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Not being able to name your party in FF8 was a bold break from tradition
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Not being able to name your party in FF8 was a bold break from tradition

Posted on: April 13, 2025April 13, 2025

The first seven numbered Final Fantasy games let you name your characters. Final Fantasy VIII is the first one that in the series, for the most part, doesn’t. […]

The FF8 tech demo we’ll never see again
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The FF8 tech demo we’ll never see again

Posted on: March 1, 2024March 1, 2024

When Sony announced the PlayStation 2, they started a year-long marketing machine that sent it into stratospheric levels of hype. If you didn’t witness it as it was […]

Window-shopping for the least popular Final Fantasy VIII merchandise
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Window-shopping for the least popular Final Fantasy VIII merchandise

Posted on: February 29, 2024February 29, 2024

FFVIII was the follow-up to one of the games that defined the concept of blockbuster game marketing. Final Fantasy VII was an event, and Square marketed it that […]

The game magazine that spent two years taunting a Final Fantasy VIII hater
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The game magazine that spent two years taunting a Final Fantasy VIII hater

Posted on: February 27, 2024April 13, 2025

I’m unsure how popular GameNOW magazine was, but over the course of two years, they pulled off one of the weirdest running gags I’ve seen in a game […]

Who would win: Final Fantasy VIII vs 2000 Toyota Echo
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Who would win: Final Fantasy VIII vs 2000 Toyota Echo

Posted on: February 25, 2024March 28, 2025

In 1999, Squaresoft promoted the release of Final Fantasy VIII by giving away a 2000 Toyota Echo to one lucky winner who pre-ordered the game at participating retailers. Which raises the question: Which is more valuable today?

FFVIII was the biggest game in the world once and people were weird about it
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FFVIII was the biggest game in the world once and people were weird about it

Posted on: February 24, 2024February 25, 2024

Remember that Final Fantasy VIII was the follow-up to one of the biggest and most explosively marketed video games of all time. It was hugely anticipated, gracing the […]

The terrible 15 years, or Why nobody’s talking about FFVIII right now
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The terrible 15 years, or Why nobody’s talking about FFVIII right now

Posted on: February 24, 2024April 13, 2025

I am convinced that one of the reasons Final Fantasy VIII hasn’t had a critical revival yet (with the exception of honorary brand ambassador Ben Starr) is that […]

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