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''Final Fantasy VIII'', a 1999 best-selling role-playing video game by Squaresoft, features an elite group of mercenaries called "SeeD", as well as soldiers, rebels, and political leaders of various nations and cities. Thirteen weeks after its release, ''Final Fantasy VIII'' had earned more than US$50 million in sales, making it the fastest selling ''Final Fantasy'' title at the time. The game has shipped 8.15 million units worldwide as of March 2003. Additionally, ''Final Fantasy VIII'' was voted the 22nd-best game of all time by readers of the Japanese magazine ''Famitsu'' in 2006. The game's characters were created by Tetsuya Nomura, and are the first in the series to be realistically proportioned in all aspects of the game. This graphical shift, as well as the cast itself, has received generally positive reviews from gaming magazines and websites. The six main playable characters in ''Final Fantasy VIII'' are Squall Leonhart, a loner who avoids vulnerability by focusing o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Final Fantasy VIII
is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the PlayStation console. Released in 1999, it is the eighth main installment in the '' Final Fantasy'' series. Set on an unnamed fantasy world with science fiction elements, the game follows a group of young mercenaries, led by Squall Leonhart, as they are drawn into a conflict sparked by a sorceress who seized control of a powerful military state. During the quest to defeat the sorceress and the forces manipulating her, Squall struggles with his role as leader and develops a romance with one of his comrades, Rinoa Heartilly. Development began in 1997, during the English localization of ''Final Fantasy VII''. The game builds on the visual changes brought to the series by ''Final Fantasy VII'', including the use of 3D graphics and pre-rendered backgrounds, while also departing from many ''Final Fantasy'' traditions. It is the first ''Final Fantasy'' to use realistically proportioned characters consistently, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |