Memorable story, characters and romance
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Liked the story, cast and soundtrack (The extreme is insane) more than ff7.”
Steam review · 36.6 h played ↗
FINAL FANTASY VIII
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 88%Very Positive · 88%Square Enix2013JRPG · Card Game · RPG
$11.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 4 h ago
The verdict
A quirky, beloved 1999 JRPG with a deep Junction system, great story, music and Triple Triad. The Steam port is rough, so skip it if you won't mod or use a controller.
Great for
Nostalgic JRPG fans who enjoy experimenting with odd systems and don't mind modding
Main risk
The port needs mods and tweaks: controller, MIDI music and a forced Square Enix login.
What players love
Nostalgic favorite of the series
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“I think one of the best, if not the best FF title, played this when I was 11 years old and it was my first FF and I loved it”
Steam review · 161.7 h played ↗
Fantastic soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The soundtrack is phenomenal, easily one of the best in the franchise”
Steam review · 133.7 h played ↗
Triple Triad card game
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Triple Triad alone is worth the price of admission, an addictive little card game with surprising depth”
Steam review · 133.7 h played ↗
Deep, flexible Junction system
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The junction system is weird until you break it, then suddenly you’re doing 9,999 damage at level 12”
Steam review · 113.7 h played ↗
Strong mod community improves this version
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“the mod community upscaled and redrew almost every texture. Roses and Wine was also a phenomenal orchestral music mod true to the OST.”
Steam review · 67.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Broken controller support
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“the controller scheme is just horrendous in ff8. I should not have to download ♥♥♥♥ or mod the game for basic controls to work.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
Forced Square Enix account and login
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“You can't play until you make an account with Square-Enix, and you have to login EVERY time you want to play.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Poor MIDI music quality
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“MIDI music makes this version near unplayable.”
Steam review · 12.3 h played ↗
Tedious draw and Junction grind
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Why are the spells now limited use and can only be either grinded through exhaustive, often rare, drops or from sometimes half an hour of drawing from the same mob over and over and over”
Steam review · 75.8 h played ↗
Crashes and low fps
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“3 of my 4 hours of playtime were repeating the early game tower boss-fight over and over after following guides to fix the crash”
Steam review · 4 h played ↗
Confusing, weak or cringe story
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“The story is so thrown together, filled with gaps.”
Steam review · 47.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support4 GB
Minimum
OSMicrosoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8 (32/64-bit)
Processor1Core CPU 2GHz or faster
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 9.0c compatible card
Storage4 GB available space
Recommended
OSMicrosoft Windows Vista/7/8 (32/64-bit)
ProcessorIntel® Core™2 Duo CPU 3GHz or faster
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT or faster
Storage4 GB available space
OSMicrosoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8 (32/64-bit)
Processor1Core CPU 2GHz or faster
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 9.0c compatible card
Storage4 GB available space
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