Eight definintely.
I think that Edea and Ultimecia were excellent villains including the facts that they were both women, except for Kefka, Kuja, (although he can blow your ass up in a millisecond so hes kinda cool in his own way), and Seymour.
I liked the story. I liked the whole thing with the salary too. It helped me out a very good times. Squall + Leonhart = major Ass kicking.
The only flaw for me was the magic drawing system. The GF system was ok too.