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Final Fantasy VIII Actual Japanese Version Basics Tutorial Guides
Yee Seng Fu(Yu Shenfu)
Singapore
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Portal/7933/
ICQ:25076522
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Version 9.0
Please check for the latest update everytime at www.gameFAQ.com.
25th Dec'99
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Note:This FAQ is best viewed using wordpad, wrapped to window.
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Hello, welcome to my third Faq. I wrote a Faq on Brave Fencer Musashi
and Final Fantasy 8 demo and this time, i am doing a basic guide for
the actual FF8, based on the Japanese version. Maybe, check out my
other two FAQ. So, enjoy reading.
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Please bear clearly in mind that this FAQ is written to provide all the
basics things like G.F, Special Arts, Draw etc that you should know and
not the walkthrough. I don't have time for walkthroughs but there are
already some walkthroughs, half-complete at www.gameFAQ.com,so check it
out. If you want a decent walkthrough, i suggest you refer to Heero Yuy
or Scott Ong's FAq. This FAQ is specially written to help people who
has difficulty in understanding the Japanese language. However, I
myself don't really know much about Japanese so I won't bear any
changes made to the US version, but i hope everyone will give me
support. And if you really need help on Japanese language, you are
gonna need some of the info here. This FAQ will be a great help to
those who are new to Final Fantasies. And even if you are very
experienced in FF, you might need some help on the Japanese
translation.Though the complicated materia system has been replaced by
the Draw system,it does not sound as easy as you think, in fact there
are much more complex options available.
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This Faq is best viewed using wordpad and with text wrapped to window.
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After recieving several e-mails,Kaze Yagami and I have decided to use
Steel Breaker as the attack for Odin,instead of Iron Cutting Sword.
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Updates
Version 1.0
-Added characters bestiary
-Added Miscellanous Tips
-Added control Buttons
-Added main menu
-Added battle combat
-Added miscellanous battle tips
-Based on the Japanese version.
Version 2.0
-Added GameShark Codes
-Added information on Kiros Seagill, Ward Zabac, Fuujin and Raijin
in the character's section.
-Added vehicles configuration
-Added frequently-asked-questions
-Added Balamb Garden
-Added some information on Special Arts
-Added fighting ability.
-Based on the Japanese version.
Version 3.0
-Added information about cards,as well as basic rules of playing.
-Change my presentation of content, similar to my Brave Fencer
Musashi FAQ.
-Added Special Arts for the advanced tutorial guide.
-Added some general tip.
-Added Acknowledgement section.
-Based on the Japanese version.
Version 4.0
-Added information on tune up weapon shop.
-Added control configuration for Ragnarok.
-Added some more informations on cards.
-Added more info on gameshark.
-Added more info on characters.
-Added 'Eyes On Me' lyrics.
-Based on the Japanese version.
Version 5.0
-Added some more info on Special Arts.
-Added a list of G.F.
-Added secret section.
-Added info on Rinoa's Special Arts.
-Added G.F Strategy, except Edea and the others like Odin.
-Based on the Japanese version.
Version 6.0
-Added more informations on the characters' section, including
Raine Loire.
-Added in a complete menu diagram, and new junction info. More new
diagrams to illustrate understandings.
-Corrected the wrong info of Sabotender. The damage caused depends on
the LV of the G.F, not the character.
-Corrected wrong informations from the tutorial. Thank to Kaze Yagami.
-Remove the story section.
-Corrected mistakes, plus spellings and grammars.
-Change 'desperation move' to 'special arts'.
-Added a whole lot of informations for special arts,G.Fs etc.
-Added the lyrics + translation of Liberi Fatali,taken from extreme.
-Added exclusive specifications of ragnarok,provided by Kaze Yagami.
-Added chart list for warship island for those who need help to fight
ultimate,provided by Kaze Yagami.
-Added new informations on PocketStation, including G.F, provided by
Kaze Yagami.
-Corrected the place of the name for Balamb Map.
-Based on the Japanese version.
Version 7.0
-Added information on Omega Weapon, plus STRATEGIES.
-Added ways to get LionHeart, Squall's Ultimate Weapon.
-Added new secrets like infinite Phoenix Summon, Gisal Greens, Junction
Bug cheat, list of timber magazines, finding Ragnarok in disc 4, UFO
sighting, Max Gil cheat, and fragments of the pot.
-Added ways of getting crusade drink and hero drink.
-Added more informations on Zell's special arts and so on.
-Added in more diagrams on the basic tutorial guide.Design a table
form layout for elemental, status list, abilities, thus making
reading more easier.
-Added new information on Gilgamesh's attack in the G.F strategy.
-Added new information on tutorial in the main menu.
-Shifted test answer to the additional guide.
-Added more gameshark codes.
-Added more informations on Ragnarok Specifications.
-Added Balamb Train Specifications.
-Added more general tips.
-Added a list of positive status change-by Kaze Yagami
-Added some informations on Special Arts section.
-Added configurations on chocobos,Balamb Garden.
-Added new informations, plus diagrams to enhance basic tutorial
section.
-Redo the G.F and Omega strategy section.(About 70% reedited).
-Re-organise my FAQ and present it in a more friendly-user manner.
Change the fonts of my entire document and wrapped it to ruler,
instead of window,so there should be no more complaints about
viewing.
-Based on the Japanese version.
Version 8.0
-Reedited the strategy section.
-Enhanced Tutorial.
-Added informations on the fake water stone.
-Added more informations,and a few descriptions on the special arts.
[The descriptions are not spoilers!!!]
-Updated and change some of the translation to the US.
-Based on the Japanese version plus some US version.
Version 9.0
-Corrected some spelling mistakes.
-Added Final Fantasy VIII OST List.
-Added a little bit of informations on the characters' special
arts or limit breaks.
-Based on the Japanese version plus some US version.
Next Update
I finally have some time to update some secrets. Take a look. Also,
look at my newly-designed presentation. That should make reading more
easier. Comments are welcomed.
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Version 9.0 has updated strategies and several changes has been made
and corrected. And special thanks to Kaze Yagami, who all this while
has been helping me, providing me with the informations and doing all
the translation. Without him, this Faq would still be a mess. I have
already changed the fonts and wrapped the entire text by ruler
measurement. There shouldn't be no more displaying of text problem.
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TABLE OF CONTENT
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1)Introduction
2)Character
i)Squall's Party
ii)Laguna's Party
iii)Other Character
3)Basic Tutorial Guide
i)Miscellanous Information
ii)Main Button Configuration
iii)Vehicle Configuration
iv)Chocobo Configuration
v)Balamb Garden Configuration
vi)Ragnarok Configuration
4)Main Menu Presentation
i)Junction
ii)Item
iii)Magic
iv)Status
v)G.F
vi)Ability
vii)Switch
viii)Card
ix)Configuration
x)Tutorial
xi)Save
5)Battle Combat
i)Active Time Battle
ii)Encounter
iii)Guardian Force
iv)Draw and Magic Command
v)Battle Help Tip
vi)Secret R1 Gunblade Button
6)Advanced Tutorial Guide
i)Special Art
ii)Weapon Upgrading
iii)List of G.F
iv)G.F Strategy
7)General Tips
i)Field
ii)World Map
iii)Item
iv)Magic
v)Draw
vi)Battle
vii)Junction
viii)Guardian Force
vix)Card
vx)Other
8)Additional Guide
i)Balamb Garden(Map)
ii)Test Answer
iii)Chart of Underground WarShip Island
iv)Getting LionHeart
v)Toughest Boss:Omega Weapon
vi)Way to make Hero/Crusade Drink
9)Secret
i)Easy AP
ii)Soft Reset
iii)Easy Special Art
iv)Easy Gil
v)250 Ouen
vi)Gilgamesh
vii)Island Closest to Hell/Heaven
viii)Finding Omega Weapon
ix)Infinite Phoenix Summon
x)Infinite Gisal Green
xi)Max Gil
xii)Junction Bug-Both magic together
xiii)Auto-Pilot Ragnarok
xiv)Timber Magazine
xv)Finding Ragnarok In Disc 4
xvi)UFO Sighting
xvii)Fragments Of the Pot
xviii)GameShark Code
10)Song Lyrics
i)Eyes On Me(Lyrics)
ii)Liberi Fatali(Lyrics + Translation)
11)Final Fantasy OST List
12)Frequently Asked Question
-Acknowledgement
-Feedback
-About the Author
-CopyRight Protected
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1)INTRODUCTION:FINAL FANTASY VIII
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The long, awaited, most anticipated RPGs of 1999 is almost here-the
best and latest masterpiece from the most,respected companies in the
gaming industry, that is Square. No other companies can ever come as
close as Square, it's RPG set track records in the Japanese market,
and established Sony as the King of the console market leader, putting
all the other consoles to a shame. Dreamcast will never be able to take
over PlayStation, especially with Final Fantasy 8 coming along this
year, and known to be another rumor, FF9 will come next year early in
Japan and is somehow to be believed to be related to 8.After releasing
so many quality RPG games like Xenogears(a very cool sprite-based
anime, cool combats and one of the best storyline that an RPG could
have.), Brave Fencer Musashiden(Square's answer to N64's Zelda, though
unfair to say this, BFM has got some really cool idea that Zelda don't
have.), Parasite Eve (the horror RPG game to show Capcom what Square
could do.) ,Final Fantasy Tactics(the first Square's strategy-RPG
game like the Ogre Battle format, yet more impressive and some cool
features like Jobs.), Saga Frontier(Square's second flapship after
Final Fantasy 7). Besides, Square is getting more and more ambitious,
creating mega non-RPG hits, specifically 3-D fighting like Tobal No.2,
Bushido Blade 2,and the recent fighting game called Ehrgeiz, that even
the best 3-D fighting game maker behind the Tekken and Soul Calibur,
Namco keeps praising Square. To one's knowledge, Square's only rival
for RPG in the Japanese Market was only Enix's DragonQuest series, but
surprisingly, Enix has been keeping quiet for long and Enix hasn't
been releasing an US DQ for almost five years. What happened to Enix's
DragonQuest 7? Nobody knows much about this game and let's just hope
Enix will release more info about DQ7. Enix, take up the challenge
and rival Square. Let the Japanese market booms! Square has managed
to sell over 2 millions copies of Final Fantasy 8 during the first
few days of release in Japan. The question is will Final Fantasy 8 set
a new height for all RPGs and will Final Fantasy 8 able to defeat
Final Fantasy 7? Recent release of sales target that Final Fantasy 8
has sold over 3.6 millions in Japan, about 0.6 million more than Final
Fantasy 7 in Japan. With such overwhelming response in Japan, I am
sure Final Fantasy 8 will be another mega-hit game just like Final
Fantasy 7. SquareSoft, what happened to Chrono Trigger 2 and a new
Seiken Densetsu - Secret of Mana? And what about sequels to Brave
Fencer Musashi and Xenogears? Hope Square will continue producing
top-quality games.
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2)CHARACTER:Friend or Foe?
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These are the list of the characters that you will encounter during
your adventure, plus a general informations about them.
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2.I)Squall's Party
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Name :Squall Leonhart
Age :17
Sex :Male
Height :177cm
Blood Type :AB
Birth :23th August
Weapon :GunBlade
Description:Candidate of the special elite force SeeD, belonging to
Balamb Garden. A top student who has overcame all the
training and exercises with ease,possessing great battle
ability potentials, with a special weapon called the
GunBlade.A very unsociable and often depressed student.
Still, he possesses a very great charm,and often attracts
attention from others though he tries to be alone.
Name :Rinoa Heartilly
Age :17
Sex :Female
Height :163cm
Blood Type : ?
Birth :3rd March
Weapon :Blaster Edge
Description:A very cheerful energetic girl belonging to a resistance
organisation, "Forest Owl". A girl that does everything
with enthusiasm. She has a straightforward character, and
sensitive to others. She is not someone who restricts
herself. She's honest about her feelings and speaks up
her mind, in contrast to Squall.
Name :Quistis Trepe
Age :18
Sex :Female
Height :172cm
Blood Type :A
Birth :4th'October
Weapon :Chain Whip
Description:A SeeD member of Balamb Garden, and an instructor of
Squall. Entering Garden at the age of 10 and getting
into SeeD at the age of 15, she became the youngest
SeeD, and qualified as an instructor at the age of 17.
An elite of elites. Having both talent and beauty, she
even has a fan club established by her fans, mainly from
students. Still, there are also some instructors, also
her colleague who thinks that she lacks of experiences
because of her age and has not experience many setbacks.
Name :Zell Dincht
Age :17
Sex :Male
Height :168cm
Blood Type :B
Birth :17th March
Weapon :Gloves
Description:Another SeeD candidate in Balamb Garden like Squall. Known
as 'Wild Zell' in his town Balamb, he is kind and
righteous. However, he speaks without thinking, often
giving others a bad impression. He knows how to adapt to
changes. As a frequent rule-breaker, he is often marked by
the discipline committee.
Name :Selphie Tilmitt
Age :17
Sex :Female
Height :157cm
Blood Type :B
Birth :16th July
Weapon :Nunchaku
Description:A SeeD canditate transferred from Trabia to Balamb garden.
Carefree and energetic, she took over the position of
Garden Feast Comittee when she arrived at Balamb. Her
mobility often drags others into action, without a chance
for them to protest. Her slow talking is actually a cover
to many sharp opinions inside, and this can show in urgent
situations. Because of her personalities, she may appear
to be a natural simpleton, but is a type of girl that does
things very carefully.
Name :Irvine Kinneas
Age :18
Sex :Male
Height :185cm
Blood Type :A
Birth :24th'November
Weapon :Gun
Description:A sniper belonging to Galbadia Garden, joins the party on
a mission order. While he has great markmanship, his self-
confidence allows him to flirt with other girls, often
dislikes by other guys, out of jealousy. But the truth is,
this is just his way of overcoming pressure on his delicate
, glass-brittle sense. Totally opposite of what he appears
to be, a deep lonely sniper...This is the true man who
protects himself with a false loose front. In addition, he
hides a big secret in his heart. The key to Squall and
gangs' long-forgotten past...
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2.II)Laguna Party
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Name :Laguna Loire
Age :27
Sex :Male
Height :181cm
Blood Type :B
Birth :3rd'Jan
Weapon :Machine Gun
Description:A soldier belonging to Galbadia army. A very careless guy
who often lost his way in missions, brings the wrong maps
etc...totally not cut out to be a soldier. His dream is to
be a journalist, so he travels around the world with his
partners. A very determinded character. Connected to Squall
in a weird dream...
Name :Kiros Seagill
Age :23
Sex :Male
Height :191cm
Blood Type :O
Birth :6th'July
Weapon :Cutter
Description:Laguna's comrade Galbadia soldier.An advisor for Laguna.
His slim figure and brown skin gives him exotic atmosphere,
but he has a private dress sense that others often cannot
understand.
Name :Ward Zabac
Age :25
Sex :Male
Height :217cm
Blood Type :25th'Feb
Birth :A
Weapon :Harpoon
Description:He's also one of Laguna's pal and comrade, just like Kiros.
Beneath that rough appearance he is a very nice person.
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2.III)Other Character
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Name :Seifer Almasy
Age :18
Sex :Male
Height :188cm
Blood Type :A
Birth :22nd'December
Weapon :GunBlade
Description:Another candidate of SeeD in Balamb Garden who is one year
older than Squall. Possesses great potentials and high
fighting abilities with an automatic GunBlade.Having a
personalities with a passion to fight, he sometimes dis-
obeyed his orders. A very self-centred person,and the urge
to defeat Squall.
Name :Edea
Age :???
Sex :Female
Height :???
Blood Type :???
Birth :???
Weapon :None(Astral Punch)
Description:In ancient times, witches has been regarded as the object
of fear and terror. The world was at peace since the last
witch disappeared....But as the next witch, Edea, breaking
the silence, appeared in Galbadia,and declared war on the
world...
Name :Raijin
Age :18
Sex :Male
Height :???
Blood Type :???
Birth :???
Weapon :???
Description:A very faithful loyal follower and friend of Seifer...
Often bullied by Seifer and Fuujin. Despite his rough and
tough appearance, he is one who is more of a weakling and
coward.
Name :Fuujin
Age :17
Sex :Female
Height :???
Blood Type :???
Birth :???
Weapon :???
Description:A beautiful silvery-haired girl who is an unbelievable
fanatic follower of Seifer. Quiet person. Perhaps she
have been secretly in love with Seifer...? Who knows?
Name :Cid Kramer
Age :40
Sex :Male
Height :???
Blood Type :???
Birth :???
Weapon :None
Description:Cid, founder of SeeD and Garden, aimed to cultivate the
best soldiers in the world. But what is the real intention
of establishing SeeD?....
Name :Raine Loire
Age :???
Sex :Female
Height :???
Blood Type :???
Birth :???
Weapon :None
Description:The owner of a pub in winhill village. She takes care of
Laguna, who was heavily injure then, for half a year.
Laguna, Ellione and her stayed together like a family,
but knowing that Laguna is a wanderer, and because of her
shyness, she does not express her affections for Laguna.
Name :Ellione
Age :???
Sex :Female
Height :???
Blood Type :???
Birth :???
Weapon :None
Description:A girl staying in the village of Winhill and have lost her
parents since young when a group of soldiers attacked the
village. She was then taken care of by her neighbour,
Raine since then.
Name :Sant' Angelo de Roma
Age :2
Sex :Female
Height :55cm
Birth :13th'Dec
Blood Type :??? What type of blood type do dogs have?
Weapon :None
Favourite :White Chocolate, Sushi, Apple, Yogurt, Peanut Butter
Dislike :Dog Food, Spicy Food
Description:Rinoa's pet dog. Being very protective towards her master.
Name :Chocobo
Age :???
Sex :???
Height :???
Blood Type :??? Do chocobos like dogs have blood type?
Birth :???
Weapon :None
Favourite :Green
Dislike :Fighting
Description:You should know what a chocobo is...
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3)BASIC TUTORIAL GUIDE:FINAL FANTASY VIII
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Welcome to the basic tutorial section. You will find many valuable tips
and hints that you are going to need to master Final Fantasy VIII.
Enjoy Reading!
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3.I)Miscellanous Information
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~~~Playing the Game~~~
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Point the cursor at the first Option [NEW GAME] and enter your decision
with the Circle button. By clicking on the option below the [New Game],
you will be able to reload your save data. Each slot of the game allows
you to save up to 15 game saves. Press the directional buttons to view
different saves data.
Note:Saving your game on different memory locations will show different
icons in your PlayStation memory card menu.
~~~Changing of Disc Warning~~~
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Do NOT turn off your Playstation Console. Just open the Playstation
cover and pop in the next disc when the screen shows up and the game will automatically resumes itself.
Note:Each time before the changing of Disc,you will be prompted to
save.
Note:If your PlayStation has a mod chip, when you change disc, a sign
will show up saying that your machine has been modified, and
further playing will be stopped.
Note:The mod chip protection is only for the Japanese version, not
the US version.
~~~Saving the game~~~
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You can only save the game when you are at the world map, or at a save
point or during the changing of discs. To save when you are at the
world map or at the save point, just click the last option, which is
save. Some save points might be hidden, and can only be revealed with
the Move/Find command.
~~~Draw Point~~~
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Don't bother looking for treasure chests since you won't be able to
find one. But do lookout for magazines lying around the place, for
most of them are of importance. There are only three ways to collect
magics, draw from enemies, use G.F abilities to make magics and the
last one is of course, collect from draw points. Now, i shall explain
what draw point means. You will be able to collect magic along the way
in the form of pink colour clouds, known as Draw Points. Like the Save
Point, some of these Draw Points might be hidden too. Draw Points can
exist in certain parts of the world map also. To draw the magic, the
character must have a G.F and the Draw command equipped. Press circle
and you will be able to choose the character to draw the magic. The
magic picked up will be stocked by the character. Draw Points have
fixed positions and turns white when the magic has been picked up.
Wait for some time and you will be able to draw up the magic from the
same spot again, mainly a few times after fighting some enemies or
clearing some events, or simply moving around to another place. Some
Draw Points recover faster, whereas some are more slower. On the other
hand, there are some draw points that never seems to recover.
Note:If a character is not junctioned with the Draw command, he or she
cannot pick up the magic.
~~~Money~~~
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Firstly, you won't be able to earn money, even from defeating bosses
or enemies. The only ways are to sit for tests, earn your ranks to get
your salary. You get your 'salary' after a certain length of walking
and how much you get each time depends on your SeeD ranking. The higher
he ranking, you get a higher 'salary'. You can also earn your ranks
through special events, such as performing well in a mission etc.
Taking tests are a quick way to raise your SeeD levels, but note that
if you degraded your performance, your SeeD ranking can also drop.
Under certain important events, depending on what you do, it can
also adjusts your SeeD ranking up or down.
~~~Exp,AP~~~
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The next thing about Exp is that no matter how, you won't be able to
earn your exp through fighting bosses, only through enemies.Each time
you earned a new Lv, you will need another 1000 exp to advance through
the next level. AP is the exp needed for a Guardian Force to learn a
new ability. For example, if an ability needs 40AP,then you will need
40AP to complete the ability.
Note:If you escape during a battle, you can gain a portion of exp,
provided you have done some damage to your enemies. However, no
AP will be gain.
Note:The character (or G.F.) who delivers the finishing attack will get
an exp bonus.
Note:For more info, please read the test.
Note:For more info, please read the Guardian Force and the Junction.
Note:Unlike FF7, if your character is not inside the main party, he or
she will not be able to earn any experiences.
~~~Boarding a bus,train,or even rent a car!~~~
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Riding a car requires 3500Gil. Though expensive and quite worthless as
the car might run out of fuel and stop moving,it is sometimes useful
for long trips, especially if you want to avoid enemies. If you drive
a car into the town, it is considered returning back. And remember, you
are renting the car, it may run out of fuel anytime and won't be able
to move, end up more slower than walking. Though the renting of cars
may be a cool feature, it may end up as a wastage of gils.
There are lots of train stations stationed around the world map.
Sometimes, you will see trains coming in and out of these railways.
To board a train, it will stop at one of these stations. Immediately,
press circle and you will be asked if you would like to board the
train for 3500gil to these destinations, if yes, you will sit on the
train. Cool, isn't it?
While in Deling City, Galbadia, you will see buses driving in and out.
When the bus stops,simply talk to the guy near the station and you
will be able to board the bus for free to tour round the place. And
besides, boarding the bus is free, so you don't have to spent a single
gil. The buses will stop at different bus stations in the city.Press X
if you want to get off the bus. And what's even more cooler is that
the buses are two-way.
Note:A train can be ride only in the Balamb and the Galbadia continent
only.
Note:Buses is only availiable in Deling City, Galbadia.
Note:Cars can be rented in almost all towns, except for a few.
~~~Balamb Train Specifications Exclusive Information!!!~~~
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Trains are used to move from city to city. It is a gray train with
curvaceousness. You can see railways in Balamb and Galbadia Continent
One of the trains is double-decked while another one looks very old
shaped like a steam locomotive. There is even a special train for SeeD
cadet's exclusive use.
DATA
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Name :TEMPEST (TTS-II with turbo shaft engine)
Length :144 metres (Estimated the length of 6 cars)
Width :4.3 metres
Height :6.1 metres
Maximum speed:260 kilometres per hour (km/h)
Weight :313 tonnes
Capacity :360 passenger
~~~Dual Shock Support~~~
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All Dual shock owners will be very pleased to here that Final Fantasy
VIII supports Dual Shock. You will be able to feel every single blow
that your inflict on your enemies, even the summoning of Guardian
Force or using Squall's R1 add-on extra hit during normal attacks.
~~~PocketStation(PDA)~~~
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Final Fantasy 8 will be the first game in Japan to support Sony's
latest portable PDA, PocketStation. You can play the "Odekake Chocobo
RPG" on the PDA, finding rare items that you cannot find in the game
itself.
Sorry! I hasn't seen nor played the PDA before, but i have seen an
image of this portable system in the internet. Looks cool!.
For more infomation on PDA, please read the frequently-asked-question.
A bad New!
I heard that Sony might not release PDA to the states. What does that
mean? That means that there must be a possibity that the US version of
Final Fantasy VIII might not have "Odekate Chocobo RPG", and that means
that compare to the Japanese version, the US version will have one less
mini-game. Will Square will do something to replace the PDA? Please
pray for the release of PDA in the United States. We want "Odekate
Chocobo RPG"! But, luckily, the US version has PocketStation
compatibility but the problem is when will the PocketStation reach
the States.
~~~Shop~~~
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Unlike the tradition FFs, there won't be anymore magic shop. In FF8,
you can only find item and weapon shops (known as Junk Shops), a few
other shops such as Pet Shop, Gift Shop, Book Shop etc. I don't need
to talk more about item shop. Okay, Junk Shop allows you to tune up
your weapon. Also note that there aren't any armour shop. Please
refer to the advanced tutorial section.
~~~Parallel Level~~~
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In FF VIII, like Romancing SaGa and SaGa Frontier, all enemies and
bosses rises in levels as your party's average level rises.
Higher levels for enemies doesn't just affect their physical fighting
abilities, but it also affects the magic you can draw from them, the
items you can steal from them, the items they would drop after a
battle etc. So, by using the Level Up/Down command from Tonberry King
carefully...
Because of this Parallel Level system, it is possible to clear the
game even at low levels,if you can effectively make use of your
junctioning.In fact, it provides more challenging gameplay in a sense,
if you go for low-level clearing.
Dengeki PlayStation (a Japanese PlayStation magazine) shows this stats
at the end of disc 3:Squall at level 7, Zell level 8, Irvine level 13,
Quistis level 8, Rinoa level 11, Selphie level 8.
It might look unbelievable, but anyone will be able to do it.
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3.II)Main Button Configuration
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The configurations shown below applies to the Japanese version only!
The US version has a different default controller configuration.
-Directional Button
Field Screen 1)Moves around the Field.
World Map Screen 2)Moves around the world map.
Menu Screen 3)Moves the cursor and select the options in the
menu.
Battle Screen 4)Moves the cursor to select the commands during
battle.
-Start Button
Field Screen 1)Pause the game and provides the Help Function
to turn on/off the vibration.
World Map Screen 2)Pause the game and provides the Help Function
to turn on/off the vibration.
Menu Screen 3)No uses.
Battle Screen 4)Pause the game and provides the Help Function
to turn on/off the vibration.
-Select Button
Field Screen 1)No uses.
World Map Screen 2)Turn ON/OFF and changes the view of the world map.
(Globe View,Flat Map,Enlarged Full Screen Map)
Menu Screen 3)No uses.
Battle Screen 4)When hold, make the window disappear.
-Circle Button
Field Screen 1)Talk to people.
2)Draw magic from Draw Point.
3)Use to examine items, examine a ladder etc.
(When in Shop) 4)Confirm the selected commands.
5)Confirm the selected items to buy, sell.
World Map Screen 6)No uses.
Main Menu Screen 7)Confirm selected command.
Battle Screen 8)Confirm selected command.
-X Button
Field Screen 1)No uses.
World Map 2)No uses.
Menu Screen 3)Cancel the commands.
Battle Screen 4)Cancel the commands.
-Square Button
Field Screen 1)Challenge opponents to play the Card Game.
Available after receiving the cards from the man
near the elevator of 2nd Floor of Garden Accademy.
World Map Screen 2)Lock your screen rotation in the world map.
Menu Screen 3)Discard Magic.
Battle Screen 4)To do extra damage for the G.F while holding select
and tap Square rapidly.Available once the 'Ouen'
ability is learn for that particular G.F.
-Triangle Button
Field Screen 1)Activates the Menu Screen.
World Map Screen 2)Activates the Menu Screen.
Menu Screen 3)No uses.
Battle Screen 4)Switch parties members.
-L1 Button
Field Screen 1)No uses.
World Map Screen 2)Rotates the camera view.
Menu Screen 3)Switches target character/G.F. (Right Direction)
4)Switches language from Katakana, Hiragana, English
during input your character's name. (toward left)
Battle Screen 5)Uses to turn on/off the help target command.
-L2 Button
Field Screen 1)No uses.
World map Screen 2)Rotates the camera view.
Menu Screen 3)No uses.
Battle Screen 4)Escape from battles. (Hold together with R2 button)
-R1 Button
Field Screen 1)No uses.
World Map Screen 2)Rotates the camera view.
Menu Screen 3)Switches target character/G.F. (left direction)
4)Switches language from Katakana, Hiragana, English
during input your character's name. (Toward right)
Battle Screen 5)Triggers Squall's and Seifer's gunblade power.
-R2 Button
Field Screen 1)No uses.
World map Screen 2)Rotates the camera view.
Menu Screen 3)No uses.
Battle Screen 4)Escape from battles. (Hold together with L2 button)
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3.III)Vehicle Configuration
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Cars are your basic vehicle in FFVIII and these are the configurations.
Square :Moves your vehicle forward.
X :Moves your vehicle backward.
Circle :Get in/ Get Out of vehicle.
R1 :Changes the camera view.
Select :Turn ON/OFF and changes the view of the world map.
(Globe View, Flat Map, Enlarged Full Screen Map)
Note:Rented cars have limited fuel and fuels will run out after
travelling for sometime, and your car will be unable to move
once fuel is run out.
Note:Cars are able to go through forests, deserts, but not rivers or
seas. Going through uneven terrain like forests, deserts will
cause your car to go more slower than when on usual flat land.
Note:You won't encounter any enemies while in a car.
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3.IV)Chocobo Configuration
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Finally, our main star is back. In FFVIII, you can also ride on this
tiny yellow bird.
L-Analog:Moves the chocobo.
R-Analog:No uses.
D-pad :Moves the chocobo.
Circle :Unboard the Chocobo.
R1 :Changes the camera view.
Select :Turn ON/OFF and changes the view of the world map.
(Globe View, Flat Map, Enlarged Full Screen Map)
Note:Unlike special chocobos in FFVII, there is no chocobo breeding
in FFVIII, and the chocobos you catch on the chocobo forest
only allows you to run on land and cross shallow waters. There's
no gold chocobos so don't expect a chocobo that can climb hill,
cross oceans.
Note:Everytime, you ride on the mother chocobo, a small chocobo will
be there behind you.
Note:Once you unboard your chocobo, your chocobo will run away.
Note:You won't encounter any enemies while riding a chocobo.
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3.V)Balamb Garden Configuration
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It looks really strange that the whole Balamb Garden could fly, but...
never mind. Here's the configuration.
L-Analog:Turn the direction(in full 360 degrees).
R-Analog:Moves forward/backward on land/sea.
Square :Moves forward on land/sea.
X :Moves backward on land/sea.
Circle :Board/Unboard on land/shore only.
Triangle:Go inside Balamb Garden. Talking to the driver in the control
room and select the first option to reorganize your party.
R1 :Changes camera view.
Select :Turn ON/OFF and changes the view of the world map.
(Globe View, Flat Map, Enlarged Full Screen Map)
Note:As Balamb Garden has very poor mobility, it is impossible to
cross high terrains like cliffs, hills. Neither can it cross the
oceans, except on shallow water.
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3.VI)Ragnarok Configuration
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L-Analog :Raise/Descend(Altitude).
R-Analog :Move foward/backward.
Up/Down :Raise/Descend(Altitude).
Right/Left :Changes the direction of the Ragnarok is facing.
R2 :Changes camera view.
Square :Move Forward
X :Move Backward
Circle :Get In/Out the Ragnarok.
Select :Opens World Map (Globe View,Flat View,Full View)
Triangle :Enter Ragnarok.
Auto-Pilot :When you are flying a Ragnarok, press select to go to the
full view of the world map, then select any destination,
for example, point the cursor over to Galbadia, you will
see two options available. Choose the first option by
pressing circle and Ragnarok will travel automatically
without any manual control.
Note:Auto-Pilot only work in areas that are labelled in the world map.
Examples of area that does not work are WarShip Island, Centra
Ruin, Cave of Fire, Timber Lake and all Chocobo Forests etc.
Note:Ragnarok will stop when it reach the desired destination.
Tips:To regain control of Ragnarok,press X.
~~~Ragnarok Specifications Exclusive Information!!!~~~
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~Super High Mobility Flying Ship "RAGNAROK"~
Made of red body, with the word 'ESTHAR' visible on the body,
Ragnarok was made more than twenty years ago. It was highly regarded
as one of the strongest flying ships. It was reportedly made secretly
in an unknown country. There are at least 2 or more such flying ships
of the same kind, with different markings.
DATA
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Highest Output:3450t
Lowest Output:2850t
Total Length:108m
Total Height:54m (Landing)
65m (Cruising)
Total Weight:2,850 ton (Without Propellant, Charge and Occupants)
3,134 ton (1/3 Propellant, Full Charge and Occupant)
3,450 ton (Full Propellant, Full Charge and Occupant)
Total Wingspan:77m
Main Weapon :609mm Electron Particle Beam x 1
Sub Weapon :152mm multi-barrel Laser x 2
Main Engine :Reaction-Type 12-Level Compressor Turbine
(Power output 22500kg) x 2
Sub Engine :Reaction-Type 6-Level Compressor Turbine
(Power output 24800kg) x 4
Occupant :4 crews
(Navigator, wireless operator, cannoneer, and a cox)
=>Able to carry more than 10 occupants.
Top Speed :11.8km/s, 708km/min, 42480km/h
=>Second cosmic velocity;can launch a rocket into space.
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4)MAIN MENU PRESENTATION:FINAL FANTASY VIII
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These options are arranged according to the main menu.
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|Junction: |Allows you to junction G.Fs.,magics,commands,and |
| |abilities. |
|_____________|________________________________________________________|
|Magic |Allows you to view your stocked magics,arranged magics |
| |for your characters. |
|_____________|________________________________________________________|
|Item |Allows you to view,use,arrange items. |
|_____________|________________________________________________________|
|Status |Allows you to view your characters' statistics,Special |
| |arts,affection rating etc. |
|_____________|________________________________________________________|
|G.F. |Allows you to view your G.F statistics,choose and learn |
| |new abilities,affection rating etc. |
|_____________|________________________________________________________|
|Ability |Allows you to use G.F menu abilities like make magics, |
| |change card etc. |
|_____________|________________________________________________________|
|Switch |Allows you to change your party members. |
|_____________|________________________________________________________|
|Card |Allows you to view the statistics of your card library. |
|_____________|________________________________________________________|
|Configuration|Allows you to adjust the game setting. |
|_____________|________________________________________________________|
|Tutorial |Allows you to sit for tests and has a very precise guide|
| |that talks about the basic rules of FFVIII. |
|_____________|________________________________________________________|
|Save |Allows you to save your game. |
|_____________|________________________________________________________|
Once noticeably look of FF8 is the overall presentation of the main
menu. And I have to say it is much more presentable than FF7. Not only
are the battle window smaller and the magic trading, more user-friendly,
but the main menu has undergone some changes, giving you a new look.
I will talk about the main menu. Have you ever getting tired of using
the PHS too often in FF7 and switching party all the time, just to give
the type of materia you want for your character?Are you fustrated by
having to rearrange all the materia again,specifically when Yuffie
returns you all your materia?
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|HELP | |
|Item window | Junction |
|__________________________________________________| |
______________________________________________ |>Item |
|STATUS | | |
| Zell LV 100 HP:9999 / 9999 | | Magic |
|----------------------------------------------| | |
|STATUS | | Status |
| Squall LV 100 HP:9999 / 9999 | | |
|----------------------------------------------| | G.F. |
|STATUS | | |
| Rinoa LV 100 HP:9999 / 9999 | | Ability |
|----------------------------------------------| | |
| Irvine Quistis | | Switch |
| LV 43 HP1863 LV 45 HP 1941 | | |
| | | Card |
| | | |
| Selphie | | Configuration|
| LV 48 HP1954 | | |
| | | Tutorial |
| | | |
| | | Save |
|______________________________________________| |______________|
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_________________________________________________ |PLay71:12 |
| ||S.LV. 23 |
| Island Closest to Hell || 303107 G |
|_________________________________________________||______________|
You have seen the main menu.So,what do you think?Is it more easier or
complex than the other Final Fantasies?Now,you can arrange your
equipments,without using the switch menu,even if the other three members
are not in the main party.Confused???
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4.I)Junction Menu
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__________________________________________________| Junction |
|Notice >Junction Remove Priority Ability | Window |
|__________________________________________________|____________|
|Help Junction Option |
|_____________________________________________________________|
_________ __________
| PHOTO | SQUALL |Command |
| OF | |Attack |
| SQUALL | Lv 100 |Magic |
| | |Draw |
|_________| HP 9999/9999 |G.F. |
|__________|
Total EXP: 99000P
Next Level: 0P
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| HP Ultima 9999 S ATK S DEF E ATK E DEF |
| Strength Aura 255 Dexterity Triple 57 |
| Stamina Life 2 121 Evasion Water 13% |
| Magic Gravity 136 Hit Rate Double 225% |
| Spirit Cure 3 92 Luck --------------- 22 |
|___________________________________________________________________|
List of Abbreviation
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|S ATK:Status Attack | Does the screen 'stun' you?
|S DEF:Status Defense | Is it complex?
|E ATK:Elemental Attack | Never mind!
|E Def:Elemental Defense| I will explain everything very detailed
|_______________________| below.
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|Name | What it mean? |
|________________|_____________________________________________________|
|HP |It shows the max HP of your character. |
|________________|_____________________________________________________|
|Strength |It shows the strength of your physical attack. |
|________________|_____________________________________________________|
|Stamina |It shows the defense power against physical attacks. |
|________________|_____________________________________________________|
|Magic |It shows the magic power of the character.The higher |
| |it is,you will cause more damage when using a magic, |
| |as well as drawing more magic from an enemy at one |
| |time. Also determines recovery magic. |
|________________|_____________________________________________________|
|Spirit |It shows the defense power against status attacks |
| |and magic attacks. |
|________________|_____________________________________________________|
|Dexterity |The higher your speed value, the faster the |
| |character's ATB charges. |
|________________|_____________________________________________________|
|Evasion |The % chance of dodging physical attacks. |
|________________|_____________________________________________________|
|Hit Rate |The chance of hitting your enemy using physical |
| |attacks.The type of weapon you carried also affect |
| |the hit rate.Refer to advanced tutorial on weapon |
| |upgrading.Also known as accuracy in some guides. |
|________________|_____________________________________________________|
|Luck |The luck of your character.Affect the chances of |
| |enemies dropping an item,as well as the chances of |
| |stealing an item. |
|________________|_____________________________________________________|
|Status Attack |Ability to cause status disorder to your enemy, |
| |depending on the type of magic junctioned. |
|________________|_____________________________________________________|
|Status Defense |Ability to be protected from a certain status dis- |
| |order,depending on the type of magic junctioned. |
|________________|_____________________________________________________|
|Elemental ATK |Add certain elemental,like fire to your attack. |
|________________|_____________________________________________________|
|Elemental DEF |Add certain elemental,like fire to your defence. |
| |Recieve as min damage from such elemental attacks |
| |from your enemy,regardless it is physical or magics. |
| |Able to nulify the elemental attack to gain some HP, |
| |if elemental def is very high. |
|________________|_____________________________________________________|
Credit:Refer to junction FAQ.His faq has a table
value of all junction magics.
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4.I.I)Junction Menu
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By clicking on these options will lead to another sub-menu.
~~Junction~~
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G.F. :Allows junctioning/dejunctioning of your character with G.F.s.
Magic:Allows junctioning/dejunctioning of your character magics to boast
your character stats.
Pressing the Square button while you junction your GF will allow you to view the abilities of what the G.F. has completed.
Here is what you will see when you are selecting G.Fs.
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|G.F Page 1 |G.F Page 2 | Here's the layout of the G.Fs.Press
|______________|_______________| Circle to select the G.Fs and X to
|Queztalcoatl |Brothers | return.If the character has been
|Shiva |Diablo | equipped,you will see a symbol next
|Ifrit |Carbunkle | to the name of the G.F,indicating
|Siren |Leviathan | that you cannot equip the G.F another
|______________|_______________| time.Each G.F can only be equipped to
|G.F Page 3 |G.F Page 4 | a single person only,not more than one.
|______________|_______________| Make full use of the direction pad,
|Pandamonium |Bahamut | left and right to switch pages.Once
|Cerberos |Sabotender | a G.F is being equipped,you can now
|Alexander |Master Tonberry| junction magics,equipped commands.For
|Grasharboras |Eden | more informations,please read below.
|______________|_______________|
~~Remove~~
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Magic:Remove all the magics that are junctioned.
All :Remove all G.Fs,junctioned abilities, and magics.
Note:In both cases,your character stats will decrease and revert back to
the characters' current base value.
~~Priority~~
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Note:This option is almost identical to the in the first option,
except instead of choosing your own magic,the CPU will arrange for
you,according to the three types of priority you want.Use these
settings wisely.
Attack:Maximises Strength,Dexterity,and Evasion.
Magic :Maximises Magic,Dexterity,and HP.
HP :Maximises HP,Stamina,and Spirit.
Note:To select the character you want,press L1 or R1.
Note:The three options after G.F won't be accessible unless your
character is equipped with at least 1 G.F.
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4.I.II)Junction Menu
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~~~Junctioning Status or Elemental ATK/DEF~~~
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When you are in the junction menu,click on magic option.You will see the screen below.
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__________________________________________________| Junction |
|Notice >Junction| G.F >Magic | Window |
|________________|_________________________________|____________|
|Help Choose the type of magic you want to junction |
|_____________________________________________________________|
_________ _______________ __________
| PHOTO ||Magic P1 Num| |Command |
| OF ||Cure 100| |Attack |
| SQUALL ||Cure 2 100| |Magic |
| ||Cure 3 100| |Draw |
|_________||Ultima 100| |G.F. |
__________|_______________| |__________|
|<HP Ultima 9999 S ATK S DEF E ATK E DEF |
| Strength Aura 255 Speed Triple 57 |
| Stamina Life 2 121 Evasion Water 13% |
| Magic Gravity 136 Hit Rate Double 225% |
| Spirit Cure 3 92 Luck --------------- 22 |
|__________________________________________________________________|
By selecting any junction option from the left,eg.HP and all the way
down to Spirit, press Left once. To return back, press right. You will
see a small portion of the screen like this on the bottom left.
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|Value |
|___________________________|______________________
| E ATK Earth |ELEMENTAL DEFENSE |
|>E DEF Fire 3 | Fire *---50 % Poison --- 0 % |
| E DEF Ice | Ice ---50 % Wind --- 0 % |
| | Bolt --- 0 % Water --- 0 % |
| | Earth --- 0 % Holy --- 0% |
|_______________|__________________________________|
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|Question|What if i want to view my elemental attack? |
|________|_____________________________________________________________|
|Answer |Click on the first option,E ATK.You will see the same screen,|
| |except the title is now changed to elemental attack.The % |
| |tells you the strength of E ATK/DEF. |
|________|_____________________________________________________________|
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|Note|By clicking on the second and third option,you will see the % |
| |defense against a particular elemental attack.If a green star,as |
| |indicated * appears,this means you have the reach the ability to |
| |absorb the elemenatl attack,in this case,fire. |
|____|_________________________________________________________________|
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|>E ATK/DEF >>Value |
|___________________________|____________________________________
|>S ATK Silence |Status Attack |
| S DEF -------- | Instant Death --- 0% Zombie --- 0% |
| S DEF -------- | Poison --- 0% Sleep --- 0% |
| | Petrify --- 0% Slow --- 0% |
| | Blind --- 0% Stop --- 0% |
| | Silence 55% Confusion --- 0% |
| | Berserk --- 0% Absorption --- 0% |
|________________|_______________________________________________|
As for status def,the right-hand side screen is a bit different.
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| Zombie --- 0% |
| Instant Death --- 0% Sleep --- 0% |
| Poison --- 0% Slow --- 0% |
| Petrify --- 0% Stop --- 0% |
| Blind --- 0% Curse --- 0% |
| Silent --- 0% Confusion --- 0% |
| Berserk --- 0% Absorption --- 0% |
|_______________________________________________|
Tips:Notice the small arrow beside the E/S ATK/DEF.By pressing the
direction,you will go the screen.Two arrows mean two times.
Tips:Some magics give you one elemental attack/def,whereas non-elemental
magics like Ultima, Flare give you an all-rounded ATK/DEF to
various elemental attacks.
Tips:You can unjunction a slot by pressing the Square button.
Note:How many slots yof E/S ATK/DEF have,depends on what type of G.F
you equip,to be specific,your G.F ability.For example,if you equip
a G.F with the ability,elemental defense Jx4 will give you four
slots to junction any more magics to your elemental defense.The
same rule applies to status ATK/DEF as well.
For all elemental/status,pls read below.
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4.I.III)Junction Menu
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~~~Ability~~~
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Abilities are essential for your battles and it's best to make full use
of your abilities.There are various types of abilities: Junction,
Command, Character, Party, G.F., Menu.You can junction up to three
Command abilities (upper), and 2-4 Character/Party abilities(lower),
depending on your GF.I will explain them one by one here.
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|Name Of Abilities| Symbol | Description |
|_________________|_________|__________________________________________|
|Command | (!) |It allows the character to use special |
| | |commands during battle.For example, |
| | |"Recover", "Revive", etc.Each command |
| | |ability requires one command ability slot.|
|_________________|_________|__________________________________________|
|Junction | (J) |It allows you to junction magics to the |
| | |respective attributes.For example,"HPJ", | | | |"Str J", etc.Junction abilities do not | | | |require any ability slots. |
|_________________|_________|__________________________________________|
|Guardian Force | (G.F) |It enhances a G.F.s prower.For example, | | | |"GF HP+20%", "Support".Note that such | | | |abilites are cumalative, i.e. if you have | | | |GF HP+20% and GF HP+40% you will get the | | | |effect of GF HP+60%.G.F. abilities do not | | | |require any ability slots. |
|_________________|_________|__________________________________________|
|Character | (C) |It allows your character to use special |
| | |commands such as Steal, or boast your |
| | |characters statistics.For example, "Steal"|
| | |, "HP+20%", "HP Bonus".Each character |
| | |ability requires one Character/Party |
| | |ability slot.Note that such abilites are |
| | |cumalative,eg.If you junction HP+20% and |
| | |HP+40% you will get the effect of HP+60%. |
|_________________|_________|__________________________________________|
|Menu | (M) |It appears with a "P" beside the ability |
| | |name.It can allow you to perform various |
| | |commands from the main menu,just below the|
| | |G.F menu in the main menu.For example, |
| | |"Create Fire Magic", "Call Junk Shop", |
| | |"Card Change".Menu Abilities does not need|
| | |any ability slots. |
|_________________|_________|__________________________________________|
|Party | (P) |It allows special conditions to work for |
| | |the entire party.For example, "Find Hidden|
| | |Spots", "Encounter Nothing".Each party |
| | |ability requires one Character/Party |
| | |ability slot. |
|_________________|_________|__________________________________________|
I will cover the junctioning of abilities below.
Command Selection
Attack |Magic By clicking the cursor on the right window,you
> |Draw able to equip the commands over to the left window.
> |G.F For your informations,all G.Fs will always have
> |Item these four basic commands,magic,draw,item,and G.Fs
> |Recover when you first get them.
> |
> |
Table 1.
Here's a brief description for the basic commands:
Attack:Do physical attacks.This is a compulsory command.
Magic :Allows you to use your stocked magics.
Draw :Allows you to draw magics from enemies,draw points.
G.Fs :Allows you to summon Guardian Force to battle.
Item :Allows you to use items.
Now,look at the character(C) ability.You may wonder what are the options
below the commands.These are called character(C) ability from the G.F.
These do not give new commands during the battle,but instead aid you and improve your stats.For example,when your G.F learns abilities like HP+20%,Magic+20%,you will be able to equip it.
Commands Choice
Attack |Magic+20%
>Magic |Status Defense+20%
>Draw |
>G.F | By clicking on the cursor to the right,you will
>HP+20% | be able to equip to the left window.
> | Notice that the user equip HP+20%.What do you
> | think will happened to his HP?
Table 2.
Note:The number of character(C) abilities depend on your G.F.Most G.Fs
can only offer two character(C) ability,while some has Ability x3
or Ability x4.For example,Bahamut has 4x ability.
Hint:You can actually use Amnesia Grass,and then use 4x ability on your
G.F.
Tips:Use your creativity to make ability combos, such as Drain at ST
Attack with Dark Attack, or Cover with Parry,for example,Zombie to
ST Attack and Recover/Revive is a deadly combo,too.
For more info,pls read battle,draw,G.Fs section etc.
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4.II.I)Item Menu
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|Notice Use Arrange Auto-Arrange Battle Arrangement ||Item |
|___________________________________________________________||______|
Use :Allows the using of items.
Arrange :Arrange your item yourself.
Auto-Arrange :Auto arrange of items by your CPU.
Battle Arrangement:Allows you to arrange your item inventory of what it
is going to appear during battle.
If you click on auto-arrange,the items will be arranged as follows:
(Medicine)-(G.F)-(Battle)-(Field)-(Bullet)-(Junk)-(Magazine)
For more info on the various groups of items,pls read below.
Here is what is going to be like if you click on Battle Arrangement.
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|Notice Use Arrange Auto-Arrange >Battle Arrangement |Item |
|___________________________________________________________|______|
|Help HP recover by 200 |
|______________________________________________________________|
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Show |ITEM P1 Num |
the | Potion 61 |
selected=>|>Hero's Drink 2 |
item, | Elixir 10 |
Eg item A ||<=Press Left or Right to view pages.
|____________________|
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|ITEM P1 Num |
By clicking on Potion,Eg call it =>|>Potion 61 |
item B.Item A will the switched | Hero's Drink 2 |
position with item B.In this case, | Elixir 10 |
hero's drink will switched position ||
with Potion. |____________________|
This arrangement shows what the item menu will be liked during battle.
The item pages will look similar to your magic pages.
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|ITEM P1 NUM. | To arrange the items,simply point the
|Elixir 10 | cursor on the top-left screen to the
|Phoenix Down 100 | bottom-right screen.This will switch the
|Hero's Drink 2 | positions of the items.
|Potion 100 | Like magic page,there are a total of 8
|________________________| pages,each page containing only four items.
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4.II.II)Classification Of Item
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In Final Fantasy VIII,there are a whole,wide range of items for you to buy,find etc and all these items can be classified into six different groups,depending on their uses.Here are the six groups.
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|Medicine|Recovery items like Phoenix Downs,Potions,Elixirs etc. |
|________|_____________________________________________________________|
|G.F |G.F recovery items and items that allows G.Fs to learn new |
| |abilities. |
|________|_____________________________________________________________|
|Battle |Items that are used in the battlefield.Example,Phoenix Tail. |
|________|_____________________________________________________________|
|Field |Items that are used in the field,and can only be used at a |
| |save point like tents. |
|________|_____________________________________________________________|
|Bullet |Bullets are only used by Irvine's special arts. |
|________|_____________________________________________________________|
|Junk |These items cannot be used during battles,but they are a |
| |good source of raw materials for weapon tuning up,source of |
| |using G.Fs ability to make magics,or some even provides a |
| |source of blue magics for Quistis to learn special arts. |
| |Examples of such items are magic stones like Sage's stone,or |
| |items like screws. |
|________|_____________________________________________________________|
|Magazine|Useful martial arts guides for Zell,teaching Rinoa and Angelo|
| |new special arts moves,and a guidebook for the list of items |
| |needed for tuning up weapons. |
|________|_____________________________________________________________|
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4.III)Magic Menu
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|Notice Use Exchange Get Arrange |Magic |
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Note:To switch characters,press L1 or R1.
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