Final Fantasy VIII (PlayStation)

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17 of 17 Ciao users found the following review helpful

buggsy2008

FFVIII 08/06/2008

User recommends the product

Advantages brilliant graphics, characters and storyline
Disadvantages none

Buying The Game Final Fantasy VIII is considered as a rare game and so is not often found in shops, you may get lucky and find it in the pre-owned section or at a market or car boot sale. The best place to find it is online at places such as ebay and amazon. The price of the game varies but is generally between £10 and £15 which is very reasonable considering how good the game is. The strategy guides however are more widely available in the shops and online, they usually cost around £10 which is also a good price as they are very helpful when you are playing the game. About The Game Final ... more
25 of 25 Ciao users found the following review helpful

Ultima9999

FF8 rocks because it is so great that it shocks!
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22/01/2006

User recommends the product

Advantages 4 CD's, great gameplay, worthy episode
Disadvantages long summoning sequences

Hello, Everybody! I am Chris and first of all I would like to greet you all. It is great being here. I chose to report about FF8 for my first work and I hope you will enjoy it. Okay, let's begin. 1) Common informations/prices:> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ After the terrific PS1 - Start of Final Fantasy 7 role-playing games (=RPG's) became more than just niche genres but got more and more popular and extravagant. In 1999 Square Enix published the 8th episode of the world-famous RPG - series. I bought the game then at my usual game shop as US - Version at a price about 899 Austrian shillings ... more
18 of 18 Ciao users found the following review helpful

southy787

Eyes On Me. 16/03/2008

User recommends the product

Advantages Deep and meaningful story, addictive and engaging gameplay; Final Fantasy VIII simply has it all
Disadvantages Some features a little complicated, even for seasoned RPG fans

Final Fantasy VIII is a game that has sparked a large amount of controversy. From those that consider it the sparkling pinnacle of the established series, to those that loathe it intently, it is clear that a game of this ilk must have some strong characteristics at the heart of it. Arguably the core component of the role-playing genre, a good story has been a staple tradition of the series, and FFVIII doesn't disappoint. Through the eyes of protagonist Squall Leonhart, a mercenary in training, the game takes you on a tense and exciting adventure; like some sort of crazy, colourful fairground ... more
42 of 43 Ciao users found the following review helpful

tom1clare

Member since 19/06/2003

Reviews written: 306

Love-To-Hate Eight? 15/05/2004

User recommends the product

Advantages Stunning graphics, great soundtrack, imaginative environments, addictive and absorbing, 4 discs of play, plenty of replay value
Disadvantages Hit and miss new ideas, initially quite daunting, over-complicated 'Junction' system, not a patch on FFVII

When Squaresoft decided to release Final Fantasy VII (the first 32-bit instalment of their enduring RPG series) on a global scale, it is unlikely that even the most optimistic of developers could have predicted the success that would follow. 30,000,000 sales, two-and-a-half years and a mass of expectancy later, the brave souls at Square released a follow up. Brave being the operative word; Final Fantasy VIII was not only very different to its immediate predecessor, it also strayed radically from many of the basic concepts maintained throughout the series’ 12 year history. Whilst a lot of the ... more
9 of 9 Ciao users found the following review helpful

JWarner88

Final Fantasy VIII - Simply Great 08/07/2008

User recommends the product

Advantages Introduces a number of new systems
Disadvantages Not easy to stop playing

Yet another great addition to the Final Fantasy Series, Final Fantasy VIII was developed and published, at the time, by Square Soft (now Square Enix) and was released in 1999 for the Sony Playstation console. Hironobu Sakaguchi is the executive producer for this game and it was the fastest selling Final Fantasy of the series with with sales in excess of $50million in the first three months of release. One of the reasons why the game was such a hit was the update in the CG Cinematics that are, to quote the packaging of the game, "seamlessly integrated" in the game. The video sequences are ... more
31 of 31 Ciao users found the following review helpful

Aquarian

Fight some monsters 21/02/2003

User recommends the product

Advantages Great game to play
Disadvantages Hard to learn at first

Whenever I get bored or at a loose end I tend to play on the playstation. My favorite games are Final Fantasy games and the one I love the most is Final Fantasy V111. The begining of the game is a graphic animation of two young men fighting with gunblades and clips of the characters which you will encounter throughout the game, the ending of the fight leaves one of the young men hurt and in hospital. This is where you start to play the game. As you lie in hospital, hurt and waiting for your tutor who's name is Quistis Trepe, the doctor asks you if you can remember your name, here is your ... more
7 of 7 Ciao users found the following review helpful

easier

2nd BEST GAME EVER 28/12/2000

User recommends the product

Advantages 2nd BEST GAME EVER
Disadvantages not as good as FF7

Final Fantasy 8 delivers everything that could be expected in its succession to what may be an insurmountable achievement. The only way in which FF8 is inferior to its predecessor is, in my opinion, the storyline. Perhaps it's just the fact that the game concentrates more on the "good guys" than the all of the characters as a whole, and that the sorceress isn't nearly as chilling or classic a character as Sephiroth. It just isn't as dark. Having said this, the plot is without a doubt the next best in gaming, and there is never even a hint of ,"Oh, what a letdown". A bold approach has been ... more
31 of 31 Ciao users found the following review helpful

DBZKing

Squall will save the world of Final Fantasy? 02/07/2004

User recommends the product

Advantages great game | great graphics | good gameplay
Disadvantages could of been better

This review is about the game Final Fantasy 8, as some people say, this is not the best final fantasy, and I agree, this game could have been better if it had a better storyline, I don’t know why I think the storyline was not the best, but I know that it could have been better. The game has many characters that you meet along the way on your journey, and many different bosses that you encounter within your journey. The battling is good, as the graphics in the movie scenes, there are many of them in the game, and very entertaining to watch, and also quite sad from some. There are many different ... more
17 of 17 Ciao users found the following review helpful

TheGuru

The ground breaking series continues 07/03/2003

User recommends the product

Advantages Immense gameplay, superb graphics
Disadvantages plot kind of weak, junction system tricky

Following the phenomenal success of their introductory Playstation title Final Fantasy 7, the good people at Squaresoft must have had many sleepless nights, all of them worrying, thinking the same thing: How the hell are we going to top this one? With the technology available to them advancing at almost the blink of an eye, it would be fairly easy for them to create a game that graphically and technically surpassed it’s predecessor. However, this alone would not suffice. It needed to be gripping, suspenseful, unpredictable and enjoyable. Not an easy task. When Final Fantasy 7 was released back ... more
3 of 3 Ciao users found the following review helpful

nickjordan

A bit of a disappointment perhaps 19/03/2001

User doesn't recommend the product

Advantages Great graphics, reasonable storyline
Disadvantages JUNCTIONNING

Having played Final Fantasy VIII (FFVIII)'s predecessor, FFVII, I was expecting greater-than-great things, I suppose, when FFVIII was released. And having played it, my feelings about it are mixed, to say the least. Graphically, this game is overwhelmingly superior (by-and-large) to FFVII, and indeed to most other games on PlayStation. Square have made the FMV's even more seamlessly integrated than before -- but as everybody's always said, graphics don't make a game. Sure, they enhance your enjoyment of it, but when it comes down to it, Tetris is a great and addictive game, as is Pokémon on GB ... more