Current Events > I can't even remember half of what happened in FF8 (spoilers)

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SHRlKE posted...

I caught a ff8 stream by accident and there was these cat creatures I dont ever remember being in the game. It has been over 20 years since I last played it.

You're probably thinking of FF 7. Cait sith was ff 7.

saspa posted...

You're probably thinking of FF 7. Cait sith was ff 7.

Maybe he thinks of Moonbas?

Foppe posted...

Maybe he thinks of Moonbas?

I just googled it. Youre right.

ff8 had some of the best enemy variance. Not just weird robots like 7.

FF had Hellhouse tho

Guns_of_Verdun posted...

But I remember 9

I also remember 6

I remember the sword gun

i hated how ff9 had a bad card game tied to it just because ff8 had a fun card game tied to it

bfslick50 posted...

I remember the sword gun

GUNBLADE

Rai_Jin posted...

ff8 had some of the best enemy variance. Not just weird robots like 7.

Once you left Midgar there were more monster types in FF7.

creativerealms posted...

Once you left Midgar there were more monster types in FF7.

Yeah, but most enemy types were some sort of machine (which makes sense considering the setting, but still). I remember reading in the original strategy guide that came with the game, the one that's a collector's item now (dammit), that the writer did a survey of the enemies in the entire game and found that something like 30-40% were weak to lightning attacks, which means you should always have at least one of those materia around.

Most of those enemies who were weak to lightning? Machines.

The only thing you need to know about Final Fantasy 8 is Laguna

Irony posted...

The only thing you need to know about Final Fantasy 8 is Laguna

Man With the Machinegun still remains one of the best battle themes ever. Hell, every battle theme in that game is just great. Some of Uematsu's best work.

I remember reading in the original strategy guide that came with the game, the one that's a collector's item now (dammit)

if that's the versus guide, that thing was awesome

Xenogears15 posted...

Man With the Machinegun still remains one of the best battle themes ever. Hell, every battle theme in that game is just great. Some of Uematsu's best work.

I think the remixes they did for the Dissidia games are the best version of it.

Fluttershy posted...

I remember reading in the original strategy guide that came with the game, the one that's a collector's item now (dammit)

if that's the versus guide, that thing was awesome

It was indeed the Versus guide. IMO, best strategy guide ever written--sans the faux outrage over Cloud crossdressing, anyway.

Irony posted...

The only thing you need to know about Final Fantasy 8 is Laguna

I remember wishing Laguna was the main character

...he had like the worst excuse for being an absent father, though.

Requiem posted...

...he had like the worst excuse for being an absent father, though.

You really don't need an excuse when "there's no time" is a perfect one

Irony posted...

You really don't need an excuse when "there's no time" is a perfect one

he would have had a lot of time. And Ellione was even sent to the garden for some reason.

I also remember Ultima Weapon starting the fight with an attack which does 9998 damage to the entire party

Which is a beginners trap for sure.

What the fuck is compressed time

Kim_Seong-a posted...

What the fuck is compressed time

Your mom

Guns_of_Verdun posted...

I also remember Ultima Weapon starting the fight with an attack which does 9998 damage to the entire party

Which is a beginners trap for sure.

Wasn't that Omega Weapon tho?

Ricemills posted...

Wasn't that Omega Weapon tho?

Yeah. Omega Weapon also had a death spell for being a level that was a multiple of 9, I think. Might have been a multiple of 10? All I remember was that I needed a lot of Hero's Drinks and junctioned 100 death spells to my party members to win that battle.

Xenogears15 posted...

Yeah. Omega Weapon also had a death spell for being a level that was a multiple of 9, I think. Might have been a multiple of 10? All I remember was that I needed a lot of Hero's Drinks and junctioned 100 death spells to my party members to win that battle.

Multiple of 4 or 5 iirc. All i remember is level 100 = dead.

Ricemills posted...

Multiple of 4 or 5 iirc. All i remember is level 100 = dead.

Okay yeah, it was 5. And that's why you had to junction 100 Death spells.

Xenogears15 posted...

Okay yeah, it was 5. And that's why you had to junction 100 Death spells.

I didn't because my party was around lvl 17 (2nd playthrough)

Ricemills posted...

I didn't because my party was around lvl 17 (2nd playthrough)

Jesus, how the hell did you stay so low so long?

Xenogears15 posted...

Jesus, how the hell did you stay so low so long?

No killing, turn the enemies into cards.
And it helps that boss battles give no exp.

You think level 17 is good?
We got a guide of how to do it at level 7!
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps/197343-final-fantasy-viii/faqs/19814

Foppe posted...

You think level 17 is good?
We got a guide of how to do it at level 7!
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps/197343-final-fantasy-viii/faqs/19814

Amazed it wasn't made by @Split_Infinity

Guy seems to make every FAQ for every FF

Ricemills posted...

I didn't because my party was around lvl 17 (2nd playthrough)

if you level up too much the cpu levels up too.

Nasty_Nitro posted...

if you level up too much the cpu levels up too.

Yes, I'm aware. That's the reason i did the low level playthrough.

Ricemills posted...

Yes, I'm aware. That's the reason i did the low level playthrough.

i only know because my cousin grinded for hours levelling up just to get absolutely pummeled

Easy (not really) I ran from every fight until I got the Diabolos GF, then I made sure to get Encounter-none asap. Then you literally explore the rest of the game without getting into a single random battle. Dungeons, world map, caves, all of them were just eerie places you explore without an enemy in sight. It's actually somehow more eerie playing with no random encounters, not to mention fun. The creepy music plays on loop with no gap.

You'll notice boss battles don't give exp points, only GF points. You can stay pretty low leveled that way.

Took me nearly 10 years to finally master ff 8, when I first played it the level scaling made me drop it by the third disc when the game took a spike in difficulty.

And really, ff 8 is a card game masquerading as a jrpg. But after you do learn how to break the game, it makes 100%ing the game Easy. I even cheese omega weapon who was at level 100 despite my party being 17-19 because of triple triad. Turned a card into 100 hero drinks to turn invisible/invincible and then just beat him that way, because I sure as shit wasn't gonna indulge him and his attacks if there was no need to.

I still prefer a normal game with no level scaling, but as a one time thing I'll give ff 8 a pass.

The GF made you forget

saspa posted...

Easy (not really) I ran from every fight until I got the Diabolos GF, then I made sure to get Encounter-none asap. Then you literally explore the rest of the game without getting into a single random battle. Dungeons, world map, caves, all of them were just eerie places you explore without an enemy in sight. It's actually somehow more eerie playing with no random encounters, not to mention fun. The creepy music plays on loop with no gap.

You'll notice boss battles don't give exp points, only GF points. You can stay pretty low leveled that way.

Took me nearly 10 years to finally master ff 8, when I first played it the level scaling made me drop it by the third disc when the game took a spike in difficulty.

And really, ff 8 is a card game masquerading as a jrpg. But after you do learn how to break the game, it makes 100%ing the game Easy. I even cheese omega weapon who was at level 100 despite my party being 17-19 because of triple triad. Turned a card into 100 hero drinks to turn invisible/invincible and then just beat him that way, because I sure as shit wasn't gonna indulge him and his attacks if there was no need to.

I still prefer a normal game with no level scaling, but as a one time thing I'll give ff 8 a pass.

I feel like every RPG should give you no encounters off the bat

Give you the freedom to skip the guff

Guns_of_Verdun posted...

I feel like every RPG should give you no encounters off the bat

Yes! Sometimes you get tired of random encounters. Having the option to skip them should be included in more games.

It helps when RPGs have the enemies visible on the field, but often times they still charge at you.

I always loved how Chrono Cross does it. The bosses are what level you up. Random encounters give you money and items. So grinding is less of a chore as it never really needs to happen since your levels are based on where you are in the story, and all characters are at the same level.