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7 Obscure Final Fantasy 8 Facts You Probably Didn't Know

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Having arrived on the PlayStation when Final Fantasy had quickly been propelled into the spotlight on a global level, Final Fantasy VIII features a whole ton of interesting information relating to its creation, but also plenty of supporting initiatives. Throughout this video, we're going to run-through some of the more obscure pieces of information and we can't wait to share everything with you!
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@Heymrk
@Heymrk 3 жыл бұрын
The game came out on 9/9/99. I was in high school. I accidentally showed up to Babbages on the 8th, thinking it was the 9th and the cashier said he wasn't supposed to sell it until the next day, but cared so little about his job that he sold it to me on the 8th.
@thewave-qz9lt
@thewave-qz9lt 3 жыл бұрын
FF8 was the first final fantasy game i ever played as a kid,this game is very special to me.
@MichaelBurrow
@MichaelBurrow 3 жыл бұрын
Oof. What a way to start!
@Cameronguitar444
@Cameronguitar444 3 жыл бұрын
Same!
@esunisen
@esunisen 3 жыл бұрын
There with you, my dude.
@luischerena7804
@luischerena7804 3 жыл бұрын
Same bro
@OGAADE13
@OGAADE13 2 жыл бұрын
Same here. Love it forever
@krasenov
@krasenov 3 жыл бұрын
Everyone: Wow, amazing didn't know about that Squall: Whatever
@JoshuaJacobs83
@JoshuaJacobs83 3 жыл бұрын
Haha took me a second to catch that. I thought “That’s rude!” For a moment before remembering that’s what Squall said constantly
@saladinboss2507
@saladinboss2507 3 жыл бұрын
Go tell it to a wall!
@MsTatakai
@MsTatakai 3 жыл бұрын
In japanese version i think he doesnt say whatever but something else but yeah that pun was nice ! (◠‿◠)
@mrdiscophoria
@mrdiscophoria 3 жыл бұрын
wheezing
@clagen86
@clagen86 2 жыл бұрын
Squall is my spirit animal
@ThundagaT2
@ThundagaT2 3 жыл бұрын
An interesting fact about Apocalypse, since its a drawable spell, it can also be double/triple casted, and it has a unique recast animation for the second/third casts that skips the beginning portion of the attack, and only plays the explosion near the end.
@Nanto-Seiken
@Nanto-Seiken 3 жыл бұрын
7,8,9,10. My childhood. The first game franchise I truly fell in love with
@Outlaw8908
@Outlaw8908 2 жыл бұрын
Mine was along the lines of 7, 8, 9, 10, and Tactics.
@congoninja
@congoninja 5 ай бұрын
Same here! All 4 have such nostalgia for me
@aa-tx7th
@aa-tx7th 3 жыл бұрын
Nostalgia hitting HARD for that Pizza Hut demo disc. Played those FFVIII and THPS demos more than most of my full retail games.
@mark6302
@mark6302 3 жыл бұрын
I know a kid who dropped out of college because he played the thps 1 demo too much
@GerryKGarcia
@GerryKGarcia 3 жыл бұрын
That demo disc was my introduction to FFVIII
@rednarok
@rednarok 3 жыл бұрын
thps 2 was amazing...
@coreyazok2
@coreyazok2 3 жыл бұрын
Lmao SAME I'm just now finally playing the full game for the first time after playing the pizzs hut demo a million times as a kid and its so trippy 😆
@megamattc1381
@megamattc1381 2 жыл бұрын
I played the Metal Gear Solid pizza hut demo at least 100 times. If you went into the military base and came back out there was a Nikita Launcher in the back of the truck!
@jonathanabgrall6075
@jonathanabgrall6075 3 жыл бұрын
I'll be nitpicky for a second but its dark chocolate that is dangerous to dogs as that's what contains the highest concentration of theobromine, the chemical contained in chocolate that is poisonous to dogs. White chocolate being mostly just sugar and dairies it contains very, very little theobromine (or chocolate at all for that matter). It also takes a fairly substantial amount of theobromine to really be dangerous, relative to the dog's size of course. Its still not a good idea to feed a dog like Rinoa does but she's not killing Angelo :P
@calvFF7
@calvFF7 3 жыл бұрын
I woke up easter morning to find my dog had eaten 3 large chocolate easter eggs that were left on the table. He was fine and seemed quite happy with himself. Although he'd also eaten an entire chicken, chewed on a lightbulb and eaten a tub of Vaseline during his early years. I only found out about the Vaseline because he started firing projectile poops as I was walking him. He was as shocked as I was XD
@jonathanabgrall6075
@jonathanabgrall6075 3 жыл бұрын
@@calvFF7 Yeah, dog stomachs feel like tiny black holes at times lol.
@Molotov_Milkshake
@Molotov_Milkshake 3 жыл бұрын
@@jonathanabgrall6075 very useful for disposing of corpses. That stomach acid easily dissolves bone.
@clemence9018
@clemence9018 3 жыл бұрын
Final fantasy 8 was impressive back in the day and still holds up. I watched my dad get to the last sorceress fight but he was slightly underleveled. During lock down i started to play it again and im now on the last disc. There was alot i still remembered from 20 years ago and the nostalgia was brilliant. It still holds up to this day
@weebjeez
@weebjeez 2 жыл бұрын
The problem, most likely, is that your dad was OVERleveled. Because of the way that the game scales enemies off your level. Eventually, if you grind too much, the enemies begin to outscale your ability to match them, even with the best junction abilities equipped. It's why a common method of completing the game is to run from every fight you can, and facing optional bosses as soon as physically possible, keeping Diabolo's "No Encounter" ability on, at all times. By leveling up your GFs with enemies that give high AP (like Fastochion-F's, who appear on Balamb Beach), you can still get high-level magic without drawing them from enemies, by having your GF learn Refine abilites, and refining items you get from Triple Triad.
@KunaiForce
@KunaiForce 2 жыл бұрын
being underleveled is good. Just need to learn the junction system
@harryr2431
@harryr2431 2 жыл бұрын
People always give FF8 a hard time because of the draw system. I'll admit when I was 12 years old, I didn't understand it all to well. But after revisiting ff7 through ff12 multiple times throughout my life, I now find FF8's battle system the most interesting.
@thehumanpractice2985
@thehumanpractice2985 3 жыл бұрын
Oh this video was so fun. Just wanted to share a though. I always loved how Julia and Laguna's story love never saw resolution, but their children continued what they never got to experience. Their love did in fact meet, through them. That always brings a tear to my eye, although I think it is never directly mentioned. All the tender music we hear in this game... is so full of precious feelings. Tis' sbut a detail. And it's nice to see they were so invested in these titles. So much merchandise and branches off their title.
@TruMaverick
@TruMaverick 3 жыл бұрын
Apacolypse. Cool I never knew that existed. And I been playing Ff8 since it came out.
@benjaminstowe9017
@benjaminstowe9017 3 жыл бұрын
I used the strategy guide/book and yeah “apocalypse” was never mentioned 📝thanks for that! Because I loved that game and this justifies another play through!
@kelvinkhoo98
@kelvinkhoo98 3 жыл бұрын
Yea too bad this apocalypse its a bit useless in late game. U can only draw from Ultimecia. Too bad they dont let us carry forward to the new game or new game to unlock new magic thou. hahaha
@kaeya.of.khaenriah
@kaeya.of.khaenriah 3 жыл бұрын
Back in the day, I had a gaming magazine that had hints, tips and strategies in it. One of them had a code in it in order to access the FFVIII debug room. (I think you needed a Game Shark in order for it to work) In that room, you could explore different aspects of the game. One of which, allowed you to acquire every summon, every spell (Including Apocalypse), Item and weapon/ammo (including Irvine's devastating Pulse Ammo) without having to fight any monsters or bosses. You could EASILY and VERY quickly, acquire 99 of every item. Not gonna lie, in the end, that was how i ended up defeating the game, because i was getting too anxious and was tired of drawing & stocking spells all the time. XD
@lostforever773
@lostforever773 2 жыл бұрын
The guide was useless
@benjaminstowe9017
@benjaminstowe9017 2 жыл бұрын
@@lostforever773 it does show a map of all of the draw points on the world map so there’s arguably the only reason worth getting it but I’m sure one can just look it up online now
@reynaldobaca3403
@reynaldobaca3403 2 жыл бұрын
You have to appreciate the guides because when the game came out there wasn't internet and KZbin to just look up answers and what not, back then if you had the book you were a final fantasy God
@AbrahamLure
@AbrahamLure 3 жыл бұрын
I had no idea you could draw apocalypse.. Thanks for providing us with facts we genuinely don't know! It's always appreciated and I adore the attention FF8 gets from you guys
@Harrowing999
@Harrowing999 3 жыл бұрын
I kept Draw on at least one of my characters once I first drew Siren from Elvoret. I drew from every single target that I could to see what goodies they had. Finding that I could draw Apocalypse was a tease. Had Squall draw it then triple cast it and just had my 10 year old self get all giddy
@victoriousf.i.g.3311
@victoriousf.i.g.3311 3 жыл бұрын
I didn't know this classic PS1 card game had an RPG sidequest, too! Crazy; it's just like when I found out Gwent had this huge sidequest involving a monster hunter and his adopted daughter.
@vladimirmlotschek3265
@vladimirmlotschek3265 3 жыл бұрын
Lmaooo
@ownageDan
@ownageDan 2 жыл бұрын
did you know they hid an MMORPG in their latest chocobo racing game? amazing what they come up with
@lorenzogiorgi7986
@lorenzogiorgi7986 2 жыл бұрын
One of the deepest and difficult sideq in all ff's saga
@lostnumber
@lostnumber 2 жыл бұрын
@@lorenzogiorgi7986 Just started 8 again recently. Basically impossible to get all the cards without a guide lol.
@Cloud971
@Cloud971 3 жыл бұрын
You could also draw Ultima in Shumi Village it wasn't free though.....
@Walamonga1313
@Walamonga1313 3 жыл бұрын
Dude I found that out by complete accident and it completely baffled me. The best spell in the game, for 5k gil?! Lol. I love VIII
@gogauze
@gogauze 3 жыл бұрын
Also, making sure that your best draw person was the only one drawing from the field and just trading magic around until they drew the 300th spell for your party.
@nathank2289
@nathank2289 3 жыл бұрын
@@Walamonga1313 Shumi's draw has the highest rate to. 9-12 Ultimas compared to the 3-6 from the island's.
@Walamonga1313
@Walamonga1313 3 жыл бұрын
@@nathank2289 Maybe I'm remembering wrong but I thought I got up to 15 ultimas once. But after a couple uses they drop to around 5 every time, or at least that's what I remembere. But yeah first draws were 10+ every time
@gogauze
@gogauze 3 жыл бұрын
@@Walamonga1313 yeah, you're remembering right. I played it last year and, as long as you have the right person draw, you can frequently get 15 at a time. In the remaster it's even easier since you can set no encounters on someone, hit fast forward, and circle Shumi for a few minutes to reset the draw point.
@Walamonga1313
@Walamonga1313 3 жыл бұрын
I just beat this game a couple days ago. Didn't get into it at first but eventually did and ended up loving it. So much that I 100% the achievements. This video is perfectly timed.
@atomiccritter6492
@atomiccritter6492 3 жыл бұрын
I played FF8 decades ago when it first came out in Britain. I thought it was more a chore to play than any other FF game. I think its mainly down to the Draw system which made it a grind ime. It would be intersting to play it again
@Walamonga1313
@Walamonga1313 3 жыл бұрын
@@atomiccritter6492 All JRPGs have grind tho, be it xp or something else. FF8 is probably the one I've played with the least grind once your GFs learn refining magic from items/cards
@theerealatm
@theerealatm 3 жыл бұрын
Other than ff12... 8 is the most divisive FF. And those are my favorite ffs. Besides tactics WOTL.
@supescape6323
@supescape6323 3 жыл бұрын
@@theerealatm FF2 and FF13 say hi
@jakel7213
@jakel7213 2 жыл бұрын
@@atomiccritter6492 FF8 is one of the few games where you're stronger the less stuff you collect, and staying at under level 15-20 is the OP spot.
@12ealDealOfficial
@12ealDealOfficial 3 жыл бұрын
A friend of mine I rode the bus with in middle school had TONS of those action figures. Brought back so many memories seeing those. I rented X back in 2001 as my first game, but I got so absorbed by FFVIII and his love of the game that it's still one of my favorites, and a favorite of friends of mine I met in my 20s. A buddy of mine and I did a Liberi Fatali cover recently when the remaster was announced in tribute.
@-solidsnake-
@-solidsnake- 3 жыл бұрын
That’s touching, my friend locked himself in his basement when the remaster came out, he wouldn’t let anyone in except his doordash guy to bring him Culver’s. He’s since recovered and is working on his PhD
@gibakigamer4041
@gibakigamer4041 3 жыл бұрын
This is one of the best games ever made i remember that i wished that i could live in the world of final fantasy 8.
@esamalmulla4452
@esamalmulla4452 3 жыл бұрын
Do you still wish it?
@gibakigamer4041
@gibakigamer4041 3 жыл бұрын
@@esamalmulla4452 sure final fantasy 8 world is the most amazing video game world ever created.
@esamalmulla4452
@esamalmulla4452 3 жыл бұрын
@@gibakigamer4041 I think the same as well, the world and gardens concept is just amazing. Honestly I was thinking to start something in reality for all ff fans specially FF8 semilar to balamb garden, but it is much of a wishful thinking than reality since it requires huge community
@gibakigamer4041
@gibakigamer4041 3 жыл бұрын
@@esamalmulla4452 if one day you try to do somenthing i wish you luck and i hope that one day square enix make a remake of final fantasy 8 as much as i love ff7 and ff9 to this day ff8 is my favorite.
@umokwhy2830
@umokwhy2830 2 жыл бұрын
@@gibakigamer4041 yes I so want a redo of Final Fantasy 8 on the level of development that Final Fantasy 7 remake has gotten. Hell they could even change some stuff up if they want it to because of the time travel mechanic
@fabiotonon2707
@fabiotonon2707 3 жыл бұрын
This is my fav game of all time and I saw a lot of information of it (the guys of State of Ark make the best FF8 videos on KZbin), but, even today, I discover things that i dont know about it. this show me how amazing this game is. Nice vid, tks!
@anlize3422
@anlize3422 3 жыл бұрын
Huh... I always fought Apocalypse was Ultimecia exclusive spell... It actually never went over my head to try to draw stuff from her.
@mikerotchitch6399
@mikerotchitch6399 3 жыл бұрын
I always get rid of draw by that point. Time to reload my last save.
@Walamonga1313
@Walamonga1313 3 жыл бұрын
I checked draw every phase. But never tried to check the lower half
@Xapheus
@Xapheus 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, the spell is from the lower half, which isn't always targetable iirc. The hint: She draws Apocalypse from herself.
@kamenridersalim4450
@kamenridersalim4450 3 жыл бұрын
Another one, Ultimecia and Noelle from FF XIII have a "complex" relationship in DFFOO. Ultimecia and Noelle immediately bonded together since they share the "same" fate, he even believe that Ultimecia a good person that kinda shocked Ultimecia and made her have a little bit of hope within him since he didn't fear her and considered her to be a monster but Squall constatly repeatedly keep telling Noelle that Ultimecia is a villain and enemy from his world make them can't became a friend anymore.
@hihosh1
@hihosh1 3 жыл бұрын
egh, that's on the creators and Noelle if he's so weak spirited that he would just not consider someone a friend because of what someone else said
@heman6266
@heman6266 3 жыл бұрын
Love your content, I can’t wait for history of Square part 2. Keep it up y’all are awesome
@antoinerossignol9355
@antoinerossignol9355 3 жыл бұрын
After my cousin introduced me to FF7, this is the first modern FF I rented/ played by myself… good memories, the music is straight up nostalgia!!
@TheAuron32
@TheAuron32 3 жыл бұрын
Triple Triad in FF14 is currently a living hell for me, i want the mount but the AI is BRUTAL and the drop rates are cruel.
@Beryllahawk
@Beryllahawk 3 жыл бұрын
Sympathy and solidarity, I don't have the fortitude for that at alllllllll
@TheAuron32
@TheAuron32 3 жыл бұрын
@@Beryllahawk LMFAO!! i am regretting my decision 😂
@Molotov_Milkshake
@Molotov_Milkshake 3 жыл бұрын
Yep, MMOs suck like that.
@Alnora
@Alnora 2 жыл бұрын
When you think you're going to win but remember there're same/plus rules and the AI ends the game this round...
@gabestation6874
@gabestation6874 3 жыл бұрын
FFVIII was my first and favourite FF. An absolute life changer. Also, WHERE IS PART TWO OF HISTORY OF SQUARE? Please I need more!
@CeezB5
@CeezB5 3 жыл бұрын
The first FF I ever beat.. TT was addictive
@HereWeGoATL
@HereWeGoATL 3 жыл бұрын
I borrowed a friends ps1 long ago because I had an N64 but no PlayStation. Out of the 3 games I borrowed ff8 was one of them. He ultimately let me borrow it for a little while longer because I was loving the game. It was the first final fantasy I had ever played and it was what got me hooked.
@gabestation6874
@gabestation6874 3 жыл бұрын
@@HereWeGoATL That's a great friend there. For me, I saw my older sister's boyfriend playing it and I spent hours watching him play, even remember him taking hours to fight giant cactuar. When they split he let me keep it. That balamb garden tune is burned into my being.
@nappkins9346
@nappkins9346 3 жыл бұрын
Got my Playstation and Final Fantasy VII during the summer of '99. VII will always be my favourite but there was something magical about the build up to VIIIs release, in the UK anyway. Almost bought the special edition with the white memory card and t-shirt. I've still got my Future Publishing FFVIII magazine with the demo. Great video. X
@taylorniall5756
@taylorniall5756 3 жыл бұрын
Got a beer and I'm sat down. Let's go! Love these videos
@SnowWhiteTheU2
@SnowWhiteTheU2 3 жыл бұрын
Awwww can we rub our toes together and cuddle while we watch the video together
@smellaby
@smellaby 3 жыл бұрын
Is why I’m a Patreon member - such bloody good content that they knock out!
@saladinboss2507
@saladinboss2507 3 жыл бұрын
You and me are on the very same wavelength.
@justathought3141
@justathought3141 3 жыл бұрын
Same
@12ealDealOfficial
@12ealDealOfficial 3 жыл бұрын
You said it, so guess I gotta grab one too. Printer's Ale Black, aka the local brew where I live.
@VegarotFusion
@VegarotFusion 2 жыл бұрын
I remember the 1999 TV ad for FF8 during the commercial breaks. It was the one that just featured the FMV cuts to the opening theme and finished with *"PlayStation"* After seeing it, my Mum confused was like _"What the hell was that"_ to which I replied _"My birthday present"._
@Nirwanda001
@Nirwanda001 3 жыл бұрын
I mean, this is interesting... except for the world map thing: you only need to open the menu while in the world map to see the region name. No need for a guide for that, and it's certainly not a hidden fact...
@joshuaklein8429
@joshuaklein8429 3 жыл бұрын
I think what is interesting is the way that the regions are laid out. That is not visible on the world map and some regions might not pop up or be very clear about their names otherwise.
@Seiferboi
@Seiferboi 3 жыл бұрын
Final Fantasy 8 is my fave game in the franchise, as you can see by my KZbin name! I have the Squall, Zell, Laguna and Seifer figures shown in the video. Couldn't get Squall without getting his dad, too lol! I should record more episodes for my channel. Too bad I had to replace all the music in the game to keep from getting copyright strikes against my channel, but I chose things I think sounded similar or gave the same vibe!
@nathank2289
@nathank2289 3 жыл бұрын
FF8 is my favorite to. Never got the original characters but I used my birthday money to buy the 50" deluxe Tiamat figure.
@Al3xg13
@Al3xg13 3 жыл бұрын
Same here. I feel it gets slept on a lot. Just because it wasn’t cloud
@DynamicHaze
@DynamicHaze 3 жыл бұрын
My all time favorite game played this about 23 times.
@Heymrk
@Heymrk 3 жыл бұрын
It's in my top five, but I still like 6 the most.
@Molotov_Milkshake
@Molotov_Milkshake 3 жыл бұрын
Why would you choose Seifer as the character you like most though? He was an asshole lol
@TheBisness
@TheBisness 3 жыл бұрын
Great video! FF8 is my favorite game of all time and I always love to hear more about it.
@Veiss7
@Veiss7 3 жыл бұрын
Actually a version of triple triad was also available during the FFXI days in the launcher for the game. Not many people used it though.
@mysteriousfun4759
@mysteriousfun4759 3 жыл бұрын
I always get my Canada vibes from this game and I was giving high key squall in high-school.
@mur4s4m3
@mur4s4m3 3 жыл бұрын
12:50 White chocolate not being for dogs : false White chocolate contains 0,009mg of theobromine per gram which is 500 to 1500 times less theobromine than black chocolate. Hence, your dog can actually have some without any risk of theobromine intoxication (unless given kilograms and kilograms of it) Yet, chocolate (in general) contains high amount of fat and sugar so it shouldn't be given too extensively to dogs/cats
@AbrahamLure
@AbrahamLure 3 жыл бұрын
Dogs also are likely to get diarrhoea from lactose though so white chocolate is no good for that
@strange.277
@strange.277 3 жыл бұрын
no it just shouldn't be given to them at all. your pets don't need chocolate and their life sure as hell aint worth balancing on a wire just because you wanna be irresponsible and "ooo teehee wets give him chocowate"
@Molotov_Milkshake
@Molotov_Milkshake 3 жыл бұрын
It'll still make them ill though lmao. If you want to clean up dog diarrhoea, go ahead.
@feelsbad6312
@feelsbad6312 3 жыл бұрын
Did you know you could play Zell in triple triad? during certain points in the game... you can find him in the hall ways and can challenge him to a game of cards.
@AbrahamLure
@AbrahamLure 3 жыл бұрын
No way? Can you tell us what scenes? I couldn't find anything on google
@feelsbad6312
@feelsbad6312 3 жыл бұрын
@@AbrahamLure yeah its after you get control of the garden and just land it, go inside, wander around the halls on the main floor of thr campus I think he was outside of the library...I think because he likes thr girl in thr library.. but anyways he didn't have any rare cards I dont think.. but I took pictures and showed my friends
@Walamonga1313
@Walamonga1313 3 жыл бұрын
I thought everyone knew that lol. I played him a couple times while trying to get the Card Club quest
@gurrrn1102
@gurrrn1102 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for playing The Successor. The ending sequence in this game is one of my favourite pieces of music.
@FratterKnox
@FratterKnox 3 жыл бұрын
I really love these videos, while it’s mostly nostalgic I alway learn something new about these games. Love it.
@cloudstrife1983
@cloudstrife1983 3 жыл бұрын
I got that UK FF8 Special magazine back in the day. Was really good.
@Harrowing999
@Harrowing999 3 жыл бұрын
Damn. I still have my original game disc and replayed it constantly. Not once did I ever realize Rinoa in the cutscene from the Dollet escape or that you can hide in the Pub. Time to replay this again and look for the rest of this.
@XautnisLeonhart
@XautnisLeonhart Жыл бұрын
Am I the only one who wants 8 remade like 7? I grew up with Squall and the gang, it's my FAVORITE old school FF!!
@OnlyHopeRemainsTTV
@OnlyHopeRemainsTTV 3 жыл бұрын
You seem to consistently post these at the perfect time for me. I finished FFVIII for the first time on Sunday! Also, thank you for always showing the music selection on screen as it starts playing. I love TPR's cover of Landing so much.
@Taikaru
@Taikaru 2 жыл бұрын
Wow! Fascinating information. For YEARS I thought it wasn't possible to defeat the Dollet robot, and was shocked when I found out it was. It's now occurs to me as very possible that because of playing the demo to death, it lodged in my brain that it couldn't be done... so never even tried in the release games. The FFVIII figures are probably the only game figures I ever collected and still have them carefully packed in a box somewhere... someday I hope to have a good place to display, and they'll be the cornerstone of my collection!
@shugyosha7924
@shugyosha7924 2 жыл бұрын
Technically The End is the hardest spell to draw because... you can't. It's a spell you can only receive very rarely in Selphie's limit break - so rarely that you would never get it in a normal playthrough.
@cim888
@cim888 3 жыл бұрын
'Eyes on me' the only in game song that I first heard and the most memorable one
@espourtoe
@espourtoe 3 жыл бұрын
as a big VIII fan, this was a lovely watch! thank you! 😊
@ABaumstumpf
@ABaumstumpf 3 жыл бұрын
Apocalypse - sadly the spell can only be used in that one fight. For junctions it acts similar to Ultima - giving rather high value to nearly everything. I also find it strange to see so people saying they didn't know you can "draw" it - how? On every new enemy, and specially on bosses, you should always use draw - they might have something good.
@guilhermecaiado5384
@guilhermecaiado5384 3 жыл бұрын
Lots of people just couldnt understand de junction system and used magic as any other RPG game.
@DyceFreak
@DyceFreak 3 жыл бұрын
I liken it to FFVII's Pandora's Box; which only appears once per save file, midgame before crisis or at the very end if zombie dragon didn't use it midgame.
@colinnixon7739
@colinnixon7739 3 жыл бұрын
People don't draw after they have 100 of the best spell on everyone. Especially in a final fight most people won't draw because there's no reason to. Won't even consider it. With amount if tools at your disposal at the end drawing is pointless lol
@LeoBeastmode
@LeoBeastmode 3 жыл бұрын
Going over the history of Triple Triade, I'm surprised you skipped over it's online stand-alone release that went along with FFXI via the still used PlayOnline launcher.
@xZellxKyoux
@xZellxKyoux 3 жыл бұрын
Here's an 8th fun fact, Zell is the coolest name to ever exist
@AbrahamLure
@AbrahamLure 3 жыл бұрын
Zell is the coolest to ever exist.
@tuliplane1954
@tuliplane1954 3 жыл бұрын
@@AbrahamLure "Abraham" .. Nice disguise, Zell
@tyriaxepheles7996
@tyriaxepheles7996 2 жыл бұрын
In Germany, his name is Xell which is pronounced the same but even cooler
@ominousparallel3854
@ominousparallel3854 2 жыл бұрын
@@tyriaxepheles7996 so you are Tyria Zepheles really?
@AndrewCoyte
@AndrewCoyte 2 жыл бұрын
The FF8 Figure set also had two versions for collection 1: one that had Squall Zell Edea and Selphie and an alternate that had Squall Zell Edea and Quistis (I have the latter).
@saladinboss2507
@saladinboss2507 3 жыл бұрын
Great stuff on my fav FF game! Love it! Funny, I literally just started playing Triple Tiad in FFXIV yesterday and you talk about it here.
@mikerotchitch6399
@mikerotchitch6399 3 жыл бұрын
I literally just 100%'d to this one as I'm making my way through the mainline series again (sans the MMOs). While not my favourite in the series, it undoubtedly has the best mini game...... Love me some Triple Triad. Except the random rule, and any card game on the Lunar base lol. They can be a tad infuriating. Breaking yourself is pretty fun also.
@user-mi2mq6gh4z
@user-mi2mq6gh4z 3 жыл бұрын
Triple Triad deserves to be a stand-alone card game! It really is very good tactical card game and could work brilliantly as an online trading card game. FFXIV side-activity/minigame status does not do it enough justice.
@MichaelMarques
@MichaelMarques 3 жыл бұрын
It is, in the Final Fantasy Portal App...
@brandonhiggs88
@brandonhiggs88 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah so much better than the card game in 9, I still don't fully understand 9s card game to this day
@Elora445
@Elora445 3 жыл бұрын
@@brandonhiggs88 That's kind of funny. I preferred the card game in FFIX over the one in FFVIII.
@user-mi2mq6gh4z
@user-mi2mq6gh4z 3 жыл бұрын
@@MichaelMarques Still not good enough, although might give it a try. Triple Triad deserves even more, it is like lite-chess (and also casual pastime) and I have taken part in events where it is played on very high and competetive level (not saying I was anything exceptional) and there is such strategic depth to it, deserves a solid main line trading card game version with statistics, tournaments and possibly trading card packs etc. but NOT pay to win mechanics. But thanks for mentioning the portal app, might try it also.
@user-mi2mq6gh4z
@user-mi2mq6gh4z 3 жыл бұрын
FF Portal version of Triple Triad is also really poor, the versus mode does not seem to work on Android, unable to get any opponents and the AI is utterly glueless and has no logic whatsoever in the moves that it makes. The official way to play are not good (and some others are not around/working anymore either), which is a true shame. Triple triad deserves better.
@elfinflame6244
@elfinflame6244 3 жыл бұрын
It would be cool to see a complete evolution on omega
@delfinoavila6924
@delfinoavila6924 Жыл бұрын
Wow I’ve beat FF8 about 15yrs ago and I recently played and beat it again this year ‘22, and I’ve NEVER known about the Apocalypse spell!!!!
@Vincentheplayer
@Vincentheplayer 3 жыл бұрын
I legit just started my first playthrough of final fantasy VIII 😂
@JoshuaJacobs83
@JoshuaJacobs83 3 жыл бұрын
Enjoy!
@TheAssirra
@TheAssirra 3 жыл бұрын
It's a good game. Take your time and enjoy learning about the mechanics of the game. They are seriously rewarding.
@12ealDealOfficial
@12ealDealOfficial 3 жыл бұрын
Make sure to draw from bosses! Even if you ignore the intricacies of staying low level but junctioning high tier magic, it's still worth it to draw the good stuff from bosses. But even if you ignore all that and play normal, you'll still have fun. Great game!
@Walamonga1313
@Walamonga1313 3 жыл бұрын
Damn you should record it. I would watch it lol
@Vincentheplayer
@Vincentheplayer 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheAssirra Definitely seems like it, right now I'm about to take refuge at Galbadia gargen and I'm a bit of a completionist but I'm playing without a guide and I definitely am felling a little scared that I missed something also I like taking things slow so when my rank went down I panicked a bit so that is a little bit stressful. Overall I do feel I understand junctioning except the magic part because junctioning magic gives me buffs and status effects but does it take away from the magic I use in battle I'm not really sure... But I really love the story so far and I feel really bad for Zell
@ShinySephiroth1
@ShinySephiroth1 2 жыл бұрын
Wow that Playstation Magazine segment brought back so many memories. I had that and seeing the images is so nostalgic!
@Dielan9999
@Dielan9999 2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact - opening the menu on the world map will tell you the name of the region you are in, so all those names on the map really are in the game, there just isn't a map you can look at that names them. Gotta be there to see the name.
@lebagel
@lebagel 2 жыл бұрын
FF8 was themed by the Wizard of Oz, with the witch in the east and west. They revealed this when the Remaster came out. No surprise they were going to have a yellow brick road.
@chrysm6842
@chrysm6842 3 жыл бұрын
I need this papercraft book ! I recreated all the 110 Triple Triad cards and I'm so glad I could. And a few years back, I had all the GFs and characters as figures but because I lacked space I had to sell them all. But I do have 2 statues from the transcendent's collection : Bahamut / Squall + Siren / Rinoa.
@Thanhatos
@Thanhatos 3 жыл бұрын
I'm so sad to hear you had to sell your GF's collection !! :O
@yeahsure.6083
@yeahsure.6083 3 жыл бұрын
Automatic thumb up just for FF8 video. My fave Also I still have my brave fencer Musashi with ff8 demo
@12ealDealOfficial
@12ealDealOfficial 3 жыл бұрын
I have that disc also. Was Xenogears also on it?
@yeahsure.6083
@yeahsure.6083 3 жыл бұрын
@@12ealDealOfficial not my copy
@GamingRobioto
@GamingRobioto 3 жыл бұрын
I still have my well worn and much read UK FFVIII magazine and demo. The Dollet demo music was amazing too!
@I_amBackPack
@I_amBackPack 2 жыл бұрын
When is 8 going to be remade. Absolutely epic.
@lonewolfheart1697
@lonewolfheart1697 3 жыл бұрын
I really love these videos!! There's no end to your incredible expanse of knowledge...
@jamesmcgowan8898
@jamesmcgowan8898 3 жыл бұрын
My favorite game in the series. Played the pizza hut demo before the game came out and fell in love with it. Been my favorite game ever since. Thanks for this video!
@JoshuaJacobs83
@JoshuaJacobs83 3 жыл бұрын
I never played that demo. Was it special in any way?
@jamesmcgowan8898
@jamesmcgowan8898 3 жыл бұрын
@@JoshuaJacobs83 it was just the dollet mission but you had squall zell and rinoa. Also, for some reason you had the leviathan summon already. It was also the first i had heard of final fantasy and it blew my middle school brain away. Also, i think it had metal gear solid the opening bit on it and some other old games now. It was pretty cool.
@JoshuaJacobs83
@JoshuaJacobs83 3 жыл бұрын
@@jamesmcgowan8898 That’s awesome. I miss those days b
@UNKNWN96
@UNKNWN96 3 жыл бұрын
That’s so cool that you played the demo, I was barely alive when it came out and missed it ): I’ve never played FF8 but I’m def gonna have to give it a try at some point!
@jamesmcgowan8898
@jamesmcgowan8898 3 жыл бұрын
@@UNKNWN96 lol yup I'm old. Definitely worth giving a try!
@kingofthesharks
@kingofthesharks 3 жыл бұрын
These were some neat facts! I just love this game. Along with FF12, it's one of the only 2 FF titles I've "Completed" right down to Omega....someting about FF8 just ticks all my boxes and it is my favorite RPG ever. I also highly recommend Resonant Arc's five-part FF8 Analysis videos they did last winter. Very cool narrative insights for those who want an even deeper dive!
@branko2166
@branko2166 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the great video, it really brought back a lot of fond memories. This was my first final fantasy game and favourite game of all time due to how much fun I had with it and how nostalgic it is for me. I finished it twice on the ps1 and plan to do it once more with the remaster. Only regret is not purchasing some of the merchandise from the time including guides/figurines.
@Gregoroth_Durai
@Gregoroth_Durai 3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful video as always. Great content and even better candor. Really appreciate your earnest and genuine speaking style.
@nomadnibzz8918
@nomadnibzz8918 3 жыл бұрын
The way you search for facts about this game is amazing, because this must have taken a lot of reading and searching just to get the facts right
@AubreyTheKing
@AubreyTheKing 3 жыл бұрын
GREAT VIDEO YOU GUYS! Final Fantasy VIII is still my favorite in the series!!
@dcproject6540
@dcproject6540 3 жыл бұрын
LOVE how you put in TPR's melancholy covers.
@TheBloodycow
@TheBloodycow 2 жыл бұрын
You could acces ALL the magic via the Triple Triad card game. There is even a lets play / tutorial how to do so from the youtuber Mike Bettencourt and you could get (almost)end game stats early on disc 1 and actuall endgame stats start of disc 2. It purely uses the card refinery ability and you had to keep from leveling, by turning monsters into cards which results in NO XP gain/ONLY AP gain, untill end disc 1 (while fighting bosses you do actually defeat them instead turning them into cards so you had to take that XP). Once I found this out, it really made me see that the character level in FF8 is so much secondary in comparisment with junctioned magics.
@neroamarou3256
@neroamarou3256 3 жыл бұрын
Rinoa relentlessly hurls Angelo into enemies over and over and she just comes wagging back everytime. I think a little white chocolate here and there is fine lmao
@Scott-M1
@Scott-M1 3 жыл бұрын
I still have that special edition uk magazine lol. Lost the demo years ago though. Magazine is looking a bit tired now but still holding together. It also contains a FF7 guide with weird translations/names. I kept it because it was the first guide i had on FF7, that told you how to get into the honeybee inn, and how to find added cut materia 😂
@michaelmcmillen4658
@michaelmcmillen4658 2 жыл бұрын
I subed. You have a new fan. Thanks for this video in particular.
@MichaelNealeYT
@MichaelNealeYT 3 жыл бұрын
I never knew about being able to draw Apocalypse!
@thegingergod3122
@thegingergod3122 3 жыл бұрын
Still my favorite Final Fantasy
@wavion2
@wavion2 2 жыл бұрын
8 gets a bad rap, but it's still my favorite Final Fantasy. The music and art style are amazing, and I even like the wonky story. The draw system can be annoying, but I don't mind wasting some time stocking up on magic. I don't usually use magic in this game, just stock up enough to junction 3 characters plus a few extra cure & life spells for emergencies.
@angjiapheng
@angjiapheng 2 жыл бұрын
Do you know: A single Malboro can traumatize a child so deeply he started to take frequent saves and pay more attention to status effect defences for the rest of his life? No joke, I still remember vividly after exiting the moon launching facility, I lost 4-hour of unsaved progress to a Malboro. What I can do is smashing buttons while all of my characters can do nothing, and their HP slowly fall to zero.
@Throrface
@Throrface 2 жыл бұрын
Well, number 7 was the only fact about in-game content, and I did know about Apocalypse. The draw resistance is something that you kinda assume is there, when you see how many spells do you usually get from drawing.
@chaser952
@chaser952 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video! Amazing quality
@andresfelipemendozavelez1493
@andresfelipemendozavelez1493 3 жыл бұрын
Damm man, the memories...brings a tear to my eye
@rtql8d
@rtql8d 2 жыл бұрын
8: According to the katakana on 13:37, Quistis is pronounced "Kiss-tiss" and not "Kwis-tiss". Mind blown after 22 years.
@V45hTh3Stamp3d3
@V45hTh3Stamp3d3 3 жыл бұрын
The Landing is such a good track
@rakino4418
@rakino4418 3 жыл бұрын
Man with the Machine gun is up there too
@pseudopulk3478
@pseudopulk3478 2 жыл бұрын
i remember i had the demo for pc and it played at like 0.5fps on my outdated pc but my eyes were glued to the screen. it was magic to me
@CiccioImberlicchio
@CiccioImberlicchio 3 жыл бұрын
One thing people probably don't know is how FF8 was the first FF to get released with an actual Italian translation here in Italy and it became really popular because of that, it was so popular that a couple of FF italian fansites were inspired by it such as Rinoa's Diary and Zellfantasy (now known as Omnia Crystallis). And an other instresting fact still tied to the Italian version of FF8: in the bestiary you can find an unused monster used for debug and testing called "Dummy", it has its own entrance in the bestiary (aka Scan info screen) where the translator left an hidden message wich is: This translation is killin’ me. It’s almost two in the morning. I’m sleepy!!!! I’m sleepy!!!!
@Cyber_kumo
@Cyber_kumo 3 жыл бұрын
At 8:48 that's a Dollet soldier, not a SeeD soldier.
@Sharifa466
@Sharifa466 3 жыл бұрын
Final Fantasy 8 is and will always be my favourite ! I was so happy when they did the remaster for ps4 😭 Such an amazing game and storyline 👌🏻
@tyriaxepheles7996
@tyriaxepheles7996 2 жыл бұрын
Really? I hate how Squall looks not at all like the original character design
@Sharifa466
@Sharifa466 2 жыл бұрын
@@tyriaxepheles7996 Yeah I’ve seen people not like his remastered look but I didn’t mind it much. The attitude was still there 🤣
@BHFFS
@BHFFS 2 жыл бұрын
On the X-ATM092 beach scene, when Selphie is running you can see that she has the shadow of Rinoa.
@Art_Codex
@Art_Codex 2 жыл бұрын
I used to have an Expert Gamer magazine with tons of FF8 pages in it. Those were the goods times.
@rashkavar
@rashkavar 2 жыл бұрын
I mean, the regions of the world map show up in the menu when you bring it up on the overworld - just like each screen of each location has a name (though those were often not unique - I think all the Fire Cavern screens except the entrance are just Fire Cavern, for instance) But regarding regions, the region name was one of the things that determined the enemy encounter table, so if you're hunting a specific weapon part, Blue Magic item or item to refine, that was very important information. The other modifiers were certain locations - beaches and forests both had unique encounter maps separate from the wider area (which is why, for example, the UFO in the Grandidi forest is only accessible by landing on one of the tree-less mesas - the majority of that area is forest and uses the forest encounter table). I'd always thought there was a unique encounter near mountains as well because on Balamb, the Glacial Eye can be encountered but only if you're up against the mountain range in the north. But from that map, that particular mountain range is a specific area separate from the rest of the island. I think I remember seeing a different backdrops, with some mountains relatively close by (just like how forest battles are in a forest clearing and beach battles are on a sandy beach) as well, but I could be mistaken on that front - Glacial Eyes aren't all that useful so I generally just avoided the area.
@JoeJoeJoe25
@JoeJoeJoe25 3 жыл бұрын
That BGM around 11:40 sound like something i've heard on Harvest Moon game. Dunno, maybe I'm just hallucinating
@Baiswith
@Baiswith 2 жыл бұрын
I don't know how official (or not) it was, but I do distinctly remember there being a triple triad online browser-based game.
@kujo62
@kujo62 3 жыл бұрын
WHY YOU GOTTA FEED YOUR DOG CHOCOLATE, RINOA?!?!?
@drkpaladin777
@drkpaladin777 Ай бұрын
The bittersweet love stories in the modern games made me appreciate FF-8 more in hindsight.
@Knocker420
@Knocker420 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all the obscure information. I didn’t know most, if not all of that. Squall: “...”
@Outlaw8908
@Outlaw8908 2 жыл бұрын
Game was a birthday present to me from my parents, they knew I dug FF7 and Tactics quite a bit. So they went with it.
@katelynstewart2868
@katelynstewart2868 3 жыл бұрын
Great video! Final fantasy 8 is one of my favorites!
@haidirwasli3692
@haidirwasli3692 2 жыл бұрын
Squall's GunBlade is too cool
@dylonbrady1022
@dylonbrady1022 3 жыл бұрын
Hope they remake this game.
@danteespinoza8119
@danteespinoza8119 2 жыл бұрын
I wish you could have drawn apocalypse and set it in your stats that would have been so amazing
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