Final Fantasy VIII (1999)
A Japanese turn-based roleplaying game set in an anachronistic fantasy world, about trainees at a SeeD military training academy.
Genres: Adventure, Role-Playing
Platforms: PS4, Xbox One, Windows, Switch, PS Vita, PS3, PSP, PS2, PlayStation
Franchise: Final Fantasy
Developer: Square
Publishers: Eidos Interactive, Square Enix, Square, Square Electronic Arts, SCE Australia
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1. 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die (book) (public: moderated by Veterini - 2 stars)
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| Jan 18 | jettoki | 90 0% |
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| Jan 18 | vesper12 | 100 0% |
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Taliban | 4 57% |
| Dec 14, 2019 | Zear | 85 39% |
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MojoJoestar | 95 97% |
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TheShiznit | 56 61% |
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| Nov 25, 2019 | blair_arg | 85 43% |
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EricDSnider2 | 90 75% |
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Kylts | 40 9% |
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| Oct 07, 2019 | Reisender | 95 78% |
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bedirhankara | 100 100% |
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Davidless | 89 52% |
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gabebernal | 86 52% |
| Sep 28, 2019 | 0Qz74f | 90 70% |
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killgazmo | 12 90% |
| Sep 23, 2019 | BadFurDay | 3 20% |
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I expected more.
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| Aug 31, 2019 | FiveAgainst1 | 80 86% |
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| Aug 31, 2019 | jackvacton | 88 35% |
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| Aug 28, 2019 | Tarienna | 60 18% |
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| Aug 13, 2019 | Gaffi | 87 23% |
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| Jul 24, 2019 | Mr_Bob | 90 68% |
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Mirelurk | 70 36% |
| Jul 06, 2019 | Excal | 75 41% |
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| Jun 05, 2019 |  |
Sieghardt | 60 21% |
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An amazing world with beautiful towns soaking in atmosphere enhanced by an incredibly strong soundtrack. Cool missions that really nail the feeling of being involved in a large scale battle or attack on a city. The card game implemented throughout the game is arguably the greatest minigame in history. Sadly all this good stuff is let down by a weak battle system, slowed down by unskipppable summons, the easily broken junction system, the unlikeable main cast and utter mess of a story.
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| May 27, 2019 | gtrmp | 80 64% |
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| May 20, 2019 | Contreras | 6 25% |
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| Apr 14, 2019 | Zoid_Effect | 0 28% |
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AverageGames | 56 60% |
| Apr 06, 2019 | Alexaur | 95 32% |
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| Mar 20, 2019 | glitchwave | 72 53% |
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Zaltys | 60 21% |
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MrHallenbeck | 80 68% |
| Jan 23, 2019 | alna7el | 100 97% |
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| Jan 06, 2019 | pdelongchamp | 100 75% |
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| Jan 03, 2019 | Savante12 | 70 52% |
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| Dec 09, 2018 | Exidat | 70 5% |
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| Nov 30, 2018 | flintpaper | 80 55% |
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ienjoycinema | 70 9% |
| Nov 05, 2018 | apostlion | 80 43% |
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| Oct 28, 2018 | Tanklin13 | 75 59% |
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theparaiba | 97 91% |
| Oct 11, 2018 | maneeshgoel | 60 0% |
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| Oct 03, 2018 |  |
Nakashima | 98 93% |
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This was my first FF title so it will always be my favorite.
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| Oct 01, 2018 |  |
Obdurate | 80 51% |
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A nice story with a proper mindfuck ending, good gameplay, okay characters, one of the best FF soundtracks. But the Junction System is terrible: I literally stop myself from revisiting this because when I'm about to I realize how badly I hate that a FF encourages me not to use magic. So I don't know what to rate it. I don't want to fail it but then I don't want to play it anymore. I'll give it an 80 because the rest of it is really good.
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| Sep 30, 2018 |  |
AlexDourm | 5 55% |
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kwint | 90 95% |
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Dorkovsky | 6 70% |
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ACMutd | 89 60% |
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p00q | 75 41% |
| Aug 26, 2018 | SloppyStone | 70 13% |
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Murray | 60 3% |
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XakkMaster | 93 81% |
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gorguts | 80 59% |
| Jul 14, 2018 | nineoverzero | 92 43% |
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dralangrant | 80 37% |
| Jun 15, 2018 | apsays | 80 82% |
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| Jun 13, 2018 | Bobbles | 15 24% |
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So, so bad. In some games I can ignore the plot to focus on the gameplay (Valkyria Chronicles), but here the plot seems to be the main "attraction". Sorry, I'm not twelve years old anymore, I can't suffer through this nonsense.
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Drumpie | 75 67% |
| May 27, 2018 | ChibiNinja | 4 83% |
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howabe | 100 99% |
| May 12, 2018 | FullHD | 72 34% |
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| May 10, 2018 | Loser_bs | 90 0% |
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SuperSui | 80 74% |
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Veterini | 82 87% |
| Apr 29, 2018 | stellis | 85 36% |
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Johnsrk | 60 33% |
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mrandersen10 | 85 46% |
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Possebon | 98 99% |
| Apr 11, 2018 | mwestcott | 100 88% |
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This is among the best the venerable franchise has to offer. Final Fantasy VIII took the trends the series was known for and added new spins to each one. The summoning, the magic system, the weapons. All of it. To terrific effect. All in service to a story more than worthy of four discs.
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MetaCritic2 | 90 93% |
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EbelC | 90 92% |
| Mar 20, 2018 | Dreamer | 75 69% |
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| Mar 20, 2018 | Nonchalant | 50 20% |
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cminferno | 88 66% |
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Mikadzuki | 90 85% |
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Bufo1944 | 60 10% |
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gudmovies | 90 78% |
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Equanimity | 70 41% |
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hristos | 75 36% |
| Feb 19, 2018 | am4 | 10 2% |
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neurophate | 70 8% |
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Eignarom | 79 40% |
| Feb 05, 2018 | getmoney | 89 78% |
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| Feb 05, 2018 | tattoo | 71 38% |
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Daigoro | 6 43% |
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On the plus side, Squall is an amazingly well-written MC, the graphics are a huge step forward from VII's blocky LEGO people, the music is top notch and Triple Triad is fun, on the other hand the supporting cast is weak and undeveloped, with some of them being extremely childish and irritating (just thinking about Rinoa pisses me off), drawing magic was an unnecessary mechanic, and the plot takes a nosedive after the first disc. Still a decent game overall, but could have been so much better.
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| Feb 05, 2018 |  |
Mentaculus | 79 70% |
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One of the few turn-based RPGs I've seen to completion. Perhaps it was the junction magic system, or the Triad mini-game, or the blockbuster in-game music and cutscenes. But I think there is something very, very true to the FF8 creepypasta about Squall's current... state. Within the highly internalized narratives of RPGs, it's a crazy disturbing subtext that crazy works, and the game sticks with me as a result.
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| Feb 04, 2018 | ezhmakov | 90 80% |
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| Feb 04, 2018 | roxinos | 65 67% |
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immolations | 100 90% |
| Feb 02, 2018 | rapmuc | 95 79% |
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| Feb 02, 2018 |  |
Velvet Crowe | 60 40% |
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A step down in comparison to VII. The dialog comes off as far more unnatural, the plot is a total mess, and the junction system is tedious to grind for. Hell, even the OST is inferior. On the other hand, the game is still visually interesting, especially around the final levels. I was never into Triple Triad, but I could see the appeal in that mini-game, which was far better than any of the mini-games in FFVII.
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KasperL | 95 93% |
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felipetschuk | 6 45% |
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Kojiless | 20 6% |
| Jan 30, 2018 | vrnvctss | 82 0% |
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christof | 75 47% |
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aWay0fLife | 40 2% |
| Jan 29, 2018 | kinast | 8 83% |
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zspyry | 4 0% |
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QVT | 100 84% |
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I rented this from Hollywood Video when it came out and it changed my life
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| Jan 28, 2018 |  |
Daisoujou | 85 69% |
| Jan 28, 2018 | mrkeldon | 90 75% |
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| Jan 28, 2018 | scummymac | 85 52% |
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| Jan 28, 2018 | bisterd | 80 27% |
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| Jan 28, 2018 | crtsjffrsn | 90 93% |
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| Jan 28, 2018 | furnos | 90 92% |
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| Jan 28, 2018 | fridgecorn | 61 12% |
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| Jan 27, 2018 |  |
Okkervil | 94 98% |
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edkrak | 60 30% |
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On one hand characters don't look like mutants from FF7 anymore, on the other it's FF combat at its worse. 95% of the fights end up in just summoning GFs and mashing square button like crazy.
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| Jan 27, 2018 |  |
rosenritter | 7 66% |
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BillyShears | 80 81% |
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GUN SWORD.
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| Jan 26, 2018 |  |
AFlickering | 90 90% |
| Jan 25, 2018 | law | 17 95% |
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My favourite Final Fantasy game. The junction system, which lets you swap abilities in and out and pair magic with character stats in order to improve them, is versatile and fun to use. The story isn't the best, but the contemporary-but-fantastical world feels real and the characters are relatable, which lends a weight to the proceedings that not many games have. FF8 also contains the best mini-game in the entirety of videogame history: the Triple Triad card game.
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| Average Percentile 55.54% from 138 Ratings |  |
