Final Fantasy VIII

igdb · 425 · final-fantasy-viii

rating 86/100

Developers: Square Product Development Division 1
Publishers: Square Electronic Arts, Square Enix, Squaresoft
Genres: Role-playing (RPG) / Adventure / Card & Board Game
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable

Summary

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.