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This page is for the original 2000 version. For the 2013 re-release, see Final Fantasy VIII (2013). For the 2019 remaster, see Final Fantasy VIII Remastered.

Final Fantasy VIII
Developers
Publishers
Europe
Release dates
Windows	January 25, 2000
Reception
IGDB	90
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Continuous turn-based
Perspectives	Cinematic camera, Third-person, Top-down view
Controls	Direct control, Menu-based
Genres	JRPG, RPG
Vehicles	Flight
Art styles	Pre-rendered graphics
Themes	Fantasy, Sci-fi
Series	Final Fantasy

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Final Fantasy VII	1998
Final Fantasy VIII	2000
Final Fantasy XI	2003
Final Fantasy XIV	2010
Final Fantasy VII (2012)	2012
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn	2013
Final Fantasy VIII (2013)	2013
Final Fantasy III	2014
Final Fantasy IV	2014
Final Fantasy XIII	2014
Final Fantasy XIII-2	2014
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years	2015
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD‎	2015
Final Fantasy V	2015
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII	2015
Final Fantasy VI	2015
Final Fantasy IX	2016
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster	2016
Mobius Final Fantasy	2017
World of Final Fantasy	2017
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Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age	2018
Mana (series)
Final Fantasy XV	2018
Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition	2018
Dissidia Final Fantasy NT	2019
Final Fantasy VIII Remastered	2019
Final Fantasy Awakening	TBA

2Essential improvements
3Game data
6Audio
7Issues fixed
8Other information

Key points

Has a different MIDI compared to the PS1 version of the game.

Higher resolution 480p FMVs than the PlayStation version.^[1]

Unfavorable to the PlayStation version in areas: Out of combat movement is limited 8 directions as opposed to complete circular movement.^[2]

While all PlayStation version's menus run at 60 FPS, excluding main menu screens, the PC frame rate is capped at 30 FPS, 15 FPS during combat and FMVs making selection during battles sluggish.^[3]

General information

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Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail	DRM: Simple disc check, no physical copy protection.

A demo is available here

Essential improvements[edit]

Patches[edit]

The 1.2 patch set fixes various bugs in the game:

FF8SqeaNVPatch.zip: 1.2 patch for Nvidia GeForce users.
FF8SqeaPatch.zip: 1.2 patch for other users.
FF8_Yamaha_Fix.zip: Extra patch to fix a bug when using DirectX 7 only with the Yamaha software synthesizer.

Roses and Wine[edit]

Replaces the default MIDI music with the original PlayStation version music or optionally other music as well.^[4]

Aali's custom driver[edit]

See the corresponding section in Final Fantasy VII.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREWow6432NodeSquare Soft, IncFINAL FANTASY VIII1.00^{[Note 1]}

With modern versions of Windows it may be in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREWow6432NodeSquare Soft, IncFINAL FANTASY VIII1.00 which takes precedence if both registry keys exist.

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>Save^{[Note 2]}

Video[edit]

Graphic configuration.

Supported resolutions: 320x240x16 pillarboxed in 640x460x16, and 640x460x16.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution	See Aali's custom driver for a workaround, though it currently has a black bottom border.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	See Aali's custom driver.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	Excluding menu screens the frame rate is capped at 30 FPS, 15 FPS during combat and FMVs.^[3]

Input[edit]

Controller configuration.

Key configuration.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus	No in-game mouse support.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support	Movement restricted to first two axes.
Full controller support	Launcher has no controller navigation support. No way to quit in-game with a controller.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Additional information
Button prompts	For Xbox and DualShock buttons, use the FF8 Controller Buttons Mod
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio[edit]

Audio configuration.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost	Game pauses on focus lost, MIDI music and opening logo FMV do not.
EAX support	EAX 2^[5]

Localizations

Issues fixed[edit]

Running from an ISO or another drive[edit]

By default the game uses the first physical CD-ROM drive location for CD checks. If you wish to use another drive (common when using an ISO), edit the registry:

Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREWow6432NodeSquare Soft, IncFINAL FANTASY VIII1.00DataDrive
If that doesn't exist go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREWow6432NodeSquare Soft, IncFINAL FANTASY VIII1.00DataDrive
Change its value to the drive letter that the .ISO occupies(usually E or F), and relaunch the game.

8-bit paletted textures fix[edit]

When attempting to run FF8 PC on a modern system, the game's launcher will fail on video cards lacking 8-bit texture support. This causes the game to use textures that are of a lower resolution. To fix this, as well as allow the game to run at higher resolutions, download the custom launcher that may be found here.

Graphical issues[edit]

If you have graphical issues or artifacts, use Aali's custom driver.