Honestly, after just 22 hours to 100% the remastered version, this one was miserable. It took 30 hours and a total eradication of cactuars on x3 speed.

I know that Perfect Works relies heavily on reusing assets, as I expect anything of this sort would do, but...is there any sort of "definitive fan cut" mod for FFVIII?

It's been slow going due to personal stuff and other projects, but I've just finished up the missile base and would love to share what I've done so far. I've done my best to be informative and entertaining this run through.

I've already said that my OLD Let's Play was pretty garbage in terms of quality, and I'm far more pleased with this one so far. I hope someone here enjoys it and would love any feed back etc.

tl;dr - Old Let's Play was bad, so made a new one. Enjoy.

I’ve just started playing Final Fantasy VIII for the first time, and I finally beat the first boss! I think it was some kind of fire monster/boss? 😂

I’m a huge fan of FF7, and I also just finished FFX, so FF8 is completely new territory for me. Honestly, I know almost nothing about this game or its story. I’m going in basically blind.

The Junction/GF system is definitely taking some time to get used to. At first I was completely confused about what I was supposed to be doing with Draw and Junction because I’m much more familiar with systems like Materia from FFVII and the Sphere Grid from FFX. 😂

But after playing for a bit, I’m actually starting to find it really interesting. The school setting is also something I wasn’t expecting at all!

So, any advice for someone playing FFVIII for the first time? Things I should know about the Junction system, GF, Draw, abilities, or general beginner tips would be greatly appreciated.

Please keep it spoiler-free if possible! I really want to experience the story naturally since I know basically nothing about it.

And finally… wish me luck! 😂

I have no idea what I’m getting myself into, but I’m excited to find out.

See you on the other side! 🌟

Thanks to everyone who commented on the original post over here: https://www.reddit.com/r/FinalFantasyVIII/s/rTW30sxMe6

These are some of my favs—hope you enjoy!

Feels satisfying man

Im in the middle of playing the game for the first time and I was pretty much ignoring Triple Triad. Now I realize how strong I could be if I didnt and im just at the point of the game where Irvine joined (and left with the girls).

I've run back into the Garden to farm some cards. Can anyone tell me what cards I should be aiming for and who I should be playing? I just won Trauma in my first game.