

A well-crafted rpg experience, FINAL FANTASY VIII is well worth your time.
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Verdict
88%
Steam
90
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Very Positive Steam reviews (88% positive)
Critically acclaimed (90/100 critic average)
Compelling narrative and story
Rich open world to explore
No significant drawbacks reported
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.

Runs well on modern hardware.
System Requirements
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Recommended
Quezacotl
Unlock Guardian Force Quezacotl
80%
unlocked
Shiva
Unlock Guardian Force Shiva
80%
unlocked
Ifrit
Unlock Guardian Force Ifrit
67.7%
unlocked
Card player
Play Triple Triad
49.3%
unlocked
First salary
Get your first salary from SeeD
48.6%
unlocked
Siren
Unlock Guardian Force Siren
47.6%
unlocked
100 kills
Kill 100 enemies
42.7%
unlocked
Diablos
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39.3%
unlocked
Magician
Draw (Stock) magic from enemies 100 times
38.8%
unlocked
Brothers
Unlock Guardian Force Brothers
34.7%
unlocked
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Quezacotl
Unlock Guardian Force Quezacotl
80%
unlocked
Shiva
Unlock Guardian Force Shiva
80%
unlocked
Ifrit
Unlock Guardian Force Ifrit
67.7%
unlocked
Card player
Play Triple Triad
49.3%
unlocked
First salary
Get your first salary from SeeD
48.6%
unlocked
Siren
Unlock Guardian Force Siren
47.6%
unlocked
100 kills
Kill 100 enemies
42.7%
unlocked
Diablos
Unlock Guardian Force Diablos
39.3%
unlocked
Magician
Draw (Stock) magic from enemies 100 times
38.8%
unlocked
Brothers
Unlock Guardian Force Brothers
34.7%
unlocked
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