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Final Fantasy VIII Platinum | 
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| From: Sony
Category: Video Games
Buy Used: £19.98
New (6) Used (10) from £19.98
Rating:  117 reviews
Sales Rank: 1636
Platform: Playstation
Genre: role-playing-games
Media: Video Game
Number Of Items: 1
Age: 15 - 18 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 5 x 0.9
UPC: 711719193920
EAN: 0711719193920
ASIN: B00004YKDC
Release Date: September 29, 2000
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: ****NO INSTRUCTIONS, CASE DAMAGED****Shipped from the *UK* by Royal Mail insured delivery, ProMerchant Seller packaged in sturdy Packaging. Fast shipping, dispatched same day if ordered before 3:30. #ds(min=$12.99) #ds(low=$0.01)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
SquareSoft has always had a sure-fire hit when releasing any of their Final Fantasy titles, and Final Fantasy VIII should be no exception. The basis of a good RPG (role-playing game) has always been the story; spectacular graphics are secondary. Final Fantasy VIII's, involved and interesting storyline is filled with great twists, well-developed characters, suspense and romance. As an added bonus, the graphics are beautiful. Everything--from the low-lit jazz club to the steam-filled railroad tunnels--is gorgeous and perfectly sets the mood and tone of a scene.The game mechanics are standard fare for an RPG: acquisition of items and spells, turn-based combat, experience points earned in combat allowing advances in levels. From exploration to battles to dialogue, Final Fantasy VIII has it all. However, Final Fantasy VIII falls to that great weakness of RPGs: random battles. While necessary for advancing in levels, the battles occur with such frequency that they can grow annoying, making for a tedious game experience. The epic storyline spans four discs--over 40 hours of gameplay--and is based around a mercenary cadet who finds himself caught up with an underground rebel faction. He winds up in a plot to assassinate the sorceress who has just seized power from the president. You could complain of limited replay value, but this gripe is of no consequence; the game is such a satisfying experience, it doesn't require replay. Final Fantasy VIII is easily worth both the hype and the wait. You can't buy a much better game. --John Cocking
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| Customer Reviews: Read 112 more reviews...
 Greatest Game of all time September 2, 2008
Mr. Steven Williamson
I remember when my parents bought me this game for christmas about 10 years ago. At first I had no idea what was going on but after much perserverence it all came together and I completly knew what was happening and I dedicated as much time as possible to unravelling the excellent story which takes about 70 hours to completly finish and is the greatest story I have ever came across in a game. The visuals are a pre-rendered making them very pretty to look at and the soundtrack is as epic as usual thanks to Uematsu. If you have the ability to play this game and haven't i would strongly advise getting it.
The best FF game ever! May 3, 2008
R. M. Rego
I played this game when it was released...a good years ago.
However, in my opinion is still is one o the best RPG I've ever played.
This game is the greatest achievement of the series! November 20, 2007
the other (kent, england)
When i first saw ff8 all those years ago i thought little of it. It was just another game my bro played. But then i played it and couldnt get enough! I mean the fact this game is nearly impossible to get 100% on is one of the main reasons i kept playing! The story is excellent, characters are brilliant and the overall objective is something to be desired. I dont care what others think but 4 me ff8 is the one game no other can replace.
One of the best ever October 1, 2007
Mr. M. Johnstone (Yorks, UK)
Final Fantasy 8 happens to be the greatest love story in any rpg, on top of that the game is massive. With it's epic storyline and plaenty of side quests I easily racked up 120+ on this one. Very few can compare to this.
FF7's more complex younger brother. (That doesn't make it better) September 29, 2007
Pmgoss (UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This game would probably come second to best FF next to FF7. Although the junction system can seem very complicated, that doesn't mean it is. It's actually very simple: you use magic to enhance your stats and resistence.......that's it!
The summonings (also known as GF's, Eidolons, Espers, Aeons etc...)have been made more complicated by making it so that you can use them to learn new commands like turning monsters into cards. However as a party you can become very dependant on these monsteres because it is so much easier just to watch them take off heaps of damage reagrdless of what you do instead of attempting to get a weapon upgrade. And watching the cutscene of them killing monsters over and over again can get tiring very quickly. What I do is only use them in boss battles and try and learn J-Atk as quickly as possible to increase your own attack......you'll understand.
What this FF game is the first to do is create a card game. It is very addictive and is weirdly enough more advanced than the card game in FF9 (mabye they were trying to go for simple addictiveness) and trying to find every single card can sometimes absorb aaaaaaaaaaaall you're time until it's gone...be careful.
Buy it! Then Buy FF7. What? You've already bought it!? Well then sell it and buy it again.
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