Thinking Out Loud: Why Final Fantasy VIII Deserves a Remake

[@Law-gnome]

FF8 could certainly use a remake. That said, if they do do a remake of it, I want them to keep the junction system. As long as they do two things to it, I think it will really shine. 1) They need to put greater emphasis on the refinement system. My first playthrough I focused on drawing and it took forever to build up my magic supply. In my subsequent playthroughs, after learning about how to refine items, I think I had a single character with draw equipped just so that I could get summons. 2) They need to change the draw system to disincentivize players from sitting there for 20 minutes doing nothing but drawing cure in the first area. I love FF8. It is one of my favorites, and I'd love to play it again in an updated fashion.

[@ben9965]

Did you ever try playing the card game. You could collect all the different cards to then turn them into magics and rare items. It was so fun

[@KreoAit]

FF8 needs a remake, but FF6 would be so fncking awesome

[@tadeusznelson]

Where did this version of the music come from? Also, 8 is the only game in the world that I would love to be remade.

[@tarrmusreviews]

The music is from the Distant Worlds collection. It's a collection of tracks from the series 😁

[@krzysztofmaliszewski2589]

FF8 was my first FF game and I played it with little to no understanding of English. I still love this game and, if there was a remake on PC, I'd buy it on a premiere.

[@ben9965]

Please do a remake of 8 Square Enix and release it on Xbox

[@kylemundy8871]

Ff8 redemption is needed. The mechanics need to be changed if they tried this. Im down, but the amount of changes would essentially make it divorced from the original.

[@tarrmusreviews]

Yeah I totally agree that mechanics need to be changed or reworked. But I can still see it being faithful to the original. I feel drawing is the biggest weak point and it could be made more fun If they did action turn-based like the ff7 remakes they could tie drawing into the action aspect of combat, Squall draws, switch to controlling Rinoa, or when you attack and exploit a weakness you get abilities essentially drawing. But it is a tough balance to find.

[@mauricemaple1430]

Final Fantasy 9 would like a word with you.. 😂

[@tarrmusreviews]

Final Fantasy 9's remake needs to officially announce itself haha. As for FF8 I feel it really could benefit from the remake treatment, fixing up some of the contentious features gameplay wise and narrative.

[@thedaileyspecial]

Also, originally Laguna’s story was a much larger part of the game before it got edited. I think if they were to remake it, we’d see a lot more of that tale, and the story would congeal better, thus causing more people to fall in love with it.

[@JoeyJoverAgbayani]

well would love it. but if they deviate from main story of it. forget it. they just ruined FF7 by not killing aerith and early introduction of sephiroth. FF8 convuluted story will be more convuluted if they try to rewrite the story. squenix are notorius on juggling remakes stories like they did on FF7R.

[@bad_burner_baby9581]

here's why final fantasy 8 doesn't deserve a remake: square enix would be making it. It's a lot more serious and edgy than ff7. i'm not convinced they could do it justice given their approach to story telling these days. i loved 7rebirth but mostly for the silly fun stuff and quirkiness - definitely not for the story updates and lore reworking. Ff8 is more atmospherically consistent in being dark and moody ...and square could easily make a mess of that. they might have a chance at doing a good ff9 remake, which was more appealing to me in it's lightheartedness and charming world than general plot and story

[@Jerguy]

FF8 was soooo boring, and the drawing spells mechanics was a total turn off. Still the only FF game I never liked.

[@CouragePope]

But why are you a poopy head