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There's no question that FFVIII has huge gameplay problems.
But no, you don't have to draw a single time in the game.
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There's no question that FFVIII has huge gameplay problems.
But no, you don't have to draw a single time in the game.
Shift Breaker
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Spam Triple Triad for 7 hours and you can break the entire game.
I'm not sure whether that's supporting your point or going against it.
Drawing takes no time at all if you know it's tied to the Magic stat.
but this is all AFTER Squall died while trying to assasinate the Sorceress. It is all just a dreamsequence in his last seconds he lived.
Oh... my... gosh...
Cindi Mayweather
Member
There's a lot about FFVIII that's understated and unappreciated, whether it's related to its sense of humor and wit, its music, or to its wonderful world building and sense of scale.
But my favorite part about FFVIII is that its pacing has yet to be topped by an RPG before or since.
A look at the Steam release trailer for VIII shows an action-packed RPG full of crazy moments, and the game delivers this in spades.
Final Fantasy VIII stands as the one RPG that never manages to have one dull moment. Whether it's assassinating a Sorceress, breaking out of a prison, being launched into space, being alone in an alien space ship being hunted by ferocious aliens, or carrying out mercenary missions, there's nothing boring or droll about FF8. It's high stakes all the time, and its pacing makes for a game always pushing forward in pure bombastic swagger without being a linear railroad. Say what you will about FF8, but even at its most slowest moments it still manages to carry its heart on its sleeve and tries to entertain.
Final Fantasy VIII is a leg cramping...
Space faring...
Odin splitting...
Gunblade toting...
Funny...
passion project of a game.
Your favorite RPG wishes it had the pacing of Final Fantasy VIII. Unless it's FF8, of course, it just doesn't. It's not even fucking close.
If there were one phrase I'd use to describe FF8 it would be "so fucking cool" and I can count the RPGs I would say that about on one hand.
But my favorite part about FFVIII is that its pacing has yet to be topped by an RPG before or since.
A look at the Steam release trailer for VIII shows an action-packed RPG full of crazy moments, and the game delivers this in spades.
Final Fantasy VIII stands as the one RPG that never manages to have one dull moment. Whether it's assassinating a Sorceress, breaking out of a prison, being launched into space, being alone in an alien space ship being hunted by ferocious aliens, or carrying out mercenary missions, there's nothing boring or droll about FF8. It's high stakes all the time, and its pacing makes for a game always pushing forward in pure bombastic swagger without being a linear railroad. Say what you will about FF8, but even at its most slowest moments it still manages to carry its heart on its sleeve and tries to entertain.
Final Fantasy VIII is a leg cramping...
Space faring...
Odin splitting...
Gunblade toting...
Funny...
passion project of a game.
Your favorite RPG wishes it had the pacing of Final Fantasy VIII. Unless it's FF8, of course, it just doesn't. It's not even fucking close.
If there were one phrase I'd use to describe FF8 it would be "so fucking cool" and I can count the RPGs I would say that about on one hand.
Nomadic Sparks
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BreezyLimbo
Banned
Oh man! And the weapon magazines you could read, I believe that they would each have clues to the secret alien ship(Or materials, one of the magazines had clues to something) that you can get the are PuPu card.
Larson Conway
Member
In an alternate universe, Selphie never existed and Rinoa was SeeD --
In an alternate universe, Selphie never existed and Rinoa was SeeD --
Its one thing to put a character in a gameplay area they wouldnt normally be. Its another to actual put them in the CG cutscene.
Larson Conway
Member
Also, this:
Check Selphie's shadow...
And who's waiting on the SeeD vessel
Check Selphie's shadow...
And who's waiting on the SeeD vessel
Out of all my VIII playthroughs, I never once noticed this.
You have a good eye.
NipplesAndToes23
Member
How do you see this blog? I don't remember it.
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
You can check it at [your seat] in the second floor classroom.
Cindi Mayweather
Member
The Garden computer.
She's got a blog as soon as you get Timber Maniacs issue. They cover Laguna's travels that he wrote in Timber Maniacs.
Images like this are in her blog:
hydrophilic attack
Member
Is what I used to think of Square in their prime.
FFVIII blew my mind back in the day, even though I wasn't big on RPGs at the time.
potatohead
Member
Also, this:
Check Selphie's shadow...
And who's waiting on the SeeD vessel
Is this actually real.....
So the game really is all a dream!
Are Rinoa and Selphie the same person? Do they even exist? WTF
NipplesAndToes23
Member
The Garden computer.
She's got a blog as soon as you get Timber Maniacs issue. They cover Laguna's travels that he wrote in Timber Maniacs.
Images like this are in her blog:
I guess that's why I don't remember it. Most of the time I don't check that computer outside the beginning of the game.
Cindi Mayweather
Member
FF8 is full of easy to miss things that add to its whole.
It's the originator of the best FF side activity, Triple Triad.
malboroking
Banned
The Garden computer.
She's got a blog as soon as you get Timber Maniacs issue. They cover Laguna's travels that he wrote in Timber Maniacs.
Images like this are in her blog:
Holy shit.
I've played FF8 probably a dozen times from start to finish and never knew this existed! Welp, time to start a new playthrough.
KittenMaster
Member
This is interesting, because didn't they edit that specific FMV to change Squall's clothing from his regular outfit to his SeeD exam uniform? Or is that his regular costume and it's just really hard to see in the visual fuzz?
Yup it's fun noticing they didn't change Rinoa yet they changed the outfit for Squall in the scene. It's also interesting because it seems like it's also mistaking Squall as Zell when he's running.Also, this:
Check Selphie's shadow...
And who's waiting on the SeeD vessel
There's a lot about FFVIII that's understated and unappreciated, whether it's related to its sense of humor and wit, its music, or to its wonderful world building and sense of scale.
But my favorite part about FFVIII is that its pacing has yet to be topped by an RPG before or since.
A look at the Steam release trailer for VIII shows an action-packed RPG full of crazy moments, and the game delivers this in spades.
Final Fantasy VIII stands as the one RPG that never manages to have one dull moment. Whether it's assassinating a Sorceress, breaking out of a prison, being launched into space, being alone in an alien space ship being hunted by ferocious aliens, or carrying out mercenary missions, there's nothing boring or droll about FF8. It's high stakes all the time, and its pacing makes for a game always pushing forward in pure bombastic swagger without being a linear railroad. Say what you will about FF8, but even at its most slowest moments it still manages to carry its heart on its sleeve and tries to entertain.
Final Fantasy VIII is a leg cramping...
Space faring...
Odin splitting...
Gunblade toting...
Funny...
passion project of a game.
Your favorite RPG wishes it had the pacing of Final Fantasy VIII. Unless it's FF8, of course, it just doesn't. It's not even fucking close.
If there were one phrase I'd use to describe FF8 it would be "so fucking cool" and I can count the RPGs I would say that about on one hand.
Wonderfully said. It's a huge game that does so much right.
Mac the KNife
Member
I remember playing that demo for the PC version. Pretty cool.
I always think back to the part after Seed graduation by the elevator. Zell is running around with his hands on his hips doing his chicken dance and Selphie's skipping around chanting "Seed! Seed!" The game wasn't afraid to take the piss out of Squall by saddling him with those two.
Oh wow. I'm gonna have to restart another playthough to see that moment and see if that's true. That's a really wild mistake of Square to not catch with their CGI house.
NipplesAndToes23
Member
Yeah, I'm going to have to catch that too. Don't know when I'm going to be able to play it. I'm still on my playthrough of IX that I started back in April and then with the 4 Job Fiesta coming up I'll be playing V next.
It's there and you can even watch the comparison video.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PlAfZb2I7_k
Zells also in his regular clothes.
Who in their right minds draws for 13 hours?
potatohead
Member
This point is quite early in the game.
I think I have like 3 save states just before the Dollet sequence for some reason lmao.
Shadow Hog
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-Pyromaniac-
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I remember when this game came out and so many people didn't realize the character connections in the game. By that I mean Laguna originally has a crush on Julia the pianist and then eventually ends up with Raine who gives birth to Squall. And that Julia eventually met general caraway and they had a baby which was Rinoa. I was just shocked that I read online so many people saying they didn't catch that.
I always thought it was a nice touch to have Laguna and Julia's not-meant-to-be love continued through their children.
Also one of my fave things to do in this game is to abuse the shit out of the mechanics. Getting lionheart in disk one, pimping all my stats while keeping my level as low as possible, etc...
the best yo
I always thought it was a nice touch to have Laguna and Julia's not-meant-to-be love continued through their children.
Also one of my fave things to do in this game is to abuse the shit out of the mechanics. Getting lionheart in disk one, pimping all my stats while keeping my level as low as possible, etc...
the best yo
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
Member
Forgot about all of the magazines, I remember now the 'naughty magazine' you could get and later sell (or trade...?) with somebody. Couldn't you get busted with it at the concert rehearsal too or am I thinking of another game...?
Dice//
Banned
I wish the <28 year old cast FF games had acted like this more often.
sixteen-bit
Member
Danlord
Member
Replayed FFVIII a few years ago on my Vita and managed to do everything that I didn't do when I originally played on the PS1 back in the day, when I was much younger. Now I had collected all the GF's and trained to Level 100, got everyone maximum level and stats and perhaps my favourite part;
I never even attempted to fight Omega Weapon back in the day.
I would gladly rebuy FFVIII on PS4 if they did a port on PS4 and it had trophies and perhaps x4 resolution or whatever necessary for a PS1 Classics or if it's a port of the PC version.
I never even attempted to fight Omega Weapon back in the day.
I would gladly rebuy FFVIII on PS4 if they did a port on PS4 and it had trophies and perhaps x4 resolution or whatever necessary for a PS1 Classics or if it's a port of the PC version.
WAR recon zero
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Best psone ff. Last great ff
I won't be surprised if it's a port of the PC version. Then Pocketstation could be a separate app in PS4 or (highly doubt they'll do this) have a Vita/Mobile remote play app that lets them use Pocketstation for FFVIII.
eyeball_kid
Member
Did they really not have Selphie in the game until after the demo? That seems like a ton of work to do at the last minute. I don't remember the history on this.
potatohead
Member
The Rinoa one is a lot more obvious based on what they tell up front about it. That sequence is mandatory in Deling city. Sounds like it should be a Chinese kind of city but it is very Parisian lmao.
The Squall one is more hinted rather than outright stated iirc, unless it was done outright stated in an obscure side content piece.
And yes... pimping stats is the best ^^
I'm thinking that they either wanted to showcase Rinoa since she's the main female character or aspects of Selphie were unfinished so they used a character more complete in Rinoa.
It's not outright stated as far as I know but when you look at the hints given to you it's easy to put it together in your head:
- Laguna has Squall's card. With the exception of the Card Queen cards all Character cards are owned by people close to them... except Quistis' card which is owned by her fanclub.
- Kiros knows Squall's parents whereas Ward only knows Squall's father (Ward isn't in the Winhill flashback)
- When you speak to Laguna on the Ragnarok in disc 3 he tells Squall that he has something that he wants to tell him. I like to think that Ellone told Laguna about that when they were both in space.
- Raine, Laguna and Squall all have water themed names. Highly doubt that's a coincidence.
- Kiros knows Squall's parents whereas Ward only knows Squall's father (Ward isn't in the Winhill flashback)
- When you speak to Laguna on the Ragnarok in disc 3 he tells Squall that he has something that he wants to tell him. I like to think that Ellone told Laguna about that when they were both in space.
- Raine, Laguna and Squall all have water themed names. Highly doubt that's a coincidence.
TheFNEffecT
Member
Rinoa was my first and last
haha
waifu
haha
NinjaCoachZ
Member
I wake up and this turns into an FFVIII love thread, and a few people have actually been convinced to play the game... Wow!
God, what an amazing thread this is. The memories... GAH! I really want to replay the game so badly now.
God, what an amazing thread this is. The memories... GAH! I really want to replay the game so badly now.