Fantastic OT Wazzy! So hyped to finally play this again. Having VIII on modern consoles was simply a dream a few months ago but here we are! Such a good time to be an VIII fan!
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Final Fantasy VIII Remastered |OT| You're The Best Looking Remaster Here
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Can't wait to have this on Switch! FF8 was my first Final Fantasy as a kid, I don't think I had any real grasp of the mechanics (just remember spamming limit breaks and GFs) and I never finished it, but it's still stuck with me. Looking forward to playing it with some actual understanding of how things work, lol!
It's been a LONG while since I played this but still, here I'll try to help with some beginners tips for newcomers to this wonderful mess of a game (I'm going to ignore the in-game cheats for convenience):
And that's all I can think of without getting too in depth. There's lots to discover and to play with in this game. My main way of playing consists on getting no encounters soon and then go for the rest of the game with no random battles, just enjoying the dungeons and locations to my heart's content. It's a great experience, trust me. Enjoy!
- Junction is not hard, just convoluted. It's basically linking your stats to magic. Unlike most FF magic doesn't use mp, it uses units (you can get up to 99 uses of magic) and that's what you link. You can link any magic to any stat but it works in quite a smart way in the sense that for example Cure will work better linked to HP and Flare to Attack. And Esna will do wonders for status resist and so on. You can also transfer all your junction packs on to other chars for convenience
- On that note: don't use magic, ever. If you want to heal use items, if you want to deal damage there are better ways. Magic in combat is only useful in very specific circumstances
- So how do you deal damage? Limit breaks are your friends. Some people like to use GF for battle but I don't recommend it as they take forever. Instead get your chars to low health (yellow numbers) and spam the pass turn button until you hear a click. There you go, limit break. How to do it without dying all the time? Junction Curaga to HP early in the game and you'll have a huge HP pool!
- There's level scaling in this game. That means if you grind like crazy you'll make the game harder (the monsters have higher HP stats and that's not good). It's better to have a low level and good magic junctions all around. I'd say from 30 to 50 is the sweet spot for levels
- Diablos has a skill, no encounters, which cancels random encounters and let's you only fight boss fights. It's precious. Use it. You really don't need to fight normal encounters except when you want to
- You will want to fight random monsters only when you want some item. There are various GF skills that let you refine magic in exchange for items. That's better than drawing. Waaaaaay better. Also for example you can exchange 1 tent for like 10 curaga or something, so that's a great way of getting 100 curaga and have big HP pools early in the game. Get a FAQ on item refinement and go to town. Or even better you can just experiment
- To acquire better weapons in this game you need to forge your existing weapon into the new one. So each character only has one weapon that you forge over and over again. For this you need items and money. Use a FAQ on how to get the items and go. Some require specific levels or the mug skill
- Get all the GF you can and junction all of them all the time. They need the experience and AP. You can junction multiple GF to a char, usually you'll end up with 4-5 GF linked to each
- Play triple triad. Please. It's a great mini game and the rewards can be huge with a little investment. There's a GF skill (from Quetz I think?) that lets you convert cards into items and it's amazing. But when you see the rule "random" on any given region run, run like the wind. It's the worst rule ever and erasing it takes a while
- Take the SeeD quiz as soon as you can, get a FAQ and level up your SeeD level at 30 immediately. That gives you 30k gil every few minutes. You'll need it
And that's all I can think of without getting too in depth. There's lots to discover and to play with in this game. My main way of playing consists on getting no encounters soon and then go for the rest of the game with no random battles, just enjoying the dungeons and locations to my heart's content. It's a great experience, trust me. Enjoy!
The game does become incredibly easy! But it's fun managing all these systems, it's just a different approach to normal JRPGs/FF games. But yeah you're in control, you can reduce your junction and make the game more challenging if you want. I personally love laughing at bosses who can't do a thing to me because I've played so much cards.
Sadly I don't believe SE will allow owners of the current Steam copy to upgrade to the remastered but nonetheless, I'm in day one (again!).
God I love all the character renders they made for this game. I feel like you can tell how proud Square were of them and how much they wanted to show them off to show how much of an improvement over VII they were.
I still hate what they've done to Squall's look, but that's been an ongoing thing, not just something that this remaster has introduced.
Really excited to get this on the Switch. VIII was my first FF so it'll forever hold a place in my heart despite its issues.
Anime series when?
I still hate what they've done to Squall's look, but that's been an ongoing thing, not just something that this remaster has introduced.
Really excited to get this on the Switch. VIII was my first FF so it'll forever hold a place in my heart despite its issues.
Anime series when?
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I asked the rep at the booth and he said yes however...the rep didn't sound very confident so I don't want to say yes. I'm hoping something else confirms soon.
Hm, I need some help here. I've got the PS1 original on Vita where I'm maybe a few hours in (on the first mission with Irvine) and I haven't played it in quite a long while but plan to get back to it eventually.
So I already have my portable FF8 to revisit my teenage memories, but do you think it would be worth it to get the Switch remaster instead and start from scratch?
I haven't played the FF7 remaster, so I've no experience for how much the QoL changes really improve the experience.
So I already have my portable FF8 to revisit my teenage memories, but do you think it would be worth it to get the Switch remaster instead and start from scratch?
I haven't played the FF7 remaster, so I've no experience for how much the QoL changes really improve the experience.
uh look I want people to support this release, but honestly none of the QoL things for Remastered will make that much of a difference except speed up. They didn't change the game mechanically and battle/encounter modifiers aren't really going to change much with how the game is designed. Do you like the visual upgrades? Are you crunched for gaming time? If so, this'll be a nice upgrade on Switch. Otherwise the game still plays pretty damn well on Vita, it's not like IX where the game really needed the increased speed.
Thank you ! Crossing fingers.
Such a pet peeve of mine but since I experienced it with the original Ps1 version not having it is infuriating.
I hope this is ok to post here as this game is an emotional one for me;
This was the first final fantasy I ever played.
I'm from the Middle East and my family had run away from my country due to the war to a neighbouring country. My father was back in my home country so I was extra sad for not having him in my life. I didn't have many friends and was basically a stranger in a strange land. It was tough to fit in as some people didn't look too kindly on myself and all the other war refugees. I used to go to the park near my house a lot. One day during summer I went to buy some juice at the plaza near the park and noticed one of the stores at the end of the plaza didn't really have a sign but people were going in and out, mostly younger guys. I walked up to the window and it was basically a bootleg video game cafe. They had 10-20 crt TVs set up with PlayStations hooked up to each one. I walked in and was so excited about the whole thing. Everyone was playing either Tekken or soccer/football. There was a guy at the front with a tons of pirates games. Needless to say I stated coming here often and made friends. It reminded me of playing Mario with my father, which is one of the only memories I have of him. This is where I came across Final Fantasy VIII. Nobody there had any idea what it was and didn't even play it as there was too much English text involved and the game wasn't the style they played at that cafe. I gave it a try and instantly fell in love. I could speak a little broken English due to us having constantly moved around India and Pakistan after the war so I crawled my way through the games initial portion. The game was pirated so it kept crashing, freezing and glitching at various parts. Many times I had to restart entire sections due to these issues but I never complained. It was exhilarating. I made two really good friends over the game and the three of us would take turns playing as each of us got burnt out whether it was grinding for an item or dying to a boss. Eventually we beat the game after months.
Years passed and i immigrated to North America where I currently reside. I saved up and bought a gaming computer and the first game I bought on steam was final fantasy 8. I remember crying when I first booted it up remembering my time at that cafe and my friends who I haven't seen in over a decade. Some of them long dead due to the war, some I have no ides where they are.
I just got a switch to play this game, and I know I'll cry again. I'm getting emotional just typing this up. I felt guilty at first since I'm here living in safety playing video games while people I know back home who I grew up with playing this game that have to live in constant fear for their lives, but it's the only sweet part of my childhood and I intend to cherish it.
Heck, sorry about derailing the thread. Just wanted to share why final fantasy viiii is my favourite game of all time and why it's so close to my heart.
Hope everyone has a fun time playing through this ❤
This was the first final fantasy I ever played.
I'm from the Middle East and my family had run away from my country due to the war to a neighbouring country. My father was back in my home country so I was extra sad for not having him in my life. I didn't have many friends and was basically a stranger in a strange land. It was tough to fit in as some people didn't look too kindly on myself and all the other war refugees. I used to go to the park near my house a lot. One day during summer I went to buy some juice at the plaza near the park and noticed one of the stores at the end of the plaza didn't really have a sign but people were going in and out, mostly younger guys. I walked up to the window and it was basically a bootleg video game cafe. They had 10-20 crt TVs set up with PlayStations hooked up to each one. I walked in and was so excited about the whole thing. Everyone was playing either Tekken or soccer/football. There was a guy at the front with a tons of pirates games. Needless to say I stated coming here often and made friends. It reminded me of playing Mario with my father, which is one of the only memories I have of him. This is where I came across Final Fantasy VIII. Nobody there had any idea what it was and didn't even play it as there was too much English text involved and the game wasn't the style they played at that cafe. I gave it a try and instantly fell in love. I could speak a little broken English due to us having constantly moved around India and Pakistan after the war so I crawled my way through the games initial portion. The game was pirated so it kept crashing, freezing and glitching at various parts. Many times I had to restart entire sections due to these issues but I never complained. It was exhilarating. I made two really good friends over the game and the three of us would take turns playing as each of us got burnt out whether it was grinding for an item or dying to a boss. Eventually we beat the game after months.
Years passed and i immigrated to North America where I currently reside. I saved up and bought a gaming computer and the first game I bought on steam was final fantasy 8. I remember crying when I first booted it up remembering my time at that cafe and my friends who I haven't seen in over a decade. Some of them long dead due to the war, some I have no ides where they are.
I just got a switch to play this game, and I know I'll cry again. I'm getting emotional just typing this up. I felt guilty at first since I'm here living in safety playing video games while people I know back home who I grew up with playing this game that have to live in constant fear for their lives, but it's the only sweet part of my childhood and I intend to cherish it.
Heck, sorry about derailing the thread. Just wanted to share why final fantasy viiii is my favourite game of all time and why it's so close to my heart.
Hope everyone has a fun time playing through this ❤
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This is a wonderful story and I'm so happy you will get to experience the memories and emotions again. <3
Thank you all! <3
For this playthrough, I'm going to be following this. Basically tells you which enemies to card and where, and who to play cards against.
I don't think there's a better guide out there for the purpose of early game breaking, but I'm happy to be informed other wise.
I don't think there's a better guide out there for the purpose of early game breaking, but I'm happy to be informed other wise.
Thanks!
Yeah that does sound pretty fun and different (and since I've finished the game normally before it won't feel like cheating hehe).
Weird to think that this time 20 years ago, I was 17 and mainlining every little bit I could get of this game from the Japanese release, including listening to my imported OST over and over, reading in-depth FAQs like they were novels, and downloading bad rips of every FMV in the game.
Is there any details on the music for the remaster?
Last night on PS4 the game downloaded and now when you push down when highlighting the game you can hear music from the game but it sounds worse quality than I remember the PS1 version sounding... maybe just the background music and not reflective of in-game. or I'm tripping.
Last night on PS4 the game downloaded and now when you push down when highlighting the game you can hear music from the game but it sounds worse quality than I remember the PS1 version sounding... maybe just the background music and not reflective of in-game. or I'm tripping.
Really nice OT! I'm looking forward to finally playing FF8, just need to figure out what platform I want it on.
There's a platinum and it's easy to get.
That's a good FAQ, it shows the best way to get rid of the random rule.
Can't wait! My all time favorite Final Fantasy game.
100%'d it twice in my life. Played it last about 4 years ago on my PS3.
Gonna dip in again on the Switch and complete a casual playthrough. Don't want put myself through Omega Weapon again!
100%'d it twice in my life. Played it last about 4 years ago on my PS3.
Gonna dip in again on the Switch and complete a casual playthrough. Don't want put myself through Omega Weapon again!
Thanks to Emerald for bringing this up;
It looks like there's a very oddly specific music bug in the game (that's not the classic music bug btw)
So for those that can't listen to the sound, basically if you save, quit the game, play the credits then back out into the menu and resume the game, the music changes to a weird midi sounding version. Now, this won't affect everyone but yeah best to keep an eye out for it.
It looks like there's a very oddly specific music bug in the game (that's not the classic music bug btw)
So for those that can't listen to the sound, basically if you save, quit the game, play the credits then back out into the menu and resume the game, the music changes to a weird midi sounding version. Now, this won't affect everyone but yeah best to keep an eye out for it.
This is so oddly specific that I hope they dont fix it and leave it in as an Easter egg.
This is a remake really, not a remaster, hence no upgrade. I.e. it's a different, new game.
Edit: thought I was in an FFVII thread. Lmaooo ignore me my bad
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Please explain how in the sweet hell this only a remaster
Edit: thought I was in an FFVII thread. Lmaooo ignore me my bad
Our guide for FFVIII is pretty in depth and was written this year with a low level completionist run in mind. There's a really useful interactive map on there too.
Thanks both, I feel much better equipped to have a good time, enjoy triple triad more and focus on the batshit crazy story! Roll on Tuesday.
Same for FFX HD. I wonder if it's some kind of system weakness that could be exploited? No idea but there will be a good reason.
I can't decide between PC and Switch.
I have not played this style of game on my PC connected to an HD TV in a long time because the visuals have aged poorly, particularly blown to HD.
Switch is preferred on the smaller screen and with easy resume. However, FF7 didn't look good because they didn't upscale the backgrounds at all. So in that sense AI on PC would help.
I have not played this style of game on my PC connected to an HD TV in a long time because the visuals have aged poorly, particularly blown to HD.
Switch is preferred on the smaller screen and with easy resume. However, FF7 didn't look good because they didn't upscale the backgrounds at all. So in that sense AI on PC would help.
Awesome OT! Final Fantasy VIII is one of my favorite FF games. I have so many precious memories playing it and I can't wait to relive it again. This time not actually grinding levels and using the Junction system to my advantage rather than just doing whatever with it, haha. I will grab it on Tuesday, but I will likely be occupied with Astral Chain first. But I will get to it afterwards.
Was thinking about picking up the PS4 version thanks to the theme. But I decided to go with the Switch version instead, because being able to play it on the go (and doing Junction, Card grinding etc. while commuting) is something I don't really want to miss, I think. I hope there are no weird music glitches (except for the one mentioned above, which sounds hilarious tbh), though.
Was thinking about picking up the PS4 version thanks to the theme. But I decided to go with the Switch version instead, because being able to play it on the go (and doing Junction, Card grinding etc. while commuting) is something I don't really want to miss, I think. I hope there are no weird music glitches (except for the one mentioned above, which sounds hilarious tbh), though.
The correct platform choice is every platform
Switch on the go, PS4/XB1 for trophies/achievements, PC for AI backgrounds
Switch on the go, PS4/XB1 for trophies/achievements, PC for AI backgrounds
I've heard mixed reports about analog controls. Does anyone definitively know one way or the other?
awesome ! Thank you. I know what I will be doing the next few weeks
