Here’s what we know about Final Fantasy VIII Remaster:
So far, the game is looking to revive a classic RPG experience with proper 3D models, a soundtrack that doesn’t make me want to cut my ears off with rusty gardening tools and it’ll be out on the usual console suspects so that I can add another three platforms to the list of devices that I’ve clocked the game on. What else is there?
While I’m still desperate for news on if the iconic Eyes on Me song will be retained within the game soundtrack due to its importance in the grander scheme of Final Fantasy 8’s narrative, the game’s original director Yoshinori Kitase shared a few more tidbits on the remaster with Famitsu Magazine.
A Remaster in technical and spiritual form, here’s what he had to say (Cheers, SiliconEra):
The character refinement quality is the result of having the original staff work on it.
Battle Assistance will be implemented.
Chocobo World will not be included. The items you could only get from it will be available through Rinoa’s special ability.
Final Fantasy VIII was the first work that we’ve used motion capture on. At the time we didn’t know how things worked, so we made the actor use a heavy gun. Looking back now, I get the cold sweats thinking about any worst case scenario accidents that could’ve happened.
Final Fantasy VIII has had its share of influence in Hollywood entertainment, be it a game screen shown in a Hollywood movie or an offer we got last year from a major video game-related film that wanted to use the Gunblade.
Beyond that, Final Fantasy 8 Remaster has some of the game’s original talent working on it, including the original version’s battle programmer Hiroshi Harada, character model designer Tomohiro Kayano and Tetsuya Nomura who was responsible for a wide variety of roles within the original project. I’m already stocking up for the remaster ahead of its later release this year.
I’m re-reading Guardian Force guides, memorising where to find the Weapons Monthly magazines with which to upgrade Squall’s gunblade to the Lionheart version and I’m hiding hot dogs away from Zell. Why? Zell knows why.
Last Updated: June 21, 2019
Umar
June 21, 2019 at 18:09
Bitch got what he deserved in the end
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Llama In The Rift
June 21, 2019 at 19:14
Fun fact…iv’e only played the Final Fantasy game with Noctis and his backup singers from the Backstreet Boys….the time i had a PS1 those games were never available in the town i grew up in and when a friend got the games i thought its no use playing the 5th title without the other 4…so thought meh…not really missing anything…to this day i really have no idea what this franchise is about except riding chicken/ostrich looking things and massive swords with tight leather.
Guz
June 22, 2019 at 09:38
My man you missed out, each one is a self contained game in the series.
They are called chocobos and they are awesome xD
Guz
June 22, 2019 at 09:38
Will finally get to finish VIII, never did go back and finish it when I got the chance
Guz
June 22, 2019 at 09:38
Will finally get to finish VIII, never did go back and finish it when I got the chance
Mabenito
June 24, 2019 at 08:26
Random encounters here —> “toooo much”. But this was my first ever FF experience and got hooked ever since.