Final Fantasy VIII

AdventureCard & Board GameRole-playing (RPG)
Final Fantasy VIII
Commercial (1/6)
IDs
IDSteam
425—
90
Critic rating
8.6
User rating
HowLongToBeat
Main38.13h
Extra52.22h
100%73.82h
Summary

Final Fantasy VIII is the eighth main installment in the Final Fantasy series. The gameplay makes a departure from many series standards. While it still uses the Active Time Battle system, it deviates from the series' traditional means of boosting a character's power via leveling, although levels are not completely abandoned as they were in Final Fantasy II. In addition, it does not have a Magic Point-based system for spell-casting. Instead, magic is collected, drawn, and created from items, and is used to power up the characters via the junction system.

Storyline

Final Fantasy VIII is set on a fantasy world with science fiction elements, and focuses on Squall Leonhart, a young SeeD mercenary hired out to various missions by Balamb Garden. Squall and his friends are enlisted to help a group known as the Forest Owls led by Rinoa Heartilly, an endeavor that escalates into a conflict against the forces led by Sorceress Edea.

Developers
Square Product Development Division 1
Publishers
Square Electronic ArtsSquare EnixSquareSquare EnixSquaresoftSquare
Genres
AdventureCard & Board GameRole-playing (RPG)
Platforms
PlayStationPlayStation 3PlayStation Portable
Game modes
Single player
Perspectives
Bird view / IsometricThird person
Keywords
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