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Ultimecia abandons Rinoa in outer space. Squall rescues her, and they return to the planet on a derelict starship and share a romantic moment; Ellone is captured by Galbadia shortly thereafter. After landing, the party encounters Laguna, now President of Esthar; he reveals Dr. Odine's plan to allow Ultimecia to cast time compression on their terms so that Ellone can send SeeD into Ultimecia's time period. At Lunatic Pandora, Squall's team defeats Seifer, rescues Ellone, and kills Adel; Ultimecia possesses Rinoa and begins casting time compression. Ellone sends Squall's team into Ultimecia's era, where she is defeated in a fierce battle before time compression can be fully achieved.

1449:. He tried to base the songs on the emotional content of the scenes in which they would be played, asserting that expressing the emotions he desired was more important than improving skills, because "I think it will be a shame if we won't be able to cry as we play our own game". He could not determine a character's emotions solely based on the plot, instead using images of appearance and attire: "It's important to know when their emotions are at their height, but it usually takes until a month before release for them to finish the ending dialog...!" When IGN Music stated that the music of 45: 1012:

except Irvine, who did not use them. Cid and Edea had established Garden and SeeD primarily to defeat corrupt sorceresses. After these revelations, the forces of Balamb Garden defeat the Galbadian Army, led by Seifer, aboard Galbadia Garden. Edea is also defeated by SeeD, but the party learns that Edea is merely an unwilling host for Ultimecia, who planned to use Ellone to help achieve time compression. Ultimecia transfers her powers to Rinoa; Edea survives, but Rinoa enters a coma. Squall travels to Esthar to find Ellone, as he believes that she can help save Rinoa.

6506: 869:(EXP) system quite different from previous titles. The essentials remain unchanged: characters gain EXP after defeating enemies, which are typically encountered randomly throughout the game's environments. Earning a set amount of EXP causes the character to gain a level, which increases their overall statistics. While previous titles feature an EXP curve that increases with each level (e.g. getting to level 2 requires 200 EXP, level 3 requires 400, etc.), characters in 1000:, who had been staying at Balamb Garden. Before leaving, Ellone reveals that she has been "sending" Squall and his team into flashbacks set 17 years earlier in a vain effort to alter history. The scenes center on Laguna and his friends as he evolves from Galbadian soldier (where he shared a crush with Rinoa's future mother Julia) to village protector (where he served as caretaker to Ellone alongside a bartender named Raine) to leader of an Estharian resistance against 1282:

ideas meshed, taking form as the "Garden" military academies. Nojima planned that the two playable parties featured in the game (Squall's present day group and Laguna's group from the past) would be highly contrasted with one another. This idea was conveyed through the age and experience of Laguna's group, versus the youth and naïveté of Squall's group. Nojima has expressed that the dynamic of players' relationships with the protagonist is important to him. Both

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west, and contains many of the game's locations. The northernmost landmass is Trabia, an Arctic region. Positioned roughly in the middle of the world map lies Balamb, the smallest continent, the island on which the game begins. The remaining landmass is small and mostly desolate, riddled with rough, rocky terrain caused by the impact of a "Lunar Cry", an event where monsters from the moon fall to the planet. The southernmost landmass includes an

7879: 6485: 796:, 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 2504: 855: 2490: 2023: 6471: 2018: 2013: 2008: 2003: 2176:". On the other hand, the magazine also felt that the game's length left its story unable to "offer consistently strong dialogue and sub-plots". Additionally, it found some of the story's plot twists "not... suitably manipulated and prepared", leaving it "hard not to greet such... moments with anything but indifference". Overall, 3126:: had been a sorceress since childhood. I married her, knowing that. We were happy. We worked together, the two of us. We were very happy. One day, Edea began talking about building the Garden and training SeeD. I became obsessed with that plan. But I was very concerned with SeeD's goal, that one day SeeD might fight Edea... 3048:(I hate having nothing to do. It gets me thinking too much.) (I hope Selphie and the others are all right. Was it wrong for me to let them go? I wonder how Quistis and Irvine felt about it.) (That sorceress... Who is she? Why fire missiles at the Garden? Is Seifer ever coming back? I'll get even with him next time.) 905:

is set on an unnamed fantasy world. The setting is highly European in design and features a blend of modern and futuristic locales. The planet contains five major landmasses, with Esthar, the largest, covering most of the eastern portion of the map. Galbadia, the second-largest continent, lies to the

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was conceived by Kitase, with the story and the characters provided by Nomura and the actual scenario written by Nojima. During the game's pre-production, Nomura suggested the game be given a "school days" feel. Nojima already had a story in mind in which the main characters were the same age; their

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character created was Squall. Desiring to add a unique angle to Squall's appearance and emphasize his role as the central character, Nomura gave him a scar across his brow and the bridge of his nose. As there was not yet a detailed history conceived for the character, Nomura left the explanation for

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appointing him as SeeD's new leader and his increasing attraction to Rinoa. Squall and his comrades learn that they, along with Seifer and Ellone but minus Rinoa, were all raised in an orphanage run by Edea; after eventual separation, they later developed amnesia due to their use of Guardian Forces,

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gain a level after accumulating a flat rate of 1000 points. Enemy levels scale based on the party's average level; in most RPGs at the time, enemy levels remain stagnant. Some bosses have level caps to prevent the main quest from becoming too difficult. Higher-level enemies are capable of inflicting

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These expanded mechanics for summons were a departure for the series; in previous titles, summons were relegated to a single action during battle. The junction system also acts as a substitute for armor and accessories, which were used in earlier games to modify character statistics. Moreover, where

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hybrid that functions primarily as a sword, with an added damaging vibration feature activated by use of its gun mechanism, similar to a vibroblade. His character design was complemented by a fur lining along the collar of his jacket, incorporated by Nomura as a challenge for the game's full motion

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After Squall's party escapes the prison they were sent to, Edea destroys Trabia Garden in a retaliatory missile strike and prepares to attack Balamb Garden. Selphie delays the launch while Squall's team returns to Balamb Garden and activates its mobile functions to evade the missiles. Garden cannot

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praised some of the changes made to the game in light of previous titles and the inclusion of the Triple Triad sub-game, though heavily criticized the port as "lazy" and "disappointing", stating that it only served to emphasize the original game's flaws. Despite their complaints, they named it the

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criticized the game for not taking advantage of the capabilities afforded to computers at the time, describing the PlayStation version as both looking and sounding superior, and recommending that the title was "not worth buying period" for the PC. UGO.com also described the port as inferior to its

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for its cadets; with the help of his instructor, Quistis, Squall passes the mission's prerequisite and is grouped with Seifer and Zell. Selphie replaces Seifer mid-mission when the latter disobeys orders and abandons his team. SeeD halts the Galbadian advance; Squall, Zell, and Selphie graduate to

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In addition to gaining levels, Guardian Forces earn Ability Points (AP) after battles, which are automatically allocated to special abilities that Guardian Forces can learn. When a Guardian Force has learned an ability, that ability becomes available for any character or the character party, as is

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in Galbadian-occupied Timber, Squall learns that Sorceress Edea is behind Galbadia's recent hostilities. Under orders from Garden, Squall and his comrades—joined by Rinoa, Quistis, and Irvine—attempt to assassinate Edea. During the effort, Squall's party also learns that Seifer has left Garden to

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was very dark and perhaps influenced by the plot of the game, Uematsu said that "the atmosphere of music varies depending on story line, of course, but it's also my intention to put various types of music into one game". The absence of character themes found in the previous two games was due to

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While Rinoa is being treated on Esthar's space station, Ultimecia uses her to free Adel from an orbital prison. Ultimecia then orders Seifer to activate the Lunatic Pandora facility, inciting a Lunar Cry that sends Adel's containment device to the planet. Having selected Adel as her next host,

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Squall, lost in time and space, witnesses the dying Ultimecia traveling back in time to pass her powers to Edea. Rinoa finds him unconscious, and they return together to their restored world and time. Seifer is reunited with his companions, Laguna and Ellone visit Raine's grave, and the SeeD

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designs used in the previous title. Additionally, Naora attempted to enhance the realism of the world through predominantly bright lighting effects with shadows distributed as appropriate. Other measures taken included implementing rental cars for travel in-game, and the use of

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and withstanding significantly more damage, may have additional special attacks, and carry additional magic spells, allowing for Junctioning bonuses which themselves far exceed the bonuses imparted by level-gain. The game's unique EXP and level system allows a player to

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stated that while the game was not a "huge leap forward" from the previous title, its gameplay and visual appeal worked for its benefit, though that on a computer the pre-rendered backgrounds appeared blurry and the controls at time difficult with a keyboard.

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or $ 151 million (equivalent to $ 276 million in 2023) in its first day of release. It sold approximately 2.57 million units in Japan within the first four days of release. Within two days of its North American release on September 7, 1999,

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concert tour that continues to date, which includes "Liberi Fatali", "Fisherman's Horizon", "Man with the Machine Gun", and "Love Grows". Several of these concerts have produced live albums as well. Music from the game has also been played in non

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Seifer. You will be disciplined for your irresponsible behavior. You must follow orders exactly during combat. But I'm not entirely without sympathy for you. I don't want you all to become machines I want you all to be able to think and act for

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Squall and Seifer spar with each other while training outside Balamb Garden, giving each other scars in the process. Meanwhile, the Republic of Galbadia invades the Dollet Dukedom, forcing Dollet to hire SeeD. The school uses the mission as a

748:-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 1546:. This resulted in the game's developers sharing "countless" artists, eventually deciding on Wong. Uematsu claims "her voice and mood seem to match my image of the song exactly", and that her ethnicity "fits the international image of 1184:. The designers felt a need to invert the atmosphere of previous games in the series, which had feelings of "light emerging from darkness". This decision was easy for the developers to make, because most of them had worked on 1133:

From the beginning, Kitase knew he wanted a thematic combination of fantasy and realism. To this end, he aimed to include a cast of characters who appeared to be ordinary people. Character designer and battle visual director

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the case with field abilities. These abilities allow characters to attack more efficiently, refine magic spells from items, receive stat bonuses upon leveling up, access shops remotely, and use additional battle commands.

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to access text files for localizing to Western audiences. The translation was finished by September 1999. The game's European release was delayed due to necessary graphical changes; the cited example was the removal of a

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praised the full motion video sequences as "phenomenal", adding that while the gameplay took getting used to, they enjoyed the teamwork emphasized by it, and that the game's visual presentation added to its appeal.

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who seized control of a powerful military state. During the quest to defeat the sorceress and the forces manipulating her, Squall struggles with his role as leader and develops a romance with one of his comrades,

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increases the probability of Limit Breaks appearing, regardless of a character's remaining hit points, while various status afflictions can prevent Limit Breaks. They are similar to the Desperation Attacks of

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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

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units by early 2001. By March 2003, the game had shipped 8.15 million copies worldwide, including 3.7 in Japan and 4.45 abroad. By 2009, it had sold over 8.6 million copies on the PlayStation. According to

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SeeD status, but Seifer is disciplined for his disobedience. During the graduation party, Squall meets Rinoa, whose personality is the opposite of his. When assigned with Zell and Selphie to help Rinoa's

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also introduced interactive elements to complement Limit Break animations. These interactive sequences, which vary between character, weapon, and Limit Break, range from randomly selected magic spells to

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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

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to be "yet another outstanding edition of SquareSoft's far-from-final fantasies", summarizing it as "aesthetically astonishing, rarely less than compelling, and near peerless in scope and execution".

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was used to give a general realism to character movement, but the team favored manual animation over relying on motion capture. A major challenge was the technical advances made since the release of

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sequences. The FMV sequences were created by a team of roughly 35 people, with the total cinematic run-time being estimated at over an hour, approximately 20 minutes longer than the FMV sequences in

800:—such as Strength, Vitality, and Luck—for various bonuses, provided the character has junctioned a Guardian Force. The junction system's flexibility affords the player a wide range of customization. 6136:株式会社スクウェア・エニックス（本社：東京都渋谷区、代表取締役社長：和田洋一）は、1999 年にプレイステーション専用ソフトとして発売され、全世界で累計出荷本数 860 万本を突破している「FINAL FANTASY VIII（ファイナルファンタジーエイト）」を、PlayStation Network のPlayStation Store 内、ゲームアーカイブスにて本日より配信いたします。 949:, a charismatic and promiscuous marksman. All but Rinoa are members of "SeeD", an elite military force based out of futuristic installations called Gardens. Temporarily playable characters include 3210:: The lunar world is a world of monsters. Didn't you learn that in school? As you can see, the monsters are gathering at one point. History's starting to repeat itself. The Lunar Cry is starting. 2301: 2146: 8430: 2297: 2141: 728:

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,

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of broken sections of land that have drifted apart. Islands and marine structures flesh out the game world, and a handful of off-world locations round out the playable areas.

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Our client for this mission is the Dollet Dukedom Parliament. A request for SeeD was made 18 hours ago. Dollet has been under attack by the G-Army since about 72 hours ago.

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You will keep moving through ze time compression toward ze future. Once you're out of ze time compression, zat will be Ultimecia's world. It's all up to you after zat.

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received critical acclaim. In general, the game was compared favorably to its predecessors. Though questioning the game's lack of voice overs for its characters,

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be controlled, however, and it crashes into the docks at Fishermans' Horizon. While Garden is being repaired, Galbadia invades the town in search of a girl named

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units and grossed more than $ 50 million (equivalent to $ 91 million in North America during the 13 weeks that followed, making it the fastest-selling

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with the main weapon, such as Magic, GF (to have a junctioned GF perform an action), and Item. Previous titles provided each character with a limited pool of

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felt that it was the weakest aspect of the game, citing its Guardian Force attack sequences as "incredibly cinematic" but tedious, sentiments echoed by

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was released in September 2019. The remaster, which features high definition graphics and improved character models, was produced in collaboration with

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application. It additionally features a stand-alone edition of the "Triple Triad" minigame, which allowed players to compete against one another via a

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to Shift JIS format required by the game engine's compiler, streamlining the translation process dramatically. The game was the first major project of

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Samoon, Evan (July 2008). "Gun Show: A real military expert takes aim at videogame weaponry to reveal the good, the bad, and the just plain silly".

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had and that it was flawed, the title was a "daring, groundbreaking game decidedly the most original console-style RPG ever created". In 2002,

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Our next mission... This is no ordinary mission. It's a direct order from both Balamb and Galbadia Garden. We're to assassinate the sorceress.

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and felt that a new direction was acceptable. The world designs were also developed with the knowledge that most of the staff were now used to

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This journey will involve many battles. A well-qualified leader is needed for this. Therefore, I am appointing Squall as your new leader.

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commented that the battle system consists of a "bewildering" number of intricate options and techniques that "most gamers will relish".

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was the first title to have extensive communication between the Japanese and North American teams during the process. Lead translator

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which is a popular hobby in some parts of Japan. "Triple Triad" was meant to keep the player's interest during long stretches without

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Ultimecia probably needs to go back further in time to achieve time compression. Only Ellone can take her back further into ze past.

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ineffective. Uematsu considers it reasonable to have character themes if each character has a "highlight" in the game, but he found

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become Edea's second-in-command. Edea survives the attempt, stabs Squall in the shoulder with an ice shard, and detains the party.

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To maintain a foreign atmosphere, the characters of the game were designed to have predominantly European appearances. The first

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characters in that game, it was felt that Fujin and Raijin were unnecessary. Nomura had designed Edea before the development of

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series. Set on an unnamed fantasy world with science fiction elements, the game follows a group of young mercenaries, led by

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claims that the game's Junction system is a major flaw due to repetitive stocking of spells, while the video game magazine

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Wolpaw, Erik (November 2000). "When Ports Go Bad – Final Fantasy VIII Is a Major Disappointment as a Port and as a Game".

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original counterpart, adding that its presentation was in turn detrimental to the reception the game received as a whole.

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have unique abilities called "Limit Breaks", which range from powerful attacks to support spells. While the characters in

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became the top-selling video game in the United States, a position it held for more than three weeks. It sold more than

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strove to achieve this impression through the inclusion of realistically proportioned characters, a departure from the

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magazine praised the "brilliant-looking" cinematic visuals, stating the cutscenes rival "even the most major of major

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world tour from 2006 onwards, for which Nobuo Uematsu composed the opening fanfare that accompanies each performance.

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series which features a love story as the game's overarching theme, calling it a daring choice and a symbol of the

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was assigned to be the producer in Sakaguchi's place, while the game and battle system were designed by Kitase and

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in 2013. By August 2019, it had sold more than 9.6 million copies worldwide. A remastered version was released for

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Staff (May 24, 1999). "IGN.com Announces 'Best of E3' Awards Capcom, Microsoft, Midway and Rare Take Top Honors".

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There was a sorceress inside me. Ultimecia, a sorceress from the future. She's trying to achieve Time Compression.

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in Europe and other territories (including Australia, mainland East Asia, and Africa). Its sales had increased to

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as the 22nd-best game of all time in 2006, and named one of the 20 essential Japanese role-playing games by

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offered similar comments, stating that the game's character development "is the best of any RPGs" and that "

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to maximum Level 100 before even beginning the plot, though this will result in far more powerful enemies.

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2006 concert showcasing "Liberi Fatali", "Fisherman's Horizon", and "Eyes on Me" and the international

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Adel will need to pass on her powers before being defeated. Rinoa, will you be willing to accept them?

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praised the game's battle system, commenting that the "possibilities for customization are immense".

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played "Liberi Fatali", "Don't Be Afraid", "Love Grows", and "The Man with the Machine Gun", the 2004

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or $ 30 million (equivalent to $ 55 million in 2023). The staff consisted of about 180 people.

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video designers. Additionally, some designs Nomura had previously drawn, but had not yet used in a

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features a unique weapon which can be upgraded, affecting its appearance, power, and Limit Break.

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was released on the Sony's Greatest Hits on August 28, 2000. In 2009, the title was added to the

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by DigiCube on January 21, 2000, and subsequently re-published by Square Enix on July 22, 2004.

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series that began that same year and included "Liberi Fatali" and "Love Grows", and the 2005

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celebrate their victory at Balamb Garden. Squall and Rinoa share a kiss under the moonlight.

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Meanwhile, Squall confronts his personal anxieties fueled by ongoing developments, such as

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in January 2000. It was republished worldwide by Square Enix on May 10, 2004. An album of

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disc ever released in that country at the time. "Liberi Fatali" was played during the

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named it the seventh-best title for the PlayStation, placing higher on the list than

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UGO.com said that while no other game in the series had stirred the controversy that

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on November 19, 1999, by DigiCube, and subsequently published on July 22, 2004, by

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title). It was also a best-seller in the UK. In Europe, it grossed €26,549,294 or

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named the game's ending the third best of any game for the PlayStation, while

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in Japan and sold over 400,000 copies, setting the record for highest-selling

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piece that is played during the introduction to the game, and "Eyes On Me", a

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concert, which included "Maybe I'm a Lion". More recent concerts include the

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There iz only one way to defeat Ultimecia. You must kill her in ze future.

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Japanese package in December 2012. An upscaled PC version was released on

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technology to give the game's characters lifelike movements in the game's

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during its first 13 weeks in North America, making it the fastest-selling

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was well received by critics. The game was a commercial success, grossing

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wrote a text parser that would automatically convert text from English

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improved on the strengths of its predecessor. Kat Bailey, writing for

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By the end of 1999, 6.08 million units were sold worldwide, including

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to use realistically proportioned characters consistently, feature a

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arrangements performed by Shinko Ogata was released under the title

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I preferred to be called her knight. This has always been my dream.

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prior to release. The game set a single-day sales record, selling

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video game medium's continued evolution as a form of storytelling

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Jeff Lundrigan reviewed the PlayStation version of the game for

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of selected tracks from the game was released under the title

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Development began in 1997, during the English localization of

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named it one of the series' best and most memorable moments.

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book was released in November 1999. Later on September 22, a

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listed it as the 15th-best cinematic moment in video games.

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receive Limit Breaks after incurring significant damage, in

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Staff (November 2008). "The Top Ten Video Game Openings".

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Staff. "The World of Final Fantasy – Final Fantasy VIII".

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The score is best known for two songs: "Liberi Fatali", a

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began in 1997, during the English-language translation of

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UK PlayStation sales chart, Christmas 1999, published in

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serving as the game's theme, performed by Chinese singer

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was published, a book that features an in-depth guide to

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Dengeki PlayStation sales chart, May 1999, published in

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Final Fantasy VIII Original Soundtrack (Limited Edition)

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does wrong, but there's even more that it does right".

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when the blue bar that has replaced his ATB is drained.

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s list of "Top 10 Video Game Openings", and first by

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