![]() ![]() Unlike previous Final Fantasy titles, the main villain isn’t necessarily clear cut throughout and really doesn’t have the same presence we’ve come to expect. ![]() ![]() Hironobu Sakaguchi masterfully takes a party of characters with different motivations and faults and develops them into an interesting and complex group of friends whose well- being you genuinely care for. Rinoa Heartilly meets Squall for the first time at a party, and their chemistry is clear from the outset. The final member of Squall’s team also just happens to be his love interest. It wouldn’t be a Final Fantasy without a lone-wolf womanizer on board, and sniper Irvine Kinneas fits this archetype to a tee. The recent transfer from another Garden, Selphie Tilmitt, provides a ray of sunshine with her upbeat attitude and child-like innocence. Fellow SeeD candidate Zell Dincht’s emotional and impetuous personality is very much the opposite to the cold and stoic Squall. SeeD instructor Quistis Trepe is technically the veteran presence of the group, though is still a teenager herself. The main cast of characters who fight alongside Squall are all wonderfully written and have interesting and fun personalities. Where Squall and Seifer differ is that our hero discovers the power of building relationships and relying on friends. Both want to end suffering and bring freedom to the world, but their paths to this goal diverge and put them at odds with one another. The pair are young and brash, and their views on the world are overly simplified, just what you would expect from a couple of teenagers with little real-world experience. The two main players are Seifer Almasy and Squall Leonhart, two rivals both hoping to join the ranks of an elite mercenary force called Garden. The story of Final Fantasy VIII brushes upon a number of different topics to varying degrees of success, but the main theme focuses on coming of age. ![]()
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