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Final Fantasy VIII

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Role-playing (RPG) Adventure Card & Board Game Fantasy Science fiction Open world

Final Fantasy VIII is a Role-playing (RPG) / Adventure game released on February 11, 1999 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable. 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…

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February 11, 1999
Released 10078 days ago
PlayStation 3 PlayStation PlayStation Portable

About

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.

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Release Dates by Platform

PlayStation Worldwide
Feb 11, 1999
PlayStation Worldwide
Sep 9, 1999
PlayStation Worldwide
Oct 27, 1999
PlayStation Worldwide
Oct 29, 1999
PlayStation 3 Worldwide
Sep 24, 2009
PlayStation Portable Worldwide
Sep 24, 2009
PlayStation 3 Worldwide
Dec 17, 2009
PlayStation Portable Worldwide
Dec 17, 2009
PlayStation 3 Worldwide
Dec 24, 2009
PlayStation Portable Worldwide
Dec 24, 2009

Game Info

Developer
Square Product Development Division 1
Publisher
Square, Square Electronic Arts, Square Enix
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person, Bird view / Isometric
Genres
Role-playing (RPG) Adventure Card & Board Game
Themes
Fantasy Science fiction Open world

Languages

Audio / Voice
Japanese
Text / Subtitles
English, French, Italian, German, Spanish (Spain), English, French, Italian, German, Spanish (Spain), Japanese, Japanese

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