Īs in Final Fantasy VII, characters in VIII have unique abilities called "Limit Breaks", which range from powerful attacks to support spells. Moreover, where earlier titles required weapons to be equipped and tailored to the character, each major character in Final Fantasy VIII features a unique weapon which can be upgraded, affecting its appearance, power, and Limit Break. The junction system also acts as a substitute for armor and accessories, which were used in earlier games to modify character statistics.
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These expanded mechanics for summons were a departure for the series in previous titles, summons were relegated to a single action during battle. The junction system's flexibility affords the player a wide range of customization. Characters can also junction (equip) these spells onto their statistics-such as Strength, Vitality, and Luck-for various bonuses, provided the character has junctioned a Guardian Force.
Spells are then stocked on characters as quantified inventory (up to 100 per spell and limited to 32 distinct spells per character) and are consumed one by one when used. Previous titles provided each character with a limited pool of magic points that were consumed by each spell in Final Fantasy VIII, spells are acquired ("drawn") either from enemies in battle, Draw Points distributed throughout the environments, or by refining items and cards. Assigning ("junctioning") a GF onto a character allows the player to use battle commands beyond Attack with the main weapon, such as Magic, GF (to have a junctioned GF perform an action), and Item. Ī battle against X-ATM092, an early boss Zell will summon Shiva when the blue bar that has replaced his ATB is drained.įor Final Fantasy VIII, Hiroyuki Ito designed a battle system based on summoned monsters, called "Guardian Forces", abbreviated in-game as "GF". Also featured is a collectible card-based minigame called "Triple Triad". The interface is menu-driven, as in previous titles, but with the typical weapon and armor systems removed and new features present, such as the Junction system. The battle screen is a 3D model of a location such as a street or room, where turn-based fights between playable characters and CPU-controlled enemies take place. The field map consists of controllable 3D characters overlaid on one or more 2D pre-rendered backgrounds, which represent environmental locations such as towns or forests. Characters travel across the world map in a variety of ways, including by foot, car, Chocobo, train, and airship. The world map is a 3D display in which the player may navigate freely across a small-scale rendering of the game world. Like the Final Fantasy games before it, Final Fantasy VIII consists of three main modes of play: the world map, the field map, and the battle screen.
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A remastered version was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in September 2019, and Android and iOS in March 2021. By August 2019, it had sold more than 9.6 million copies worldwide. Final Fantasy VIII was re-released worldwide as a PSOne Classic on the PlayStation Store in 2009, for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable, with support for PlayStation Vita in 2012.
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A Windows port followed in 2000, with the addition of the Chocobo World minigame. The game was a commercial success, grossing $151 million in its first day of release in Japan, and more than $50 million during its first 13 weeks in North America, making it the fastest-selling Final Fantasy title until Final Fantasy XIII, a multi-platform release. It is the first Final Fantasy to use realistically proportioned characters consistently, feature a vocal piece as its theme music and forgo the use of magic points for spellcasting.įinal Fantasy VIII was well received by critics. The game builds on the visual changes brought to the series by VII, including the use of 3D graphics and pre-rendered backgrounds, while also departing from many Final Fantasy traditions. During the quest to defeat the sorceress and the forces manipulating her, Squall struggles with his role as leader and develops a romance with one of his comrades, Rinoa Heartilly.ĭevelopment began in 1997, during the English localization of Final Fantasy VII. Set on an unnamed fantasy world with science fiction elements, the game follows a group of young mercenaries, led by Squall Leonhart, as they are drawn into a conflict sparked by a sorceress named Edea Kramer who seized control of a powerful military state. It is the eighth main installment in the Final Fantasy series. Final Fantasy VIII is a 1999 role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the PlayStation console.
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