Final Fantasy VIII Remastered

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  • Summary: In a world where an ancient energy known as the Sorceress Power is passed down through generations, the peace of the realm is threatened when the evil Sorceress Edea takes power as ruler of the Galbadia Republic. Squall, a member of Balamb Garden Military Academy's elite mercenary forceIn a world where an ancient energy known as the Sorceress Power is passed down through generations, the peace of the realm is threatened when the evil Sorceress Edea takes power as ruler of the Galbadia Republic. Squall, a member of Balamb Garden Military Academy's elite mercenary force SeeD, other allies from the Garden, and Rinoa, a member of the resistance, join together on a journey to fight against Sorceress Edea, who shows hostility toward the Garden. [Square Enix]… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Windows Central
    Sep 3, 2019
    90
    FFVIII: Remastered is practically perfect in every way. Some graphical glitches could be better but nothing that detracts from the game.
  2. Xbox Tavern
    Oct 1, 2019
    84
    Final Fantasy VIII Remastered has done a great job of bringing a great game from the archive back into the forefront. On first impressions, you might not be wowed exactly by the remaster job, as some graphics look great and some still look like as they did on the PS1. But it has allowed this great Final Fantasy story to be played by both old and new fans of the series as well as allow inexperienced players a chance to just enjoy the ride.
  3. SomosXbox
    Sep 12, 2019
    80
    Final Fantasy VIII Remastered could have been far better, especially in the visual aspect. However, it improves on the original game and still has all its particular charm.
  4. TheXboxHub
    Dec 14, 2019
    80
    Final Fantasy VIII remains as divisive as ever, but now fans have a way to decide for themselves without sourcing an older copy.
  5. Generación Xbox
    Sep 18, 2019
    80
    Final Fantasy VIII Remastered tries to relaunch a classic with a better performance but it ends in a worst result compared to the original one. Nevertheless, it is, still, a good JRPG game that deserves a try.
  6. Jeuxvideo.com
    Sep 3, 2019
    75
    The 20-year-old Final Fantasy VIII has been resurected by this Remastered with several really useful cheats. We appreciate the new 3D models but, once again, the 4/3 ratio, and some missing features that are standard on Zodiac Age, for example, feels a bit sad.

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  1. RobCampbell
    Dec 29, 2021
    10
    One of my favourite games of all time, was really happy it finally came to PS4 after all these years. Love the Final Fantasy games and thisOne of my favourite games of all time, was really happy it finally came to PS4 after all these years. Love the Final Fantasy games and this one along with FF7 are two of the best in my opinion.… Expand
  2. LastResource
    Jan 14, 2023
    10
    worth it and glad to play this game again. so much memories and nostalgia within this eighth game in the series.
  4. Nerevarinho
    Nov 23, 2021
    8
    So much love to detail. So much atmosphere. So much nostalgia, i played CD 1 back then on PS1. I enjoyed it very much. Thankfully it has a 3xSo much love to detail. So much atmosphere. So much nostalgia, i played CD 1 back then on PS1. I enjoyed it very much. Thankfully it has a 3x time speed feature, the GF summoning and the battle moves really stretch out the time after a while.… Expand
  5. Xbox_Alive
    Sep 13, 2019
    5
    Final Fantasy VIII Remastered is about half a remaster. Graphically, the animated models and the FMVs are updated to HD resolution, but theFinal Fantasy VIII Remastered is about half a remaster. Graphically, the animated models and the FMVs are updated to HD resolution, but the game itself is still in 4:3, the models and textures for backgrounds are at their original resolution (so it looks like a game where characters from a 2014 AAA title are running around in a blurry Playstation 1 environment), and the 3D animations themselves are at their original state so some actions (like Cid's speech in the first part of the game) look choppy. Some in-game menus like the school terminal are also at their original resolutions, so this makes for a rather painful experience trying to read menus originally rendered at 640x480. This last one should have been a slam dunk, but whether due to technical difficulties or oversight, it's now an air ball. The soundtrack and SFX got a bit of a makeover. Some tracks are more robust for lack of a better word. The over-world and battle tracks, however, are largely untouched. The game itself is unchanged from the previous port, so there's no new content, unfortunately. So, to recap, nicer graphics, backgrounds and in-game displays that now make me want to vomit, FPS issues also exist so wait to pick this one up on sale.… Expand
  6. Broyax
    Feb 23, 2021
    0
    Squaresh*i*t est régulièrement au taquet pour recycler et « remastériser » ses vieux étrons non seulement pour les fans décérébrés de ce genreSquaresh*i*t est régulièrement au taquet pour recycler et « remastériser » ses vieux étrons non seulement pour les fans décérébrés de ce genre de pseudo-jeu de rôle typiquement japoniais (les « J-RPG » ololol) mais également pour ceux qui seraient passés à côté ou plutôt… qui n’auraient pas marché dedans…!

    Ainsi retrouve-t-on ces vieux étrons sur tous les supports modernes avec dans le cas qui nous occupe une couche de peinture vite faite, mal faite qui fait davantage penser à une émulation bricolée à l’arrache par un moddeur qu’à une véritable rematérisation… certes, c’est moins dégueulasse que le jeu d’époque sur la plaiestassion 1… mais à peine, à grand peine ! alors franchement, c’était pas la peine…

    Le seul bidouillage « intéressant » si l’on peut dire, ou du moins rigolo concerne la vitesse x3 afin d’accélérer un tant soit peu cette chienlit de Final Fientasy numéro 8 dont les « mécaniques » complètement à l’ouest témoignent du degré d’alcoolisme des développeurs japonais surmenés de ce temps-là… quoique ce soit encore le cas comme on peut encore trop souvent le constater dans les « productions » actuelles du pays du soleil levant.

    Mais en dehors de ses graphismes de poubelle, de sa direction artistiques fumée et de mauvais goût, en dehors de ses combats lamentables et de sa niaiserie de tous les instants, en dehors de son système de sauvegarde paranoïaque (de la merde comme d’hab’), en dehors de tout cela, c’est la musique qui m’a rendu fou ! ou à moitié fou… on ne peut pas l’enlever, ni la mettre en sourdine, ni l’atténuer… cette colique niaiseuse cacophonique criarde est une torture mentale ! et contraire à la convention de Genève et des droits de l’homme et du joueur.

    Mais quoi qu’il en soit, cette fiente est encore vendue… 20 balles et là je dois dire qu’ils ne manquent ni de toupet, ni d’audace : ils ne doutent de rien, ces crevards ! parce que franchement, il faut oser la vendre à ce prix-là, cette fantaisiste fiente qui n’a pas encore fini de nous faire chier !    … Expand

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