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Revision as of 22:19, 7 January 2024
This page is for the 2013 re-release. For the original 2000 version, see Final Fantasy VIII. For the 2019 remaster, see Final Fantasy VIII Remastered.
Developers | |
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Square Enix | |
Windows | DotEmu |
Publishers | |
Square Enix | |
Release dates | |
Windows | December 5, 2013 |
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
- This is a re-release of the 2000 PC port of the PlayStation version updated with compatibility with modern operating systems along with additional new features. (Click first ref to see.)[1][2]
- Unfavorable to the PlayStation version in areas
- has fixable inferior MIDI music
- has blurry FMVs
- controller vibration is missing
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Publisher website | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam |
Essential improvements
Better Music Mod
- Replaces the default MIDI music with higher-quality tracks, similar to the PlayStation version. If you want orchestral music remixes, use Roses and Wine.
Alternatively, the PlayStation Music Mod (Easy Fix) is a very simple file replacement mod that adds the original PS1 music, and has a much more straightforward installation process. However, unlike the above two mods, this mod won't fix the issue with music restarting from the beginning when you go to battle and then return to controlling your character.
FMV Replacement Pack
- Replaces the blurry FMVs with better encoded versions based on the original PC release coupled with the uncompressed PlayStation audio.
Quezacotl sound fix
- Fixes the incorrect sounds during the GF Quezacotl's summoning animation.
Graphical enhancements
Tonberry Enhanced is an essential mod which adds external texture support. This may cause issues with the Steam Overlay and the game may crash so disable it.
- Project Eden or Project AngelWing - Filters and upscales the pixelated backgrounds. Please note that some backgrounds are not perfect and have some graphic problems.
- Tripod - Adds HD Triple Triad card game.
- SeeD Reborn - Updates many elements of the HUD such as the title screen, font, textboxes, character art and battle/menu icons.
- If you dislike the textbox font that comes with 3.5, simply copy the "sy" folder from the 3.2 download. Alternatively, consider PS1 inspired fonts.
- Textbox color can be changed in the "ic" folder by editing both of the middle bars in "iconfl00_14" in the "iconfl00" folder, and "iconfl01_14" in the "iconf001" folder.
- Rebirth Flame - HD character textures for the main cast.
- BattleFieldPack - HD battle fields.
- HorizonPack - HD world map textures.
- Lunar Cry - HD enemy textures.
- Apocalypse - HD boss textures.
- Project Hellfire - HD GF textures.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Square Enix\FINAL FANTASY VIII Steam\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/39150/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Square Enix\FINAL FANTASY VIII Steam\<user-id>\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/39150/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
- FMVs from the original PC release were re-encoded from 480p Bink format (with tons of macroblocking) to 720p VP8/OGG with additional post-processing resulting in a blurrier look.[3] See FMV Replacement Pack for a fix.
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | Pillarboxed or stretched only. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Menu screens are capped at 60 FPS, combat and FMVs are capped at 15 FPS, and everything else is capped at 30 FPS.[4] | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
- To run from battle, hold L3 and R3 (analog sticks).
- Ctrl+R resets the game to the title screen.
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | No mouse support in-game. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | Launcher only. | |
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | Movement restricted to first two axes. | |
Full controller support | Launcher has no controller navigation support. | |
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | Use Button prompts mod for Xbox/DualShock buttons. | |
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Entire game pauses when put in background. Can turn on/off. | |
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | Only available on the Japanese Square Enix store. | |||
Russian | Fan translation by "ZOG", Steam[1] PC[2]. | |||
Spanish |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | Native DX9.0c. DX11 and 12 with FFNx | |
OpenGL | FFNx | |
Vulkan | FFNx |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | OGG Vorbis | |
Interface | Qt | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista, 7, 8 |
Processor (CPU) | 2 GHz | Intel Core 2 Duo 3 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 9.0c compatible | Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT |
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>/39150/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (39150) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ New features accessible by pressing F1 through F5 (more information in manual in the launcher):
- High Speed Mode, which increases the game speed by about 5x. F1
- Battle Assistance, which always keeps the ATB bar full, makes Limit Breaks always available, prevents status ailment damage, keeps HP full, and prevents damage from enemies. F2
- 9999, which makes all player dealt damage and healing do the maximum 9999 amount. F3
- AP MAX, which sets all currently learned GF abilities to their max level. F4
- Magic and Gil MAX, which sets all acquired magic spells to 100 and Gil to its maximum limit. F5
- Magic Booster, which increases the inventory of various spells by 100.
- Chocobo World, a mini-game previously found in the Pocket station port of the game.
- Steam Cloud and achievement functionality.
- ↑ Steam Forums :: Non steam Version or Steam Version - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Steam Forums :: FMVs are WORSE quality than the original version :( - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Steam Forums :: Frame limit - any chance of getting rid of it? - last accessed on May 2023