Final Fantasy 8
Final Fantasy VIII Revealed
Square has revealed new details regarding its forthcoming PlayStation RPG, Final Fantasy VIII.
RPG fans will of course be happy to hear that the US translation of FFVIII won't take nearly as long as FFVII did. At a press conference today, Square showed the press a promotional videotape that covered many aspects of the game. The tape opened with an opening CG sequence that eventually lead to a Final Fantasy VIII logo. Afterwards, a montage of clips showed more CG and in-game footage. Typical of Square’s displays, the experience was overwhelming.
Here are some details provided about the game:
All of the characters are now texture-mapped which of course allows for far more detail in battle scenes and on the map screens.
On the map screens all of the characters in your party trail along behind a lead character.
The style of character design was decidedly more Western than previous Square titles. This may have to do with the fact that much of the artwork was done at Square’s Hawaiian offices.
The general theme of the game is far more ‘futuristic’ than those of past titles.
Square is anticipating sales of the title to exceed those of Final Fantasy VII.
A playable demo of the game will be shipping in Japan this summer (on July 16). The demo will be included with Brave Fencer Musashiden.
As previously reported, the final game will ship in Japan this winter, but Square promises that the game will have far less lag time for release in overseas markets. Square has taken great pains to develop the game with the US and Europe in mind thus it’s release here should follow far more closely than Square games in the past.
Stay tuned for more info on FF8 as i get the info : )
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