![]() He and his fellow students are training to become SeeDs, the upperclassmen who lead the school under the watchful eyes of his one-time teacher, Quistis Trepe, and the school’s headmaster, Cid. Now, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its debut, Square Enix has released Final Fantasy VIII Remastered, an HD version of the iconic adventure with new character models and a few new features to make the game run a bit faster.įinal Fantasy VIII Remastered is the story of Squall Lionheart, a moody, emo-centric student at Balamb Garden, a military school. The production of the eighth Final Fantasy adventure and the incredible music score by Nobuo Uematsu made this - at the time - one of the best games in the series, even if it wasn’t appreciated in its day. Harry Potter, another story about school kids battling an insurmountable foe, had only one book to its name, but was already becoming a cultural phenomenon, and FFVIII capitalized on that. Twenty years ago, this epic tale of students at a military school battling an evil sorceress clicked with me. Before you immediately judge me or dismiss this review, hear me out. I have a secret to tell I actually enjoyed Final Fantasy VIII more than I did Final Fantasy VII.
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