-
Ever wanted an RSS feed of all your favorite gaming news sites? Go check out our new Gaming Headlines feed! Read more about it here.
Final Fantasy VIII 20th Anniversary
- Thread starter Wazzy
- Start date
Remember the fan-made Final Fantasy VIII: Gaiden hoax from sometime around 2003-2005 that people on the internet swore was real? Where you played as Seifer, Fujin, and Raijin?
rinoa is just dicking around in this scene from memory which is why squall is being so dismissive iirc
No that dialogue simply didn't even happen in the game. It's a photoshop.
really? i swear there is a time when squall is giving rinoa a tour of balamb in some part you can trigger this bit where she pretends to be dying for yuks
More
i'm dying man, you're killing me. this game is still gorgeous all these years later
I played so much of this game almost 20 years ago and since then my opinion on it has soured so much that maybe I should give it another try
The most I've come to truly appreciating it is liking Leon in Kingdom Hearts
The most I've come to truly appreciating it is liking Leon in Kingdom Hearts
A legendary thread.
Like Artpop, Final Fantasy could mean anything. In the case of Final Fantasy 8, it means:
- A genre defining RPG, yet to be outclassed.
- A phenomenal, customizable battle system that can be avoided entirely (wow @ choosing your own play style!).
- Critical acclaim! FF8 joins the elite 90 + group on Metacritic, most of the other girls can't relate.
- Incredible graphics, yet to be matched in terms of art style and setting.
- The best soundtrack in a game this side of Chrono Cross.
- A movie and BOOK quality story.
- Remember when Final Fantasy 9 and Lost Odyssey tried it?
- The best, most addictive and WORTHWHILE mini-game ever seen in Triple Triad. Better than any real life card game!
- LGBTQIA icon Zell. His obsession with stuffing his mouth with hot dogs and COMPLETE dismissal of that female library flop, in 1999 no less! FF8 battling homophobia, what were the other RPGs or games in general doing?
- The best romance in a game. Squall & Rinoa have yet to be outclassed (and Squall is still the series' best lead). Who doesn't tear up @ the ending when Rinoa repeats her "one dance" gesture from the beginning of the game?
Unlike Artpop, which I spent 3 years pretending I liked, FF8 has been a top favorite of mine since its iconic release 20 years ago. I've yet to meet an unattractive or stupid-ass FF8 fan, they are ALWAYS hot and smart! An intelligent fan base that comes up with amazing theories like Squall = dead (disagree) and Rinoa = Ultimecia (disagree).
Wig @ Final Fantasy 8's lasting impact and the fact that, tied with Chrono Trigger, it's still the best game this medium has to offer.
Like Artpop, Final Fantasy could mean anything. In the case of Final Fantasy 8, it means:
- A genre defining RPG, yet to be outclassed.
- A phenomenal, customizable battle system that can be avoided entirely (wow @ choosing your own play style!).
- Critical acclaim! FF8 joins the elite 90 + group on Metacritic, most of the other girls can't relate.
- Incredible graphics, yet to be matched in terms of art style and setting.
- The best soundtrack in a game this side of Chrono Cross.
- A movie and BOOK quality story.
- Remember when Final Fantasy 9 and Lost Odyssey tried it?
- The best, most addictive and WORTHWHILE mini-game ever seen in Triple Triad. Better than any real life card game!
- LGBTQIA icon Zell. His obsession with stuffing his mouth with hot dogs and COMPLETE dismissal of that female library flop, in 1999 no less! FF8 battling homophobia, what were the other RPGs or games in general doing?
- The best romance in a game. Squall & Rinoa have yet to be outclassed (and Squall is still the series' best lead). Who doesn't tear up @ the ending when Rinoa repeats her "one dance" gesture from the beginning of the game?
Unlike Artpop, which I spent 3 years pretending I liked, FF8 has been a top favorite of mine since its iconic release 20 years ago. I've yet to meet an unattractive or stupid-ass FF8 fan, they are ALWAYS hot and smart! An intelligent fan base that comes up with amazing theories like Squall = dead (disagree) and Rinoa = Ultimecia (disagree).
Wig @ Final Fantasy 8's lasting impact and the fact that, tied with Chrono Trigger, it's still the best game this medium has to offer.
I dunno man, I thought VII was bad when I first played VIII 15 years ago.
Dear god...... has it really been 20 years already? I still remember getting this the day it was released.
Reflect on your... Childhood...
Your sensation... Your words... Your emotions...
Time, it will not wait...
No matter how hard you hold on...it escapes you.
And...
OP
OP
Thanks for posting a bunch of the backgrounds signal! Here is a twitter that is posting a bunch of HQ shots of the backgrounds.
I seriously love this quote. It makes Ultimecia more human.
This thread makes me replaying FF 8, not sure if I should emulate or play the PC version though.
Haha, it's bad guys, but if you were 8 and was your first RPG that's fine. Childhood memories are a treasure.
A legendary thread.
Like Artpop, Final Fantasy could mean anything. In the case of Final Fantasy 8, it means:
- A genre defining RPG, yet to be outclassed.
- A phenomenal, customizable battle system that can be avoided entirely (wow @ choosing your own play style!).
- Critical acclaim! FF8 joins the elite 90 + group on Metacritic, most of the other girls can't relate.
- Incredible graphics, yet to be matched in terms of art style and setting.
- The best soundtrack in a game this side of Chrono Cross.
- A movie and BOOK quality story.
- Remember when Final Fantasy 9 and Lost Odyssey tried it?
- The best, most addictive and WORTHWHILE mini-game ever seen in Triple Triad. Better than any real life card game!
- LGBTQIA icon Zell. His obsession with stuffing his mouth with hot dogs and COMPLETE dismissal of that female library flop, in 1999 no less! FF8 battling homophobia, what were the other RPGs or games in general doing?
- The best romance in a game. Squall & Rinoa have yet to be outclassed (and Squall is still the series' best lead). Who doesn't tear up @ the ending when Rinoa repeats her "one dance" gesture from the beginning of the game?
Unlike Artpop, which I spent 3 years pretending I liked, FF8 has been a top favorite of mine since its iconic release 20 years ago. I've yet to meet an unattractive or stupid-ass FF8 fan, they are ALWAYS hot and smart! An intelligent fan base that comes up with amazing theories like Squall = dead (disagree) and Rinoa = Ultimecia (disagree).
Wig @ Final Fantasy 8's lasting impact and the fact that, tied with Chrono Trigger, it's still the best game this medium has to offer.
A legendary post from one of the most legendary VIII stans!
More
Is anyone better at that thing doing the Upscale Mod for FF8 too??
Goddamn pre-rendered CG is an art of its own.
Were are you seeing that. According to three sources, his height varies between 175cm and 177cm (5'8'' to 5'10'')
The environments are some of the most imaginative and beautiful in a video game. Timber and its sequence was for reasons I can not put my finger on very unnerving.
Everything else was a failure of differing proportions. Particularly painful was the lolly scramble story.
Everything else was a failure of differing proportions. Particularly painful was the lolly scramble story.
The only reason I love FF8 is because of Laguna. I'm not sure what exactly it was or where I was in my life at the moment, but Laguna as a character just stuck with me & ultimately I look back fondly at FF8 because of him. FF8 also gave me an appreciation for FF games including FF7, which I played for the first time a few months prior and hate it. Now I love it just not as much as FF8. I played both these games for the first time in 2013 on PC lol
Also quoting this because Laguna is the best
Also quoting this because Laguna is the best
Friendly reminder that the background art is currently being remastered in ESRGN and is available now but still in rough beta mode.
Here are some screenshots I've taken - it is still in a rough stage (some black lines and some unfinished areas) but looks great:
Here are some screenshots I've taken - it is still in a rough stage (some black lines and some unfinished areas) but looks great:
That... doesn't look great. Both the upscale and the models.Friendly reminder that the background art is currently being remastered in ESRGN and is available now but still in rough beta mode.
Here are some screenshots I've taken - it is still in a rough stage (some black lines and some unfinished areas) but looks great:
Jesus Christ did Rinoa's face get Time Kompressed or whatFriendly reminder that the background art is currently being remastered in ESRGN and is available now but still in rough beta mode.
Here are some screenshots I've taken - it is still in a rough stage (some black lines and some unfinished areas) but looks great:
It looks sooooooooo much better than the default PC version. Lol.
my fucking god, Laguna's limit break was some hype shit
and then Dissidia had him do it in the CG intro!? GODLIKE
and then Dissidia had him do it in the CG intro!? GODLIKE
I mean I'd just stick to the PS1 version if that was the case
Those character models need replacing. Pronto.Friendly reminder that the background art is currently being remastered in ESRGN and is available now but still in rough beta mode.
Here are some screenshots I've taken - it is still in a rough stage (some black lines and some unfinished areas) but looks great:
In this case the animations would actually work, unlike the character replacement in FFVII.
It looks even worse, though. Doubly so for FMV which are half the resolution than the PC version (small mercy).
At the time I was appalled that the prerendered backgrounds were upscales of the PSX images. Japanese development studios were such pieces of shit back then.
Last edited: