Final Fantasy VIII

[Keyboard Koala]

Can anyone tell me where I can download them? I never completed this game, but I still want to see the end B)

PS. I haven't posted this in Ask the forum, because it's more like a ghosttown over there.

[Paulando]

I ripped every movie from FFVIII once and burned them to CD (sad, I know!). I'll dig them out and host the ending sequence if you have no luck

[Willei]

1) Ask the Forum.

2) If you have the disc, you can probably get a viewer for the file. I could play them on my PSX with one of those little plug in modchip cheat device thingies.

[Sabreman]

There's a free prog over at zophar.net called 'PSXmc' that lets you rip the FMVs out of Playstation games.

[JohnC]

There's a free prog over at zophar.net called 'PSXmc' that lets you rip the FMVs out of Playstation games.

I just downloaded it and it works well. Although for some reason, I can't download anything from zophar.net. It keeps saying "access denied" when I try to download a file. I managed to get it from the Japanese site it comes from though.

[Alex W.]

I've got it on VHS. Great end sequence, one of the best and most subtle (especially the continued allusions to Laguna's love, who died in a car crash).

[Jim Miles]

The ending to FFVIII pissed me off because it didn't just go BAM, FMV (like FFVII did) but mixed real time rendered cut-scenes with the nice* pre-rendered ones. Still great though.

*slight understatement.

[Velse]

Absolutely adored the end of FFVIII

[ICECOLD]

Following on from this, does anyone know if there's Action replay or Xploder codes to give you more items on FFVIII? I've been stuck on a save file with me fighting sorceress Adelle for over a year now but I simply dont have enough recover items

Also, would Xploder/Action Replay work playing the game on PS2?

[Bojangle]

This is the only Final Fantasy I haven't got or played. I'll have to get it some time. It got quite mixed reactions though, that put me off it at the time.

[divine visitor]

IMO, that stupid 'eyes on me' song only made an unsatisfying and super-cheesy ending even worse.

And even the credits were FMV, which were annoying for me at least because my first generation Playstation was dying a slow and painful death as it struggled to run.

[kamrantaz]

that ending was class. i lost the file i had though

[Jim Miles]

The most stupid thing about FFVIII is when Squall floats off into space and rescues Rinoa. Sad thing is that no matter how stupidly stupid the whole stupid thing seems, deep down I was quite touched by it.

[Ed-E]

IMO, that stupid 'eyes on me' song only made an unsatisfying and super-cheesy ending even worse.

And even the credits were FMV, which were annoying for me at least because my first generation Playstation was dying a slow and painful death as it struggled to run.

I'm the opposite. I thought the ending FMV was dull, and that the only thing good about it was 'Eyes on Me'.

Funny, that.

[Redwolf_Eddy]

FF7 was much better than this game in my opinion. I didn't really get into FF8, and hence it gathered dust in my games tower.

[Guardian]

that ending was class. i lost the file i had though

your avatar, nice.

[Ed-E]

your avatar, nice.

Since when did we become nice on this forum?

I preferred it when we were all nasty.

[Sprite Machine]

There's a free prog over at zophar.net called 'PSXmc' that lets you rip the FMVs out of Playstation games.

You'll probably not get the music with it, though; I think it was synthesised over the FMV.

Plus, half the ending is in-game stuff anyway.

[Uzi]

the only way i clocked it was maxing out actuon replay codes. even then it took 2 hours to get by ultimecia

[Jim Miles]

Hmmm, I didn't have to use an action replay for FFVIII and I don't remember Ultimecia taking 2 hours. Actually, maybe she did - there were at least 2 forms I think. NOT a very enjoyable end boss as I recall .

[Keyboard Koala]

No links yet

[ianwuk]

Thanks for the link to the program, I can rip the opening sequence to Gran Turismo now, love that. I never really got into FFVIII as I did with FFVII, hence why I got to CD 2 and gave up, I'm hoping to get it again on PC (as I have done with FFVII) so I can give it another try.

[Alex W.]

I clocked Ultimecia in about three, three and a half hours. And that was with a ludicrously well-equipped and levelled-up party.

[El Spatula]

Ultimecia can be a right bitch if you are at level 100. The damage off Shockwave Pulsar takes the piss. plus she has an annoying tendency to blow away Ultima.

[Sprite Machine]

Hmmm, I didn't have to use an action replay for FFVIII and I don't remember Ultimecia taking 2 hours. Actually, maybe she did - there were at least 2 forms I think. NOT a very enjoyable end boss as I recall .

Took me 2 and a half hours.

It goes:

- Ultimecia human form (piss easy)

- Griever (easy enough until he hits you with Pulsar)

- Griever/Ultimecia combined (long and difficult)

- Ultimecia final (as tough as all the others combined, with the best freaking music ever!)

[Alex W.]

The music does make those fights all the more entertaining. Some of the best tuneage of the series.

[Plums]

Absolutely adored the end of FFVIII

Maybe my favourite ever. The camcorder bits during the credits and the music...

The only ending I have ever taped on VHS to watch again.

[hughes]

Ultimecia doesn't take that long if you have lionheart limit break and plenty of Aura magic.

In fact it takes about 20 minutes, I'd imagine some of you lot might think it's cheap though.

[Velse]

It varies greatly depending on level from the sounds of it. It took me 1hr 30mins on my 7th or 8th go - my levels were well and truly fucked (Sq 40, Quistis 30, Rinoa 19), and as such it was a pain in the arse. I ended up using Q/R to heal Squall while he kicked ass. When I finally did it, with just Squall standing, I nearly screamed

[El Spatula]

Yep, thats the way it works. If Squall is at Level 100 for instance, Ultimecia is fucking well hard. Especially if everyone else is at a lower level.

Shockwave Pulsar does around 15000 damage. Which um hurts.