Final Fantasy VIII

Final Fantasy VIII
Basic Information
Type(s)	Video Game
Developer(s)	Square Co. Ltd.
Publisher(s)	Square Co. Ltd., Square EA
Status(es)	Released
Franchise	Final Fantasy
Series	Final Fantasy VIII
Genre(s)	RPG
Media	PlayStation CD-ROM, CD-ROM, Digital Download
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows
Digital Platform(s)	Steam
Platform(s)
Features
Achievements
Ratings
Content Descriptor(s)
PEGI
Asian Release
Steam and Microsoft Windows December 12, 2013
European Release
Steam and Microsoft Windows December 5, 2013
North American Release
Steam and Microsoft Windows December 5, 2013
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In 2013, this version of Final Fantasy VIII was released via Steam for Microsoft Windows, including achievement and cloud saving support.

Criticism of Steam Release

The game released on Steam was a direct port of the original PC release of Final Fantasy VIII for Microsoft Windows. However, currently, the music playback support is limited to MIDI-quality music, rather than the MP3-quality music that Final Fantasy VII was patched to support for that game's Steam and PlayStation 4 releases. However, the player can use a third-party modification, such as Roses and Wine, to enable MP3-quality sound support, including the option to swap out various individual music pieces for other renditions by other orchestras. Using the Roses and Wine mod does not affect the ability of the player to unlock Steam Achievements.

External Links

• Final Fantasy VIII (2013) on Steam
• Final Fantasy VIII (2013) on SteamDB