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Revision as of 23:34, 22 July 2022
This page is for the 2019 remaster. For the original 2000 release, see Final Fantasy VIII. For the 2013 re-release, see Final Fantasy VIII (2013).
Developers | |
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Original game | Square Enix |
Remastered | DotEmu |
Remastered | Access Games |
Publishers | |
Square Enix | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 3, 2019 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 73 |
OpenCritic | 81 |
IGDB | 79 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Continuous turn-based |
Perspectives | Cinematic camera, Third-person, Top-down view |
Controls | Direct control, Menu-based |
Genres | JRPG, RPG |
Vehicles | Flight |
Art styles | Pre-rendered graphics |
Themes | Fantasy, Sci-fi |
Series | Final Fantasy |
Key points
- Remaster of Final Fantasy VIII featuring updated character models and additional graphics settings, compared to the 2013 release.
- Chocobo World is not included. Its previously exclusive items can be obtained with Rinoa's Angelo Search ability.[1]
- Includes the original PlayStation version's music, which was not included with the 2013 release.[2]
- Includes 7 "Cheats" and 3 "Boosts" for customizing the gameplay experience and difficulty.[3][4]
- Graphics are 4:3 pillarboxed with slight windowboxing, and gameplay runs at 15-30 FPS.[5] Background graphics have been heavily blurred, and the 2013 version's Original Graphic Mode is not available.[6]
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Publisher website | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Microsoft Store | ||||
Steam | ||||
Amazon.com (unavailable) |
Essential improvements
Graphical enhancements
- Squall and Rinoa texture mod - Updates Squall's and Rinoa's models so they resemble their original appearances more.
- FMVs Upscaled + Color-adjusted (& EQed Audio) by KLITLIKA - FMVs upgrade.
- Bad UV mapping patch
- SeeDRemastered UI - Remastered UI.
- Tripod: Remastered - Remastered Triple Triad.
- LunarCry: Remastered - Remastered enemies.
- BattlefieldPack: Remastered - Remastered battle fields.
- Project Angelwing - Remastered backgrounds using Gigapixel AI (Older Version but free). Alpha fixes patch (Install on top of it)
- HorizonPack: Remastered - Remastered world map.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Microsoft Store | |
Steam | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY VIII Remastered\Steam\<user-id>\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1026680/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Microsoft Store | |
Steam | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY VIII Remastered\Steam\<user-id>\game_data\user\saves\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1026680/pfx/[Note 1] |
- 60 save slots available (30 save slots divided between two folders).
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | 4:3 pillarboxed and slightly letterboxed (windowboxed).[7] | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA, SMAA, or off. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Combat and FMVs are capped at 15FPS, other gameplay is capped at 30FPS, and menu-screens are capped at 60FPS.[8] | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | System Menu (Esc), Control Mapping (F9), and Boosts (F1, F2, F3) cannot be remapped. | |
Mouse acceleration | Mouse is not supported. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | Launcher only. | |
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | System Menu, Control Mapping, and Boosts cannot be remapped. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | ||
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes | Wired |
Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | [9] | |
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Master, Music, Sound | |
Surround sound | Stereo[10] | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Spanish |
Issues fixed
System.InvalidOperationExceptions error message on launch
Update the video card's drivers[11] |
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Disable integrated or unused video cards[11] |
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Create the config.txt file[12]
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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OpenGL |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | vgmstream |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 SP1, 8.1, 10 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3 2.2 GHz AMD A series 2.2 GHz |
Intel Core i5 2.8 GHz AMD A8 series 3.1 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GT 730 AMD Radeon R7 240 OpenGL 3.3 compatible DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 AMD Radeon RX 470 |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1026680/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1026680) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Final Fantasy VIII Director Yoshinori Kitase Talks About The Remaster And Original Development - last accessed on 2019-09-05
- "Chocobo World will not be included. The items you could only get from it will be available through Rinoa’s special ability."
- ↑ Final Fantasy 8 Remastered is the best version yet, but it's far from perfect - last accessed on 2019-09-05
- "The Remastered version, on the other hand, has better default controls you can remap on the fly, the music is the exquisite gosh-darned original..."
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-04
- ↑ FINAL FANTASY VIII - REMASTERED on Steam - last accessed on 2019-09-04
- "...featuring multiple enhancements including additional options to customise your gameplay experience and difficulty..."
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-05
- ↑ Final Fantasy 8 Remastered is the best version yet, but it's far from perfect - last accessed on 2019-09-05
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-03
- Tested at 2560x1600 resolution.
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-03
- Tested on 60 Hz display.
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-03
- Tested with wired Xbox 360 Controller.
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-03
- Tested with Special K.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 (FIXED) Error when launching - System.InvalidOperationExceptions :: FINAL FANTASY VIII - REMASTERED General Discussions - last accessed on 2019-09-04
- ↑ Crash Before Launcher :: FINAL FANTASY VIII - REMASTERED General Discussions - last accessed on 2019-09-06