Final Fantasy VIII is the eighth in the series, with a few cameos of its characters in Kingdom Hearts, as well as some spin-offs like Chocobo Racing... It's not a hard game, but players can find the junction system and cards hard to understand. For fans of traditional RPGs there are a few other things that are off-putting as well, especially those loved Final Fantasy VII and expected the same from Square's next. FF8 is available for PlayStation 1 and PC and being about 2.4 GB big it requires at least 4 discs (plus one for installation of the PC version). The PC version is less reliable and has glitches that have to be fixed with patches, but you can have 30 saves instead of 15 in each of the two memory slots and can play Chocobo World without the need of a PocketStation. For each episode you'll find a concise walk-through, complete strategies for every Boss fight (more than just quickest-kill tactics, you'll also learn how to subdue each Boss so you can pilfer items and magic before you squeeze the last ounce of dignity out of your enemy), notes on complex tasks and points of interest, a catalogue of important items, and a list of Optional Quests available at that time.
