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Binding: Video GameBrand: Square Enix EAN: 0662248999043 ESRB Age Rating: Teen Item Dimensions: Label: Square Enix Manufacturer: Square Enix Manufacturer Minimum Age: 156 months Model: 9758 MPN: 100730 Platform: PlayStation Publisher: Square Enix Release Date: June 30, 2003 Studio: Square Enix Features:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Pending Editorial Review: SquareSoft has always had a sure-fire hit when releasing any of their Final Fantasy titles, and Final Fantasy VIII should be no exception. The basis of a good RPG (role-playing game) has always been the story; spectacular graphics are secondary. Final Fantasy VIII's involved and interesting story line is filled with great twists, well-developed characters, suspense, and romance. As an added bonus, the graphics are beautiful. Everything--from the low-lit jazz club to the steam-filled railroad tunnels--is gorgeous and perfectly sets the mood and tone of a scene. The game mechanics are standard fare for an RPG: acquisition of items and spells, turn-based combat, experience points earned in combat allowing advances in levels. From exploration to battles to dialogue, Final Fantasy VIII has it all. However, Final Fantasy VIII falls to that great weakness of RPGs: random battles. While necessary for advancing in levels, the battles occur with such frequency that they can grow annoying, making for a tedious game experience. The epic storyline spans four discs--over 40 hours of gameplay--and is based around a mercenary cadet who finds himself caught up with an underground rebel faction. He winds up in a plot to assassinate the sorceress who has just seized power from the president. You could complain of limited replay value, but this gripe is of no consequence: the game is such a satisfying experience, it doesn't require replay. Final Fantasy VIII is easily worth both the hype and the wait. You can't buy a much better game. --John Cocking Pros:
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 Rating:  - Greatest Final Fantasy Game So FarI have played FF Origins, FFIV-FFXIII. FFVIII is not only by far the best of them all, but it's also one of the best RPG games that I've played. I would only place Xenogears, Chrono Cross, and Chrono Trigger above FFVII. The people that complain about the Junction System and the card game are just simply morons that cannot deal with anything that has some complexity. FFVIII has by far the truest Omega Weapon of any FF game. That's a very challenging boss fight unlike the final battle with Sephiroth ... Read More Rating: - Second best to only Final Fantasy X.I was very surprised of how much I like the older Final Fantasy games. Final Fantasy VII was very disappointed to me. The Story seems very exciting as always. Characters are somewhat hard to level up since you can only use three in battle and you should keep them all at the same level. It's very similair to Final Fantasy X in many ways. Blitzball in X is Triple Triad in VIII. Monsters are similiar, Story, Worldmap. The only difference I see is the Junction Vs. Nodes leveling up systems. Read More Rating:  - A classic, but not really a Final FantasyA great RPG but it doesnt play anything like the rest of the Final Fantasy franchise. Rating: - Old schoolin'The game follows the basic line of FF RPG hack & slash with cut scenes. It's decent if you're a big fan of the series, but can be very tedious. Every character can carry a GF - guardian force - that is this game's summons spell. As for the other spells - There is no MP in this game! You need to pull (draw) magic from your enemies or draw points in order to have any magic. And remember to keep it stockpiled for the boss fights! There's a card game in this game that (to me) is absolutely ... Read More Rating: - Pretty goodIn terms of the overall feel of the game, Final Fantasy VIII is about what fans of the series have come to expect. You walk around, randomly you're attacked, and you do a lot of battling to level up and become more powerful. Without wanting to ruin any details, much of the plot is great. Squall is a fun main character, mainly because he's so reluctant to be the hero and yet he does it so well. The big problem is that its special ability system tends to encourage an awful lot of grinding, ... Read More |
