Lets Play: Final Fantasy VIII (Blind)

[hardcoretyphoon hardcoretyphoon]

SHIT IM A FUCKING DUMBASS AND LEFT THE GAME ON THE SAVE SCREEN NOT REALZING THE TIMER WAS STILL RUNNING. now when i load my save it just instantly game overs.... T_T guess I gotta do it all over again?????

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I'm gonna see if i can reset the time in a save editor. As long as I set it to what it was before its not reallyyy cheating. besides i dont got the time to replay the whole thing until that point




continued in... Part 5 i guess.

 

[malicegawd]

commenting to see updates! I’m actually playing through FFVIII for the first time as well.

Edit: oh cool we’re at about the same part! I’m a little bit further than you. The timed events in this game are a pain lol

 

[χKai]

commenting to see updates! I’m actually playing through FFVIII for the first time as well.

Edit: oh cool we’re at about the same part! I’m a little bit further than you. The timed events in this game are a pain lol

There's also this if you ever want to watch a thread without posting

 

[hardcoretyphoon hardcoretyphoon]

So I ended up fixing the hardlock. It wasn't too hard, I just moved my save to a usb using my modded ps2, and edited the save in a program called Hyne. I set the timer to the value it was BEFORE i left my console on irresponsibly.

Anyway, it's time to leave this damn place.
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Dammit.​

So i spent way too damn long trying to fight this thing, im not proud of how much time i spent on it. I was pretty sure it was unbeatable but i wanted to really find out. After all I literally just got done beating a really beefy and apparently optionally beatable boss. Alas, this POS full heals every few turns or so, and I can barely put a dent in him. You're not supposed to fight this guy. You're supposed to beat on him til he breaks down and then GET THE FUCK OUTTA THERE.

He chases you down on the overworld and you can escape a few encounters if you're smart. Fighting this guy is a pain. You just keep slapping him until you can run away, and it takes a while.​

I'm pretty proud of myself for clearing the bridge scene without running into him.Its a straight shot, so he tries to throw a curveball by jumping around. I was smarter than that, and my stubbornness earlier had meant i had little time left.​

It was tense. I had wasted so much time, I was worried i'd have to do it over. But I did it. I outran him.

CONTINUED PART 6​

 

[Clippy]

That boss IS beatable but make no mistake - it takes a lot of game knowledge and preparation to do so. Not like there's much of a reward for doing it either. You get an alternate cutscene when you get to the beach which is admittedly a nice touch and 50 AP for your GFs iirc.

 

[hardcoretyphoon hardcoretyphoon]

That boss IS beatable but make no mistake - it takes a lot of game knowledge and preparation to do so. Not like there's much of a reward for doing it either. You get an alternate cutscene when you get to the beach which is admittedly a nice touch and 50 AP for your GFs iirc.

thats fucking insane. i imagine you need to overlevel for that?? he heals so much when he breaks down

 

[χKai]

thats fucking insane. i imagine you need to overlevel for that?? he heals so much when he breaks down

Can't overlevel with every enemy based on party average level

 

[hardcoretyphoon hardcoretyphoon]

Can't overlevel with every enemy based on party average level

you're right... so how does one clear 5000hp with a turn limit??

 

[χKai]

you're right... so how does one clear 5000hp with a turn limit??

- Draw all the magic you can early on
- Make sure to always, ALWAYS set the ability your GF is learning. I like to start with Stat-Junction abilities, they're always the top and first on the list (HP-J, STR-J, etc.)
- Junction all your strongest magic spells (having 100 of each) to your Strength, to deal massive damage with regular attacks. After Strength, you can add status effects or elementals, but don't forget to up your defense too, if you can.

 

[Clippy]

thats fucking insane. i imagine you need to overlevel for that?? he heals so much when he breaks down

Absolutely do not overlevel. FF8 will punish you for that. You have to use other mechanics to get better thunder spells than you're supposed to at that point. The card skill on one of your GFs. It's tedious af and not much fun.

I'd say you should just enjoy the game for now without looking into breaking it.

 

[ThatOneLum ThatOneLum]

It's really cool seeing someone do one of these old-school forum LPs.

Also fun to see you playing this part of the game. In many ways, knowing how junctioning works makes the game too easy as you can give yourself insane stats really early on by using the right spells on the right stat.

Going in semi-blind like this for your first time is deffo the way to go!!! Thank god you escaped the soft lock lmao

Good luck !!!

 

[Guinea]

and edited the save in a program called Hyne.

You know what's funny about this? Wait, nevermind.

Now I'm wondering if the person that made that program named it that after playing FF8...

 

[χKai]

You know what's funny about this? Wait, nevermind.

Now I'm wondering if the person that made that program named it that after playing FF8...

Indeed
A boss in Final Fantasy III:

 

[Guinea]

Indeed
A boss in Final Fantasy III:
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He's the reason that I believe FF3 and FF8 share the same world.

 

[ThatOneLum ThatOneLum]

He's the reason that I believe FF3 and FF8 share the same world.

X/X-2 and Vii supposedly do according to someone who worked on X/X-2 but the main series head has poo-pooed it. Still my head canon that little kid Shinra started the company from 7 after travelling to a different planet from Spira.

 

[Mago]

It's really cool seeing someone do one of these old-school forum LPs.

Also fun to see you playing this part of the game. In many ways, knowing how junctioning works makes the game too easy as you can give yourself insane stats really early on by using the right spells on the right stat.

Going in semi-blind like this for your first time is deffo the way to go!!! Thank god you escaped the soft lock lmao

Good luck !!!

You know i'd be down to do some of these but i'm worried I wont have anything of value to say about the game i'm playing lol.

 

[hardcoretyphoon hardcoretyphoon]

You know i'd be down to do some of these but i'm worried I wont have anything of value to say about the game i'm playing lol.

I'd be down to see it! I often worry i dont have much to say about things but just seeing a different perspective can be fun. In my video LPs i like to infodump, but its not exactly obscure information i talk about. its all about the experience of it all coming together, the personality, the commentary, the formatting.

 

[Mago]

I'd be down to see it! I often worry i dont have much to say about things but just seeing a different perspective can be fun. In my video LPs i like to infodump, but its not exactly obscure information i talk about. its all about the experience of it all coming together, the personality, the commentary, the formatting.

Maybe I will. Would give me more motivation to actually play something new.