Description
Squall Leonhart is a young man, who is in training to become of member of SeeD - a mercenary organization, the dream of all the young students in Balamb Garden. Squall is not a particularly friendly guy and has troubles with his fellow students and teachers. Currently, two countries are at war with each other; to complete his training as a mercenary, Squall and three other students are sent on a mission to aid one of those countries against the other. In the process they discover that there are some other characters pulling the strings from behind the scene, and get involved in a mystery that sheds a whole new light on their lives and ideals.
"Final Fantasy VIII" is set in a "retro" environment reminiscent of the 1960-ies, with supernatural elements mixed in. It introduces many gameplay changes compared to the previous installments of the series. You don't get money from random enemies, but instead have to earn it during your missions as a SeeD. You can customize your characters by equipping them with magic spells, which you can draw from enemies in battles. You can also cast those spells the same way you would use an item, since you don't have MP in the game. The trademark summoned monsters (called Guardian Forces in this game) play a very important role in the customization process. You can "junction" them to your characters and learn various abilities from them. They can also be summoned in battles.
Alternate Titles
- "最终幻想8 " -- Chinese Title (Simplified)
- "太空戰士 8" -- Chinese Title (Tradition)
- "Финальная Фантазия 8" -- Russian Spelling
- "Zui Zhong Huanxiang 8" -- Chinese Title
- "Finalnaja Fantazija 8" -- Russian Title
- "FFVIII" -- Informal Name
- "FF8" -- informal title
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User Reviews
The Press Says
| CyberJoy |
Mar 06, 2001 |
4.8 out of 5 |
96 |
| Svenska PC Gamer |
Feb, 2000 |
92 out of 100 |
92 |
| Game Over Online |
Feb 03, 2000 |
91 out of 100 |
91 |
| GameSpy |
Feb 02, 2000 |
90 out of 100 |
90 |
| GameStar (Germany) |
Feb, 2000 |
85 out of 100 |
85 |
| PC Games (Germany) |
Mar 07, 2001 |
84 out of 100 |
84 |
| Gaming Age |
Sep 05, 2004 |
B+ |
83 |
| Absolute Games (AG.ru) |
Feb 05, 2000 |
80 out of 100 |
80 |
| ActionTrip |
Feb 16, 2000 |
80 out of 100 |
80 |
| PC Gameplay (Benelux) |
Mar, 2000 |
76 out of 100 |
76 |
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Trivia
The music in this game was originally composed and recorded as Dolby Digital 5.1, then "dumbed down" to normal stereo for the actual release. The original DD 5.1 score was rumored to be the one to be used in a PlayStation 2 re-release.
