Final Fantasy 8

[ghen]

**warning** this thread has spoilers starting about midway down


What a great game! I just had my birthday a week ago, and this was one of my presents. It starts off with the usual movie (superb ) of you and some dude sword fighting. Since both of you are using gun-blades it looks kinda funky .
In the first 5 minutes of gameplay there are 3 movies
The new system of magic is called Junction, All magic seems to derive from your Guardian Forces (new summons) which seem more.. real.. than the FF7 materia.
The story isn't too hot in the first half-hour, (your a student) but its bound to get better. Really there's not too much time for story line as you have to learn the Junction system. (its kinda complex )
When I played the demo on Brave Fencer, the game seemed quite a bit harder than it is at the moment . I have seen the game over screen twice though .
If anyone cares I'll keep you updated on my view of the game. As I progress, though, I promise to be more general .
[This message has been edited by ghen (edited October 17, 1999).]

[ghen]

well i'll assume that noone else really cares about this game.
if you do care and have any questions post them here.

[Sitnam]

i also have ff8. i got it yesterday.
im about 6 hours into it now.

i got through the fire cave in 10 min (just to brag)

[ghen]

I had no idea what the timer was supposed to be the first time around on 10min. i died before even reaching Infrit.

[Procopius]

I just got the game I played for about two hours. Went to save on the world map, and then watched in horror as the game told me I was out of slots for the file. AHHH!!! How do you guys play do you speed through the easy levels or do you stick around and max out your HP and MP?

[ghen]

hahaha proc that happened to me, only it was the very first save point >:-)
all I had to do was watch the cool beach secenery again


i run through as fast as i can. although I have been drawing quite a bit...

thats the only mistake with these FF series lately is that it's too easy
you have to run through at breakneck speed to get a challenge

here's some insight on how I play:
i still haven't taken any SeeD tests, and I have 8000 smackeroos.

current point: on the clocktower with Irvine

[Procopius]

I agree that the recent games are too easy. I liked FFVII, but the only real challenge in the game was the two optional weapons Ruby and Emerald. I tend to run around the easy levels building my characters up before proceeding so that makes easy games even easier. Today I ran around the Garden and the town and built up Squall to lv. 20, and I maxed out Blizzard, Cure, Fire, and Scan. So by the time I went to get Ifirit I killed him with one shot of Shiva. I think I might run through and see if that is harder.

[Sitnam]

Im now at deling city as Squall. About 12 hours now. I havent been getting my ppl up the highest level is 15. I beat diablos and now have him as one of my gf's.
And im not going to use strat guides. Untill i already pass any area then i will read about it and see if i missed any thing.

The gf junctions system is really cool i like it a lot.

[ghen]

Same here, although for FF7 i broke down before the end of the first game and bought the white strategy guide

i'm on disc 2 now and squall is only lv. 16

not sure who diablos is, though i am missing a GF spot.. (p.s. don't tell me )

Lastly, the best thing about this game is the card game! When it starts to get boring, you meet up with someone who has a different rule to play by

[Sitnam]

you have diablos but dont know it.

thats all i will tell you

[ghen]

I know what it is now I won't say because I'm trying to keep this thread spoiler free as much as I can.

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[Procopius]

Sitnam how long did it take you to beat Diablos. I had Squall at lv 25 and he kicked my butt. Sending me to the end screen about six times before I beat him. And then I was out of potions, elixers, and Phoniex Downs. I was wondering who likes the draw system or the materia system. In my case I liked materia and MP I never ran out of magic points, but in 8 I have run out of magic spells to use.

[Sitnam]

its pretty simple. just have one person with 3 haste and 3 shell(halfs magic damage i think) and use that person to first cast haste on himself then on everyone else than cast the shells.

have one char (i used rinoa) with high magic and junction 100 of some spell to her magic. and stock her with a lot of cures. also make sure everyone has cures and some phonix downs.
when i beat him squall was dead and i only had selphei and rinoa alive.
to kill him u simply have questitol, ifrit and shiva each person with a seperat one. and cast these over and over. also have each person set up with item so that while you have shell on you can heal (shell will half the amount healed) forget draw you dont need it.
thats about it.

if you any more questions just ask
im not sure how much sence my explination makes.


im now level 16(squall) on disk two.

[Sitnam]

oh yeah i beat him first time around.

it was easy once i found that i had haste. they saved me after my shells wore off.

i was getting worried then i cast scan and saw that he only had 900 hp left so i hit him with shiva and ifrit.

if i hadnt had haste i would have never beat him. it gave me time to cure and still attack between his attacks.

sitnam

[ghen]

oh no! completely ruined I left the computer/playstation for the weekend and you go and stick a spoiler in.