•: January 25, 2000 •: February 18, 2000 •: March 23, 2000 Mode(s) Final Fantasy VIII is a developed and published by for the console. Released in 1999, it is the eighth main installment in the series. Set on an unnamed fantasy world with science fiction elements, the game follows a group of young mercenaries, led by, as they are drawn into a conflict sparked by Ultimecia, a sorceress from the future who wishes to compress time. During the quest to defeat Ultimecia, Squall struggles with his role as leader and develops a romance with one of his comrades,. Development began in 1997, during the English localization of.

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The game builds on the visual changes brought to the series by Final Fantasy VII, including the use of and, while also departing from many. It is the first Final Fantasy to use realistically proportioned characters consistently, feature a, and forgo the use of for spellcasting. Final Fantasy VIII was mostly well received by critics, who praised its originality and visuals while criticizing some of its gameplay elements. It was voted the 22nd-best game of all time in 2006 by readers of the Japanese magazine. The game was a commercial success; it earned more than US$50 million in sales during its first 13 weeks of release, making it the fastest-selling Final Fantasy title until, a multi-platform release. A port followed in 2000, with the addition of the minigame.

Final Fantasy VIII was re-released worldwide as a PSOne Classic on the in 2009, for and, with support for in 2012. It was re-released via Steam in 2013 and in Japan in 2014.

As of December 2013, it has sold more than 8.5 million copies worldwide. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Gameplay [ ] Like the Final Fantasy games before it, Final Fantasy VIII consists of three main modes of play: the, the field map, and the battle screen. The world map is a display in which the player may navigate freely across a small-scale rendering of the game world. Characters travel across the world map in a variety of ways, including by foot, car,, train,. The field map consists of controllable 3D characters overlaid on one or more backgrounds, which represent environmental locations such as towns or forests. The battle screen is a 3D model of a location such as a street or room, where turn-based fights between playable characters and -controlled enemies take place. The interface is menu-driven, as in previous titles, but with the typical weapon and armor systems removed and new features present, such as the Junction system.

Also featured is a collectible card-based called '. A battle against X-ATM092, an early; Zell will summon Shiva when the blue bar that has replaced his ATB is drained.

For Final Fantasy VIII, designed a battle system based on summoned monsters, called 'Guardian Forces', abbreviated in-game as 'GF'. Assigning ('junctioning') a GF onto a character allows the player to use battle commands beyond Attack with the main weapon, such as Magic, GF (to have a junctioned GF perform an action), and Item.

Previous Final Fantasy titles provided each character with a limited pool of that were consumed by each spell; in Final Fantasy VIII, spells are acquired ('drawn') either from enemies in battle, Draw Points distributed throughout the environments, or by refining items and cards. Spells are then stocked on characters as quantified inventory (up to 100 per spell and limited to 32 distinct spells per character) and are consumed one by one when used. Characters can also junction (equip) these spells onto their —such as Strength, Vitality, and Luck—for various bonuses, provided the character has junctioned a Guardian Force.