Final Fantasy VIII was set to make a splash at E3 1998. Except they fucked it up real bad.
Characters / History
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Would you buy this PuPu merchandise? Yes you would. You are weak
Must acquire maximum PuPus.
History
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Final Fantasy VIII is unsuitable for god-fearing households because there is too much text, according to this old review
Long story short: I briefly became fascinated today by the Dove Foundation, a Christian non-profit that reviews movies and TV shows based on how appropriate they are for […]
Creativity
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I learned to cross stitch so I could make Final Fantasy VIII pieces
I was browsing Etsy’s Final Fantasy VIII section (as you do), and I saw some really cute Final Fantasy VIII cross stitch patterns. I asked around about how […]
Other People Who Get It
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Thank you GINX TV for insisting on asking every voice actor about Final Fantasy VIII for some reason
A disproportionate amount of their videos are asking voice actors why they like Final Fantasy VIII.
Nonsense
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Please enjoy Squall and Selphie running around the Lunar Base at 500% speed
The stupidest post on a blog full of stupid posts.
Characters / Other People Who Get It
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This Rinoa fansite has been been running since 1999, and we are visitor 2000000
Today, we salute a veteran of the hopeless cause of FF8 fandom: Sheila Knight, whose Rinoa Heartilly fansite Rebelling Princess has been running for TWENTY-FIVE YEARS.
History
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The FF8 tech demo we’ll never see again
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 […]
Creativity
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My Cactuar cookies are begging to die
Last year for Christmas, my family and friends (including site contributor AL) received Cactuar cookies. Someone was selling a set of incredible Final Fantasy cookie cutters on Etsy, […]
History
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Window-shopping for the least popular Final Fantasy VIII merchandise
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 […]
Creativity / Music / Other People Who Get It
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Musical interlude: Lacey Johnson covers “The Landing”
The ship landing sequence in Dollet at the beginning of Disc 1 has to be the most iconic sequence in Final Fantasy VIII. It’s a slow ramp-up to […]
History
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The game magazine that spent two years taunting a Final Fantasy VIII hater
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 […]
Creativity / Nonsense / Regrettable Things
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Moments in obsession: the incoherent Mario fangame I made at age 11 where Luigi crosses over with Final Fantasy VIII
Today I’m gonna share something I rarely take out of the mothballs. When I was in elementary school, I was a novice amateur game maker who exclusively used […]
History / Nonsense
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Who would win: Final Fantasy VIII vs 2000 Toyota Echo
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?
Creativity
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I made a Final Fantasy VIII car in Forza Horizon 5 and drove it off a cliff
This is how I feel every day.
History / Regrettable Things
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FFVIII was the biggest game in the world once and people were weird about it
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 […]