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Final Fantasy VIII (1999)

Square Product Development Division 1

PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable

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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, … 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. Read more

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Developers
Square Product Development Division 1
Publishers
Square, Square Electronic Arts, Square Enix
Genres
Adventure, Card & Board Game, Role-playing (RPG)
Themes
Fantasy, Open world, Science fiction
Franchises
Final Fantasy
Series
Final Fantasy
Also known as
Финальная Фантазия 8 (Russian title) · 最终幻想8 (Chinese title, simplified) · 太空戰士 8 (Chinese title, traditional) · FFVIII (Acronym)

Release dates

  • Feb 11, 1999 (Japan) PlayStation
  • Sep 09, 1999 (North America) PlayStation
  • Oct 27, 1999 (Europe) PlayStation
  • Oct 29, 1999 (Australia) PlayStation
  • Sep 24, 2009 (Digital compatibility release) (Japan) PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable
  • Dec 17, 2009 (Digital compatibility release) (North America) PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable
  • Dec 24, 2009 (Digital compatibility release) (Europe) PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable

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