FINAL FANTASY VIII

On the eve of his graduation hostilities break out between the city-states of Galbadia and Dollet.

As their final test, Squall and three other students are sent on a mission to assist in the fight against Galbadia.

In the process they discover that there are other characters pulling strings from behind the stage, and eventually uncover a mystery that involves two decades of secrets hidden both from the world and from themselves.

Final Fantasy VIII is set in a "retro" environment reminiscent in some ways of the 1960's, with a few sci-fi and plenty of supernatural elements mixed in.

The basic system resembles those of its predecessors: the player navigates a party of characters over a world map, accessing various locations and fighting randomly appearing enemies in turn-based combat of the series' trademark ATB (active time battle) variety.

However, character development system has been re-designed.

Player-controlled characters in the game have no defined character classes.

They can be customized by equipping magic spells, which can be "drawn" from enemies in battles.

When used in combat, spells act like expendable items; there are no MP (magic points) in the game.

When equipped, they act like armor, raising or lowering character parameters, including resistances to various kinds of magic (elemental, status-changing, etc.).

Monster summons (called Guardian Forces in the game) play a very important role in the customization process.

They can be "junctioned" to to the characters, acquire ability points (AP) earned from battles along with experience, learn and "teach" characters new abilities, and can also be summoned in battles.

Each character can also execute unique powerful attacks or support actions when his or her hit poi