This is not the only positive to see the light in the Remastered edition, with Square Enix also opting to replace the horrendous soundtrack of the Steam version of the game with that of the original PlayStation release, bringing aural pleasure to our ears. It’s a real pleasure to see Squall, Rinoa, Quistis and the rest looking so detailed. The two have succeeded in the challenge, with character models now looking more like those from Final Fantasy-themed battler Dissidia 012. When I first played Final Fantasy VIII as a snot-nosed 10-year-old back in 1999, the game’s various. In order to give characters the boost they need for the Remastered edition, Square Enix turned to French developer Dotemu and Japanese studio Access Games Inc. Final Fantasy VIII Remastered is One of the Most Tactically Astute Games in JRPG History.

PlayStation 1 fans likely all have stories related to these disks and I’d bet a good chunk of those are related to the Tony Hawk Pro Skater demo. As stated in the previous post, I’ve started my quest of playing through the remaining Final Fantasy games in order to catch up as quickly as possible. On these disks were demos and trailers for upcoming games. However, despite the tremendous work done by Squaresoft at the time, it must be said that twenty years later the models look somewhat dated. It was 1998 and in those years, demo disks would come with Official PlayStation Magazine. Having visually taken a rather radical turn compared to its predecessor, Final Fantasy VIII offered a more realistic world with more detailed graphics, whether in the setting or characters with more accurate human proportions. With Square Enix bringing legacy games to modern systems, the end result has always. Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switchįinal Fantasy VIII needs no introduction, with its characters and its world having quickly become key references in the JRPG genre. Final Fantasy VIII Remastered currently has 81 on Metacritic, and is also available on PS4, Xbox One, and PC.

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