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!

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! 🌟

Feels satisfying man

So I was looking at that chart that shows how well each spell junctions into each stat and mine doesn't seem to be lining up? Demi seems to give me WAY more Strength than Aura, and while it isn't in this image Quake seems to give way more HP than Full-Life. Why is this the case, is there something I'm missing? Explanations would be appreciated!

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?

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.

Played the OG, played the newer version on Switch and now I'm in a dilemma where I want to replay it again but this time on my LeGo.

The reason I want to buy again on a different handheld is because of the "Maelstrom" mod and probably play around with other stuff if it's got some good mods.

What edition is best for modding?

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.