Final Fantasy VIII
Feb 11, 1999
- Role-playing (RPG)
- Adventure
- Card & Board Game
Platforms: PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable
IGDB community rating 8.2IGDB527 votes
Overview
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.
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.
- Developed by
- Square Product Development Division 1
- Published by
- Square, Square Electronic Arts, Square Enix
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Facts
- Game modes
- Single player
- Player perspectives
- Third person, Bird view / Isometric
- Themes
- Fantasy, Science fiction, Open world
- Franchise
- Final Fantasy
- Series
- Final Fantasy
- Release dates
- PlayStation: Feb 11, 1999
- PlayStation 3: Sep 24, 2009
- PlayStation Portable: Sep 24, 2009
