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Re: Final Fantasy VIII
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Thu, 16 Sep 1999 06:15:00 GMT
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Jeff Stembel wrote in message ...
> Well, I got Final Fantasy VIII last week, and I must say, It is an • excellent
> game. Square did stick with their pattern of odd numbers being gameplay • based
> and even numbers being story based, as this game has a really good story. • The
> graphics are cool, especially the Guardian Force animations and the FMV. • The
> Junction System and the Draw/Stock system are a lot better than I thought
> they'd be, and it's a lot of fun to try to find the spells that work best • with
> the different stats.
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> I do have some gripes, though. One of my biggest gripes is the fact that • you
> can't purchase weapons and armor(not that armor exists in FF8). You have • to
> find magazines that allow you to upgrade your weapons if you want to do • more
> damage. Also, While an excellent RPG, this game is not Fantasy(1). My • last
> major gripe is with some of the FMV sequences. A number of them are marred
> when the regular rendered character models are put into the Pre-rendered • FMV.
> It is very jarring.
>
> Anyways, I am currently on the second disc, standard party consisting of • Squall
> (named Auld in my game), Rinoa (named Min), and Selphie. Min has around • 4500
> hp, Auld has about 6300, and Selphie has 6200. Gotta love them Tornado
> Spells!(2) :) I have all GFs currently available (i.e. through • Pandemona),
> and my personal favorite is Shiva. Carbunkle is *really* cute as a little
> green rabbit-like creature, and I swear Diablos and Eva Unit 1(3) were
> separated at birth. The same can be said of Cid and Elton John...
>
> Oh, and the card game rocks!
>
> So, does anyone else have it yet? What are your thoughts?
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> Jeff
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> 1 - A prerequisite to be a 'Final Fantasy', IMO. Check out an earlier • thread
> from me for more info: < http://www.lugnet.com/general/?n=6012 >
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> 2 - Tornado boosts your hp more than most other spells. I believe I have
> hp+40% as an ability though, so it isn't entirely because of the spell.
>
> 3 - The big purple mech from Neon Genesis Evangelion, if you were
wondering.
Your evaluation makes me want to play it, but, as we just got FF8, I
doubt if I will be able to go anywhere near the game machine for a couple
weeks. From a distance, it looks fun.
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Have fun!
John
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