Games

Final Fantasy VIII

Square Product Development Division 1

1999•RPG•PEGI 16•About 53 hours

Taste attributes: adventurefantasyscience fictionfashionmusic/dancemyth/fairytalerobots/ai/spaceromancevehiclesfastfresh & originalheavyimaginaryglossybig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivallove conquers allself destruction/implosionsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA fantastical RPG that is stylish, original and expansive. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: fast · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

86 / 100

528 ratings

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About This Game

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.

Summary: IGDB

Story

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.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

AdventureFantasyScience fictionFashionMusic/danceMyth/fairytaleRobots/ai/spaceRomanceVehiclesAll consuming questComplex relationshipFighting evilFish out of water/culture clashHuman spirit/resilience/survivalLove conquers allSelf destruction/implosionSocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnlikely connections

Keywords

AnimeBloodyTime travelMagicGrindingMinigamesTurn-basedDystopian

Details

Developer: Square Product Development Division 1
Publishers: Square, Square Electronic Arts, Square Enix
Released: 11 February 1999
Series: Final Fantasy
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person, Bird view / Isometric
Time to beat: 35h rushed, 53h normally, 90h complete
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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