1999

Final Fantasy VIII

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Adventure Role-playing (RPG) Card & Board Game

PlayStation 3 PlayStation PlayStation Portable

Developer: Square Product Development Division 1

Publisher: Square Enix, Square Electronic Arts, Squaresoft

Game Modes Single player

Themes Open world, Fantasy, Science fiction

Perspective Third person, Bird view / Isometric

Critics Score 90/100 (1 review)

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.