Final Fantasy VIII by Tojju, Muttski and Luzbelheim in

[@gamesdonequick]

Runner introduction starts at 0:16 Run starts at 0:34 Couch commentary is provided by J2Champ Chris From Florida and YoBGS are the hosts This speedrun was recorded live at Awesome Games Done Quick 2020, a weeklong charity speedrun marathon raising money for Prevent Cancer Foundation. Awesome Games Done Quick 2020 is just one of the many charity marathons put on by Games Done Quick. For more information on AGDQ2020, find us at: gamesdonequick.com Looking for live updates? Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/GamesDoneQuick Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/GamesDoneQuick Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/gamesdonequick

[@Cyballistic]

Anyone else here in 2024? Such a great comfort vid

[@kikohernandez5188]

yes and I agree

[@Babeoftheabyss]

Yes but not for the "comfort" but for seed missions I have forgotten how to do and not losing rank on them lolz

[@MakeMeFeelGo0d]

Yea I watch this when I’m trying to sleep or relax. Reminds me of the good days watching my older brother play, not as fast though lol.

[@miura_vs]

Feels like playing the game with friends again.

[@koreilly9369]

Watching this on Election Day

[@bunniey3290]

2.5 years later, still routinely watch this when I'm doing pretty much anything. Definitely a good comfort video for my favorite game of all time

[@DeepThought420]

100%

[@Akendolfr]

Ditto.

[@petershalashaska7886]

I do the same thing with the FF9 run with much of the same guys from AGDQ 2019

[@miura_vs]

Same. They’re FFIX run from 2019 is also legendary. Great announcers as well. These guys are definitely the best runners I’ve seen. I always enjoy their runs.

[@BW-vp3yk]

Same here man. Really chilled, insightful and interesting commentary throughout, and I love how they actually talk about the story and character motivations rather than just speedrun strats. You can tell they all love the game(s).

[@emcp7]

I really love that they explain the story as they speedrun the game

[@salixemarebalo5494]

IKR

[@DarkAngelEU]

I still didn't get most of it. Like, why are they trying to kidnap the president? Why are there problems at the academy all of a sudden? What's the secret of the academy? Do they have chimeras?

[@Patrick-gx7cw]

There's a lot to explain too.

[@EdenNeedsAYoutubeHandle]

This game in particular though! It's pretty convoluted, even for a Final Fantasy game lmao

[@widexawake_]

@@EdenNeedsAKZbinHandle The only convoluted aspect is the "Life"cycle of a/the Sorceress(es). Everything else is your classic "Warring factions", "Destined Heroes", "Reluctant Protagonist" Final Fantasy fanfare.

[@thomasdelaney4898]

You guys are the most engaging speedrunners I've ever came across. Your commentary is not only extremely knowledgeable - you're all funny and entertaining to boot. These marathons are exquisite.

[@supasik1]

Matako is pretty amazing too but I agree this couch is amazing

[@luckyfox2997]

7:08:22 Special blindfolded menuing swag for the Lunatic Pandora boarding part 7:57:21 Eyes on Me is sung as tradition since it's unskippable, enjoy c: 8:56:25 -Omega Weapon- Omae wa mou shindeiru

[@darkcharizard52]

8:20:44 Time Compression Explanation

[@hauntedshadowslegacy2826]

5:41:49 Saving the hot dogs from enemy forces

[@Kirbybass93]

2:22:58 the single greatest dark joke in the whole run

[@greygale]

There's something really, really funny to me about how the run relies on them being incredibly overpowered and able to blast through all the battles in seconds, but they didn't abuse a glitch to pump up their stats, or sequence break their way to endgame gear, or figure out some complicated strategy to exploit the weaknesses of the AI. This just IS what the game is like, if you know what you're doing. They mess with the RNG a bit to play cards more reliably, but other than that, it's a pretty normal game of FF8, played very, very efficiently.

[@DragonNexus]

Yeah, the game is heeeeeckin broken from the start. I broke it in a way less efficient way casually. Once I got Tonberry King's skill to make enemies level up, I just levelled some beefy but easy monsters up to 100 and killed them a lot. Very quickly got to level 100 and felt powerful. Of course, didn't bother using any "Gain stat upon level up" skills because I was a teenager and dumb, so I was way less powerful than I could have been.

[@craigfunk3453]

I mean..the only person who actually cares about weapon upgrades is Squall for new finishers. Everyone else would only get a bit of power and eventually ludicrous accuracy

[@CyanMedic]

FF8 is one of the most hilariously, wonderfully breakable games at its core. Definitely one of my favorites of all time, as a minmaxer.

[@Someguyhere111]

Playing the game unaware of its brokeness, it's legitimately challenging. When you figure out how OP junctions + limit breaks are, the only challenging battle becomes Ultimecia, since you gotta be able to take a few hits and set up your party during the battle itself.

[@cheeyuanng853]

@@DragonNexus Leveling up isn't exactly useful in this game, given that enemies level with you. There's no stats requirement either. It's actually more optimal to keep a low level.

[@12ealDealOfficial]

LOVE these long FF8 runs! This couch is probably the best there is for this sort of thing. I highly enjoy getting lore mixed in with the explanations and jokes.

[@RickySteels]

The music in this game is beyond amazing... the memories!

[@bcat010]

I just got the soundtrack on cd it's so good

[@dondiabolic2810]

it makes the atmosphere. its wonderful

[@KoploperMau]

I watched the entire thing. Big shoutouts to the entire team for playing this long run and for the awesome explanations. Its really fun to see a run where there's almost no glitches and it comes down to routing and skills.

[@thanabobana3592]

The ff9 speedrun last year has been my bedtime movie for weeks. So excited to have 8 on the list now too :)

[@Andysproston]

ThanaBobana this guy knows what it’s about, literally fall asleep with these on like every day 😂

[@weirddud1370]

Nah the FF6 2018 run is where its at

[@phenomsmithjr]

Same!!

[@JonCom3dy]

Thought it was just me

[@MoshimoshiDesu]

Theyre so comforting!

[@kelsanggyudzhin2340]

When I saw this run, I hadn't played FFVIII in LITERALLY 15 years, maybe more. Seeing this reignited my love for this game and got me playing it again, and I have to say it may have become my favorite in the series. Thank you to GDQ and the runners for bringing back such great memories, along with a fantastic and SUPER entertaining run! NINE hours and it was a delight!

[@Halcon_Sierreno]

Finally someone with some culture. FF8 is a god tier FF game. I first played it when I was like 13 years old back in the early 2000's.

[@rashkavar]

I have a theory about how Rinoa is "alive" after her life support runs out: *Sorceresses don't die when they have their powers.* This is a fact revealed at the very end of the game, when Ultimecia gives her powers to Edea in the time loop. (Don't ask me to solve how that works in terms of power accumulation, that's another issue and there's a big chunk of a big theory writeup on GameFAQs that covers that in exhaustive detail.) Consider what happens to Ultimecia over the course of the final battle - she should be super dead after that. But she's not, because, despite all logic, sorceresses don't die until they give up their powers, they come back in a half-alive state and are compelled to give up their powers. Rinoa got her sorceress powers from Edea. Given Edea doesn't remember this, and Ultimecia suddenly switches to controlling Rinoa at the end of disk 2, it seems reasonable to assume that this is when Rinoa got her sorceress powers. So Rinoa's a sorceress in space. Runs out of air. Dies. But she's a sorceress, she can't die fully. She wakes up into that weird half alive state, and hears Squall's voice. Because *Power of Love* is a trope, that gives her the will to do something other than seek out someone to give her powers to (which is a good thing considering she's in orbit). She turns on the reserve oxygen tank. (Why this needs manual activation when Esthar's tech level is so far beyond our real world tech, I'm not sure, but it does make things more dramatic.) But she's not really dead - not quite. She's got enough left in her to make her body function so she can transfer her sorceress powers. Her magic is making her heart pump, her lungs breathe, and all the rest, despite the lack of breathable air. So when she turns on the oxygen supply, she removes the thing that has her on the brink of death. So she comes back to life. Also supporting this is a line that doesn't appear in a speedrun, though the commentators did mention it. (note that this might be nightmare inducing): the message you get if you fail to catch Rinoa when Squall goes out to find her. It's not "Rinoa and Squall died in space" It's not even "Rinoa and Squall were lost in space." It's "Rinoa was lost in space...forever." Because she's in that quasi-living state where she's looking for someone to give her powers to, but she's also trapped in space with no way to reach anyone, no way to communicate, nothing. She's stuck as a not-quite dead sorceress-zombie floating in space. Forever.

[@TheNoglassMovement]

Dude, that last part about her not dying and drifting in space forever is nightmare fuel for me. But nice idea nonetheless. Cheers.

[@9one984]

This is actually make sense. Also to add a few things: The sorceresses power came from a god-type being in FFVIII universe called Hyne, they're essentially a demi-god while they still have their power. That's is probably why they can't die before passing their power. On Edea's case. She have 2 sorceresses power inside her. Her original power came from an unknown sorceress she met when she was 5 and the other is from the dying Ultimecia she met in the time loop. Now it is highly possible that when Squall and co defeat (or killed her) she passed on Ultimecia's power and not her original power to the nearest sorcerer candidate (which is Rinoa) thus freeing her from Ultimecia's control while remain alive since her original power is still intact. I'm still confuse on how Adel became Ultimecia's vessel when Squall and co fight her tho. Since Rinoa should have Ultimecia power still.

[@Luukra]

wouldn't that also solve the sorceress problem tho?

[@clerpington_the_fifth]

I have a theory too: plot armor

[@OriginalMicycle]

For anyone wondering what it is Adel is broadcasting at 2:11:00 , it's "I AM ALIVE HERE" ,"BRING ME BACK THERE" and "I WILL NEVER LET YOU FORGET ABOUT ME"

[@KryptKicker5]

Thank you!

[@panpolypuff]

Mike U That is fucking chilling.

[@josephking5818]

I never realized that was actual script, I thought it was scrambled letters. Thanks for sharing!

[@WurstJones]

wasnt that artemisia and not adel?

[@ayparillo]

Me 9 hours ago: Ah, I love FF8! I'll just watch a little bit of this run for some nostalgia. Me now: I watched it all... What have I become...

[@SleepyPitou]

Is nobody going to talk about how amazing it was that someone actually went to McDonalds for them to get them their McGriddles? Cuz that was freaking wholesome

[@christo6068]

Which minute

[@ziegfeld4131]

Its pretty common to have somebody do this in super long runs

[@Nikarus2370]

@@christo6068 6:18:20

[@miura_vs]

Sadly, I don’t think they ever ate them. That was an awesome gesture though.

[@aaroneastep4559]

I really appreciate J2's commentary on FF games. I really enjoyed his and Davesterio's commentary on ajneb's FF7 run a few years back. He has fun with it but you can tell he knows the game and does a nice job explaining the lore and storyline. It makes the watching experience more enjoyable

[@vidoardes]

As soon as I heard he was doing it I decided to watch the whole thing. FFVII is one of my favourite games, and the couch on ajneb's run was amazing

[@SwitcherooU]

I kinda wish he did more of the talking here. Him and Dave did such a good job on ajneb's FFVII run that I wish we got that experience here.

[@MDXDMusic]

ya boi dave on the end just jamming out to all these ffviii bangers dude

[@Postumeartist]

I had no idea zell’s limit break combo options were just suggestions! That’s nuts.

[@bellenber]

Zell can also be one of the most powerful characters in the game through the same mechanics they use in the Junction System in the run. Maxing out his STR w/ the right magic and using his Limit with just his 2x Openers O + X and Up + Down over and over again is known as his "Armageddon Punch". You go through them as quickly as possible for 9999 damage each hit and can pretty much down any content in the game, including Omega Weapon.

[@WurstJones]

they are not really suggestions. you cant just spam one move all the time you have to change them. and the shown ones you must use except for the special moves. so all in all just the special moves like dolphin punch are suggestions the rest is not

[@ghostwriter7769]

Great run. Absolutely in love with it. Clearly mvp of the run is the long hair guy on the right, who’s whipped his head for 9 hours! Cheers and all love ❤

[@kendalldrury8156]

Just finished the game for the first time in years, and watching a 9 hour speedrun of it seems to be a good way to wind down.

[@river9289]

I actually am doing the exact same thing right now!

[@TheAlmostward]

Love the classic Final Fantasy games, and i do love watching speed runs of them. This was a good one, and the commentary was good.

[@APGlazer]

WHAAAT you can fast travel using the Balamb Garden map?! For 21 years I've been running to each area lol -_-

[@DoctorThundah]

Oh god, I never thought to try that either. So much wasted time.

[@vipernadiaper3551]

Apparently you can only do that a few times then that function disappears :'(

[@Beast-1431]

AP Glazer it’s only available before the garden becomes mobile. Then ya walking again

[@MrNachtqual]

yes, but only in the beginning of the game . Later ( at around the clash of the tow Gardens i think ) you can't .

[@Mikimarux]

You can to begin with but at some point in the game it becomes disabled for some reason. I think its there to help you learn where each quad is.

[@1lomi901]

The music is really what's selling the whole game for me

[@hugonewguy4009]

Renzokuken also

[@xFlyingFlip]

Great run . Final Fantasy will always be my favourite series, and 8 will always hold a special place in my heart. Big fan of all the dudes on the couch(and of course Dave in the chair)!! Great people with great taste in games.

[@NeverduskX]

This has been one of my favorite runs ever. Congrats to all the runners, and thank you for the amazingly clear commentary. It's clear how much they all love this game, which makes this run so enjoyable to watch. I've yet to play FFVIII, but I sure appreciate it a lot more now.

[@Kavukamari]

i love this characterization of squall where he's not actually embarassed and introverted, the real reason he doesnt want to touch rinoa is he's severely germophobic and can't stand to touch anybody without protection

[@ricomarez7834]

He does wear gloves. It could be true

[@WurstJones]

@@ricomarez7834 nope...cant be true at all. after the seed test he dances with rinoa without gloves or anything even with close body contact. so, not true at all and totally made up

[@fourseven6202]

yo that blindfolded menu setup... that was pretty sick

[@klop4228]

I never loved Eyes On Me that much, but somehow hearing them all sing it together did get me quite emotional.

[@SlartXII]

I've seen this run several time, and I'm still coming back at it. The run and the comments are so on point, I never get bored watching this run

[@inujosha]

I remember fighting Ultimacea the first time when I was 16 and when I saw it say "absorbed into time" when someone died, it blew my mind.

[@foxhoundbridges4851]

god damn this game is beautiful, almost brings a tear to my eye while thinking about the positive memories. Great run guys, very imformative and entertaining.

[@michaelvasquez7961]

I've been watching this on/off all day. FFVIII and FVII are by far my favorites. Well done bud!

[@xoxannmarie]

This run made me so happy. Just spend my entire day off watching it in bed and I have zero regrets. 💜

[@marcellbrollem1233]

me too!...i luv ff8🙂

[@bcat010]

Ff8 is my favorite game of all time and the commentary really makes this so much better

[@Patrick-gx7cw]

What is really entertaining about this video is how these gamers explain things and provide commentary. Final Fantasy games are works of art. These guys appear to really love these games and show themselves as super knowledgeable. Really love it.

[@pmanlicious7117]

This game need a remake. It's too beautiful to not remake it

[@thydungeonman26]

This speedrun turns Squall and Rinoa’s relationship into something out of bad romantic comedy. They barely interact but still fall in love anyway.

[@gavtro2]

That's not the speedrun, thats just the game. Still it could be worse, it could be Twilight.

[@ZanathKariashi]

Still a bet.....well...actually it's about the same as Twilight, now that I think about it.

[@DutchDread]

Lets be honest here, that was always the case.

[@DragonNexus]

The change in Squal's personality happens with an almost audible clunk. He goes from brooding, moody teenager to lovestruck puppy between changing the disk from 2 to 3. It's...not good writing.

[@sampascoe4387]

@@DragonNexus I agree. FF8 is cool but was massively disappointed coming straight off the heels of FF7, which perfected how to tell character relations in a video game story. At least FF9 has focus and decent writing

[@stephaniegifford5932]

Watched this over the course of the last month as my nighttime lullaby. Truly enjoyed these dudes. Their commentary, their explanations of the game and also mechanics (especially at the end counting bell tones) and of course, that epic whistle playing. Well done all 😘

[@MasuraoShirokouu]

Muttski is the greatest! I love that dude.

[@ChocoBilly92]

I often come back to this video just to watch the singalong. That feeling of friendship and unity makes my heart overflow with happiness.

[@Lightstep9]

Amazing run, thanks to everyone for support of the run and the runners themselves - such good stuff!

[@ma5tertonberry]

I cant believe I'm hearing the couch with muttski sing eyes on me again. Edit: holy fck the flute! XD

[@christoffernordblom890]

Indeed that flute. he pulled in some extra donations in there :D

[@Am_Brew]

What a great run and the commentary was top notch.

[@SheepteaGTA]

I like the guy on right (our perspective) that jams to every song! Good vibes

[@Maghanashi]

Mr Davesterio! Commentator of the best ffvii speedrun at GDQ with ajneb184 and j2champ.

[@NoaGGWP]

For some reason I didn't expect FFVIII to make it into AGDQ. I'm so glad it did and I'm so glad casters and runner were so damn good. Keep it up, please!

[@dennissmith1072]

Laguna is squalls father and Julia is rinoas mother. I thought that was pretty clear. It's a repetition of a star-crossed romance through their children.

[@klop4228]

I actually never got that Julia was Rinoa's mother during the game. I'm sure it tells you, but it just never came to me. It also never *said* that Laguna was Squall's father, but that one was obvious

[@yujiboo89]

GOD I love the ship FMV, it just brings memories of me playing FF8 for the first time on a demo disk

[@cjlight331]

This commentary is the best I have heard.

[@jaakkopontinen]

What the.... The white seed ship is so close? That's nuts! :S the 10 or 12 or whatever times I've sought it out, sometimes spending half a damn hour, lol... Gyahaha, kyahaha...

[@g0ld3sun]

I just finished a play through of the switch version and while I did enjoy the experience quite a bit, the original just looked and sounded so much better. Such a treat on the senses. Thanks for choosing this FF to run!

[@XxTaylorFuhrmanxX]

So happy they cleared it up. When I finished it everyone was saying that squall died in the beginning and everything was a dream.

[@aquam135]

XxTaylorFuhrmanxX when did the cleared that up. I watch this before goong to sleep and missed several parts of the video

[@SyckestBlah]

It is a theory, and one that I fully support. In fact, it is one reason I enjoy FF8 these days. I liked it as a game a decade ago, but I just replay it now and the Squall is dead theory makes the game actually deeper, more enjoyable for me.

[@arisrayden]

that is a bogus conspiracy theory, much nicer is the one where some people claim that ultimecia is rinoa who forgot everything due to excessive g.f. use

[@munihousen123]

Eiffel 65! That ff9 run cracked me up. THanks for both of them.

[@andresm645]

damn, I have a deep personal connection with Eyes On Me, and even if the singing was ultimately a joke, I teared up :(

[@Rucarlul]

I love when gdq does these long ass games

[@SarkenHS]

That blindfolded menu left me speechless for a while. The atmosphere felt even heavier with The Stage is Set being playing as the music for it. Was like I forgot to breath when he finished.

[@streetg850]

It took me 2 weeks of watching on and off from last years ff9 run. So looking forward to watching this one.

[@starsndrockets_]

i literally put this at top volume to hear this musical you guys said wake everyone up and it was worth it. Much Love.

[@crittcity7063]

Thankyou soo much for this one and its timeslot, watching those guys struggle to stay awake for the last 3 hours was priceless.

[@ALPHAdigitUNBOXING]

Dang imagine being a speed runner for this game lol. That's a full work shift you need to dedicate playing this.

[@kipler1694]

*laughs in BOTW 100% speedrun*

[@lilybruggeman9634]

*laughs in Borderlands 2 1-OP8 speedrunner*

[@darkcharizard52]

I fucking love this run. It is the penultimate achievement in long-run entertainment. Every run should strive to be like this.

[@moosesnWoop]

I've completely forgotten this game - took me forever to finish when I was a kid, but wow watching this hits me so hard- like what else from my childhood did I forget, so many games later..

[@Mikimarux]

Badger: "Hey, did you know theres a bonus air button?" made me lol

[@sebastianalvarez8438]

Recently rewatched their FF9 run (my favorite speedrun of all time), and came across this one and man these three know how to keep it fun, all of them are really engaging and play off each other well. And of course there is the fact that they are extremely skilled and knowledgeable.

[@GuitarTaras]

tHANK YOU guys!!!! Your song was amazing

[@rainbowdash9414]

Loved your run! Thanks to all the runners and AGDQ , that was awesome ! More than a run , it was an adventure you shared with us . and now I'm sad that it is over already but I'm left with a wonderful memory I can watch again.

[@betterrobots]

Explaining Time Compression sounds a lot like explaining the memory injection any% run for SMW.

[@5054Vrabel]

what hour they explain it? can find it

[@LordoftheDice]

@@5054Vrabel 8:21:16 in case you haven't found it already.

[@MoshimoshiDesu]

My god, they were surprisingly good at singing the eyes on me song. That was so awesome haha :)

[@nicolasdeniau5119]

I nearly lost it when Muttski nailed the flute part :')

[@alejandroc7357]

I skipped to this part because of your comment. Its such gold 😆 The fact these guys actually know the whole lyrics.

[@RickySteels]

The level of detail in this game is still so impressive in 2020!

[@TheXcena]

Honestly just the soundtrack to this game is awesome, fantastic speedrun to watch

[@DKZK21]

The Eyes On Me sing-along and the oboe solo are what keep me coming back every year, no question.

[@Despicablehobbit]

It's a penny whistle, an oboe is a very different wind instrument.

[@adamcobb7892]

I may get flack but ff9 is my fav. I can replay it 3 times a yr and still enjoy

[@Yukari_MAiG]

I always love these long JRPG run. That blindfolded menu from Luzbelheim is especially extremely AMAZING! Consider his condition and how he managed to recover from a mistake as well. Truly sensational. Also that "The End" luck tho.

[@jamesgreenfield9984]

Love how the couch appreciate the sound track so much. FFVIII is probably the best followed by VII then X

[@AD3Supa]

That blindfolded menu thing. I have not been left speechless by anything anyone has done on the internet for many years. I stood up and clapped afterward man.

[@The_Zelda_Zone]

Fantastic run and commentary!

[@darktemplar441]

OMG that singing was soo good! thanks you guys!

[@DKZK21]

It's not a proper FFVIII run without the live Eyes on Me solo, so thank you for doing it right!

[@minaly22]

Ah yes, the card game disguised as a JRPG.

[@Fuchsia_tude]

To be fair, that's, like, half of them

[@CharlesUrban]

It's a card game until the rules get too complicated. Then it becomes a Class I Frustration Extractor.

[@xeronic]

damn, that Trabia Garden joke at 2:23:18 hurts. Also, Xu is Best girl.

[@xanseviera]

How do you guys stays awake and energetic within this 9 hours marathon?? I mean, I love FF8 so much but I'll instantly fall to sleep after 3 hours of gaming. I can't believe I watch this video until the end too. You guys rocks!

[@ThatGumYouLiked]

Eyes On Me the most iconic speed running moment in history

[@softteok3188]

I lost it when I heard the flute

[@RaspberrySuprise]

Technically it's a slide whistle, but close enough.

[@errorsnide]

@@RaspberrySuprise Not even technically though, it just is.

[@matheus_marques.]

7:58:22 Eyes on me

[@jessicanolasco3849]

Thank you

[@DavidRCrisitunity]

Just beat this game a few hours ago; the final blow was dealt was by Angelo using Angelo Rush. He entered a timeless, limitless void of no return to save his master. Damn, Angelo's such a good boy!

[@TheVergile]

Man. it took me 16 years to go through my childhood. how can you do it in 9 hours?

[@jamiewise7821]

Lol same. I can do it in about a week now i know what im doing but 9 hours is nuts.

[@Cat-nv1nd]

Amazing run! Loved every bit. Can’t believe I watched it all. 😅

[@N_ickoutwest]

Just finished my third rewatch of Ajneb's run of ff7 on a recent roadtrip, needless to say it's a favourite of mine. Was never a big fan of 8, but I noticed the familiar faces on the couch which made me stay. Brilliant run and super enjoyable guys 👌👌.

[@arsarma1808]

Needa is probably a reference to that imperial officer in Star Wars too.

[@JgHaverty]

Dude, so many of these names are direct star wars references haha. Ward is a bounty hunter, kiros and laguna are planets, wedge and biggs are alliance pilots; its pretty neat

[@OrotheNaroom]

I loved learning little things bout this game... i totally grinded like a regular rpg first time i played lol

[@seppotaalasmaa2296]

These guys are hilarious! Great game, great show

[@tomKATT92]

FF8 has SO MANY GOOD SOUNDTRACKS! Good run! :)

[@perplexasaurusrex6217]

8:05:40 I was in hysterics over Muttski commenting over the ring. These guys are hilarious and their chemistry is absolutely amazing.

[@tigerwarrior1787]

So... the Time Compression/Loop. It starts at Edea receiving Ultimecia's Power, and seeing Future Squall, and what little he said, as well as some motions (the salute), Edea memorized and implemented at time moved forward. We get to the point in time where the Time Compression happens, SeeD fights Ultimecia and her GF, time loops back to Edea getting the powers, and Future Squall is slingshotted back forward to then the Time Compression first happened and time resumes. Yes, it's an infinite time loop, but the time where Squall dies and Ultimecia is born is a massive gap, but SeeD, Cid, Rinoa, and Edea all know that the Future, Past, and Present are all safe, even with time being messed with. That's as short as I can explain it.

[@Bownzinho]

I like how you call Griever "Mufasa". Me and my brother always call him UncleScar

[@SeekinOne]

Thx for this. Love you guys. Extra credits for the singing

[@TKNinja37]

36:12-- Sea Wall: *exists* Boat: "Screw you, bulkhead! THE PAIN TRAIN COMING!" *"OH YEAAAAAH!" intensifies*

[@killerofdisco1482]

4 years later. Still a banger of a run. SPACE!

[@wwbodywork5582]

I rented FF8 when it first came out as a kid, had it for 4 days before I had to return it. Made it to the end of the first disk and the screen freezes right when Squall gets hit with the ice and falls. The disk was messed up and i couldnt go any further and had to return the game. Took me a few months to save up the money but I finally bought my own copy eventually and let me tell you, that was the most satisfying thing getting to get to the second disk. FF8 is always gonna hold a special place in my heart because of this. All the ps1 final fantasy games are amazing but FF8 just gripped me because of a scratched disk lol

[@chloeangel]

OK, the group singing was really wholesome and made me giggle a bit when the kazoo came in. I enjoy this speedrun a lot.