Final Fantasy 8 Changed My Life
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
- This is my story of how Final Fantasy 8 changed me as both a gamer, and a person. This game means the world to me, and I wanted to share with you why. Let me know a game that makes you feel like how final fantasy 8 makes me feel!
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I'm glad to see this game getting the recognition and praise it deserves
Deserves all of it!
It got me started FF
Final Fantasy 8 is special to me. Its always refreshing to meet someone else that has the same affection for it. Squall will always be a source of strength for me in life. Having lived through my parents divorce at the time when I was playing it I felt connected to Squall in a way that was way too on the nose. In the years that I was becoming a man I reflected a lot on my inner thoughts. Conflicted with how the world around me tried to control my life. Squall became someone I could look up to and be my guide. I knew the type of person I wanted to be when I grew up, and a lot of it is thanks to FF 8. I worked hard to become a leader, trustworthy and strong. To be a Lion. To have a heart strong enough to let people in, to be kind. To stand up for those who couldn't and be unbreakable. Squall will always be my hero.
Thank you for sharing your story with me! I'm glad it helped you become the person you wanted to be :)
This video brought me to tears, because FF8 is one of those games for me, too. That was a time when my dad was always either in hospitals or rehab, and I didn't have a mom. I only had my little brother, who I took care of like a mom would. He and I were both struggling to make sense of everything in life, and felt utterly abandoned by everyone in our entire family. We weren't allowed to go outside because we lived in a dangerous place. All we really had to do, without internet, cable TV, or friends, was our video games. FF8 was an escape for us. We played it over and over again so many times.
And we related to Squall. Both of us. That scene where Squall is lost in his own mind while Ellone is being picked up by the White SeeDs from Garden had us both crying on each other. We imagined that we could go to Garden and be Squall's friends because we understood him. We were SeeDs, too.
I love FF8, and Squall especially. That game got us through some super hard times, and I play it again every year starting on my little brother's birthday... He says he plays my all-time favorite game, Lunar 2 Eternal Blue, starting on my birthday, too.
Thank you so much for sharing your story with me, and for giving me the chance to share mine. I'm glad you and your brother have that tradition to share every year on your birthdays :)
I love ff8 10/10 would triple triad again
100 percent
I also loved FF8 and its characters. When I was really young, I loved how honestly Squall would tell people off, when they annoyed him and I wished that I had the confidence to do that too. It was only years later that I realized that he actually didn't really want to be alone in the first place and was only defensive, as to not get hurt again, like in his childhood. Replaying the game again at that time, I almost felt embarrased on his behalf while playing the game. Seeing how emotional and conflicted he actually was and that I had mistaken that defensiveness for coolness.
It took me even more years to understand the whole picture with the abandonment he had gone through and how it was indeed a showing of strength that he managed to successfully overcome his past and take so much responsibility in the story of the game, despite his burden.
Even aside from that though, the game was great. It is such a fun twist, to take the school-like circumstances that children and adolescents know and turn them into something more interesting, by making it about military and globetrotting adventure. Essentially mixing what they find interesting with what is familiar to them.
Thank you for sharing your own perspective on it! It was a gem of a game to me, I'm glad it was my first introduction into RPGs
Final fantasy 7, 8 and 9 hold very special part in my heart. When I play them it feels like being home again for some reason. Gives me a cosy comforting vibe.
I'm glad, I feel the same way!
This game is my comfort blanket game and saved me a FORTUNE in therapy. There is such a lot of content appearing on YT relating to FFVIII, maybe Square will finally notice us!
Glad to hear you love this game also! I hope one day it will get the remake we deserve!
8 was my favorite . I used to day dream of how cool it would be to live in that world
Being a SeeD would be kinda hardcore now that I think about it, but I also used to daydream a life in that world!
Thank you for watching 😊
Iove this so much. A genuine, heart felt love letter to a timeless classic. Hearing what these games mean to someone else and their memories of them brings me so much joy. This series is so integral to my life and im so happy that FF8 inspired you the way it did. I can't help but want to know more, lile wnen you got around to playing 9.
FF8 is one of my favs, I recently shelved a script for a video essay on another of ny fav FF games Final Fantasy 13 and your video has given me the inspiration to get back to finishing that. Thank you ❤
I would love to see your video on ff13 let me know when you post it! I'm happy you got the inspiration back for it. Thank you for watching. I do plan on doing more videos soon :)
I am glad I am not the only one, I feel exactly the same way as you do, the characters, music and story were amazing, I was the same age as you when I first played FF8. I could not stop playing this game, it will always hold special place amongst all the video games I have ever played. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for watching and sharing your own opinion of it!
I was 17 when I played FF8 when it came out in the UK. It imprinted on me. The soundtrack, the characters, the cut scenes. It felt like the pinicle of gaming and storytelling.
What a time to be alive. Thank you for your video and your story.
Time to replay it.. its been over 20 years 😅
Replay and enjoy! Thank you for watching!
This was a fantastic little video; thanks for going through the trouble of putting it out there!
FF8 was my introduction to the Final Fantasy series, and even though I have since come to acknowledge its many shortcomings, it will still always occupy the spot of favorite Final Fantasy installment in my heart. It is one of my favorite Final Fantasy games in terms of game mechanics, and like it did for you, FF8 came to me during a time when I could really relate to it emotionally and helped me get through some difficult times (I was dealing with drifting away from a close friend of mine who played a similar role in my life to what Ellone did in young Squall's life around the time I discovered the game).
One thing I will say is that playing the game in my 30s and 40s, the Laguna parts hit different, and they hit _hard_ !
Thank you for watching and sharing your experience with the game. I do agree, the older I get the more it hits me in my feels everytime
Fantastic story and I can can feel the emotion as you tell it. Thank you for that.
Thank you for listening :)
I though the same thing. Made me wanna a cry almost but in a happy way.
Final Fantasy VIII is my favourite game of all time. It wasn't my introduction to the series or the genre (that was either 7 or Mystic Quest I don't fully remember) but it's always been the most special to me. My grandfather was very into video games and it was because of him that i first experienced this game as a kid. And throughout my life Squall has always been the most relatable fictional character I've come across. For a long time I thought not a lot of people liked this game as much as me, but in 2019 when the remaster was announced I remember seeing a lot of hype and excitement about it finally being re-released. I'm glad i stumbled upon this video because it always makes me smile knowing someone else loves this game and its characters as much as I do.
Thank you so much for watching! It's nice to hear the stories of how everyone came into this gem of a game, so thank you for sharing yours 🙂
thank you for this wonderful video
Thank you for watching 😀
Me too, it's my favorite Final Fantasy. Your story is touching and exciting, and thank you for sharing it with us! A friend lent me the game, and I loved it. I would love to do it again, but I don't have time. I have a lot of memories from this game. Thanks for your video!
Thank you for stopping by! Glad to hear your own experience with this game
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I really loved this video it almost made me tear up to be honest. I also adore this game with all my heart. It was my introduction to rpgs as well. My big brother talked me into starting a game in the fall of 2002 when I was 14 years old. I immediately fell in love with it. The cast is imho one of the most well fleshed out in regards to character development in the series.. and I'm an outlier in that I actually love the orphanage plot and scene. I agree with your assessment on Squall in that he is not emo or pure angst but has real abandonment issues. All characters have their struggles and weaknesses that they all in time overcome.
As for gameplay people always say how magic is weak in this game but it is not. Double and or triple casting spells and hitting weaknesses is very potent.
Thank you for sharing your story of ff8 with me! I appreciate you taking the time to cimment and watch.
Magic is definitely not weak, it just took me 12 years to figure out haha 😆
Such a beautiful video, last weekend I finished FFVII and I started Chrono Trigger, I was wondering what should I play next and you made that desition easy 😊
Please enjoy it and let me know what you think! Chrono trigger is on my list
@@TheBouncerBecks Chrono Trigger is probably my favorite RPG of all time. And for my money, FFII is the real black sheep. FFVIII is amazing, I think that drawing magic and the Junction system just kinda threw a lot of people off
@jabur81 I may have to play it after my playthrough of rebirth!
And yes, the draw system was way too confusing for an 11 year old, I'm still confused by it :P
I love how you broke down your past experience along side the synopsis of the game..I had to sub can't wait to hear your next story.
Thank you so much! Working on a new video soon :)
Great game and great video. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for listening 😊
Final Fantasy VIII was the first FF I ever played. Like you, this game brings me memories. A lot of memories. I never had a Playstation, as my parents struggled with money. We had a PC from early on and my father did his best to keep updating it as he could, so me and my sister could use it for school. This was in '99, when technology was evolving fast but still not in the hands of everyone. I was 14 at the time, a very lonely teen. I remember my father usually bought a PC magazine monthly, which I loved to read to learn more about technology, but also because it came with a CD that was full of demos - the only way I could actually try the latest games, as we couldn't afford buying the complete ones. I was already into the whole japanese anime and manga world, so when I saw that on the cover of the CD there was beautiful anime like girl (Rinoa), with the title "Final Fantasy VIII", I was so excited. The demo of the PC version of the game allowed us to play until after the dance, where Quistis meets with Squall at the T-Rex cave. I played that demo over and over and over again - much more than I ever played Lara Croft's mansion demo! That game stuck with me for years, and I even later bought some game guides for it and its successor FFIX, without even having the games - that's how much I loved the game! Around my last year of high school I discovered the world of emulators and, finally, I was able to play this game in its entirety. It was so much worth the wait... I was still lonely, so playing this game filled my evenings, my weekends, my school breaks with joy. I also discovered so many other amazing JRPGs - Breath of Fire, Suikoden, Chrono series - and even went back and played the first titles of the games from SNES with all my emulators (FFVI is my second favourite). I played all FFs until IX with emulators, and then played X and XII with a borrowed PS2. Some years ago I even ended up playing XV, but didn't get to the end. Playing was the way to cope with having no friends, and these characters took me to a place where I wouldn't have to be sad. I had purpose and challenges that kept my mind off what hurt me. Nowadays, I carry an emulator on my smartphone and the only ROM I have downloaded is FFVIII, because sometimes it still allows me to escape to a worry free world. FFVIII was not the only FF I beat to 100% - really, I dedicated so much time to it that I accomplished every single task and quest and beat every single secret boss - but is the only FF that still gives me feelings.
Thank you for your video, what you transpired here is shared ❤
Thank you so much for sharing your story with me. I really do appreciate reading how everyone came to find this game, and the journey it accompanied them all on. When I get depressed or lonely I play this game because it's the only game I've played that has given me that feeling of nostalgia that brings me back to a day when things were simple and worry free. Because of 8, I was able to open my mind to other rpgs, and I'm glad it did. Thank you again for being here, and allowing me to share my opinion of 8. I hope it continues to accompany you on your life's journey! Thank you again, my friend. :D
I love your video. Thank you 🙏🏼
The thing that makes FF8 so sad for me is that it really does reflect real life. In the game they all start off as friends but due to memory loss over time they eventually forget each other.
The year that FF8 released my friends and I spent all day adventuring and all night playing Final Fantasy at each other's houses. But with the passage of time we all have important jobs, bills to pay and some even have teenage children of their own. We're still in touch, but it's like life has caused those memories of each other to fade away.
I'm really proud of all of them, but life didn't really work out for me and soon I hope to just fade away completely and be forgotten.
First off, thank you for sharing your own story and I think it is quite relative to real life in that regard, you're right.
I don't want you to disappear in time, and now with this comment you will never disappear from my memory.
Keep going, man. Find joy in the littlest things. Because that's all we have now.
Final Fantasy VIII is my favorite Final Fantasy game of all time, honestly you got me emotional with your introduction to the game, I related a lot to the game and to this very day, this is a comfort game for me 🥹, you deserve more subscribers, I hope you have a great day 😊
Thank you so much! I'm happy this is your favorite as well, and I so much appreciate you taking the time to comment :)
This was beautiful. VIII is also my favorite and I’ve played them all. I was 17 when it came out and felt instant connection with Squall and the gang. My first tattoo was a SeeD symbol on my shoulder. I own all the statues and a gunblade even. It was only in 2011 that I first heard the Ultimecia/Rinoa theory and it blew my mind. I’ve been meaning to replay it again just to see the signs myself.
That theory blew my mind as well, everytime I replay it's always in tye back of my mind. My biggest regret is having the opportunity to buy all the figures for a low price (including Ragnarok!) And I turned it down because I didn't have room in my luggage 🙃
Thank you for sharing your experience and watching!
@@TheBouncerBecks of course :) I also forgot they made ragnarock. Now I have to buy it lol
What a beautiful retrospective. Thank you for sharing it with us.
FF8 was my first FF. I bought it used because I couldn’t afford FF7 even at its used price back then and I didn’t like the chibi art style of FF9. But mostly because the cover pic was so evocative and the graphics looked significantly more refined than either of its higher-rated siblings. And I loved it. I loved the characters, I love the story, I loved the friendship and the heartbreak.
FF8 is a great Final Fantasy experience.
Thank you for watching, and sharing your own perspective of it. It's an amazing game, it's become my comfort game
I have a very particular story with this game. It was my first Final Fantasy game when I was 19. I didn't really understand the magic system, and I got to the witch Adel. After several times of not being able to kill her, I stopped playing it. And after many years, I played it again, and today at 41 years old I was able to finish it. I have enormous satisfaction, your video reflects everything I feel about this game. The game is awesome, I hope we can see a remake someday.
Thank you for also sharing your experience and watching this video. I pray we'll see it redone one day
This video legit made me tear up. I'm 33 now and was around 8 or 9 when I was first introduced to Final Fantasy VIII. I saw a family friend playing it, I remember he used Lionheart on a Behemoth and I was blown away. Then shortly after I met a friend who talked my ear off about 7. I knew I had to give this series a try. I was able to somehow talk my family into buying me 7 and 8 within a year of each other, and 9 and 10 within a year of that. Though I've only beaten 7 and 9 at this point, I plan to make 2025 the year I finally beat 8 and 10. They all hold such a cherished spot in my heart filled with memories split across different friend groups and my family. Most of my family has passed, including both parents. But I think fondly of my parents listening to me ramble about the stories, and my dad asking me if I thought VIII was too mature for me, because of some of its darker elements. And now that I have a son of my own, I wonder what kind of games he will be able to think fondly on and associate with the love and warmth I give him. Only time will tell. Thank you for this video and making me feel sentimental instead of closed off like disc 1 Squal
I wish you the happiest time beating 8, I'm glad this video was able to reach you and thank you for sharing your own story with me!
Nostalgic video. For me, the game that "changed my life" is Arc the Lad (1 & 2) - a not-so-famous and underrated game, but to me is one of the best RPGs, in terms of story and characters. I hope you will someday play it and make a video of it. Good luck
It's on my list of games to play, hopefully soon! Thank you for watching
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@@arcyeo8111 thank you so much!
I love this! I have a similar little story with skyrim, thank you for sharing
Thank you for watching :D
Nice video. My game is either Sonic Adventure (DC version) or FFX. But I am a massive VIII fan too. ❤
Final Fantasy X is a gem! Great choices, thank you for watching :D
Well done saying, i almost cry. It was my first FF i played. It was pure love before it, when i see that trailer on PSMagazine cca 98/99. And is still be the best game i played. Cause Squall reminder myselph. An Rinoa reminder my woman that i loved. When you love the characters, you dont play it, you live it.
Thank you for watching, I'm glad you love ff8 as much as I do :)
Love this
Thank you! 😀
Finished 7 and 8 in 2020, Being stuck inside the house for months.
The best the franchise has to offer, imo. Creativity was through the roof.
Thank you for watching, 8 and 9 were my favourites, I finally beat 9 during the great plague time.
Thank you for sharing your story with FFVIII. I've too adore VIII, and the feeling of being swept up in the story and characters. It's wonderful how fans can share a symbiotic adoration and investment in these truly timeless classics-particularly the PS1 era. I hope you continue to jump back in to the adventure when the mood takes you.
I always jump back into it, nothing beats good old nostalgia. I know we can't live in the past, but it makes life a little more liveable to get those moments in. Thank you for watching!
I tried for 25 years to get past the first few hours of this game, because it just never grabbed me. But recently I finally decided that no matter what I’m going to finish it. I’m about 34 hours in, a ways into disc 3, and while it did take what I feel was too long, it eventually really opened up with a touching story and the characters becoming more likeable and relatable. I’m enjoying it quite a bit and I’m glad I gave it another go after all this time.
I'm glad you gave it another go as well! Enjoy the final moments of it :D
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My first Final Fantasy game. I remember being blown away by the fmv cutscenes the first time I played it on the ps1.
It's a very nice love Story. Most memorable part is when Rinoa is about to be sealed and Squall finally stopped following orders and went back to free her.
One of my favourite scenes besides the Ragnarok 😢
I feel you dude!
FF VIII has a special place in my heart too. It has influenced in so many ways, that I can’t even describe it in a few sentences. So, I’ll tell you only this: I still remember how I beat the game for the 1st time in 2005 (I was 15 then). It was long after midnight, but I called my bf to tell him all about this (cuz it was his PS). I’m sure you know “the feel” after beating Ultemicia and watching that mind blowing, touching ending scenes. I had to share this immediately.
I had the same feeling after beating it for the first time! I was so elated i went for a long walk, it was 3am and life felt great haha.. Thank you for sharing your story with me!
@ thank YOU for sharing yours!
Never played this, i was born in 2006, my first FF was FFXIII, Lightning.. ⚡
I love the way you convey the narrative, very touching, and the BGM + your voice, as if i can feel what you feel.. ❤️
Amazing content, thank you ma'am.. 😇🌹
Thank you for watching! I have a friend who's veen playing through XIII, makes me want to go back and give it another shot. I never finished it.
This was one of my first PS games after resident evil and even now I have a love for this title, despite what others think this for me is amongst one of my favourite final fantasy games, as a young lad the story of love, friendship and struggle intrigued me, many good hours of play time, I even defeated Omega on my 2 run through lol. If only then did a remake with voice over.
I have never beaten Omega! I need to try one day. Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts on this game, my friend!
This was my first FF too😊. Passed it at least 3 times. 😅
My favorite part was when the group finally started to remember each other from their childhood after the GFs had been wiping their memories.
That was such a plot twist for me back then I didn't even fully understand what GFs were and I was like wait what haha 😅
Right! I was like wow? This so deep. My little 13 year old mind was forever blown away. 😅
9:34 That moment when you realized Irvine was being tasked to shoot his mom/mother figure at that moment, yeah I can understand him choking.
I can too, poor guy
Absolute tragedy! Thankfully it ended up just being a signal and Edea was able to absolve him of his sin of attempted matricide.
FFVIII is a classic, I still remember on PS1 how I was enchanted by the graphics, music and story. And thanks to this game, I started playing other FF games.
It is a classic, and it also got me into RPGs and I haven't looked back! Thank you for commenting :)
Thanks for sharing your experience. I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this passionate about this game in particular, as well as a couple of the other FF games in my case. However, this one truly stands out, and it's always been a toss-up between this one and 7 in terms of my favorite, but this one just feels so different and I have the most nostalgia for. Although, FF7 was actually my first FF game and it's what got me into the series.
Right before FFVIII was released, I had gotten a hold of a demo disc where it starts you out on the first mission in Dollet (The title screen also had some music which was never officially released). Rinoa was in the party which was not the case in the full game and you also had access to Leviathan~
Something about the story and mesh of characters and the feeling of being a part of this special forces group in a high school atmosphere gave it so much more humor and character development than some of the more serious toned FF games. You spent more time and focus on reading the character's and their stories and relationships with each other, rather than just taking out the one big baddie. The side story and intertwining of Laguna and Squall and the dream world was also a game changer, as well as Seifer's ambitions and unmentioned love story with Rinoa. I would highly recommend anyone who likes this game to read the Final Fantasy VIII Novelization by UnholyCrusada. The author does an excellent job as to keeping true to the original story and dialog; albiet some changes, I would say they fix some issues that better translates into a novel and how things function in the world. It also digs deeper in character reflection and gives some perspective on what the characters might have been thinking and traversing some hidden meanings.
Thank you for sharing yoir experience with the game! I had so much i wanted to say, but i didn't want to ramble too much 😅. I'll check out that novel, I never knew about that
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Kweh! 😀
Sub for you! FF8 is one of my favorite in the series. I understand the hate.. and it IS broken... but.. I love it wholeheartedly! Still have black label copies. :-) Cheers to you!
Thank you so much! I love it too, it's not a perfect game but that's kinda part of its charm 😀
Final Fantasy VIII is the best in my opinion. Hearing your story our journey to playing the game was similar IX was already out by the time I got VIII, and I had seen a friend play IX and where I thought it looked cool sitting there watching a friend play left me bored but something about VIII drew me in. I was bullied alot at school and had somewhat of a traumatic childhood. I went down the path of becoming an emo goth type in my teens - which I suppose in someways I still am as a mid 30s walking mess. I found Squall relatable, Rinoa was and still is a video game crush for me. I did complete a play through of it back then but I've not completed it since despite owning it across many ways- steam, ps1, psp/vita. I think the fact I have never found a group of friends that stick and I'm the blacksheep of a family essentially cut off from them. VIII was also my first JRPG which wasn't Pokémon although seeing the GFs as Pokémon like creatures helped it gel with me.
I have memories of playing it around different rooms in my childhood home, it was a rare game that I owned legit as we weren't a well off family. I remember my nan yelling at me to turn it off as she was preparing a Sunday dinner and I was playing in the dining room (the noise was getting to her). I remember when I beat it frantically grabbing a blank video tape to record the final cut scene.
I wish I had some impactful change on my life but I'm sadly still the same mess I was then although the game taught me not to take things at face value. Sometimes things are connected I ways we don't know.
I am hoping to play through it again sometime soon maybe when echo-s is complete.
Thank you for sharing, think ya got another subscriber here.
Thank you so much for sharing your story with me, it's so amazing to read all the experiences this game had on people. Welcome to my little black sheep friend group! Hope you stick around!
While I think 9 is my favorite FF, 8 is a CLOSE 2nd. My story with itnis similar to yours. I even had Eyes On Me play at my wedding!
The only thing i ask at my wedding is that song to be my first dance 😄
Fragments of Memories and Drifting are my favourite themes from the game. The first makes me think of the happy times little Squall had with the only family he had left-his big sis. The second makes me think of when she disappears from his life, and he’s a little boy all alone in the world, constantly going to that door, not knowing why she’s gone, and waiting for his sis to come back.
FYI, they actually called them “witches” in Japanese, but I think they localized it as “sorceress” in English because “witch” has a baggage of taboo.
That's something new I've learned today! Thank you so much for watching
7 was my first but 8 stole my heart
Glad to hear it, 7 was also great (admittedly it didn't give me the same feeling as the others though!). Thanks for stopping by! :D
This game doesn't get nowhere near the attention it deserves. One of the best in the series in my opinion.
It is, I hope they do a remake someday
Final Fantasy VIII was a great love story nothing more romantic than childhood friends reuniting and falling in love
Thank you for watching:D
Wait, Squall and Rinoa were the only two characters NOT childhood friends. That is what made it special:
SPOILER ON SQUALL AND RINOA********
WARNING!!!!!
What made the game the MPOST beautiful EVER for me is the fact that Squall is the son of Laguna/Raine. And Rinoa is the daughter of General Caraway and JULIA, the woman that Laguna was in love with before Caraway was angered by their connection, ordering Laguna far off to war as to never see Julia again, so he can steal her away from him, Which he succeeded.
Squall and Rinoa have a destined love. A love that Laguna and Julia could never have. Just typing these words makes my heart sink. A love that could never be,
@CJTranceAddiction Putting it into words like that just makes my heart sink, too
@@TheBouncerBecksRight? I just recently started a new game and aye, FF8 has some of the most beautiful backgrounds and scenery I have ever scene. The art direction has never been quite the same like in the PS1 FF games. All 3 of them were just magical.
I LOVE hearing the stories of what drew people to these games that I love so dearly. I will admit to preferring 7 to this but I do love 8. A bit of a hot take, i think the music in 8 is better than 7. 7-10 are absolute perfection.
7 was revolutionary in its own right, it wasn't my preferred game (I'm making a video on that too soon!) But I dont hate on it. Thank you for watching!
@@TheBouncerBecks Honestly I kinda agree with the thought that whichever FF you played first or fell in love with first tends to be everyone's favorite. FF7 was my first FF, and also my first RPG other than the og Legend of Zelda back in the 80's (dating myself there for sure). FF7 had an impact on me unlike any other game had ever had before, so I love seeing that same passion by someone else. Those journeys are always so amazing. You can always perfectly recount the situation around what made you finally get into it and that first experience of having your socks completely blown off your feet! I'm excited to see your channel grow!
Great video. My game is Stardew Valley.❤❤
Thats a great game! Thank you for watching 😊
@TheBouncerBecks of course
8 literally trained us to be something man if you guys hadn't figured it out yet 😅.
Also the fan voice mod got it wrong when SeeD meant CD for marketing reasons LMAO
Final fantasy eight is my favorite Final Fantasy game
I remember playing that on my PlayStation three back in the day good memories
I was 29 when I beat it
And I love watching my dad play blue Dragon on the Xbox
It's an amazing game. I also habe vlue dragon but unfortunately sold my xbox a few years ago so I'll not be playing it for the foreseeable future haha. Thank you for taking the time to watch and share your own opinion :)
@@TheBouncerBecks it’s backwards compatible with modern boxes
FFVIII is one of most relatable characters of all franchise. theyre real people in storyline. forget about the game mechanics and whatnot. the story alone makes its stand out on other titles. as we face similiar traumatic issues on childhood or teenage years. i was 17 yrs old when it came. im a teenager as much i can relate to squalls identity crisis and childhood traumas.its like real people in the game. those peopl cringe on this game shouldve not played if your want pure fantasy game titles. this game is a story on focused to real people and with added fantasy elements. glad you like this game as much i do.
Thank you for watching and sharing your own view on it, keep the ff8 flame strong 💪
I started with FF7 but it was FF8 that left the deepest mark on me. It's the one that moves me the most. I even cried watching this video.
The romantic dream of a sorceress and her knight finds its way into my writings. I'm a fan of the theory that Rinoa is Ultimecia and while FF8 may never get an expanding remake like 7 that could make this canon I am hoping desperately that in Re:Zero Emilia is Satella because it would scratch that itch I have had for so long. If not I'll have to write something myself to scratch that itch.
Come to think of it I might just redownload the remaster.
A fellow writer! Keep writing and scratching that itch. Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts on this wonder of a game
Such an underrated game
It really is, I'm glad some people are keeping the flame going for it
It's a great game and I spent most of it playing Triple Triad haha.
I would take my Playstation to my friends house back then and he would have his and we would both play the game at the same time on a tiny portable TV each lol.
Spent many hours levelling up, not using GF's etc just for challenges and stuff. Oh man such good times.
Love FF8.
I was about 11/12 when I first played FFVII and from there I was obsessed!
You mentioned you were about that age playing FFVIII but then u mentioned a few years later, thinking about Uni? Is this a regional difference, Uni where I am at is age 20+ lol
Usually university is 18 years, but I stayed home for a few years to work and save up before going to university, a bit of a late student 😅
Triple Triad is amazing, I'm so sad the phone app is no longer.
Thank you for sharing your own story with it, I really love reading everyone's experiences with this wonderful game!
Interesting, I had high school, college then university if I wanted to lol. Oh I have so many stories and memories with FF.
I wish so much they would remake VIII next. I think this one needs/deserves it the most after VII is complete. @@TheBouncerBecks
Thanks
Thank you!
❤underrated and i dont get the hate in this game. Each final fantasy is a masterpeice. What hits me the most in this game is when seifer was executed everyone was sad and praising him like popular and wont be forgotten while squall thinks he will be forgotten when he dies maybe in a week or in a day. Also not many people realize that after they defeated the sorceress everybody got out except for squall not because hes the main character but he was stuck in that dimension because he was the most Valnerable and weakest. Hes loneliness depicted the place he was stuck on. The mentality that they will all leave me in the end anyway.
,, glad to find this video,, with the same feelings towards this game , I was 14years old when I play this game on its release, if my memory doesn't fails I bought it at Toys"R"us , but aside the story and the drama, what I love most was the battle mode sistem and all the spells and magic, for me the most complete and interesting inventory also weapons upgrades was awesome, in other words there's NO Final Fantasy that has surpassed FF VIII in any way,, FFXII seconds in my opinion, but FFVIII is the best
I need to give XII another chance, I've never gone back to it haha. Thanks for watching!
They sold me on the love story aspect. Which was OK. What sold me first was the music. Best OST. Then the Card and Junction systems grabbed me. I like abusing systems.
The game that really grabbed me was FF9. So if you haven't played it, give it a shot.
I played the triple triad app when it came out on phones and I'm so sad it's gone now! 😢
I'm going to try my hand at speedrunning 8 someday soon, it'll be fun abusing the system :D
Pong! Love pong
Pong is great :D
FF8 was never the black sheep of the family. It was unique in its own way. The problem was, FF7 set a higher record compared to FF8 so the fans started to compare the two too much, the same way how Elder Scroll Online was considered "inferior" by fans of Skyrim who compared both games.
My favorite game was FF8 also, helped me through my teenage years as well. I must have beaten it about, I don't know, seven times perhaps (including twice on PC). Also, you forgot to mention anything about another favorite of the fans - the Triple Triad card game.
Yes, 8's ultimate weakness was the comparison to 7, but still a great game in its own way :). I did want to mention the card game, I didn't play too much of it forst starting out but as the years went on and I got the hang of it, it became an addictive card game. Thank you so much for watching!
Wow, someone actually making a video about FFVIII and praising it. AMAZING!!!
Honestly? To me, 7 and 8 are equals. They are like brother and sister.....seriously. Both games have the main hero being a part of some sort of military unit. SOLDIER and SeeD, they are so similar.
In fact, I think many people would dismiss FF8 simply because it did things very similar to FF7. Cloud and Squall are very similar. Rinoa is quite reminiscent of Tifa. They are the two Final Fantasy games that have the MOST in common.
Love the video, and FF8 just like FFVII is a masterpiece! Definitely the two best games in the franchise. The Landing is my #1 most fav FF track of all time! I was so impressed with it when they actually improved the track from the one that was included in the demo, "Attack on Dollet."
I have to admit, I never liked the original 7, it never connected to me the way 8 did (I played it later on in life). But, I have been playing the 7 remake, and I have to say I'm glad I gave 7 a second chance.
@@TheBouncerBecksWow, really? No game has ever impacted me as much as FFVII has back in 1997. I got the game day 1 and I was just 15 yrs old. No game has ever impressed me like that since and I don’t think there ever will be. Needless to say because of FFVII, FFVIII ended up being my most anticipated game ever.
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Also 100% this. Your story is very similar to my own experience and I’ll bet there are many more who missed the VII boom and got stuck with the “black sheep”. The game is an absolute masterpiece including all the apparent flaws that people complain about.
Thank you for watching! I'm glad you also experienced this wonderful game
Gd vid
Thank you 😊
Almost shut this off as soon as I started listening. "Pong" was part of Gen 1 of video games, and many companies produced consoles that basically played pong and pong like games for years and years long before Atari 2600 came out, which was the start of Gen 2. Nobody was buying pong for the atari, they were sick of it. They got it for pac man and the space and sports games.
I bought an atari for pong :P
Lol if FFVIII is a black sheep, what do we say of 13? A black HOLE? XD
This is my ranking:
7, 8, 9, X
The rest is all leagues below.
8 was my fav for years, only ever surpassed by 7.
Your experience is similar to mine, except I've lingered on the intro credits every time I would turn on the game. To me, the black and white credits, the mysteriously presented characters and the music Overture made my imagination go wild.
I must say you really take what others think of FFVIII to heart, but I don't think it's such a majority. Especially after having a taste of what a bad FF game can really look like, a lot of people love FFVIII.
I think nowadays of course 8 is looked on a bit better after FF13. I personally enjoyed 15, which I also feel is on the same level as how people looked at 8 back in the day.
I would put it in my top 5 for sure.
I'll be giving the black hole (13) another chance someday haha! xD
Thanks for watching!
how do you feel about playing a remake of ff8 if square enix decided to make 1?
I would have mixed feelings. I'd be happy that it's getting the recognition it deserves, but worried that it may not be good at the same time. BUT, I have been playing the ff7 remake and they really have done an amazing job, so I would give it a chance.
How about you?
@@TheBouncerBecks I have played this game before ff7 so it holds a special place in my heart. I would be ecstatic if they decided to remake the game, faithful to the old artstyle, storytelling and all that made 8 so special, and with a new twist. It has always been my dream
@ystkhouse5578 I've heard rumors that 9 will be next, but I'm gonna hope they don't skip 8 so all our dreams can come true!
@@TheBouncerBecks as long as the don't skip 8, i'll be happy! let's keep our fingers crossed!
I think FF8 is better than 7. While 7 is still a good game, I feel it was way overhyped. I liked the gameplay and story of this one more. And one day I will actually finish it. I lost my savegame that was right before the final dungeon and everytime I restarted, I didn't get as far. Every game that came after it got a little worse until 13 made me finally stop caring at all.
I highly recommend 15, I know it has a bad rap sometimes, but it was an amazing game when I played it. But I understand. I skipped the 13 series, i didn't play ff14. Even 16 is kinda dragging along for me.
@@TheBouncerBecks I'm not a fan of the button mashing combat of 15 and the 7 remakes. So I'm not interested in any newer FF game. I think 6,7,8 were the peak of the series(with 8 having the most relatable mc) and everything after was a slow but steady decline. And 13 was the point when I only played 15 minutes of the first, then put it aside and never touched it again and didn't even try if the other two games worked(got all 3 from ebay at roughly the same time). I think there are much better JRPGs out there than current FF!
@skyknight0408 That's fair, I enjoy both but I sometimes prefer turn based over button mashing haha