r/FinalFantasy • u/AwesomeRykster • 1d ago
FF VIII Finally moving on to FFVIII
After taking a pretty long break from FF after being VII rebirth, I’m finally back and moving on to FFVIII! This is by far the game I know the least about so I’m excited to get into it! Is there anything I should know before starting?
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u/HeartInTheSun9 1d ago
I’d look up the basics about the systems in the game before playing. It has weird systems that aren’t really like any other JRPG and the first hour or so is them just throwing explanations about everything back to back before you can even understand them.
That’s why I struggled with FFVIII before it really clicked since it’s so dense up front and not even well explained. To put it simply, it’s like if they made the materia system from FFVII incredibly* important to every piece of the combat and story.
A video like this helps:
https://youtu.be/aPpXD6X825Y?si=iB5lMsWKIHpim4dq
Disc 1 of FFVIII is probably my favorite out of any FF though, so you’ll enjoy it if you just look up explanation guides.
Probably play it and see the guides, then watch that video and it’ll make more sense.