Released in Japan on February 11th 1999 for the PS1.
Interesting facts about Final Fantasy VIII
-According to How Long to Beat’s website the average play through takes about 51 hours to complete.
–GameRankings.com holds Final Fantasy VIII currently with an overall rank of #635 for PS1 and #5058 for the PC. For those specific platforms, PS1 is ranked #26, and the PC is ranked #1200.
-Sales data provided by VGChartz, Final Fantasy VIII has sold more than 8.6 million units worldwide for the PS1 alone.
-Currently, nearly 6 games are sold per day for PS1 (physical used copies).
-Released in the US on September 9th, 1999.
-Famitsu calls it the 22nd best game of all time in 2006.
-Was the fastest selling Final Fantasy title until XIII.
-The trading card game within Final Fantasy VIII, Triple Triad, actually has a standalone game you can download and play! Check it out here! Be sure to watch the video below of how the game plays.
-During the first four days of release, it sold more than 2.5 million units in Japan alone.
Final Fantasy VIII on Wikipedia.
NewGame+ Content:
Gameplay by World of Longplays
OST by TantrisOST
Triple Triad by Andrew Todd
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