Final Fantasy VIII

Square Enix · Jan 25, 2000

Teen

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It is a time of war. Galbadia, a Global Superpower, has declared war on Dollet, a country whose training academy is home to two personalities: the hot-headed Seifer and the 'lone wolf', Squall Leonhart. Both are equally at conflict with each other as their country is with Galbadia; to others, Squall appears lacking in team spirit, while Seifer lacks the discipline of his rival. However, a chance encounter with the free-spirited Rinoa Heartilly turns Squall's universe upside down; having thrived on discipline, Squall find the carefree Rinoa fascinating.

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Critic 7.0 (4 critics) · Gamer 8.7

Critic reviews

Cubed3
Aria DiMezzo · Jan 10, 2016
5.0
There is a lot of good here, but there is also a lot of bad, and the low quality music is one of the more prominent negatives; if Square Enix fixed that, then this would be much easier to recommend. As is, it's still worthy of a recommendation—but only barely.
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Gamekult
Thomas Cusseau · Dec 13, 2013
5.0
Et si le moins convaincant des Final Fantasy de l'ère PSone était pourtant l'un des meilleurs de la série sur PC ? Faute de concurrence frontale, c'est vrai, mais aussi parce qu'il repose sur des mécaniques méprisées par la modernité, Final Fantasy VIII est une onde de notre adolescence, et un témoignage intact de ces années perdues pour le jeu de rôles japonais.
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Euro Gamer
Fabio Davide · Dec 16, 2013
8.0
In conclusione questa versione di Final Fantasy VIII è un "must buy" per tutti gli appassionati della serie, proponendo la stessa identica esperienza dell'epoca a un prezzo accettabile e con qualche piccola chicca in grado di accontentare anche i fan più accaniti. E ora, dopo i remake del settimo e dell'ottavo capitolo, non ci resta che sperare in un "remake" del nono.
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GamesInAsia
Mohammad Fahmi · Oct 18, 2014
10
Sebagai sebuah game yang sudah cukup berumur, Final Fantasy VIII tetap bisa bersinar di antara banyaknya game modern di pasaran. Cerita yang menarik, kualitas writing yang bagus, karakter yang jelas jauh lebih menarik daripada banyak karakter game modern, gameplay yang komplek, grafis yang keren, serta musik yang luar biasa jelas bisa membuat pengalaman bermain Final Fantasy VIII menjadi sesuatu yang sangat menyenangkan.
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Gamer reviews

Henri Räsänen
Oct 25, 2020 · PC
9.5
The magic system is one of the worst in final fantasy history but at the same time it is one of the best. Story was legendary and it is one of the best Final Fantasy games out there.
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