Final Fantasy 8 Walkthough version -.-- Last UpDate: 09-12-1999 Final Fantasy 8 is here. And here is a walkthrough of the game... Well it actually is not fully complete. Keep checking here for updates. Warning: Even though this walkthough will not talk much about the the story of Final Fantasy 8, there just might be some spoilers inside. Use caution. ============================================== >>> means your in control of Squall }}} means your in control of Laguna =============================================== =============================================== >>>Balamb Garden This is where that game starts. Once your in control, you can head towards most of the places that has to offer. When you get out of the classroom there will be a student that doesn't know the around the place and would like you to show around. Say yes for the long run of whats aroung the garden. Otherwise... There is also a person on the bridge near the elevator that will give you playing cards. Don't miss up here. Now after taking a look around your goal is the front gate. Meet up with Quistic for heading over to the fire cave. ----------------------------- >>>Fire Cave Before you enter, you will be given the choice of 10, 20, 30, and 40 minutes to complete the course. The shorter the time the better the rank afterwards. Boss: Ifrit A classic character returns. You have to fight ifrit. He is not too hard. The one thing that might make the whole thing difficult is if you have choosen 10 minutes to complete, but it is possible. The best weapon to use here is any cold magic, like Ice. I'm not sure though if you can find any this early in the stage. If not, attack and cure. ------------------------------- >>>Balamb Garden You then head back to Garden and all the people going on the mission Dollet will meet. You will then get a car to drive to Balamb. -------------------------------- >>>Balamb Now you head to the peer and get ready to go to see. (What more can I say?) -------------------------------- >>>Dollet Now your first big battle begins. For now all your orders state that you go to the square and secure it. But eventually you will head to a nearby antenna station. Boss: Elvoret This monster takes quite a beating but really isn't too hard. If hit points to fall low you can always Draw from Elvoret and cure yourself. It has also of attacks that damages the whole party about 120HP. But it doesn't end there. You'll have 30 minutes to head back to the shore. It won't be easy because a spider-like robot will will give chase. The only thing you can do about him is weaken it and when its down, run away. --------------------------------- >>>Balamb Garden Now you head back to the garden. More story will pass. You will then head to the party and see some really cool and funny scenes. When you head back to the Training center head to the north end and walk in the door. Story unfolds and you head back south. Boss: Granaldo about 1300HP You will then fight a boss to save a helpless student. The main boss has 4 little sub bosses around him. This is really an easy boss. No real strategy needed. Just use normal attacks, cure and destroy. ------------------------------- >>>Balamb Now you head back to Balamb. You will now have to head to the train station. The ticket is 3,000G so if you don't have enough wonder the country side for that pay check. ------------------------------ }}}Deling City Now you take the role of Laguna. Your goal once you get to the city is to go to the Inn. Talk to the piano player and your set until you head back to Squall. ------------------------------ >>>Timber You will get off the train and get on another. This is the resistence force of Timber. Your next mission is a really cool one. You have to steal a car on a train carrying the President of Dollet. When your on the last car. The red guards are tempurature sensor gaurds. The Blue one is for movement. To make it short, when you see the red guard keep moving. If you see the Blue one don't move. The middle car is carring the president and has you guards. Keep in mind this is all happening on top of the cars. First car is the same as the last car. Then you will hang on a line and head down on the side of the train. Input the codes. When the other party members call out about the guards hit UP. Then when there gone go back down. You will then do the same for the last car. Once everything is done you will 'go see the president'. Boss: President It looks like a battle. The president is not that hard, just does so 40 to 50 HP attacks. Boss: Gerogero Now you fight a monster. This is where it gets alittle harder. This monster can do 150 HP damage. He also can Blind you and Berserk you. The best attack on him is the fire spell. It does 250 HP. Really good. ------------------------------------- >>>Timber Now we head back to Timber. From where you get off there is a section of town that you might miss. Just go north east of the screen. Then head downstairs to the Pub. You will get into a fight with some soldiers but they're easy. Go in the Pub and talk to the guy in the back. Talk to him and tell him about the card. That should get you to the alley. Now you'll head to the back alley and see a large TV. You will then rush to the TV Station. Now you will head to a old ladys house. Now you head for the trains to take you to Galbania Garden. ------------------------------- }}}Unknown Place Here you will go through some caves and end a the end of a cave cliff the ocean. Here you will fight about 6 or 7 battles. Don't worry it will end.Careful with the last one. When he dies he will use something that make some of you characters HP drop to 1. ------------------------------- >>>Galbadia Garden Now you reach a new Garden. Here you will get Irvine to your group. When you split into 2 teams have Irvine have 2 girls in the group. Its really funny. Afterward you will then Take a train to Deling City. ------------------------------ >>>Deling City Your target is to get to Caraway's Mansion. You can use the Buses to get around. When you get to the right area head east of the screen. You will then have to head to the 'Tomb of the Unknown King' ------------------------------- >>>Tomb of the Unknown King When you get here you will go in the building. Go through the first cave and in the second you will find the Students ID. Pretty easy, huh. ------------------------------- >>>Deling City Talk again to the guard. Answer the question correctly and you in. Off to the mansion. Now the Parade with the sorceress riding on it. Your job is one team will stop her in her tracks and the other team snipes for the shot. When you get to the gateway get to where you see the crowd of people then head south following Caraway. When your incontrol of Qustic's team head east. You will then get locked in the mansion. Now you control Rinoa. Go up the boxes and up the ladder. Now you will be face to face with the sorceress. When you are in control of Quistic's Party again you will need to find a way out. Go to the left and she will pick up a Glass. Then head up alittle to a statue. There is your exit. When you're in control of Squall's group head in the same way as Rinoa did up the crates and up the ladder. You will then find her with some pets. Boss: Iguion (2 of them) First off DON'T use attack magic. They have Wall up. Also Draw to get Carbuncle. You can also Draw Cure so this really shouldn't be hard. They have attacks that go from 100 to 300 HP. Thats alot. But otherwise the battle is easy. Once your back in control look for a trap door on the floor. It took me alittle time to find but since your reading this you know what to find. When you control Quistic you will have to got through the sewers. Heres the path I took to get out, although there might be a much quicker way: (these goes with the screen) Up, Up, Left, Left, Up, Up, Right, Right, Down, Down, Down, Down, [now you should be back where you started only you can go to the right] Right, Up, Up Now you should be at a save point. This whole section has full of good CG sequences. Now you attack. Boss: Seifer Most of his attacks cause between 100 to 350 HP. Just cure and -again- you'll be fine. Boss: Sorceress Edea When the new Boss music starts it sounds like the final fight but we know it isn't. Don't forget to Draw some good stuff out of her. She has Life and Cura. Watchout though she can cast Thundaga, Blizzaga, and Firaga. About 350 to 400 HPdamage with these. Cura can be very useful here. It cures 900 HP. This battle might last much longer then you think because you are Drawing and useing the Cura alot to stay alive. Trying to get lots of hits might seem alittle harder. Then you win but she lives. **************DISK 2********************************************** }}}Winmill Village In the room where you begin go to the cabanet for Curagas. When you go outside you will be feasted with lots a gergeous country-like senary. From the building you started go the the one to the left. Now you will patrol the village. Go all the way to the south end of the village and head all the way back up. Go see Raine then head for your room and take a rest. ----------------------------- >>>Galbadia D-District Prison The group will wake up in a prison. There will be some story here then you will have control of Zell. Go a floor down for a save and up for the weapons. You'll then head back and get into a fight with some other classic characters, Wedge and Biggs. Battle: Wedge, Biggs This is just a simple strait forward battle. Its just like the battle on the antenna. One thing though, after alittle while Wedge will get pissed and his attack will triple. When Biggs losses he will say a funny one-liner, 'Whats below Lieutenant?...' Now you have to go up to find Squall. Then down with Irvine. When you in control of Squall again find the stairs going up and head out. Boss: GIM52A (2), Elite Soldier The Elite Soldier has attacks from 250 to 300 HP. Same goes for his 2 pets. None of the guys know Cure so you are going to have to live on your own. The 2 GIM52A's know Haste, a very good spell to have. Stock up on them if you can. Then head out to the open area and you will see where you are. After alittle story you will split into 2 groups. One goes to the Missle Base the other goes to Balamb Garden. -------------------------------- >>>Missle Base Go to the left and enter the door. There will then be 2 doors, both lock. Go to the pad in between them to get in. When you get to the second save point, go around the stairs to the lower left and talk to the guards. Then go to the door on the right of the save point. Boss: Base Leader, 2 Base Soldiers The 2 Base Soldiers love to cure themselves. They cure with Cure and Potions. Also when the Base leader saids to use magic, they will all use magic. When he saids to attack the weak ones, they will attack just one member of the party. Otherwise this is a easy battle. Boss: BGH251F2 After you see the rockets fly, go and cure yourself before and have at least 1 GF Command ready 'cus here is the next boss. It attacks with damage of 300 HP. Keep a good eye out when they fire the big cannon. It does 800 to 900 HP damage!! Soon it will start lossing generators. Don't throw that victory party yet, You will start recieving more often the Cannon. This is not an easy battle. -------------------------- >>>Balamb Garden When you get back to Balamb Garden you will need to find cid. First Head to the Library then head for the Training Center. There you will fight T-Rexaur. Battle: T-Rexaur T-Rexaur has almost 15000 HP's. This battle can take awhile to finish. Having GF Commands can help shorten it. T-R does about 200 HP Damage. So this battle can be pretty easy as long as you have some cures. He is also weak against Ice. Go through all the sections on the first floor and you will find Xu near the elevator. Follow her to the second floor. You will then go to the third floor. After the talk with Cid you will go to the MD level. When you get stuck search for a trap door on the floor. When you get to a collum in the middle of a huge room, have Squall climb the ladder. In the control room go to the far right, then climb down the ladder again. Now look for a green light. Check there for a way down. Boss: 2 Oilboyles These oil creatures are weak against Fire. They're Oil Shot attack does 750 HP damage. This is a pretty hard battle. I had at least one person with a GF command and I was lucky with quite a few Limit Breaks. I barely survived when I did win. Now quite alot of Cg graghics and story will be presented. Make sure to save before going any further. Boss: NORG Pod When you start that battle attack the eyes on the left and the right to keep them blue. When they turn red NORG Pod will use magic on you. The middle target is where your aiming to win the battle. It only has 2000 HP. Don't use any spells here. Save them. When you break open the outside NORG is exposed. You still have to watch out for those eyes but now NORG will fight back. His attacks are only in the 300 to 400 range. Don't forget to Draw Leviathan from NORG this is your only chance. NORG is weak against Wind and has HP of 8000. After you defeat NORG go to the Infirmery and talk to Cid. The head for the second floor deck. Now head to the Library. You'll find Ellone there. ---------------------------- >>>Fisherman Horizon Go and talk to the president of FH. He is in the middle of the dish like bowl. To be continue..... ================================================= CopyRight (C) 1999 Michael Skubna