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The story behind this set is once again set in the town of Innistrad As of December 2013, it has sold more than 8.5 million copies worldwide.Players need to look carefully at all the glue, oil and ink they can make. It was later ported to Windows-based personal computers and became available on PlayStation Network as a PSone Classics title in 2009. The game was a commercial success 13 weeks after its release, Final Fantasy VIII had earned more than US$50 million in sales, making it the fastest-selling Final Fantasy title until Final Fantasy XIII, a multi-platform release. It was voted the 22nd-best game of all time in 2006 by readers of the Japanese magazine Famitsu. It is the first Final Fantasy to use realistically proportioned characters consistently, feature a vocal piece as its theme music, forego the use of magic points for spellcasting, and deviate from the series' traditional means of increasing a character's power.įinal Fantasy VIII was mostly well received by critics, who praised its originality and visuals while criticizing some of its gameplay elements. The game builds on the visual changes brought to the series by Final Fantasy VII, including use 3D graphics and pre-rendered backgrounds, while also departing from many Final Fantasy traditions. During the quest to defeat Ultimecia, Squall struggles with his role as leader and develops a romance with one of his comrades, Rinoa Heartilly.ĭevelopment began in 1997, during the English localization of Final Fantasy VII. After defeating Edea, the protagonists learn that she was under the control of Ultimecia, a sorceress from the future who wishes to compress time.

Set on an unnamed fantasy world with science fiction elements, the game follows a group of young mercenaries, led by Squall Leonhart, as they are drawn into a conflict sparked by the sorceress Edea. Released in 1999, it is the eighth main installment in the Final Fantasy series. Final Fantasy VIII (ファイナルファンタジーVIII Fainaru Fantajī Eito) is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the PlayStation console.
