Final Fantasy VIII (1999)
Genres:Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Themes:Open world, Fantasy, Science fiction
Game modes:Single player
Story:Final Fantasy VIII is the eighth main installment in the Final Fantasy series. The gameplay makes a departure from many series standards. While it still uses the Active Time Battle system, it deviates from the series' traditional means of boosting a character's power via leveling, although levels are not completely abandoned as they were in Final Fantasy II. In addition, it does not have a Magic Point-based system for spell-casting. Instead, magic is collected, drawn, and created from items, and is used to power up the characters via the junction system.Show more
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There are few games I want to come to GOG more than this. One of the most important games ever made to me. I grew up playing my brother's PS1 version. I had no idea how to navigate the complex mechanics or play well, but I was absolutely enraptured by the setting, characters, and the plot. If I could only choose 1 game to come to GOG it would absolutely be this. Thanks to everyone who voted/votes and I hope to one day see this on GOG.
This was my first Final Fantasy game, and I was blown away by the cutscenes, which still look great. While the game is usually overshadowed by its great predecessor, it is still an amazing game and tried some interesting game mechanics with its junction system.
The Final Fantasy VII, VIII, IX and X/X2 versions on Steam are completely broken and dysfunctional on a fundamental technical level and you need to install a fan made mod just to have Japanese voices with English subtitles for FF X/X2. Square Enix handled their Final Fantasy VII, VIII, IX and X/X2 ports so poorly and then they wondered why they didn't sell. And now they have released this three fold abomination that is the VII remake. It's like Square Enix is spitting us PC gamers in the face. Please release these games in a proper state on PC in their original states and with proper voice/subtitle choices. All these games need is the ability to run at high resolution and a bare minumum of 60FPS. No remakes. No UI changes. And certainly no story or gameplay changes.
One of my first game ever. I remember playing this with my dad back in the days; I wasn't still sure how to read at the time so, my dad, would read the dialogs out loud thus we could went thorugh the story togheter (even though we didn't have a guide and get conostatly stuck in the middle of disc 3). The current situation of the various games version is a little sad (midi audio format in the original steam release and the new character's look for the remastered), I really wish for a much closer 1:1 version. If there is a place for this request is here, I really love the scope and the goal of this project. Kudos!
Gunblades became a thing for awhile from this game, permeating other Squaresoft games at the time like Parasite Eve II and The Bouncer. Probably the most romance-centric of all the Final Fantasy games and also featured a surprise English ballad from Faye Wong, a singer based in Hong Kong who usually sings in Mandarin.
If gog does this (and they should), offer the classic original version and the remake, but give people the option to choose. Don't go the D&D game "enhanced" route and force people to pay more for options they don't want.
The combat, exploration, music, and innovation in this game was really something special. Squall is still a mega edgelord in my book, but I appreciate that he doesn't stay in the angst phase forever. I also love that this game introduced a lot of Western players to the magic of Faye Wong, and I'm forever grateful to Square Enix for that.
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The Ratchet and Clank TrilogyHead back to where it all began in three classic PlayStation 2 hits - Ratchet & Clank, Ratchet & Clank 2 and Ratchet & Clank 3 - for the first time on PlayStation Vita.Action Science fiction
Demon's SoulsA third-person action RPG with cooperative and competitive multiplayer elements in which the player enters the kingdom of Boletaria as it is being ravaged by a fog that spawns murderous demons. The player has to hunt down the arch demons situated in five disparate areas within the kingdom and partake in punishing combat to reach the Old One, the vengeful being that brought the fog to Boletaria.Open world Action Fantasy Sandbox
Stellar Blade: Complete EditionEdition includes:
• Stellar Blade
• Planet Diving Suit (Captain) for EVE
• Fluffy Bear Pack for the Drone
Bonus content:
• Stargazer Suit for EVE
• Half-rim Glasses for EVE
• Quadruple Rectangle Earrings for EVE
• Stargazer Coat for Lily
• Stargazer Wear for Adam
• Stargazer Pack for the Drone
• 2,000 SP EXP
• 5,000 Gold in-game currency
Stellar Blade: Twin Expansion Pack:
• Stellar Blade x NieR:Automata
• Stellar Blade x GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE
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Shantae Advance: Risky RevolutionThe long-lost sequel to the original Shantae, is back in development after being put on the shelf for nearly two decades. Building off the original game code from the early 2000s, this once-canceled title will be completed and released physically on a Game Boy Advance-compatible game cartridge.Action Fantasy
Fading EchoUnleash water, harness elements, and trigger chain reactions in a fast-paced desert punk action-adventure. Shift and slide through the surreal realities of a reactive world that rewards creativity. Play as One, a young Legend on a quest to discover her past and secure her future.New Action
Deception III: Dark DelusionTaken against her will to Alendar Kingdom, Layna who becomes your challenge is now under the control of the evil King Frederick. As her life wears thin, it becomes your sole mission to ensure Layna saves herself as King Frederick's mysterious organization attempts to bring Layna to her final doom. Through preparation of strategic trap setting you begin to plot and devise various techniques to destroy those who hold you captive. With over 2,000 trap variations it is up to you to choose the best combinations to assist you in conquering your enemy. Because there are multiple endings. Layna's final fate may be your worst nightmare or ultimate fantasy. The choice is yours. The options are endless.
* Over 2,000 trap variations
* New and improved trap element system allows more freedom for players to develop traps.
* Advanced 3D Polygon Graphics with Third Person Perspective.
* Four modes of play are offered including the "Scenario Mode", "Trap License Mode", "Free Training Mode", and the "Expert Mode".
* Multiple endings!Action Fantasy Horror
Deception IV: Blood TiesDeception IV: Blood Ties follows the story of Laegrinna, an animated fragment of an imprisoned Devil's soul, as she battles her enemies by mischievously luring them into strategically placed traps. From rolling boulders and spiked walls to spring boards, iron maidens, human cannons, falling bathtubs and banana peels, the player can choose from a multitude of dramatic, sadistic, and comical traps in order to finish off an enemy.
However, simply setting traps is not enough, as they need to be activated in turn. Timing also plays an important role, as an untimely activation could result in Laegrinna falling into her own trap or allowing her rivals to catch her. Depending on the manner in which an enemy is killed or captured, the Devil's three servants - Veruza, Caelea and Lilia (each representing a different aspect of cruelty: Sadistic Torment, Elaborate Death and Humiliating Demise) - reward points and upgraded traps.Action Horror
Kagero: Deception IIShifting the viewpoint to third-person and the emphasis to trap combos, Kagero: Deception II formed the foundation of current Deception titles and would be built upon in future titles, coming out two years after its predecessor. In it, players assume the role of Millennia, a young girl being used as a puppet and guard for a race known as Timenoids (or TMD, as the game abbreviates their race's name), who are like humans except immortal, and whose power is desired by the humans whose lives they govern. Millennia finds herself in the middle of the war between her own race and her captors, with her chosen side dictated by the player. One of the endings to the game heavily implies that Kagero is a prequel to Tecmo's Deception, and that Millennia will grow up to become Astarte from the first game; this interpretation is supported by the fact that naming the main character in Kagero "Astarte" lets you start with a hefty sum of extra Ark (the game's currency). However, Tecmo has not made it clear if that ending is canon.
The change in how traps functioned gave this game a much more strategic edge than the first game, with traps able to interact with one another in long strings that could be likened to Rube Goldberg set-ups, just much more lethal and involving other people. Instead of using items such as medicinal herbs, healing was accomplished via glowing blue crystals called "loons" which could only be touched once before breaking, never to be used again in a given chapter. Trap improvement was conducted by using the points earned after successfully killing each invader, called Ark, and by following a somewhat logical "tree"—improving an Arrow Slit after a Lightning Rod was created could make a Laser Arrow, for instance. Six secret traps (one of which depicted Suezo, a popular monster from Tecmo's own Monster Rancher titles) could be unlocked in future replays by completing the game and achieving all four endings in the game, as well. Traps, when constructed, could be used as often as the player liked, but required a recharge time between uses in any given level. Game saves are one block in size.Action Fantasy Horror
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