After the success with Final Fantasy 7, Squaresoft had unbelievable high expectations on themselves when they released the sequal, Final Fantasy 8. Everything had to be perfect and Squares goal was to make even the graphics as realistic as possible so they could get better then FF7īs wonderful fantasy based without repeating themselves. But somewhere on the road to the perfect game something got terrible wrong. Squaresoft had focused way to much on graphics and to make the game look new and fresh, they had all forgotten that it is gameplay, music, a understandable and good storyline and characters that make a good RPG, not graphics. But donīt get me wrong, the game do have much to offer and some scenes of it are remarkable well produced and directed. Yes directed, Square has started to be more like movie producers than a videogame company, many scenes from the game could be directly copied from a action or love movie and the fantasy and magic touch of the other FF-games can only be seen at a few moments in the game.
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Release Dates
American Release Date - 09/07/1999
Japan Release Date - 02/11/1999
Europe Release Date - 09/29/2000
Game Details
| Game Title |
Final Fantasy VIII |
| Publisher |
Square (JP), Square EA (USA) |
| Developer |
Square |
| Media Type |
CD (4 Discs) |
| Platform |
Playstation |
| Also Available On |
PC |
Game Sitemap
Blue Magic - The magic you learn from when you receive damage from a special enemy skill.
Characters - List of the playable characters in the game.
Fan Artwork - View our collection of Artwork submitted by fans. If you have your own artwork you would like to share, please submit it, or leave comments on others.
Guardian Forces - How to find and short descriptions of all the GFs.
Guides / Walkthroughs - A list of available walkthroughs and guides submitted by users.
Junction System - Learn about the customizable way of modifying your character's stats.
Limit Breaks - Definitions and descriptions of each characters' limits.
Magazines - The locations of the special magazines you can locate.
Magic List - List of all white and black spells in the game.
Maps - View our collection of maps for this game.
Music - List of MIDI tracks of music that is heard through out the game.
Reviews - A list of both official TFF Reviews and user-submitted reviews. We also display the overall crystal rating of this game.
Screenshots - View our collection of screenshots for this game. Please feel free to leave comments.
SeeD Answers - Answers to the given SeeD exams. This will help you gain ranks quicker.
Secrets - Here we share some confirmed secrets about the game.
Square Artwork - View our collection of Square Artwork, done by the pros. Please feel free to leave comments.
Story - The characters story and learn more about the world that Final Fantasy 8 takes place in.
Tips - Here are some tips to help you complete the game.
Transportation - List of available ways to get around in the game. Including an airship.
Wallpaper - View our collection of official and user-submitted wallpaper for your platform desktop.
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Being one of the first popular console RPGs ever, Final Fantasy's story was highly original. With many little quests and things to do, the game created an almost perfect fairy-tale atmosphere, with dancing brooms and sunken mermaid shrines. The "crystal theme" (called ORBS in the American game) would be used again in the series' history. Each of the eight classes were visual distinct and suited to a very specific purpose.
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