Final Fantasy VIII (1999)
0.1473Canon Score · ranked #194 all time
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About the game
Final Fantasy VIII is a 1999 role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the PlayStation console. It is the eighth main installment in the Final Fantasy series. Set on an unnamed fantasy world with science fiction elements, the game follows a group of young mercenaries, led by Squall Leonhart, as they are drawn into a conflict sparked by a sorceress named Edea Kramer who seized control of a powerful
Why it ranks #194
Every list on which Final Fantasy VIII appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| gamesTM 200 Greatest (2018) | Editorial list | #47 / 200 |
| Polygon 500 Best (2017) | Critics' canon | #258 / 500 |
| 1001 Video Games (2013 ed.) | Critics' canon | Selected |