About Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy VIII is a 1999 role-playing game developed by Square Product Development Division 1 and published by Square Electronic Arts, part of the Final Fantasy series. It released on PlayStation 3, PlayStation and PlayStation Portable, holding a 8.6 / 10 aggregate score.
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.
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Story
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.
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Release Date
| PlayStation | Feb 11, 1999 |
| PlayStation | Sep 09, 1999 |
| PlayStation | Oct 27, 1999 |
| PlayStation | Oct 29, 1999 |
| PlayStation 3 | Sep 24, 2009 |
| PlayStation Portable | Sep 24, 2009 |
| PlayStation 3 | Dec 17, 2009 |
| PlayStation Portable | Dec 17, 2009 |
| PlayStation 3 | Dec 24, 2009 |
| PlayStation Portable | Dec 24, 2009 |
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