im 39 years old..and this music brings back sooo many memories. I wish i could go back and appreciate these games more knowing how much they'd mean. Back in the day i was hooked on this game..thinking it was so amazing. It still is. Us 90s kids had it amazing and we didnt even realize it.
@@stephensturges5711 It sounds like you fully appreciated it. Its left so much of an impression that you're watching an ambience video. Haha. I fully agree though, I'm 33 and really appreciate the childhood that we had. Just the right amount of tech and internet, and a great period of culture. Cheers!
I was 18 in 99 at Uni for my first year playing this in the first winter period …… I didn’t finish uni, or the game! But I went back to it in 2002/03 and 100% completed it once I understood the draw system. I introduced my daughter to the high def rerelease and played a fair bit with her. This song has been a ring tone and alarm clock on my phone for the best part of 20 years. Never gets old.
Left for basic in 2005. Arrived at San Antonio. I graduated and in my first hour of freedom noticed the Base has a small mall. Walked in and noticed an anime inspired store. And they were selling FF OST on CDs. Never purchased anything so fast in my life. Still have the FFVIII CDs and case.
people hate the junction system so much that they hate VIII entirely and went to VII is the reason I have a minor antagonize at VII... If they disregard the junction system, this game is solid, same as IX. But VII overshadowed them both (VIII and IX)
@@kevintappminville195 Exactly! Serious though... Junction and draw are very good. I realized that FF8 actually wants their players to play in exploration and farming instead of grinding. We farm the magic from monsters and quickly ran away. And if we're lower level with powerful magic equipped, we're actually stronger than the bosses because all of them scaled to our levels.
Oh man, the moment as a kid, when the whole Balamb Garden starts to fly and crashes into Fishermans Horizon. No other game can bring back my childhood memories so fast than FFVIII
@@JuneberryJoe yeah that was one of the best moments in the game. Maybe THE best. I can't decide. Having that freedom to cruise around afterwards was so good.
This was the game that got me hooked on Jrpgs and turn-based combat. I've played through it countless times and I'll keep returning to it for long as I continue to breathe.
@@Lxrdchriss luckily for us all we weren't kidnapped orphans turned super soldiers fighting evil with evil with most of our memories wiped away from our childhoods...
Non-ironically one of the most original settings in a Final Fantasy game. I wish we could go with the Board School thing in later entries of the series. Oh, FFVIII, how much you need a Remake...
I really loved this game, I got all cards and then turned them to powerful items to defeat all weapons and then the final boss. Selphie was the most powerful because of *the end* limit break tha could even defeat ultima or omega wepons in the first turn.
it's just a difference of taste. Also most have yet to try this game because of the negative reviews. But we homies who have finished this game repeatedly knows how awesome this game is and that's what matters :)
@@McKeever1990 The draw system can be cheesed when you have high enough MAG. For leveling, it takes a while but once you get the Tonberry GF, you have full control over the game's leveling system.
I didn't get to play FF8 because I play FF9 during my childhood, but my big brother played FF8, and I still love this song when he was playing FF8. One of the best FF city/lounge themes.
I’m a hardcore FF8 fan, so many times I would even try to escape reality with lucid dreaming, I would be in Balamb Garden where I would often train with Zell in the training center and help Selphie with the Garden Festival, but one day as I was talking to Selphie, we went to my dormitory for a private talk. She immediately said, “You know you could live with us forever..” I gave her a confused look and she continued, “We understand that you live on earth and you REALLY wish to live here”. I then said “How..How did you know?” She then giggled and said “Because we’ve been watching you, silly!” This was a dream come true and I almost cried right there. She then said, “I talked with Headmaster Cid and he agreed that you would be PERFECT for SeeD, you just have to do…one thing”. She then held my hand and looked deep into my eyes and said “…You have to kill yourself for the transfer to work correctly.” I then gave her some questions, “How long do I have before the deal expires?” She then said “Cid said 3 months..” I added by saying “What’s the most painless way?…” She giggled again, “Suicide will require pain buuut…if you want it quick…Get a gun and a nice shot to the head works. I then agreed and she gave me a kiss on the forehead, “I know this will be tough but once it’s over and done, you’ll get to live here!” I then woke up and this was last week and i purchased a gun. I might actually kill myself because that dream just felt too real to be fake and my life isn’t doing so grand.
@@edmundosmond9549 I've been struggling to form an adequate reply to this, and the comment has been rolling around in my head all week. Please don't let go of life because of the dream of living in Balamb Garden. I completely understand that life might not have turned out quite how you wanted it to, things might be tough or wretched. But I assure you there's plenty left out there for you in life. If you want the closest thing to Balamb Garden, in my opinion university felt like this to me, and I cherish those memories, despite attending as an "older mature student". Please seek help in any way you can. Reach out to others, get yourself out of the house, play new games you've never tried (Dark Souls 1 helped me through a tough time). Don't give up just yet friend. I don't think any of my comment is anywhere near as helpful as it should be, but you should know that I hope things improve for you.
Damn, hearing this song, sure makes me wish I stayed in school. I took a break from the university to get settle with my relationship. Worse mistake, I was getting A's and B's. My ex cheated on me twice and I took on the debts, so I haven't had the chance to return to school.
@@wolfproducts I hope you make it back to university or something like that in the future. University was the closest thing to Balamb Garden for me, and I wouldn't want you to miss out on that. Good luck!
Do you think the girls having the eternal conversation think it's weird that pixel-face (a.k.a. "the best looking guy here") is brooding completely motionless just feet away from them for a full hour?
This place is definitely my virtual home, I´ve been playing this game since 1999 and I still dont get tired.
I played it so much I forgot where to go to continue the story so I was just lost.
When I was a kid I wished I could visit and sleep in Balamb garden :)
I always stopped before going on the train mission... I just want the quiet atmosphere of the balamb garden.. training with the trex..
@GUR.777 Think I'd prefer Kilika Island (If it didn't get attacked by Sin)
while some of the mechanics could be improved the mood in this one was perfectly captured. it was the perfect modern rpg
legends say that kid is still running in circles to this day
I always almost from him farm cards, by beating him, atleast until i get mini mog.
@@Pezint tunks buds
@@Pezint i think its the brain rot that is getting to me now days, dont quote on me.
@@PlaystationMan-e3p Running like "running boy" will help you with that. God speed little doodle.
@@HadynsTVdoc thanks pog
Still my favourite Final Fantasy ever. I will remember my Christmas 1999 for the rest of my life, thanks to this game.
Me too
My first final fantasy that started it all. ❤
I played this when it came out! I've always wanted to live and go to school in Balamb Garden. I would fall asleep to this music a lot.
Yeah I was the same. In fact when I went to university I would have the Balamb garden theme playing a lot. Haha
same here 😊
Ikr it just looks so beautiful and peaceful and calming same with certain areas in ff7 as well and also taio high school from rival schools
I get what you guys are talking about, but let's not forget this is a school that trains teenagers for war. You really want to attend?
@@erikwillms2387uhh, yeah, you clown
im 39 years old..and this music brings back sooo many memories. I wish i could go back and appreciate these games more knowing how much they'd mean. Back in the day i was hooked on this game..thinking it was so amazing. It still is. Us 90s kids had it amazing and we didnt even realize it.
@@stephensturges5711 It sounds like you fully appreciated it. Its left so much of an impression that you're watching an ambience video. Haha. I fully agree though, I'm 33 and really appreciate the childhood that we had. Just the right amount of tech and internet, and a great period of culture. Cheers!
Me too
I was 18 in 99 at Uni for my first year playing this in the first winter period ……
I didn’t finish uni, or the game!
But I went back to it in 2002/03 and 100% completed it once I understood the draw system.
I introduced my daughter to the high def rerelease and played a fair bit with her.
This song has been a ring tone and alarm clock on my phone for the best part of 20 years.
Never gets old.
I was 13 when I first played it and I am still in love with it. My favorite FF game of all.
36 yrs old and also sharing the same sentiments... listening to an ambient vid on a loop thinking about X-Mas 1999 lmao
Left for basic in 2005. Arrived at San Antonio. I graduated and in my first hour of freedom noticed the Base has a small mall. Walked in and noticed an anime inspired store. And they were selling FF OST on CDs. Never purchased anything so fast in my life. Still have the FFVIII CDs and case.
This will always be my favorite FF. Thank you for uploading this!
Username checks out
FF7 is my favorite, but there's something so cozy and comforting about FF8. Definitely a treasure.
Ah yes, the save point you kept going back to whenever Quistis' card wouldnt show up or you get beaten.
A final fantasy fan who will become a principal of a university in the near future should play this around the campus.
People hating on FFVIII.
The music, the world, the ambience, the events. It's SOOOO good!
I don't hate it, but it's my least favourite out of the PS1 FF games, FFIX being my favourite. I still absolutely love the music in VIII though.
@@Tomiply And FFIX is my least favorite of between I and X-2
people hate the junction system so much that they hate VIII entirely and went to VII is the reason I have a minor antagonize at VII...
If they disregard the junction system, this game is solid, same as IX.
But VII overshadowed them both (VIII and IX)
@@night00glider In all honesty.
The junction system is not that hard to understand!
And you can just auto-fill it if you need!
@@kevintappminville195 Exactly! Serious though... Junction and draw are very good.
I realized that FF8 actually wants their players to play in exploration and farming instead of grinding. We farm the magic from monsters and quickly ran away. And if we're lower level with powerful magic equipped, we're actually stronger than the bosses because all of them scaled to our levels.
This brings me back.
Little bro in blue shirt is the god of cardio
Gotta work off all those lbs so he can sit on his arse and play Triple Triad.
The EPO little bro
Oh man, the moment as a kid, when the whole Balamb Garden starts to fly and crashes into Fishermans Horizon.
No other game can bring back my childhood memories so fast than FFVIII
@@JuneberryJoe yeah that was one of the best moments in the game. Maybe THE best. I can't decide. Having that freedom to cruise around afterwards was so good.
this makes me wanna cry :')
the nostalgia feels
I used this soundtrack when my wife was in labor stage, it really calmed her. Since then she always uses this soundtrack as lullaby for our son 🥺
This was the game that got me hooked on Jrpgs and turn-based combat. I've played through it countless times and I'll keep returning to it for long as I continue to breathe.
Same for me! FF8 was my first FF game and my first turn-based game. Been fan of the series and the genre ever since i played it. :)
Ditto ❤
The perfect music to relax after the workday!
FF VIII & VII are the best videogames and OSTs.
Balamb Garden made me feel all excited about school but of course we weren't learning mercenary shit so it didn't hit the same 💔
When I first started school, I thought school was gonna be like this
@@Lxrdchriss luckily for us all we weren't kidnapped orphans turned super soldiers fighting evil with evil with most of our memories wiped away from our childhoods...
Thank you so much for this. I feel like this is ambient direct to the soul. You get it.
@@petersdisciple I watch this far too often. I totally get it. Glad you liked it.
The memories. Balamb Garden. Wow. I needed this to focus today. What a beautiful game. I still remember it.
when squall decided to become an NpC instead of SeeD
just cried... thank you
Working while listening to this in the mornings. Feels like home
This music made it so hard to stay awake while running around Balamb Garden. It's great though.
I skipped school to play this on day one back in ‘99. No regrets!
This takes me away from all the places I dont want to be.
You know i never played FF8, but now I see where the design for the city of Luca came from in FF10
I remember my mom called me to eat, I put the gamepad down and this music played. I often stopped the game at this point.
1 hour of Squall mustering up the courage to ask those 2 girls out.
FFVIII was my entry point to the series. It's still pretty much tied with IX for my all-time favorite.
So peaceful.
This lacks one bit of crucial ambience. Squall's footsteps as I'm running from area to area.
FFの曲で一番好き
学園の雰囲気ともとてもマッチしてる
Non-ironically one of the most original settings in a Final Fantasy game. I wish we could go with the Board School thing in later entries of the series. Oh, FFVIII, how much you need a Remake...
Thank you for this one - instantly added this to my sleeping playlist
After many years I can play FF8 once more time via Steam in my native language. Saifer, Ultima, Omega, I'm coming for you all again! ;)
Quistis is a great teacher. Squall is a very good pupil.
I took every card from that chump jogger
@@GigaTyGuy mate he's just a kid. You absolute animal haha
And Id do it allllll over again lol ❤
I really loved this game, I got all cards and then turned them to powerful items to defeat all weapons and then the final boss. Selphie was the most powerful because of *the end* limit break tha could even defeat ultima or omega wepons in the first turn.
That running kid is the main reason that i never finish this game, stole my ifrit card so many fucking times...
Anyone got a Cactaur card? I'll trade you a Mog card for it.
Why Is this FF so underrated and badly appreciated?
it's just a difference of taste. Also most have yet to try this game because of the negative reviews. But we homies who have finished this game repeatedly knows how awesome this game is and that's what matters :)
Draw system for me and scaling on leveling up, music is lovely though!!
@@McKeever1990 The draw system can be cheesed when you have high enough MAG. For leveling, it takes a while but once you get the Tonberry GF, you have full control over the game's leveling system.
I didn't get to play FF8 because I play FF9 during my childhood, but my big brother played FF8, and I still love this song when he was playing FF8. One of the best FF city/lounge themes.
I hope they will make a remake like FF7❤
home
😭
Gotta catch that kid to win my card back
@@DiceKrispy I hope you got the Ifrit card first. I always struggled beating him in the first 10mins of gameplay
Love this! Will you eventually do My Mind (Rinoas theme) or Julia? Perhaps even something for Edea? 😊
Thanks! I hadn't planned on doing those parts. I had mainly considered recording classic areas. Do you have a particular moment or place you love?
Brilliant. The orphanage? That is a wonderful scenario@@tomdoughty1577
legend game ost :(
シュウ先輩のキキーッが恋しい…
To us this is actustics heaven, but to the NPCs, this is hell lol
@@Cloofinder Haha maybe yeah. As long as it goes quiet when you're in bed it'll be ok.
I’m a hardcore FF8 fan, so many times I would even try to escape reality with lucid dreaming, I would be in Balamb Garden where I would often train with Zell in the training center and help Selphie with the Garden Festival, but one day as I was talking to Selphie, we went to my dormitory for a private talk. She immediately said, “You know you could live with us forever..” I gave her a confused look and she continued, “We understand that you live on earth and you REALLY wish to live here”. I then said “How..How did you know?” She then giggled and said “Because we’ve been watching you, silly!”
This was a dream come true and I almost cried right there. She then said, “I talked with Headmaster Cid and he agreed that you would be PERFECT for SeeD, you just have to do…one thing”. She then held my hand and looked deep into my eyes and said “…You have to kill yourself for the transfer to work correctly.” I then gave her some questions, “How long do I have before the deal expires?” She then said “Cid said 3 months..” I added by saying “What’s the most painless way?…” She giggled again, “Suicide will require pain buuut…if you want it quick…Get a gun and a nice shot to the head works.
I then agreed and she gave me a kiss on the forehead, “I know this will be tough but once it’s over and done, you’ll get to live here!” I then woke up and this was last week and i purchased a gun. I might actually kill myself because that dream just felt too real to be fake and my life isn’t doing so grand.
Don't get caught in your own illusions. Wish you the best out of your life, peace.
@@edmundosmond9549 I've been struggling to form an adequate reply to this, and the comment has been rolling around in my head all week.
Please don't let go of life because of the dream of living in Balamb Garden. I completely understand that life might not have turned out quite how you wanted it to, things might be tough or wretched. But I assure you there's plenty left out there for you in life.
If you want the closest thing to Balamb Garden, in my opinion university felt like this to me, and I cherish those memories, despite attending as an "older mature student".
Please seek help in any way you can. Reach out to others, get yourself out of the house, play new games you've never tried (Dark Souls 1 helped me through a tough time). Don't give up just yet friend.
I don't think any of my comment is anywhere near as helpful as it should be, but you should know that I hope things improve for you.
Feel home!
My thinking theme
The kid ran 53 laps
@@LetitbeDjeno did you actually count in the video how many times he ran the lap?
@@tomdoughty1577 He needs 1:07 to the middle of stairs... And yes 🤣
Airports should use this.
@@The_Custos And libraries and universities
Damn, hearing this song, sure makes me wish I stayed in school. I took a break from the university to get settle with my relationship. Worse mistake, I was getting A's and B's. My ex cheated on me twice and I took on the debts, so I haven't had the chance to return to school.
@@wolfproducts I hope you make it back to university or something like that in the future. University was the closest thing to Balamb Garden for me, and I wouldn't want you to miss out on that. Good luck!
I made sure that this was the first song I listened to on the first day of university.
Is it time for another Quistis tutorial? @.@
creo que ya es hora de un Remake de verdad 🙂
i saw this in vr
@@gu9838 oh how did you do that?
me on the left
Do you think the girls having the eternal conversation think it's weird that pixel-face (a.k.a. "the best looking guy here") is brooding completely motionless just feet away from them for a full hour?
@@rosslytle5700 I think Squall was already famous for being antisocial and brooding. So probably yes. Haha
よく見るとギアスのマークに似てるな
This game has 2 things similar to FF13, very good music and shitty story
Incredible story with one of the most emotioinally rewarding endings.