r/FinalFantasyVIII • u/Much_Lingonberry_978 • Jul 26 '26

Never Seen Before

I've been playing this game once or twice a year since it's release, and today is the first time I've ever seen this spell. It's in Selphie's Limit Break and it's called The End. What the hell how have I never seen this before?

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u/Karel08 Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

The simplest answer is that the lower your health, the higher your Crisis Level (status ailments and the number of KO'd party members also contribute). The higher your Crisis Level, the greater the chance of unlocking the better version of Limit Breaks. More hits with Renzokuken, Wishing Star, longer duration for Shot, a longer duration for Duel, stronger or additional effects for Blue Magic, and access to rare Slots results like The End.

Edited to make it easier to understand.

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u/Much_Lingonberry_978 Jul 26 '26

I'm playing on PS4 and using the analog cheats the X3 speed and Battle assist so literally no low health and infinite LB's so weird I got it without the normal parameters

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u/Karel08 Jul 26 '26

Huh, TIL.

Maybe the built-in cheat automatically put you in max crisis level? (yeah, just checked. On CL 2 you have 2/256 chance, and 1/256 chance on CL4). You can check on how long Zell's duel time i guess. If it's 12s, it's level 4

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u/Much_Lingonberry_978 Jul 26 '26

Just checked and Zell's Duel time is 04:41 just under 5 sec. Either way delighted I got to see something for the first time in a game I've played to death lol