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VIDEO GAME CENTRE REVIEWS
(PSX)

Platform: PSX
Game: Final Fantasy VIII
Reviewer: Richter

Hmmmm what do we have here? Squaresoft once agian gave us a new game to their ever-growing Final Fantasy series. But does this game live up to the hype that all other people herald it as “the greatest game in the world” or more importantly, is it worthy of being a Final Fantasy game?

Graphics- 8
WHAT?! WHY ISN’T IT A 10? Well because graphics relate only to the in-game stuff, meaning not the CG cinemas. Compared to FFVII, the characters in this are pixelated (noticeably awful in Disc 1) almost to the point where they are 2D. In fact I think the characters are 2D because of the way the camera moves whenever you cast a spell, it moves THE SAME DAMN WAY EVERY TIME! Although I would f like to see the backgrounds be done in real-time a la Dreamcast, then I would give it a second thought. The REALLY ugly thing about the graphics is when you get a close up of Squall. *shivers*

Sound- 6
Sound = not good. NO MAIN FINAL FANTASY THEME!! Nuff said.

Gameplay = 6
This game once again has a new magic system, the Junction System. Although its innovative, it only allows the person to have 32 spells each and it makes the game VERY easy. Man I wish the Esper system was back. Anyways, it gets very tedious trying to get 100 of every spell Draw-Stock-Get Spell-Repeat. Hell, the only way you can get Holy and Flare is if you do it this way. Sometimes a creature doesn’t even have the spell you need. The Guardian Forces replace the summon creatures in this game. This time those ”summons” take forever to cast, especially if you constantly cast it due to no MP in the game and just want to see how many HP it will take off. Plus they can die BOOM! but can brought back to life using a GF Returner item. Speaking of items, you don’t even need to use those in the game. This game is very much like an episode of Dawson’s Creek, because the characters in the game are all teenagers and talk in the usuall teenager slang.

Value- 7
This game is only worth it due to the fact that its says FINAL FANTASY on the cover. Nuff said.

Final Rating: 6 (out of 10)
This game is a disgrace to FF players everywhere. Go play FFVII you’ll love it more. (MrWooD: You could just play ff6 instead :P )

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