Final Fantasy VIII
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG) Adventure Card & Board Game
- Platforms
- PlayStation · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation Portable
- Release
- PlayStation Feb 11, 1999 PlayStation Sep 09, 1999 PlayStation Oct 27, 1999 PlayStation Oct 29, 1999 PlayStation 3 Sep 24, 2009 PlayStation Portable Sep 24, 2009 PlayStation 3 Dec 17, 2009 PlayStation Portable Dec 17, 2009 PlayStation 3 Dec 24, 2009 PlayStation Portable Dec 24, 2009
- Credits
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Square Enix
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Square
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Square Electronic Arts
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Square Product Development Division 1
- Board status
- —
About
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.
