"If you come here… You'll find me. I promise." Final Fantasy VIII first launched 25 years ago today. What are your favourite moments from this stunning story?
@@jesseberg3271 I understand that but you're forgetting they had "Advent Children" which is available today on 4K. They was given the opportunity to see what the characters would look like given modern technology. We have had to depend on "Kingdom Hearts" and other titles. That's all I'm saying.
IX will get a remake before VIII. if either ever do. I would expect 10-3 before VIII remake as well, maybe even before IX. And I would expect all of this doesn't happen until they've completed VII.
Honestly, I don’t want a remake if it’s in the quality of their current games and I say that as a die hard Final Fantasy VIII fan. It’s all just pushed to the limits to earn as much money as possible and fit the „Netflix and chill“ braindead generation. Smashing on the same buttons over and over, no challenge, DLC over DLC or splitting the game in parts.
You have no idea how mindblowing this opening scene was when I saw it all the way back in the year 2000... I skipped VII (I did not know any better!) and, at the time, my gaming diet consisted of mascot plataformers, racing games, the occasional fighting and sports games... I had no idea just how grand, immersive and profound games could be. I already had an inkling because I had played Resident Evil 2 and my cousin showed me Metal Gear, but this... Was something else. It was Star Wars, Titanic, Saving Private Ryan... Even Harry Potter before I knew what that was. It was all I didn't know a videogame could be. And I never looked back.
Too bad the game itself didn't live up to the epicness/quality of that Opening. And I say that as someone who likes to replay FF8 every now and then, but it's one of the weakest of the series, plotwise and character-wise, imo.
@@dagga19k Hey, I still keep it close to my heart because it's the one who got me into the series, and I still love the game outside its characters and plot. It just compares poorly to other entries like... well... 7 and 9 :')
@@Lorfo11 9 is the best, so I can't blame you on preferring it! But 8 was really good, I personally loved the story, though a few things could have been done better.
No disrespect to "Final Fantasy VII" but if that was to happen, Square negotiating a deal with Sony to have the remake + PS5 in a bundle, sales will break multiple records.
I remember having the demo that came with Brave Fencer Musashi and playing it pretty much once a day until the game actually came out. I remember getting to the part of the game that the demo covered and feeling like such a bad ass pro. So many more great moments in this game, and this is the game that turned me into a completionist in all my future games as I did everything in this game.
My favorite moment from this game has to be the Ragnarok Cockpit scene. Rinoa and Squall being able to relax after the Propagators and 'Eyes On Me' kicking in as they realize they're getting home. Absolutely beautiful.
I’ll be honest I never played FF7 but I have the same kind of nostalgic respect for FF8. Rinoa was my Aerith, squall was my cloud, and even knowing what I know now I still consider the two as having the superior love story. And I vocally hate love stories. But ultimately keep your buster sword I’m a connoisseur. Hand me a gunblade!
Final Fantasy 8 is my favorite game in this storied franchise and I'm here to pay my respects. Not because it's a perfect game... but to me what makes the Final Fantasy series great, is creating worlds that can't exist anywhere else, in any other medium. Final Fantasy 8 has a world like no other and it's characters are so special to me. Even when they or their actions don't feel necessary to the overarching plot-line, the characters have a mundane beauty about them that makes them feel real. But for me, the absolute moment when I knew this was my favorite game, is a certain line that Kiros says in Ragnarok (no spoilers). It's such a subtle powerful moment that glues the whole game together. I LOVE FF8 SO MUCH 💙
Is this a message? Because if it is, hell yeah! Remaking this part in particular could be so incredibaly awesome. So many iconic scenes that would benefit so much. None had that feeling ever again, no other part felt like 8.
*Final Fantasy 8/VIII* has always been a part of my Childhood. The characters, the Music, the Brilliant Cutscenes, the designs, the drama, you name it. This definitely takes me back. This deserves to have a Remake!
Still one of the best openings in any video game and one of the best Final Fantasy games ever! I love the look of the original characters over the remaster. The remaster messed up the eyes in my opinion. Original characters eyes looked more mysterious and gave them a bit exoticness to them whereas on the remaster made them look like a boy band or something. PLEASE GIVE US A FINAL FANTASY VIII REMAKE!!!!!!!! 🙏 PLEASE bring back that original look of the characters! 🙏
I kind of hate what the remake did to Squall and Rinoa's hair and faces. Like I sincerely hope they follow the original concept art more closely if they do a remake. ._.
I'm almost to the Ragnarok ship a little past Esthar too! Playing with on the Steam deck with 3x speed is so amazing and makes Carding monsters way more fun. It only took about 50ish hours to get to disk 3. This game is basically my teenage yrs.
Happy 25th Anniversary Final Fantasy 8.My first FF. A great story and a fantastic soundtrack. I think it deserves more of a celebration than just releasing the opening on TH-cam.
When I saw this opening for the first time, I fell in love with the game right away. Liberi Fatali playing and the way it ends with you needing more. Amazing opening!
Happy 25 FFVIII! You are, and forever will be, one of my favourite games ever. One of my absolute favourite moments in this game is when Squall says "I dreamed I was a moron".
many years ago I got a mp4 at a arcade’s machine, there was a video saved by default in it and it was this opening movie. I was a kid and had no idea what final fantasy was, but I immediately fell in love with the visuals. months later I started playing FFX and kingdom hearts, so many good memories ❤️
I remember this game i used to play daily after my work.. Its really one of the best sequels ever... Mostly the fight music track , the hero , tons of hidden secrets in-game and the epic , heroic story events... I really enjoyed this game !!! Bravo
Words will never describe the joy, the emotions and the feelings that this FMV has for me... After so many years... This is still the one FMV from FF that still sends me goosebumps down my spine. Final Fantasy VIII is one of my absolute favourite things ever.... And that will never change. Maybe one day we'll have the remake some of us crave for, but until then... May we cherish this special masterpiece forever.
Ironically I've been doing a replay of this! This was my first Final Fantasy game back in the day and I was obsessed, once I had the money I bought myself 7.
Yesterday, February 11th in 1999, this beautiful game was released. Still one of my all time favorite Final Fantasies and I'm replaying it again to celebrate 🥳 🎉 🎊 it's 25th Anniversary. Happy 25th Anniversary and 🎂 🥳 🎉 Final Fantasy VIII! 🥳 🎉 ❤
This was my first introduction to FF series back in the days. And the days definitely were rough for me, but as kid with PS1 and FFVIII nothing was impossible. Loved the intro, loved the music, the atmosphere and the story, even though for a kid it was pretty convoluted plus I played it translated to my region language so definitely had a different experience than everyone else I would dare to say. At the times I thought the game was pretty hard as well, considering you had to be already familiar with FF universe by now, but boi oh boi did I had a blast to play it on my own terms. Happy 25th Anniversary FFVIII. Squall you da lad that me wanted to be someday in some timeline. Thanks Square for not forgetting this game.
I still fondly remember watching this as a 4th disc with FF7 that a friend of mine owned. Considering the games of the time were the likes of Tomb Raider, Crash bandicoot and Spyro, this FMV absolutely blew my mind. 1998 and on the PSX I still think it looks amazing.
Square, VIII needs a remake! Thank you for the VII Remake project! VII Rebirth looks like one of your greatest accomplishments! I will buy VII Rebirth and I would buy VIII Remake!
Oh my GOD! Are you finally remaking my favorite?! I know remakes are a giant undertaking, but it would mean the world to me to see this story told with the same amount of emotional depth with which you are retelling ff7.
My pants just got smaller. Because I was transported to a kid again. These games brought me so much joy. Shout out to you and shout out to your family's. My favorite part was when my lil bro erased my game when I was on the last disc. And never finished the game
My gateway to the FF world. To this day, FF8 still has the very best OST when it comes to the composition of the songs. I hope one day we get a remake of 8 that does not take decades to complete.
I have so much love for this game. It is my favorite Final Fantasy outside of the mmos. I was sooooooooo happy when Gun Breaker was introduced in Final Fantasy XIV. I always have Squall glam on deck 😁.
My favorite Final Fantasy!!!!! I still get chills just thinking about my first experience playing this amazing game!! They just don't make them like this anymore!
My first Final Fantasy as a child was 7 and will forever be my favourite. When I saw FF8 being advertised, I could not believe there leap in the quality of the cutscenes. Such an awesome game, great soundtrack, great visuals and such an emotional rollercoaster. I was excited to see they had remastered it but was disappointed at how Squall looked, he didn't look closer to his FMV appearances, rather more like a different character. If a remake is done, I really hope they would keep characters in line with how they actually look like in the FMV, albeit more realistic of course.
My favorite of the Final Fantasy games, just above Tactics. I still play the Remaster, which I was so thankful to get. Happy Anniversary to Squall, Rinoa, and all the rest!
I played the game last year and finished it almost 100% the only trophy I'm missing is the Card Trophy. But this was my first FF game I was like 8 or 9 I'm 30 now.
So many great moments, as you first RPG, Ifirt's cave and his battle was a pretty big deal. But then the invasion, the garden wars, Fishermen's Horizon, Esther, and uhh SPACE! This game gave us a lot, and the charcaters gave us more. Squall stan for life.
Happy 25 Anniversary Final Fantasy VIII
I feel old reading this
Square, me and millions around the world need a remake of this title. I never clicked on something so fast. This was my first RPG game.
VII fans had to wait and push for years. We're going to have to do the same.
@@jesseberg3271 I understand that but you're forgetting they had "Advent Children" which is available today on 4K. They was given the opportunity to see what the characters would look like given modern technology. We have had to depend on "Kingdom Hearts" and other titles. That's all I'm saying.
IX will get a remake before VIII. if either ever do. I would expect 10-3 before VIII remake as well, maybe even before IX. And I would expect all of this doesn't happen until they've completed VII.
Your words are mine
Honestly, I don’t want a remake if it’s in the quality of their current games and I say that as a die hard Final Fantasy VIII fan. It’s all just pushed to the limits to earn as much money as possible and fit the „Netflix and chill“ braindead generation. Smashing on the same buttons over and over, no challenge, DLC over DLC or splitting the game in parts.
To this day, I still sing this song in my head. Respect and love FF8!!!!!!
You have no idea how mindblowing this opening scene was when I saw it all the way back in the year 2000... I skipped VII (I did not know any better!) and, at the time, my gaming diet consisted of mascot plataformers, racing games, the occasional fighting and sports games... I had no idea just how grand, immersive and profound games could be. I already had an inkling because I had played Resident Evil 2 and my cousin showed me Metal Gear, but this... Was something else.
It was Star Wars, Titanic, Saving Private Ryan... Even Harry Potter before I knew what that was. It was all I didn't know a videogame could be. And I never looked back.
To this day , this is still the most beautiful opening cinematic ever ! Liberi Fatali is so grandiose!
Too bad the game itself didn't live up to the epicness/quality of that Opening. And I say that as someone who likes to replay FF8 every now and then, but it's one of the weakest of the series, plotwise and character-wise, imo.
@@Lorfo11 Aaaaaah noooooo, you're saying that to someone who has Squall as her favourite hero!!! 😱 FF8 is amazing , it's in my TOP 3 with FF9 and FF7!
@@dagga19k Hey, I still keep it close to my heart because it's the one who got me into the series, and I still love the game outside its characters and plot. It just compares poorly to other entries like... well... 7 and 9 :')
@@Lorfo119 felt like nothing but exposition to me, so I don’t like it as much as some people.
@@Lorfo11 9 is the best, so I can't blame you on preferring it! But 8 was really good, I personally loved the story, though a few things could have been done better.
"Final Fantasy VIII Remake"
Yeah... I'll def buying it...
Also, gunblades!
No disrespect to "Final Fantasy VII" but if that was to happen, Square negotiating a deal with Sony to have the remake + PS5 in a bundle, sales will break multiple records.
@@CrystalDominiqueMy guess is 100 million sales day 1
@@JacobOlli You are so on it. 🥰🥰
@@CrystalDominiqueI love all final fantasy’s and the series as a whole but that just wouldn’t happen lol
@@JacobOllithis a troll yeah? Lol
This opening is legendary. We need a remake of this game. FF8 have a cool story, characters, great soundtrack and fighting style.
Leave these old classic games alone.
As a kid, FF8 introduced me to the gun sword for the first time. The design is iconic and timeless.
👨🏽🍳💋🤌🏽
It's why my main in FF14 is a Gunbreaker. Gunblade is so iconic they made a class around it.
GunBlade*
The Gunblade😳
@@josecruz8803 Same here. I literally only wanted to play GNB because gunblades are just the coolest weapons ever.
Gunblade
So many good memories...
Gives me the "chills". In a good way. 🙂
Number 15: Burger King Foot Lettuce
I remember having the demo that came with Brave Fencer Musashi and playing it pretty much once a day until the game actually came out. I remember getting to the part of the game that the demo covered and feeling like such a bad ass pro. So many more great moments in this game, and this is the game that turned me into a completionist in all my future games as I did everything in this game.
My favorite moment from this game has to be the Ragnarok Cockpit scene. Rinoa and Squall being able to relax after the Propagators and 'Eyes On Me' kicking in as they realize they're getting home. Absolutely beautiful.
I’ll be honest I never played FF7 but I have the same kind of nostalgic respect for FF8.
Rinoa was my Aerith, squall was my cloud, and even knowing what I know now I still consider the two as having the superior love story. And I vocally hate love stories.
But ultimately keep your buster sword I’m a connoisseur. Hand me a gunblade!
Squall (PS1 graphics) will forever be the 'best looking' guy in video game history!!
Ahh yes, just listen to the soundtrack not too long ago. One of my favorite FF games of all time FFVIII.
25 years... My goodness... I still have my greatest hits version in my bedside drawer :D
Final Fantasy 8 is my favorite game in this storied franchise and I'm here to pay my respects. Not because it's a perfect game... but to me what makes the Final Fantasy series great, is creating worlds that can't exist anywhere else, in any other medium. Final Fantasy 8 has a world like no other and it's characters are so special to me. Even when they or their actions don't feel necessary to the overarching plot-line, the characters have a mundane beauty about them that makes them feel real. But for me, the absolute moment when I knew this was my favorite game, is a certain line that Kiros says in Ragnarok (no spoilers). It's such a subtle powerful moment that glues the whole game together. I LOVE FF8 SO MUCH 💙
Is this a message? Because if it is, hell yeah! Remaking this part in particular could be so incredibaly awesome. So many iconic scenes that would benefit so much. None had that feeling ever again, no other part felt like 8.
*Final Fantasy 8/VIII* has always been a part of my Childhood. The characters, the Music, the Brilliant Cutscenes, the designs, the drama, you name it. This definitely takes me back. This deserves to have a Remake!
One of the best jrpg's of all time ❤
One of my fave games ever created - happy birthday ❤
I love this FF, that first time I watched this scene, literally chills, I told myself, OMFG, what an adventure awaits.
My first final fantasy i have played in the series, it will stay with me forever! ❤ Happy birthday! 🎈🎉🥳
me too
Still one of the best openings in any video game and one of the best Final Fantasy games ever! I love the look of the original characters over the remaster. The remaster messed up the eyes in my opinion. Original characters eyes looked more mysterious and gave them a bit exoticness to them whereas on the remaster made them look like a boy band or something. PLEASE GIVE US A FINAL FANTASY VIII REMAKE!!!!!!!! 🙏 PLEASE bring back that original look of the characters! 🙏
I kind of hate what the remake did to Squall and Rinoa's hair and faces. Like I sincerely hope they follow the original concept art more closely if they do a remake. ._.
@@KirbyGotenksabsorbed same!
I'm replaying the game now just this past week. I'm just out of Esthar and heading east! I love this game and its music and Triple Triad.
I'm almost to the Ragnarok ship a little past Esthar too! Playing with on the Steam deck with 3x speed is so amazing and makes Carding monsters way more fun. It only took about 50ish hours to get to disk 3. This game is basically my teenage yrs.
Happy birthday to FF8! 🎉
Absolute Uematsu-san brilliance! I listen to those soundtracks on repeat to this day, such a monumental work.
It's so hard to name one, but flying around in Ragnarok
They'd ruin it like they did FF7..
Happy 25th Anniversary Final Fantasy 8.My first FF. A great story and a fantastic soundtrack. I think it deserves more of a celebration than just releasing the opening on TH-cam.
When I saw this opening for the first time, I fell in love with the game right away. Liberi Fatali playing and the way it ends with you needing more. Amazing opening!
Happy 25 FFVIII!
You are, and forever will be, one of my favourite games ever.
One of my absolute favourite moments in this game is when Squall says "I dreamed I was a moron".
Love this intro and game. Wore the necklace for the longest time. Squalls quote about getting hopes up has lived with me forever.
Happy anniversary
I literally share a bday with the japanese release of this game. This must be a sign
Same! Turning 42 today!
According to the booklet you get with the game, I share a birthday with Seifer.
Happy Birthday FFVIII, you weren't probably the best in the series but you were my first FF game
Still love this game to bits
Happy 25th Anniversary one of the best FF
many years ago I got a mp4 at a arcade’s machine, there was a video saved by default in it and it was this opening movie. I was a kid and had no idea what final fantasy was, but I immediately fell in love with the visuals. months later I started playing FFX and kingdom hearts, so many good memories ❤️
Hell yeah!
What a great game! Happy anniversary Squall!
I remember this game i used to play daily after my work..
Its really one of the best sequels ever...
Mostly the fight music track , the hero , tons of hidden secrets in-game and the epic , heroic story events...
I really enjoyed this game !!! Bravo
Words will never describe the joy, the emotions and the feelings that this FMV has for me... After so many years... This is still the one FMV from FF that still sends me goosebumps down my spine. Final Fantasy VIII is one of my absolute favourite things ever.... And that will never change. Maybe one day we'll have the remake some of us crave for, but until then... May we cherish this special masterpiece forever.
Now this would benefit from a remake, happy anniversary to this gem of a game ^_^
Still one of the most iconic and epic openings to a game I've ever experienced. Great Final Fantasy and game. Happy 25th FFVIII!
OH MAN
All of it. I need a remake of this so bad. It’s what started my obsession with Final Fantasy 25 years ago when we got it on its release date.
One of my most favorite openings out of all of them!
this was my first final fantasy game. soo soo good
Best FF ever! Can't wait for a remake :o
final fantasy 8 is absolutely iconic and divine
I remember watching the trailer waiting for ff8 after having my mind blown by ff7… great memories!
MY favorite Fantasy. Thank you for the memories, Square Enix!
Best Final Fantasy,my very first and favorite part.
My favorite Final Fantasy of all time. It deserves a remake.
I've never opened a video so fast! This game changed me! Thanks for doing this game for all of us!
the scene at the dance when they meet after seeing the shooting star is still so clear in my memory
FF8 has such a great soundtrack mannn I hope we get a remake!
My favorite game. Came out like a week after I was born
The hopelesness of space
So beautiful. Thanks for the memory ❤
I still get so emotional when hearing/watching this opening. One of my favorite Final Fantasy's
Ironically I've been doing a replay of this! This was my first Final Fantasy game back in the day and I was obsessed, once I had the money I bought myself 7.
Yesterday, February 11th in 1999, this beautiful game was released. Still one of my all time favorite Final Fantasies and I'm replaying it again to celebrate 🥳 🎉 🎊 it's 25th Anniversary.
Happy 25th Anniversary and 🎂 🥳 🎉 Final Fantasy VIII! 🥳 🎉 ❤
Happy 25th Anniversary Final Fantasy VIII
This was first experience with Final Fantasy knowing it by name and watching it unfold. I was enthralled immediately.
I remember...
My favourite Final Fantasy and that will never change
This was my first introduction to FF series back in the days. And the days definitely were rough for me, but as kid with PS1 and FFVIII nothing was impossible. Loved the intro, loved the music, the atmosphere and the story, even though for a kid it was pretty convoluted plus I played it translated to my region language so definitely had a different experience than everyone else I would dare to say.
At the times I thought the game was pretty hard as well, considering you had to be already familiar with FF universe by now, but boi oh boi did I had a blast to play it on my own terms.
Happy 25th Anniversary FFVIII. Squall you da lad that me wanted to be someday in some timeline.
Thanks Square for not forgetting this game.
AAAAAAAA I LOVE VIII SO MUCH, SQUARE IS KIND OF QUEENY FOR OFFICIALLY UPLOADING THE INCREDIBLE OPENING.
This video still gives me chills
everything about this is iconic and personally to this point, my favorite RPG of al time
I have just started playing Final Fantasy 8. I am so excited 😊!
I still fondly remember watching this as a 4th disc with FF7 that a friend of mine owned.
Considering the games of the time were the likes of Tomb Raider, Crash bandicoot and Spyro, this FMV absolutely blew my mind.
1998 and on the PSX I still think it looks amazing.
Love this game still to this day.
Square, VIII needs a remake! Thank you for the VII Remake project! VII Rebirth looks like one of your greatest accomplishments! I will buy VII Rebirth and I would buy VIII Remake!
Oh my GOD! Are you finally remaking my favorite?! I know remakes are a giant undertaking, but it would mean the world to me to see this story told with the same amount of emotional depth with which you are retelling ff7.
Still, to this day. This is the best Final Fantasy intro. None of the other titles has come close to this intro.
My pants just got smaller.
Because I was transported to a kid again. These games brought me so much joy. Shout out to you and shout out to your family's.
My favorite part was when my lil bro erased my game when I was on the last disc. And never finished the game
To this day still my favorite final fantasy openings
My gateway to the FF world.
To this day, FF8 still has the very best OST when it comes to the composition of the songs.
I hope one day we get a remake of 8 that does not take decades to complete.
Happy 25th anniversary to my very first Final Fantasy experience - a very special one! Lots of love
I have so much love for this game. It is my favorite Final Fantasy outside of the mmos.
I was sooooooooo happy when Gun Breaker was introduced in Final Fantasy XIV. I always have Squall glam on deck 😁.
Best intro to any game ever!
Happy Anniversary to one of my personal favorite best Final Fantasy ever
25 years!!! and still looks fenomenal 😍
This game is probably the most well known love story game. Once "Eyes on Me" plays, everyone gets the feeling.
right smack in the middle of the legendary stretch from FF6 to FF10
Best Final Fantasy game! No other game in the series ever came close to this one and I played them all.
FF VIII REMAKE, A CRAZY DREAM 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 Square make us happy please 😍😍
Not me just realizing this was posted on the 25th anniversary..wow Yes pleaseeeeeeeeee
My favorite Final Fantasy!!!!! I still get chills just thinking about my first experience playing this amazing game!! They just don't make them like this anymore!
Thank you SquareSoft(Enix). This gem released on my birthday and is still my favorite game in this IP.
My first Final Fantasy as a child was 7 and will forever be my favourite. When I saw FF8 being advertised, I could not believe there leap in the quality of the cutscenes. Such an awesome game, great soundtrack, great visuals and such an emotional rollercoaster.
I was excited to see they had remastered it but was disappointed at how Squall looked, he didn't look closer to his FMV appearances, rather more like a different character.
If a remake is done, I really hope they would keep characters in line with how they actually look like in the FMV, albeit more realistic of course.
I remember that dad plays all final fantasy game even me as well it Brings back are memories
Remake this one please!
My favorite of the Final Fantasy games, just above Tactics. I still play the Remaster, which I was so thankful to get. Happy Anniversary to Squall, Rinoa, and all the rest!
When Galbadia attacks is still up there as the best moment in FF history
Awesome Final Fantasy VIII Opening Movie Video.
Rinoa, my first video game crush 😂👍🏼
I played the game last year and finished it almost 100% the only trophy I'm missing is the Card Trophy.
But this was my first FF game I was like 8 or 9 I'm 30 now.
One of the greatest openings in video game history
Had the best fight against Bahamut in the franchise.
Happy 25 anniversary to my favorite ff! I wish with all my heart that a remake of this beautiful game is made!
It is indeed the Final Fantasy VIII opening movie.
I’ve watched it hundreds of times and many more times to come it seems.
So many great moments, as you first RPG, Ifirt's cave and his battle was a pretty big deal. But then the invasion, the garden wars, Fishermen's Horizon, Esther, and uhh SPACE! This game gave us a lot, and the charcaters gave us more. Squall stan for life.