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Release date:11 Feb 1999
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Final Fantasy VIII
Game • 1999 • PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita
4.3
/ 5
459 votes
Final Fantasy VIII is set on a fantasy world with science fiction elements, and focuses on Squall Leonhart, a young SeeD mercenary hired out to various missions by Balamb Garden. Squall and his friends are enlisted to help a group known as the Forest Owls led by Rinoa Heartilly, an endeavor that escalates into a conflict against the forces led by Sorceress Edea.