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TLR_
04/30/24 8:56:05 AM
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I'm not new to VIII. Played it way back when it was still a *new* game on PS1... after enjoying disc 1 thoroughly and feeling so~so about most of what happened after, I got to the orphanage exposition dump and I hated that story arc so much that I stopped playing the game...

...not that it mattered, because I fell victim to a demo disc that corrupted both my memory cards, killing all my progress in Final Fantasy 4-9, Tactics...as well as Alundra 1&2, Lunar 2, Persona 1&2EP, a save where I'd cleared Threads of Fate's NG+ at least 10 times, Ehrgeiz story, Brave Fencer Musashi and a lot more... while I did beat FFIV and VII... I haven't touched most of those games in over 15 years because of that card corruption.

But this year I'm playing through the FF games I either left incomplete or never started. All the mainline games and I'll be playing a considerable amount of side games too... crossed off TAY last month, and I'll play games like 4 Heroes of Light, Revenant Wings, Strangers of Paradise and the like whenever it feels appropriate to play them... I'm really psyched to dig into Dimensions actually... for being just a phone game, the hour or so I've put in has me anticipating that I may like it more than FFV.

Just beat Final Fantasy VI yesterday. I'm gonna go play something brief in another genre of game to combat RPG burnout (thinking Sonic Lost World)... but after that... VII's already off my list so it'll be time to take a fresh new play through VIII... and that's got me wondering what version of it I should play.

I've got the PC version on my Steam Deck... I don't like what I've played of that version so far, but it's also un-modded. What I'm seeing of mods look like they can change this into the best version of this game (if this is your vote PLEASE recommend mods. I'm just as intimidated as I am intrigued when it comes to VIII mods). I also just have the PS1 classic purchased for my Vita. Vita having substantially better battery life than my Deck is appealing but I also remember how much of a slog VIII can be without those new quality of life improvements. Also also... if Remastered is noticeably better than the other two versions... it's like $8 on Steam so I have no prob buying it again.

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Metalsonic66
04/30/24 9:13:58 AM
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Mod that shit

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FrozenBananas
04/30/24 10:01:46 AM
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I would recommend either the PS Vita, or modded in steam.

its one of my favorite games, but just be prepared for that orphanage scene again. It hasnt changed, and if it pissed you off before, it probably will again lol

but its a very great game

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ParanoidObsessive
04/30/24 11:09:37 AM
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The version where you play literally any other game than FFVIII.

It's a very shit game.

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argonautweakend
04/30/24 11:32:50 AM
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what kind of mods are there for the game? I have the steam version but not the remastered one that came out a couple of years ago.

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JixHedgehog
04/30/24 12:08:41 PM
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PSX with a Pocketstation
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Kimbos_Egg
04/30/24 1:09:25 PM
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ParanoidObsessive posted...
The version where you play literally any other game than FFVIII.

It's a very shit game.

you have bad opinions.

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TheFalseDeity
04/30/24 1:41:24 PM
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I dont know about steam but Remaster > Original for sure based on Playstation. I would assume if you enjoy mods in general thatd be the option to go with though.

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Lokarin
04/30/24 3:41:45 PM
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I got 100% on both PC versions of FF8 and I'd recommend the more recent version so you don't have to waste an entire weekend grinding

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Zareth
04/30/24 3:46:13 PM
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ParanoidObsessive posted...
The version where you play literally any other game than FFVIII.

It's a very shit game.


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ConfusedTorchic
04/30/24 4:58:09 PM
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the remaster, obviously.

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TLR_
04/30/24 8:01:54 PM
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FrozenBananas posted...
its one of my favorite games, but just be prepared for that orphanage scene again. It hasnt changed, and if it pissed you off before, it probably will again lol
I'm just gonna brace myself and hope that part of the game isn't as bad as I remember lol

ParanoidObsessive posted...
The version where you play literally any other game than FFVIII.

It's a very shit game.
To be fair... I die consider skipping. Ultimately decided it's been long enough that I should at least give it another chance.

Lokarin posted...
I got 100% on both PC versions of FF8 and I'd recommend the more recent version so you don't have to waste an entire weekend grinding
So there absolutely are QoL improvements that make it at least a little less... sloggy?

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ConfusedTorchic
04/30/24 8:24:29 PM
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it's not a slog, and you don't need to grind in the slightest

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Lokarin
04/30/24 8:27:52 PM
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TLR_ posted...
So there absolutely are QoL improvements that make it at least a little less... sloggy?

of course, except for the OG PC release... I don't use mods so, ya... getting 10'000 kills took a long time

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GanonsSpirit
04/30/24 9:16:45 PM
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ParanoidObsessive posted...
The version where you play literally any other game than FFVIII.

It's a very shit game.


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Garlands_Soul
04/30/24 9:46:46 PM
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I think the game's ass but yeah probably the pc version

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Entity13
04/30/24 10:57:40 PM
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Frisbee.

Take disc, chuck it, grade your score based on aim and distance. Repeat for other discs.

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BlackScythe0
04/30/24 11:47:56 PM
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People are still hating on it? At least everyone eventually got over their Chrono Cross hate.
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ConfusedTorchic
04/30/24 11:56:05 PM
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usually the best of something gets hated on unjustly, and it's no exception here

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Zareth
05/01/24 12:05:38 AM
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ConfusedTorchic posted...
it's not a slog, and you don't need to grind in the slightest
Grinding actually makes the game harder!

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fishy071
05/01/24 12:41:29 AM
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I've only played the PC version, and I liked it.

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CarefreeDude
05/01/24 12:49:51 AM
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In my opinion it depends a lot on what you want the experience to be.

If you have a strong nostalgia for those old style ps1 games and want the full experience, play the original, preferably with mods.

If you want a flashy, modernized version that has the same general plot but is greatly expanded upon (for the worse IMO) play the remake version on PC, so you can Mod new outfits or lack of outfits if you wish.

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Entity13
05/03/24 2:23:38 AM
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BlackScythe0 posted...
People are still hating on it? At least everyone eventually got over their Chrono Cross hate.

Nope, Cross as a game still sucks. The soundtrack is good, but that's it.

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TLR_
05/13/24 12:55:03 AM
#24:


Wanted to thank everyone for all the input.

Fired up my Vita and played the OG, at some point and time I'd put 9 hours into that so I figured that would be the quickest way to check this off my list... but man its hard to play without the new QoL. I don't have that in me like teen me did. Moved onto modding the PC Steam version... which went smoothly (minus some crazy DLL bs for the music mod on SteamOS) but I still wasn't quite satisfied.

So I bought the remaster.

Two hours in and I feel like this is the way. I hear there's some modding that can be done on remaster to make the backgrounds less disorienting, so I may do that too.

Here's hoping I like the game better this time around. Thank you all again.

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Whargarble
05/13/24 7:03:47 AM
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The PC version is the second best way to experience FFVIII because you can mod it to be less shit.

The best way to play it is to read a plot summary on Wikipedia and then move on with your life.

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ConfusedTorchic
05/13/24 11:39:52 AM
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TLR_ posted...
So I bought the remaster.

Two hours in and I feel like this is the way.


ConfusedTorchic posted...
the remaster, obviously.

told you

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Justin2Krelian
05/13/24 12:42:54 PM
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BlackScythe0 posted...
People are still hating on it? At least everyone eventually got over their Chrono Cross hate.

I dont hate CC, but my opinion of it is actually lower now than back in the day.

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