Like it, but there's a few problems
I am a huge fan of Final Fantasy, and FF8, I think, had the best characters, especially this guy, Squall Leonhart, but in doing Squall, you sort of messed him up.
First of all, his sword is a little bit longer than you made it out to be and comes to a finer point at the tip, and his face is not qiute that long vertically. Also, his scar is just a little bit higher up on his head, although the angle and direction of it are about right. Length of the coat is okay, but it could use a little more detail. Lastly, I don't really like the idea of age regression, yet I still can't figure out why.
Over all, though, I give a 7/10. I'm a nice guy, and I just want to be encouraging and not the inverse. Keep trying. I know you can do better.