Final Fantasy VIII "Retrospective"

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  @indeimaus · 3 years ago

  ah, a fellow FF8 enjoyer<br><br>good

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  @gianghuynh9570 · 3 years ago

  I think FF8 came out at a time where most of us were in schools so the first arc of the game resonated more with us. I think the idea of a group of schoolies saving the world having adventures is a nice way to bond. Being in our student age perhaps was the most magical time to play this game. I can understand that some people who play the game later in life may find it a bit cheesy, but even so, the game has a very nice message about familial bonds and friendship, surprisingly, it’s less about romance when you dive deep into the story. I love the memory reveal part because that is when the characters find their resolves, which usually happens toward the end of other games, but FF8 made it happen early, and from there the later half of the game is all about them fighting to protect the family they have formed and put their resolve to the test, which I find very heart warming. Even the side quests carried a strong familial theme.

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  @AsaelTheBeast · 2 years ago (edited)

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0vEPFff-W4&amp;t=1855">30:55</a> Some of these are absolutely answered in game. You just gotta dig a bit.<br>A sorceress is an inheretor of Hyne. Essentially, Hyne was the creator diety of the setting- mankind rebelled against him defeated him and in return for his life, he promised half his power to mankind.<br>Sorceresses are the inheretors of that power, passed from one generation to the next.<br><br>The Gardens were refugee boats from the time of the Centra civ- basically, there was an ancient civilization that built, among other things, the city you find Odin in <b>and</b> Lunatic Pandora. Why they built the Lunatic Pandora is unknown- in fact, very little records survive from that time period. Essentially, imagine a world without monsters, and then billions of very strong monsters drop from the sky. Needless to say, there isn&apos;t a lot that survived from that time. &nbsp;Esthar later excavated the Lunatic Pandora under the direction of Adel and started to restore it, but never had the chance to use it.<br><br>Well, considering how long it&apos;s been since you posted this, someone else might have mentioned it. Even if they haven&apos;t, you may not see this. Still.

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  @raymondlopez833 · 2 years ago

  The algorithm brought me here. &nbsp;FF VIII is one of my all time favorite pieces of media (not just video game) ever. &nbsp;I love this game so much and the deep story of love, that I named my only daughter Rinoa. &nbsp;Amazing job on this vid, I subscribed, and this is probably one of the few times I&apos;m not annoyed with the algorithm.

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  @Kinogotiate · 3 years ago

  Dude you saying you never played the original VII was the most shocking thing i ever heard in a FF VIII review. I gasped.

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  @dustinhatfield8373 · 4 years ago

  A few things: &nbsp;the plot twist about everyones memory was brought up a few times, you just had to really be paying attention to everything to catch it before the reveal. &nbsp;There was an essay about the affects GFs had on memory on Squalls terminal in the classroom you could read, and also there were several NPCs you could talk to that would make comments like &quot;don&apos;t you recognize me? &nbsp;We spoke like a day ago!&quot; Or something like that. &nbsp;Then there&apos;s Irvine&apos;s behavior. &nbsp;At first he was acting up cause he was reunited with his childhood friends and because he wanted to pick up things romantically with selphie assuming they knew him. &nbsp;Then when realizing noone else was struggling with the fact that they&apos;re being ordered to kill essentially their own mother, he starts freaking out about it. &nbsp;Then he starts piecing together why they dont remember him.<br><br>The other thing is the time compression. &nbsp;They didn&apos;t need Ellone to partially compress time to prevent it from being fully compressed. &nbsp;They just wanted her to use her power to send them to ultimecia because they figured the last thing she&apos;d expect was a preemptive strike.

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  @haroldareyou · 3 years ago (edited)

  This game will always have a place in my heart. Just like you, this was my very first FF and I&apos;d always find myself going back just to scratch the itch, just to feel immersed when Balamb Garden and Fisherman&apos;s Horizon are playing. This game reminds me how life way back was much simpler. Nothing to worry about.. And I feel like I can always connect with people who&apos;ve played this game back in their childhood. This game is very special.

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  @artificialdevil-sm · 3 years ago

  Fun fact:<br>Memory loss as a consequence is GFs is mentioned on Selphie&apos;s blog! So while it may not have been brought up as plot relevant, you can learn about this as early as before you get on the train to Timber. A lot of really cool lore can only be gleaned from optional text and dialogues like this, and some of it becomes incredibly relevant later on like the GF thing does.

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  @mayorjimmy · 5 years ago

  this is my favorite FF. &nbsp;love the story. &nbsp;I was stationed in DC and I remember spending weeks just going from work back to my dorm room and playing this only stopping to hit the chow hall or sleep or go to work. &nbsp;good times. &nbsp;if they made a live action FF, this is the one they should do.

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  @Freshy009 · 2 years ago

  How amazing that this game had the same impact on 11-year-old kids all over the world.

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  @Raindakota · 3 years ago

  Depression comes for many of us. FF and it’s music has always helped me through.

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  @Aztal · 3 years ago

  Libre Fatali still gives me chills, such an underrated masterpiece of a game

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