Final Fantasy VIII
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…
Final Fantasy VIII is an adventure developed by Square Product Development Division 1, released 11 February 1999 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation. The main story takes about 52.5 hrs to finish.
What Final Fantasy VIII is
Final Fantasy VIII is an adventure game developed by Square Product Development Division 1 and released in 1999. It was published by Square. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy, open world and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Final Fantasy series
Final Fantasy VIII is the 27th of 349 entries we hold in the Final Fantasy series. The next entry was Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon for WonderSwan in 1999. Its critic score of 90 is 13 points above the series average of 77. The highest-rated entry is Final Fantasy III at 100.
How it was received
Final Fantasy VIII holds a critic score of 90 out of 100. That places it above 92% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 1999 averaged 72, so it scored 18 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 86, across 526 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 52.5 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 90 hrs, roughly 1.7 times the length of the critical path.
What it launched against
Final Fantasy VIII launched on 11 February 1999, within three weeks of Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia, Silent Hill, Super Smash Bros. and Syphon Filter. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia, Silent Hill, Super Smash Bros., Syphon Filter.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Final Fantasy VIII yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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