card battle it bugs out when you use the second one.Two being the rules of the game. Plus and Same are definite rules that should occur in EVERY instance that there is a plus or same connection and it makes it very difficult to play when sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Half the time it works against you instead of working for you. Also not necessarily a bug but as in the original game there are different trading rules that may come about as well as random/sudden death/elemental. Maybe I didn't get far enough into the game to see these rules to come about but just to state that they were not shown. Third not being much of a bug but I feel as though the more difficult level of character you play against or at least the more difficult player you play against should not only have better cards but also give you extra Gil for winning

I found this gem on accident while looking up confirmation that it originated in FF8 during a conversation; Google was like, “hey... did you know about this?” & I was all, “no way!!” I probably didn’t really need to know as it’s just as addictive as it was back when I played 8, but it’s really well done!A cool part that was frustrating just because it made it more difficult for me is that you start with crap cards and have to earn better ones slowly (or buy them). In FF8, you’d get some good ones from the regular RPG gameplay that allowed you to get past early opponents easier. Anyhow... it took a bit, but I’m past that initial hurdle. Suggestions for the developer:*update* Rinoa has taken 2 of my level 11 face cards that she did not win. I thought that opponents had taken something that they hadn’t won on earlier levels, too, but these 2 cards I am sure of. I’d love to see 2 things in “my cards”: for it to show me cards that I had collected, but lost (right now they just turn back to the silver card-back design that all cards I don’t have are), and for it to show which card would fill in the blank space if my deck is using a card that I only have 1 of... like maybe a faded image of it? Nit-picking, but it would be handy! 😊 & thanks for the fun nostalgia!

For what it is, it’s a really fun card game. It’s like being able to play Triple Triad without having to boot up FFVIII. With that said, it does take a bit of grinding at first to get going (especially since I can’t go kill monsters for their cards) but each win means more Gil that can be used to purchase desired cards. A few critiques would be that a game ending in “Draw” should have a “Play Again?” option rather than having to go back to the menu. Other music options for the menu would also be nice.Lastly, I understand if making Tetra Master would be an issue due to legal reasons, but if they make it, I’d be willing to spend some money on both. I recommend this game. It’s not the original, but it’s close enough.