I think there are some points that are more serious about VIII, but, on the other hand, there are moombas who say "Laguna!" and an unskippable main quest about folk music and Selphie invading the missile base being Selphie and the President's doppelganger being a creepy metamorphic monster for some reason and Jumbo Cactuar as a GF and Zell's driving character trait behind "loyalty" being "hot dogs". And in VI, Kefka poisoned Doma, murdered General Leo, and successfully invaded the afterlife. VIII definitely has a more serious feel, but I think that's all just High Definition Squall scowling over all the cutscenes, y'know?

ALSO LINK COULDN'T SURVIVE IN THE TWILIGHT WITHOUT BEING TRANSFORMED INTO A TWILIGHT DENIZEN, AND SO MIDNA TRANSFORMED HIM INTO A WOLF, IT MAKES PERFECT... yeah. Yeah, you're right.

Next XIII spinoff release: Lightning Smash Simulation Versus. Hit this button sequence to punch Snow in the face!