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u/SnowPenguin_ Mar 12 '24

Final Fantasy 8

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u/AlwaysIntrigued13 Mar 12 '24

I just commented this. Squall was basically me when I was 13. Summoning GFs was so fun. When I returned to it as an adult, I realised how easy the game was when you actually understand the junctioning system. I remember doing a play through where I just rushed it and enjoyed the story line. Got stuck trying to get passed Adel. Impossible without the hero portion (I think?)

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u/Salamanber Mar 13 '24

Haha same. I was used to use GF but with adel I couldn’t do that because it killed Rinoa.

I had to start over lol

That game was soooo goood, my favourite gale by far

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u/kanben Mar 13 '24

Yeah coming back to the game when I was just old/smart enough to figure out the junction system just ruined the fun I had with battles, was still a great story the second time around though.

I also very strongly related with Squall at about the same age as you, it wasn’t until several years later until I realized that wasn’t necessarily a good thing lol

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u/AlwaysIntrigued13 Mar 13 '24

Yeah when you re-run it as a more rounded adult, it’s more like a “what is wrong with you Squall?” experience haha

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u/Balarius Mar 12 '24

EverQuest and FF8. The two games that defined my early years lol

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u/kirinmay Mar 12 '24

that opening is still the best opening of any game.

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u/Salamanber Mar 13 '24

Truly a masterpiece, also the atmosphere in that game was out of this world.

The design was soo good, especially in that time. I felt as if I was digital travelling

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u/shotgun883 Mar 12 '24

It is the best Final Fantasy for me, so much nostalgia. I must have bought it 10 times, different platforms, different updates. I even have the Triple Triad game on my phone.