Final Fantasy VIII

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Released Feb 11, 1999

By: Square Product Development Division 1, Square, Square Electronic Arts, Square Enix

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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.

Genres: Adventure Card & Board Game Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PlayStation PlayStation 3 PlayStation Portable
Themes: Fantasy Open world Science fiction
Franchises: Final Fantasy
Collections: Final Fantasy
Game modes: Single player
Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric Third person
Keywords: active ability active time battle alchemy ambient music amnesia ancient advanced civilization technology androgyny anime anti-hero anti-villain apocalypse armageddon artificial intelligence attributes audio logs backtracking backwards compatibility bad parents basilisks bats battle screen betrayal bink video black magic blindness bloody boss fight bromance camping card based combat card collection checkpoints collectibles context sensitive damage over time damsel in distress dark past death dialogue trees digital distribution disc streaming dolphin dreams dystopian escaping imprisonment explosion false death fan service fashion fate female antagonist fictional currencies flashback flight full motion video greatest hits grinding groundhog day scenario healer heavy metal human innocent people die insanity instant kill interactive achievement awards 2000 interactive battle system interactive environments j-pop jrpg kill quest level cap level scaling leveling up loot gathering love triangle mad scientist magic male antagonist male protagonist melee mercenary metagame military minigames minotaurs motion blur motion capture animation multiple protagonists multiple storylines mythology new protagonist in sequel non-linear storytelling non-player character not-so-bad guys optional boss original soundtrack release overworld party system party-based combat phoenix planet destruction playable boss playstation network playstation tv support playstation underground plot twist pocketstation support poisoning political thriller polygonal 3d pom-pom potential love interest power of friendship pre-rendered backgrounds profanity psone classics questing quick time event random encounter real-time over pre-rendered movies recurring boss reluctant hero resistance restoration retroactive achievements rivaling factions rock music sailing save point saving the world scripted events secret history secret past shopping side quests sniping soft reset spiky-haired protagonist stat tracking status effects subtitled silence summoning support surprising character switches sword sorcery teenager temporary invincibility time manipulation time paradox time travel tragic hero tragic villain train level transforming boss turn-based tyrannosaurus rex victory music villain turned good war veterans weapon workshops white magic women in refrigerators syndrome world map wrestling moves in non-wrestling games
Languages: English · Interface, Subtitles French · Interface, Subtitles German · Interface, Subtitles Italian · Subtitles, Interface Japanese · Interface, Subtitles, Audio Spanish (Spain) · Subtitles, Interface
Age ratings: ACB M CERO B ESRB T PEGI 16 USK 12

Complete release history (10)

PlayStation · Feb 11, 1999
Japan · Exact date · Full release · IGDB
PlayStation · Sep 9, 1999
North america · Exact date · Full release · IGDB
PlayStation · Oct 27, 1999
Europe · Exact date · Full release · IGDB
PlayStation · Oct 29, 1999
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PlayStation 3 · Sep 24, 2009
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PlayStation Portable · Sep 24, 2009
Japan · Exact date · Digital compatibility release · IGDB
PlayStation 3 · Dec 17, 2009
North america · Exact date · Digital compatibility release · IGDB
PlayStation Portable · Dec 17, 2009
North america · Exact date · Digital compatibility release · IGDB
PlayStation 3 · Dec 24, 2009
Europe · Exact date · Digital compatibility release · IGDB
PlayStation Portable · Dec 24, 2009
Europe · Exact date · Digital compatibility release · IGDB