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This faq cannot be used by any publishers, editors, employees or any associates etc of any company, group, organisation, business or any other associations. It cannot be used in any game magazines, guides, books etc or in any other form of printed or electronic media in any way, shape, form (that includes reprinting, reference, inclusion) without the express written permission of the author, myself. This faq is owned and created by me, Yee Seng Fu. I have spent a lot of time typing this faq and the only way to show your appreciation is not to use this faq for profitable means and hopefully, this faq will be of some help to you. If you feel that, reading the faq like this is a bit tedious, especially when you have to look at the computer and play your game, you are allowed to print the part or whole of this document out, but the printed copies can only be for personal use. Introduction ============ After months of waiting, the US version finally came out. As an Final Fantasy franchise, i have bought the import version a few months back when it just came out. I have replayed the whole US version and i'm glad to say that most of the translation came out very nicely. Also, i myself has wrote a Final Fantasy Basic Guide faq, based on the japanese version but there are some alignment problems with the faq. Please bear with it, and i will change it when i have the time. This time, i am going to write about the cards, based on the US version. There aren't many faq based on the US version, but things are coming out nicely. Scott Ong is planning to write the walkthrough for the US version, and has now reached disc 1. So, i guess there's no need for me to do any walkthrough. Hope that this faq will be of some use to you. I have collected all the cards from page 1 to page 10, finally after playing day and night with the Card Queen and the CC members. The faq is best viewed using wordpad wrapped to ruler. Update ============ Version 1.0 -All the card game list from page 1 to 10. -Added in the conversion list of converting cards to items using Quezacotl's card mod. -I have also added in the statistics value of each card. -Based on the US version. Version 2.0 -Added all complete list of the usage of the converted items. After a tiring work, i have finally completed the list. This includes classifing the items as blue magics, ammos, junk materials, compatibility and so on. -Added some brief information on how to obtain the rare cards. -Added in Credit section. -Added in a Copyright section. -Based on the US version. Version 3.0 -Added Card Queen location in disc 4. -Added new information about the CC card members. -Added new information on how to obtain PuPu card. -Added new information on how to obtain Chicobo card. -Added in song lyrics. -Based on the US version. Version 4.0 -Added in a frequently-asked-question section. -Added in my personal thoughts about Triple Triad. -Added a Gilgamesh section dedicated to his attacks. -Added more information about the location of the CC members in the Ragnarok in disc 4. -Added in more information about the CC members' rules in Ragnarok in disc 4. -Added new information about Card Command. -Added and clarify any doubts about Card Queen location in disc 4. -Added Final Fantasy VIII Original Sound Track list. -Added Ragnarok Specifications in the exclusive features section. -Added Balamb Train Specifications in the exclusive features section. -Added in a rumour section. -Added in my own Final Fantasy VIII logo. -Based on the US version. Version 5.0 -Added information about Report Cards. -Added information about Obel Lake Mystery. -Added more information about some rare cards. -Corrected the names of Gilgamesh's attacks. -Updated the frequently-asked-question section. -Based on the US version. Next Update: After a tiring work, the usage for all the card conversion using Quezacotl's card mod ability has finally been completed. I have added in the uses for each item and classify them as either junk materials, blue magic items for Quistis's Limit Break, Ammos for Irvine's Limit Break, Compatibility items and so on. I have added in informations on card queen, card club and other sidequest like UFO chasing. I intend to update more information on the card queen and card club. Kindly wait for future updates!!! Also, refer to Dan Orner 's item guide faq. If you want more informations about rare cards, refer to Eugene See 's rare cards faq. If you want more informations about card rules, you can refer to other faqs like Scott Ong's Part II faq. Content ============ i)Triple Triad ii)Card Game List -Level 01 - Monster Card -Level 02 - Monster Card -Level 03 - Monster Card -Level 04 - Monster Card -Level 05 - Monster Card -Level 06 - Boss Card -Level 07 - Boss Card -Level 08 - G.F Card } -Level 09 - G.F Card } Rare Card(s) -Level 10 - Player card } iii)Card Club Members iv)Card Queen v)SideQuest: UFO Chasing vi)SideQuest: Chicobo vii)Card Command viii)Gilgamesh ix)Report Cards x)Obel Lake Mystery xi)Rumour xii)Song Lyrics -Eyes On Me -Liberi Fatali xiii)Final Fantasy VIII OST List xiv)Exclusive Features xv)Frequently-Asked-Question xvi)Credit xvii)Copyright Protected ======================================================================= I)Triple Triad ======================================================================= One difference between Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VIII is the disparity in mini-games. Whereas Final Fantasy VII had mini-games aplenty, Final Fantasy VIII has only two. One is of course the Card game and another one is the Choco World mini-game, provided that you have PocketStation. Card games, known as Triple Triad are popular throughout the world of Final Fantasy VIII. As years passed, different regions have come up with their own rules. If there is a Pokémon craze worldwide in 1999, then there is a Triple Triad craze in Final Fantasy VIII world. I have to admit that whoever comes up with the idea of this card game is a genius. It's asolutely addictive once you start to play it. In my opinion, the card game can serves as a form of distraction during the game. Because it's so addicting, you may forget about proceeding on. The Card game is definitely much better than those lame mini- games found in Final Fantasy VII. [Except Chocobo Breeding and Racing which i really have a good time playing!] Don't you think that way too? Don't be fooled by this deceptively simple offering as a waste of time! At first, i thought the Card game was designed for three- years old kid as it looked very simple to me. Man, i was terribly wrong for thinking it this way! The Card game can get really very complex at times. Talk about the complex card rules like Same, Plus, Random, Elemental and so on! Then, there's trade rules. How are you going to control trade rules in a region? How are you going to spread or demolish rules in a region? If you think these aren't enough, there's also Card Queen, Card Club Members and so on, enough to keep you busy. Unfortuately, i will not go too much details into the card rules. If you want to know more information, read Scott Ong's walkthrough/ faq part II or other card faqs. ======================================================================= II)Card Game List ======================================================================= Below is a whole list of cards from level 01 to 10. You can use G.F Quezacotl's card mod ability to convert card(s) into item(s). There are many rare and good items which are very hard to obtain. So, make full use of the cards. Now, let's move on to the list. Note that once you have completed your card collection, you should see a star next to the card option in the main menu. Also, any lost cards will also be considered completed, as long as you have gotten that card at least once. Note that you can also use Quezacotl's Card Command to turn certain monsters into cards. [Refer to the Card Command Section.] ======================================================================= CARD PAGE 01: Level 1 Monster Card ======================================================================= Name :Geezard Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 5x screws. Usage :Use as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 1 5 4 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Funguar Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x M-Stone Piece. Usage :Use as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 5 3 1 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Bite Bug Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x M-Stone Piece. Usage :Use as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 1 5 3 3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Red Bat Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Vampire Fang. Usage :Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 6 2 1 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Blora Elemental :N/A Card Mod :4x will refine into 1x Rune Armlet. Usage :Has the effect of Spr + 20%. [Character Ability] Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 2 5 3 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Gayla Elemental :Thunder Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Mystery Fluid. Usage :Learns Blue Magic. [Acid] [Quistis's Limit Breath] Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 2 4 1 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Gesper Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Black Hole Usage :Learns Blue Magic. [Degenerator] [Quistis's Limit Breath] Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 1 1 5 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Fastitocalon-F Elemental :Earth Card Mod :5x will refine into 1x Water Crystal. Usage :Learns Blue Magic. [Aqua Breath] Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 3 1 5 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Blood Soul Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Zombie Powder. Usage :Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 2 1 1 6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Caterchipillar Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Spider Web. Usage :Learns Blue Magic. [Ultra Wave] [Quistis's Limit Break] Use as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 4 3 2 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Cockatrice Elemental :Thunder Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Cockatrice Pinion. Usage :Use as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 2 6 1 2 ======================================================================= CARD PAGE 02: Level 2 Monster Card ======================================================================= Name :Grat Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Magic Stone. Usage :Use as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 7 1 1 3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Buel Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Magic Stone. Usage :Use as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 6 3 2 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Mermerize Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Mesmerize Blade. Usage :Use as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 5 4 3 3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Glacial Eye Elemental :Ice Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Arctic Wind. Usage :Improves Compatibility. [Shiva + 1] Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 6 3 1 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Belhelmel Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Saw Blade. Usage :Use as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 3 3 4 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Thrustaevis Elemental :Wind Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Shear Feather. Usage :Use as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. Improves Compatibility. [Pandemona + 1] Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 5 5 3 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Anacondaur Elemental :Poison Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Venom Fang. Usage :Use as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. Improves Compatibility. [DoomTrain + 3] Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 5 5 1 3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Creeps Elemental :Thunder Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Coral Fragment. Usage :Learns Blue Magic. [Electrocute] [Quistis's Limit Break] Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 5 2 2 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Grendel Elemental :Thunder Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Dragon Fin. Usage :Use as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. Improves Compatibility. [Cerberus + 3] Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 4 2 4 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Jelleye Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Magic Stone. Usage :Use as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 3 7 2 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Grand Mantis Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Sharp Spike. Usage :Use as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 5 3 2 5 ======================================================================= CARD PAGE 03: Level 3 Monster Card ======================================================================= Name :Forbidden Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Betrayal Sword. Usage :Use as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 6 2 6 3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Armadodo Elemental :Earth Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Dino Bono. Usage :Use as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. Improves Compatibility. [Brothers + 3] Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 6 6 3 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Tri-Face Elemental :Poison Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Curse Spike. Usage :Learns Blue Magic. [LV ? Death] [Quistis's Limit Break] Use as Junk Materials for upgrading of weapons. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 3 5 5 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Fastitocalon Elemental :Earth Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Water Crystal. Usage :Learns Blue Magic. [Aqua Breath] [Quistis's Limit Break] Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 7 3 5 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Snow Lion Elemental :Ice Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x North Wind. Usage :Improves Compatibility. [Shiva + 3] Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 7 3 1 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Ochu Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Ochu Tentacle. Usage :Use as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 5 3 6 3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :SAMo8G Elemental :Fire Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Running Fire. Usage :Learns Blue Magic. [Gatling Gun] [Quistis's Limit Break] Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 5 4 6 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Death Claw Elemental :Fire Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Sharp Spike. Usage :Use as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 4 2 4 7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Cactuar Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Cactus Thorn. Usage :Improves Compatibility. [Cactuar + 3] Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 6 3 2 6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Tonberry Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Chef's Knife. Usage :Use as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. Improves Compatibility. [Tonberry King + 3] Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 3 4 6 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Abyss Worm Elemental :Earth Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Windmill. Usage :Use as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. Improves Compatibility. [Pandemona + 3] Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 7 5 2 3 ======================================================================= CARD PAGE 04: Level 4 Monster Card ======================================================================= Name :Turtapod Elemental :N/A Card Mod :5x will refine into 1x Healing Mail. Usage :Has the effect of GFHP + 10%. [G.F Ability] Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 2 7 3 6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Vysage Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Wizard Stone. Usage :Use for Refining purposes. Statistics : 6 5 5 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :T-Rexaur Elemental :N/A Card Mod :2x will refine into 1x Dino Bone. Usage :Use as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. Improves Compatibility. [Brothers + 3] Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 4 7 6 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Bomb Elemental :Fire Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Bomb Fragment. Usage :Use as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. Improves Compatibility. [Ifrit + 1] Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 2 3 7 6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Blitz Elemental :Thunder Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Dynamo Stone. Usage :Use as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. Improves Compatibility. [Quezacotl + 3] Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 1 7 6 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Wendigo Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Steel Orb. Usage :Use as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. Improves Compatibility. [Diablos + 3] Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 7 6 3 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Torama Elemental :N/A Card Mod :5x will refine into 1x Life Ring. Usage :Use as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 7 4 4 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Imp Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Wizard Stone. Usage :Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 3 6 7 3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Blue Dragon Elemental :Poison Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Fury Fragment. Usage :Use as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 6 3 2 7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Adamantoise Elemental :Earth Card Mod :3x will refine into 1x Turtle Shell. Usage :Has the effect of Vit + 20%. [Character Ability] Use as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 4 6 5 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Hexadragon Elemental :Fire Card Mod :3x will refine into 1x Sharp Spike. Usage :Use as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 7 3 5 4 ======================================================================= CARD PAGE 05: Level 5 Monster Card ======================================================================= Name :Iron Giant Elemental :N/A Card Mod :3x will refine into 1x Star Fragment. Usage :Has the effect of SumMag +20%. [G.F Ability] Use as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 6 5 5 6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Behemoth Elemental :N/A Card Mod :10x will refine into 1x Barrier. Usage :Learns Blue Magic. [Mighty Guard] [Quistis's Limit Break] Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 3 7 6 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Chimera Elemental :Water Card Mod :10x will refine into 1x Regen Ring. Usage :Has the effect of HP + 20%. [Character Ability] Use as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 7 3 6 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :PuPu Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Hungry Cookpot. Usage :Destroys weak enemies for exchange of permanent statistics raises. [Allows G.F to learn Devour Command] Use for refining purposes. Location :Must locate the UFO chase and take the Ragnarok to the chocobo holy and you will encounter a fight with PuPu. PuPu will then escape after the fight. Next, visit Balamb area, the location where Balamb Garden formerly used to be located and you will encounter a fight with PuPu again. Give him 5 elixirs and he will give you the card. [Refer to sidequest:UFO chasing for more information.] Statistics : 3 1 A 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Elastoid Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Steel Pipe. Usage :Has the effect of SumMag + 10%. [G.F Ability] Used as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. 6x Steel Pipe are needed to get G.F Doom Train. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 6 7 2 6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :GIM47N Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 10x Fast Ammo. Usage :Ammos for Quick Shot. [Irvine's Limit Break] Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 5 4 5 7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Malboro Elemental :Poison Card Mod :4x will refine into 1x Malboro Tentacle. Usage :Learn Blue Magic. [Bad Breath] [Quistis's Limit Break] Use as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 7 2 7 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Ruby Dragon Elemental :Fire Card Mod :10x will refine into 1x Inferno Fang. Usage :Learn Blue Magic. [Fire Breath] [Quistis's Limit Break] Use as Junk Material for the upgrading of weapons. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 7 4 2 7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Elnoyle Elemental :N/A Card Mod :10x will refine into 1x Energy Crystal. Usage :Has the effect of SumMag + 30%. [G.F Ability] Used as Junk Material upgrading of weapons. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 5 6 3 7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Tonberry King Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Chef's Knife. Usage :Use as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. Improves Compatibility. [Tonberry King + 3] Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 4 4 6 7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Wedge, Biggs Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x X-Potion. Usage :Restores HP to one ally. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 6 7 6 2 ======================================================================= CARD PAGE 06: Level 6 Boss Card ======================================================================= Name :Fujin, Raijin Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x X-Potion. Usage :Restores HP to one ally. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 2 4 8 8 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Elvoret Elemental :Wind Card Mod :1x will refine into 10x Death Stones. Usage :When used in battles, it allows you to kill an enemy instantly. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 7 4 8 3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :X-ATM092 Elemental :N/A Card Mod :2x will refine into 1x Turtle Shell. Usage :Has the effect of Vit + 20%. [Character Ability] Use as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 4 3 8 7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Granaldo Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x G-Returner. Usage :Revives one dead G.F. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 7 5 2 8 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Gerogero Elemental :Poison Card Mod :10x will refine into 1x Circlet. Usage :Has the effect of SumMag + 10%. [G.F Ability] Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 1 3 8 8 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Iguion Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Cockatrice Pinion. Usage :Use as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 8 2 2 8 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Abadon Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 30x Dark Ammo. Usage :Ammos for Dark Shot. [Irvine's Limit Break] Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 6 5 8 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Trauma Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 30x Demolition Ammo. Usage :Ammos for Canister Shot. [Irvine's Limit Break] Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 4 6 8 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Oilboyle Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 30x Fire Ammos. Usage :Ammos for Fire Shot. [Irvine's Limit Break] Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 1 8 8 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Shumi Tribe Elemental :N/A Card Mod :5x will refine into 1x Gambler Spirit. Usage :When used in battles, it allows you to turn an enemy into a card. [Chances of turning the enemy into a card is higher if the enemy is weak, especially when at low HP.] [Allows G.F to learn Card Command] Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 6 4 5 8 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Krysta Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 10x Holy Stone. Usage :When used in battles, it allows you to cast powerful Holy elemental attack on one enemy. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 7 1 5 8 ======================================================================= CARD PAGE 07: Level 7 Boss Card ======================================================================= Name :Propagator Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x G-Mega-Potion. Usage :Recovers 1000HP to all G.Fs. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 8 8 4 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Jumbo Cactuar Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Cactus Thorn. Usage :Improves Compatibility. [Cactuar + 3] Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 8 4 8 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Tri-Point Elemental :Thunder Card Mod :40x will refine into 1x Jet Engine. Usage :Has the effect of Spd + 20%. [Character Ability] Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 8 8 5 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Name :Gargantua Elemental :N/A Card Mod :10x will refine into 1x Strength Love. Usage :Has the effect of Str + 20%. [Character Ability] Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 5 8 6 6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Mobile Type 8 Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 10x Shell Stones. Usage :When used in battles, it raises one ally's magic defense by 50%. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 8 3 6 7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Sphinxara Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x G-Mega-Potion. Usage :Recovers 1000HP to all G.Fs. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 8 8 3 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Tiamat Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 10x Flare Stone. Usage :When used in battles, it allows you to cast Flare, which is a non-elemental magic on one enemy. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 8 4 8 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :BGH251F2 Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 10x Protect Stone. Usage :When used in battles, it raises one ally's physical defense by 50%. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 5 5 7 8 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Red Giant Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 5x Meteor Stone. Usage :When used in battles, it allows you to cast Meteor, a non-elemental magic on all enemies. Multiple hits on random enemies. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 6 7 8 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Catoblepas Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 5x Rename Card. Usage :Changes the name of one G.F. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 1 7 8 7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Ultima Weapon Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 1x Ultima Stone. Usage :When used in battles, it allows you to cast Ultima, a non-elemental magic on all enemies. Use for refining purposes. Statistics : 7 8 7 2 ======================================================================= CARD PAGE 08:Level 8 GF Card ======================================================================= Name :Chubby Chocobo Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 100x LuvLuvGs. Usage :Improves Compatibility. [All G.F + 20] Use for refining purposes. Location :The guy sitting on the bench in Balamb Garden, just outside the library. [Must take part in Card Queen Quest.] Statistics : 4 9 4 8 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Angelo Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 100x Elixirs. Usage :Restores all HP and cures all status ailments to an ally. Use for refining purposes. Location :Defeat Watts in disc one during Forest Owls event, that is when you are in Timber Train and about to kidnap the President of Deling, or in white SeeD ship during disc three. Statistics : 9 3 6 7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Gilgamesh Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 10x Holy Wars. Usage :Makes all invincible for a short duration and makes all allies immune to all physical and magic attacks when used during battles. Use for refining purposes. Location :Must beat the CC Group Quest. Defeat all five CC members in Balamb Garden, then talk to Doctor Kadowaki in the infirmary. Finally, go to your room and take a rest. The CC King will appear randomly during your sleep. Defeat her to get Gilgamesh's card. Statistics : 3 6 7 9 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :MiniMog Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 100x Pet Houses. Usage :Recovers all HP for all G.F. [Can be used only at save points or at world map.] Use for refining purposes. Location :Look for a small little kid wearing a blue shirt running laps around the main lobby of Balamb Garden. Challenge him to play cards and win a rare Mini-Mog's card. Statistics : 9 2 3 9 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Chicobo Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 100x Gysahl Greens. Usage :When used in battles, it allows you to summon G.F Boko, a chocobo G.F. If you have a PocketStation, you can make Boko learn new attacks. Use for refining purposes. Location :Visit all chocobo forest and solve the riddles. Next, go to Chocobo Holy in the northeast part of the world map to recieve the card. Note that Chocobo Holy is that Chocobo Forest being surrounded by Grandidi Forest. [Refer to Sidequest:Chicobo for more information.] Statistics : 9 4 4 8 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Quezacotl Elemental :Thunder Card Mod :1x will refine into 100x Dynamo Stones. Usage :Use as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. Improves Compatibility. [Quezacotl + 3] Use for refining purposes. Location :Win from Mayor Dobe when you first arrive in Fisherman's Horizon. [FH Area] Statistics : 2 4 9 9 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Shiva Elemental :Ice Card Mod :1x will refine into 100x North Winds. Usage :Improves Compatibility. [Shiva + 3] Use for refining purposes. Location :Go into Timber Maniacs office and pick up the 'Girl Next Door'. When you are in disc three, talk to Zone, then the White SeeD, and finally to Zone again. He will request you to give him the 'Girl Next Door' magazine. Give it to him and he will give you Shiva's card in return for that. Statistics : 6 9 7 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Ifrit Elemental :Fire Card Mod :1x will refine into 3x Elem Atks. Usage :Allows you to junction elemental magic to elemental attack. [G.F Junction Ability] Use for refining purposes. Location :Defeat Guardian Force, G.F Ifrit in Fire Cavern in disc one. Statistics : 9 8 6 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Siren Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 3x Status Atks. Usage :Allows you to junction status magic to status attack. [G.F Junction Ability] Use for refining purposes. Location :Visit the pub in Dollet City. Challenge against Master of Card in the upper right of the screen. He will take you to his private room via the bridge. Defeat him to get Siren card. Tips :Check the stack of magazines in his private room for magazine, Occult Fan II. Statistics : 8 2 9 6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Sacred Elemental :Earth Card Mod :1x will refine into 100x Dino Bones. Usage :Use as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. Improves Compatibility. [Brothers + 3] Use for refining purposes. Location :Defeat Guardian Force, G.F Brothers in the Tomb of Unknown king to get Sacred and Minotaurs' cards. Statistics : 5 9 1 9 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Minotaur Elemental :Earth Card Mod :1x will refine into 10x Adamantines. Usage :Has the effect of Vit + 60%. [Character Ability] Use as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. Use for refining purposes. Location :Defeat Guardian Force, G.F Brothers in the Tomb of Unknown king to get Sacred and Minotaurs' cards. Statistics : 9 9 5 2 ======================================================================= CARD PAGE 09: Level 9 GF Card ======================================================================= Name :Carbuncle Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 3x Glow Curtains. Usage :Automatically casts reflect on the character during battles. [Character Ability] [Auto-Reflect] Use for refining purposes. Location :Take part in Card Club Quest and defeat CC Heart. CC Heart is Xu, and is in the cockpit. Defeat her to get Carbuncle's card. Statistics : 8 4 4 A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Diablos Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 100x Black Holes. Usage :Learns Blue Magic. [Degenerator] [Quistis's Limit Break] Use for refining purposes. Location :Use Magical Lamp given by Principal Cid and you will encounter a fight with Guardian Force, G.F Diablos. Defeat Guardian Force, G.F Diablos to get Diablos card. Statistics : 5 3 A 8 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Leviathan Elemental :Water Card Mod :1x will refine into 3x Doc's Codes. Usage :Double the effect of medicine when used during battles. [Character Ability] [Med Data] Use for refining purposes. Location :Take part in Card Club Quest. Defeat CC Joker in the Training Center [Training Centre] to get Leviathan's card. Statistics : 7 7 A 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Odin Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 100x Dead Spirits. Usage :Use for refining purposes. Location :Defeat Guardian Force, G.F Odin in Centra Ruin from disc two onwards to get Odin's card. Statistics : 8 5 A 3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Pandemona Elemental :Wind Card Mod :1x will refine into 100x Windmills. Usage :Use as Junk Material for upgrading of weapons. Improves Compatibility. [Pandemona + 3] Use for refining purposes. Location :Challenge the hotel owner after saving Balamb Town, that is after the invasion of Galbadia Army from disc 2 onwards. The hotel owner is standing outside Balamb Hotel. Defeat him to get Pandemona's card. Statistics : A 7 1 7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Cerberus Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 100x Lightweights. Usage :Use for refining purposes. Location :Defeat Guardian Force, G.F Cerberus in Galbadia Garden during disc two to get Cerberus card. Statistics : 7 A 4 6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Alexander Elemental :Holy Card Mod :1x will refine into 3x Moon Curtains. Usage :Automatically increase character's magic defense by 50% during battles. [Character Ability] [Auto-Shell] Use for refining purposes. Location :Challenge Piet at Lunar Base in disc three. You can also challenge Piet after the Lunar Base incident in disc three only by going to the Escape Retrieval Pod, in Abandon Plains at the southern tip of Esthar Continent. Defeat Piet to get Alexander's card. Statistics : 9 2 A 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Phoenix Elemental :Fire Card Mod :1x will refine into 3x Phoenix Spirits. Usage :Revive dead ally. [Allows G.F to learn Revive Command.] Use for refining purposes. Location :From the guy wearing blue in colour at Esthar President's building. [Must take part in Card Queen Quest.] Statistics : 7 A 2 7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Bahamut Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 100x Megalixirs. Usage :Restores all HP and cure all status ailments to all allies. Use for refining purposes. Location :Defeat Guardian Force, G.F Bahamut in Deep Sea Research Center [Deep Sea Research Centre] to get Bahamut's card. It is found in the most Southwest part of the World Map and can only be accessed by the Ragnarok. Choose 'It's not our will to fight' to encounter a fight with Ruby Dragon, then choose 'Never' to fight with Ruby Dragon again. Finally, choose the third option, which is invisible under the second option and the third option says 'It's our nature', to fight with Guardian Force, Bahamut. Statistics : A 6 8 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Doomtrain Elemental :Poison Card Mod :1x will refine into 3x Status Guards. Usage :Allows you to junction status magic to status defense. [G.F Junction Ability] Use for refining purposes. Location :From the Pub Owner, who has it in his desk in Timber. [Must take part in Card Queen Quest.] Statistics : 3 A 1 A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Eden Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 3x Monk's Codes. Usage :Allows character to counter when being physically attacked during battles. [Character Ability] [Counter] Use for refining purposes. Location :Defeat Ultima Weapon in Deep Sea Deposit, which is the basement at Deep Sea Research Center. [Deep Sea Research Centre.] It is found in the most Southwest part of the World Map and can only be accessed by the Ragnarok. Statistics : 4 A 4 A ======================================================================= CARD PAGE 10: Level 10 Player Card ======================================================================= Name :Ward Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 3x Gaea's Ring. Usage :Has the effect of HP + 80%. [Character Ability] Use for refining purposes. Location :Win against Doctor Odine at Esthar Palace/Laboratory in disc three. Statistics : A 8 7 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Kiros Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 3x Accelerators. Usage :Automatically cast haste on the character during battle. [Character Ability] [Auto-Haste] Use for refining purposes. Location :From the man wearing black in colour in Deling City, which is Galbadia Capital. [Must take part in Card Queen Quest.] Statistics : 6 A 7 6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Laguna Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 100x Heroes. Usage :Makes one invincible for a short duration and makes the ally immune to all physical and magic attacks when used during battles. Use for refining purposes. Location :Defeat Ellone at Lunar Base in disc three to get Laguna's card. Statistics : 5 9 A 3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Selphie Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 3x Elem Guards. Usage :Allows you to junction elemental magic to elemental defense. [G.F Junction Ability] Use for refining purposes. Location :Go to Trabia Garden, Selphie's former military school. Challenge Selphie's friend, who is sitting in front of the fountain to get Selphie's card from disc two to disc three. Statistics : A 4 8 6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Quistis Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 3x Samantha Souls. Usage :Has the effect of SumMag + 40% [G.F Ability] Use for refining purposes. Location :Defeat the student, Trepe Groupie #2 in the Cafeteria who is sitting down on a chair. Select the one in the back. You can do this from disc one to disc three. You can also find Trepe Groupie #2 occasionally in the second-floor of the classroom. Statistics : 9 2 6 A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Irvine Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 3x Rocket Engines. Usage :Has the effect of Spd + 40%. [Character Ability] Use for refining purposes. Location :From the woman who is the station master of Fisherman's Horizon. [FH Area] [Must take part in Card Queen Quest.] Statistics : 2 A 6 9 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Zell Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 3x Hyper Wrists. Usage :Has the effect of Str + 60%. [Character Ability] Use for refining purposes. Locaton :Defeat Zell's mother in Balamb Town from disc one to disc three. Zell's mother is inside her house at the kitchen. Defeat Zell's mother to get Zell's card. Statistics : 8 6 5 A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Rinoa Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 3x Magic Armlets. Usage :Has the effect of Spr + 60%. [Character Ability] Use for refining purposes. Location :Go to Deling City, capital of Galbadia. Talk to General Caraway, Rinoa's father in the huge mansion. Ask him some questions regarding cards and then challenge him to a game. Deliberately lose the Ifrit's card to him and you will get Rinoa's card. To get back your Ifrit's card, simply head to Fisherman's Horizon, [FH Area] and challenge Martine, who is sitting outside Mayor Dobe's house. Win Ifrit's card from Martine. Statistics : 4 A A 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Edea Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 3x Royal Crowns. Usage :Has the effect of Mag + 60%. [Character Ability] Use for refining purposes. Location :Defeat Edea at Edea's house in disc 3. Statistics : A 3 A 3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Seifer Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 3x Diamond Armors. Usage :Has the effect of GFHP + 40%. [G.F Ability] Use for refining purposes. Location :Defeat Headmaster Cid in Edea's house from disc two to disc three to get Seifer's card. Also, right after defeating Norg in disc two, you can find Headmaster, Cid in the bridge or cockpit of Balamb Garden. Statistics : 6 4 9 A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Name :Squall Elemental :N/A Card Mod :1x will refine into 3x Three Stars. Use for refining purposes. Usage :After casting Triple, one spell is being used up instead of three during battles. [Character Ability] [Expendx3-1] Location :Defeat Laguna at Esthar or on the Ragnarok before going to Lunatic Pandora at disc 3. Statistics : A 9 6 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ======================================================================= III)Card Club Members ======================================================================= The card club is an organisation formed by a group of Triple Triad franchise. It's not easy to be a member of card club as you must be very good with playing cards. The card club is composed of the CC Jack, Club, Diamond, Spade, Heart, Joker and finally the leader, king. You can find the CC at these locations. Note that they will appear randomly. If they do not appear at these locations, try going in and out of the screen until they appear. You can play with them in Balamb Garden from disc one to disc three. Note:You must defeat every CC member in this order from Jack to Heart, then King. However, you can challenge Joker any time when you have defeated two or more CC members. Note:Each CC member get more and more tougher each time, meaning the chances of them using a better card is higher. Tips:Save before you play, just in case you lose any card(s). ___________________________________________________________ |CC Member Name |Location |Special Note | |_______________|_____________________________|_____________| |CC Jack |He is found in the main hall,|Defeat him to| | |where the direction board is |challenge CC | | |located. |Club; has no | | | |rare card. | |_______________|_____________________________|_____________| |CC Club |He walks along the main hall |Defeat him to| | |and often seen appearing near|challenge CC | | |the Dormitory, Parking Lot |CC Diamond; | | |Cafeteria. |has no rare | | | |card. | |_______________|_____________________________|_____________| |CC Diamond |CC Diamond are actually made |Defeat the | | |up of two girls. They are |two girls to | | |found in the main hall where |challenge CC | | |they are often seen walking |Spade; has | | |to the direction board. You |no rare card.| | |must wait for them to stop | | | |before you can challenge with| | | |them. | | |_______________|_____________________________|_____________| |CC Spade |The man on the 2F near the |Defeat him to| | |elevator. He's the one who |challenge CC | | |gives you the cards in disc |Heart; has no| | |one when you talk to him. |rare card. | |_______________|_____________________________|_____________| |CC Heart |If i tell you she's a woman |Defeat her to| | |and locate in the cockpit of |challenge CC | | |balamb garden in 3F, do you |King. Refer | | |have any idea of who's she? |below for | | |Have you guessed it? She's |more details.| | |the one standing on the |Has the | | |bridge. |Carbuncle | | | |rare card. | |_______________|_____________________________|_____________| |CC Joker |He's found randomly in the |Has the rare | | |training center. [Training |card, | | |centre] He will be selling |Leviathan. | | |items there. | | |_______________|_____________________________|_____________| |CC King |Defeat all five CC members, |Has the rare | | |then talk to Doctor Kadowaki |card, | | |in the infirmary and she will|Gilgamesh. | | |reveal that she is the former|Once you have| | |CC member. Now, go to the |defeated her,| | |Dormitory to have a good |you have | | |sleep and CC card king will |completed the| | |appear randomly. Don't be |CC quest. | | |suprised when you found out | | | |her identity. | | |_______________|_____________________________|_____________| |Former CC King |She is in the infirmary and |Tells you | | |will reveal to you her |informations | | |identity once you have beaten|about the CC | | |CC Jack, Club, Diamond, Spade|King. | | |and Heart. She will tell you | | | |that the present CC King will| | | |come and look for you. I | | | |guess even if i don't tell | | | |who she is, you would have | | | |guessed it correctly! | | |_______________|_____________________________|_____________| Note:The CC members will use the cards that you do not have, however, as for the PuPu card, you need to complete the UFO chasing quest. In order to play with the CC members in disc 4, you must first complete the CC quest from disc one to three, meaning you have to defeat CC Jack, Club, Diamond, Spade, Heart and King. For exact way of getting Ragnarok in disc 4, i won't go into too much details. I will just briefly describe it. Notice that there are many chains and doors just before the entrance to Ultimecia Castle? Have you ever wondered how to enter the chocobo forest in Grandidi Forest? Simply enter the door nearest to the you, which is on your left side. You should find yourself on a beach and inland is a huge patch of forest, that is Grandidi Forest, of course. Simply walk to the chocobo forest and you will get a free chocobo ride. Ride the chocobo along the western continent of Esthar and down to Centra region. Refer to the red dot in the world map. This indicates your airship, Ragnarok. When you get your airship, this is what you should do. For default Controller: 1.Hold Triangle and X if you are playing the Japanese version. 2.Hold Circle and X if you are playing the American version. Wonder why the Controls are different? A group of people [I don't know why?] e-mail to Square requesting Square to change the button configurations. For me, the new controls doesn't suit me at all. So, i customise my controls to that of the Japanese version. [I wonder who did that?] [What a lousy suggestion!] And do you know? As you know, the controls have been changed. It affects Final Fantasy Anthology as well. I don't know about Final Fantasy Collection, which is the Japanese version of Final Fantasy Anthology. X button became the confirm button and the Circle button became the cancel button. Luckily, Square only swops these two buttons. The menu button and the switch member button during battle are still Triangle for Final Fantasy Anthology. If Square swops the buttons again, i'll probably have problems adjusting to new controls. Luckily, for Final Fantasy VIII, you can customise your controls. If done correctly: CC Heart will meet you at the entrance of the Ragnarok. She says that you can play with all the CC members anytime you want inside Ragnarok. Wow! Time for a break, right! After all the fighting, it's time to relax a bit and play some cards, right? Back to the main topic: The locations of the CC members are: ___________________________________________________________ |CC Member Name |Location |Special Note | |_______________|_____________________________|_____________| |Jack |Enter the door right of the |Found at the | | |Ragnarok entrance. The |Ragnarok | | |entrance is where CC Heart |Aisle. | | |is located or enter the upper| | | |left door from where CC | | | |Diamond is. | | |_______________|_____________________________|_____________| |Club |From where CC Diamond are, |Found at the | | |just go up the stairs to 2F |Ragnarok | | |or you can enter the door |Aisle in 2F. | | |near CC Joker. | | |_______________|_____________________________|_____________| |Diamond |In the main Ragnarok Hangar |Found at the | | |where you can find a |Ragnarok | | |staircase which leads to CC |Hangar. | | |Club, and two doors; one | | | |leads to CC Jack in the left | | | |and another one leads to a | | | |save point where CC Spade is.| | |_______________|_____________________________|_____________| |Spade |From where CC Diamond are, |Found at the | | |take the upper right door. |Ragnarok | | | |Hangar where | | | |the save | | | |point is. | |_______________|_____________________________|_____________| |Joker |He's the man who sells you |Found at the | | |items, as well as remodel |Ragnarok | | |your weapons. When you first |Aisle. | | |take the elevator down, you | | | |will see him. You can find | | | |him by entering the door | | | |right of CC Club. | | |_______________|_____________________________|_____________| |King |Have her in your party, then |Found at the | | |take her to the Ragnarok |Ragnarok | | |Air Room. The Air Room is |Air Room. | | |located in the 2F. From where|Remember the | | |CC Club is, just go down the |location when| | |hallway, not the stairs. |you first | | |Then, talk to her and she |enter the | | |will play with you. |Ragnarok in | | | |disc 3? | |_______________|_____________________________|_____________| About the CC Members' comeback ============================== The CC members are making a comeback. Of course, they still can't admit that they have lost to you previously. [The CC quest] The CC members will pick any rule RANDOMLY from any region, whether it is Balamb region, Centra region, Dollet region, Fisherman Horizon [FH] region and so on and combine or mix with their initial rules. In my own opinion, the WORST rule is probably RANDOM. [I am not sure about you. It's just personal opinion.] The CC members will begin with all the rules belonging to these regions: __________________________________________________ |Name Of CC Members |Initial Rules [Region] | |___________________|______________________________| |Jack |Balamb Rules. | |Club |Dollet Rules. | |Diamond |Trabia Rules. | |Spade |Esthar Rules. | |Heart |Fisherman Horizon [FH] Rules. | |Joker |Centra Rules. | |King |Lunar Base Rules. | |___________________|______________________________| Note:If you find that you are missing a few more rare cards and the CC members do not show these new cards anymore, try beating the Card Queen in disc 4 at the Esthar Continent. Refer to below for more details. Why? After beating all the CC members, including CC King again in Ragnarok in disc 4, my card collection is still incomplete as i do not have the Kiros and Irvine card. Then, i play with Card Queen. Indeed, the two missing cards are with her! That's how i complete my card collection! ======================================================================= IV)Card Queen ======================================================================= I won't talk about the card queen quest as chasing the card queen can be very tedious. If you need any help, you can refer to other faqs, specifically Scott Ong's faq Part II, Eugene See's rare card faq and so on. As for the game rules, i won't go into details yet. When you reach disc 4, you may be think that it is impossible to collect all the cards. However, you can challenge Card Queen in disc 4 to get all the rare cards. Card Queen will use rare cards that are level 9 to 10. The card queen will use all the rules to play with you. The Queen is found in the escape retrieval pod in Abandon Plains just at the southern most tip of Esthar Continent. It's invisible in the world map. Simply land your Ragnarok nearby and make your way to the southern tip. The world map screen will change to the field screen and you should see card queen. I got several mails, asking me about the exact location of Card Queen. The location is rather tricky. Notice that the major region of Esthar Continent is being surrounded by huge wire frames or walls. It's located just outside this major region in the south. Try going into the main menu and check if you are in Abandon Plains. [Assuming if you are outside this 'major region'!] Then, just land your Ragnarok and walk south. I have to admit i do have problems finding the Card Queen at first. Just be patient! If you simply just walk along the southern tips, you will definitely encounter Card Queen. Note:The location is the same as where you discover Piet in in disc three. ======================================================================= V)Sidequest: UFO Chasing- Getting PuPu card ======================================================================= You can view the UFOs from disc two onwards at these locations: 1. The seashore located east of Timber. [Mandy Beach] 2. Outside winhill village in Galbadia continent. [Winhill Bluffs] 3. Desert in Centra ruins, northeast of Edea's house. [Kashkabald Desert] 4. The isolated island east of Trabia Garden. [The small island by Health Peninsula.] Equip Diablo or Bahamut's encounter none and roam around these areas. You will encounter empty battles and see the UFO flying, giving you empty gil, exp and AP. Once you have viewed all four UFOs, go to cliff north of Chocobo Holy. Land the ragnarok, walk along the cliff and you will fight PuPu. Defeat PuPu and then head to Balamb area, the area where Balamb Garden used to be located. Give him 5 elixirs and you will get the PuPu card. If you didn't give elixirs to PuPu, and defeat PuPu, you will get an accelerator, but you will lose the PuPu card. My advise is take the PuPu card because this is the only card which you can't win from any card game. If you didn't take the card, it will mean that you cannot complete your card collection. ======================================================================= VI)Sidequest: Getting Chicobo card ======================================================================= Visit all chocobo forest, solve all the puzzles. You need to use the chocobo sonar and detector and leave one chocobo. The chocobo will summon a mother chocobo. Get some holy, meteor, ultima stones. If you want more informations on how to solve the riddles, refer to Scott Ong's walkthrough part II for more information. The location of the forest are: 1)Near Edea's house. 2)North of the Centra Ruin. 3)Southwest of Cactuar Island 4)North of Shumi Village. 5)South of Shumi Village. 6)North of Trabia Garden near the mountains. 7)Chocobo Holy is located in the large patch of forest in the northeast part of the world map, north of Esthar continent. When you have solved all the riddles from 1 to 6 in these chocobo forest, go to Roaming Forest, which is a Bika Snowfield in Trabia area and ride the chocobos all the way down south, crossing shallow waters to the Chocobo Holy forest in Grandidi Forest. For your information, Chocobo Holy is located in the midst of Grandidi Forest in the northeast of the world. Chocobo Holy is so highly remote that even Ragnarok cannot be accessed to it. The other way of reaching Chocobo Holy is during disc four, when you are on your way to get back your Ragnarok. Once you reach Chocobo Holy, enter and you will find a chocobo there. It will perform a dance for you and following that, talk to it to get your Chicobo card. ======================================================================= VII)Card Command ======================================================================= Do you know? You do not really need to play cards to gain new ones. Another alternative way of getting new cards is to equip Quezacotl's Card Command ability. So, what does this command do? Simple enough! In my opinion, it works quite similar to Morph Materia in Final Fantasy VII or Ragnarok Esper in Final Fantasy VI, except that you turn enemies into cards now instead of items. Card command is the most effective when against weak monsters with low HP. At high HP, it is unlikely that it will be a successful. It does not work against bosses like Ultimecia, Omega Weapon and so on. Tips:You might want to consider using magic spells like Demi to weaken the monster. ======================================================================= VIII)Gilgamesh ======================================================================= I notice that other faqs do not have much details about Gilgamesh's attacks so this will be an exclusive section dedicated to Gilgamesh. _______________________________________________________________ |History/Overview | |_______________________________________________________________| |Gilgamesh made his first appearance in Final Fantasy V. For | |those who has played and familiar with Final Fantasy V, you | |should know that Gilgamesh was banished to the 'Cleft of | |Dimension.' Gilgamesh was the righthand man of Exdeath, an evil| |black mage in Final Fantasy V. How or why he appears again in | |Final Fantasy VIII remains a mystery to me. Can anyone explain | |why to me? Anyway, it's great to see Gilgamesh making a | |comeback in Final Fantasy VIII, don't you think so? Anyway, | |Omega weapon is back now, so why not Gilgamesh too as well? | |_______________________________________________________________| |Location |You must have gotten Odin first before fighting | | |against Seifer at the end of disc 3 in Lunatic | | |Pandora. Now, wait for a while, and enjoy the event! | |_________|_____________________________________________________| |Tips |Don't attack Seifer as Gilgamesh will appear soon. | | |Instead, keep drawing Aura spells from Seifer. | |_________|_____________________________________________________| |Attack |Zantetsuken, Excalibur, Excalipoor and Masamune | |_________|_____________________________________________________| |General Information about Gilgamesh | |_______________________________________________________________| |Like Odin, Gilgamesh cannot be junction to a character, neither| |does he have any ability for you to learn. However, like Odin, | |he will appear randomly during battle. Unlike Odin, it can | |appear in the beginning, middle of the fight, whereas Odin can | |only appear in the beginning of the fight, if not, Odin will | |not appear for the remaining half of the battle. As Gilgamesh | |is summoned, you will notice that there are four swords descend| |-ing down together with Gilgamesh. Each of these four swords | |represents an attack- Zantetsuken, Excalibur, Excalipoor and | |Masamune. He will choose any of the four swords randomly and | |that sword choosen will use that particular attack. | |_______________________________________________________________| |Do you know? | |_______________________________________________________________| |According to , he says that after all the | |four swords had descended and stopped rotating, Gilgamesh will | |pick the sword that is at the back of him. Good observation | |from !!! While so, you still cannot | |determine the attack that Gilgamesh will use because you don't | |know which sword will land at the back of him. In general, | |Gilgamesh's attacks are still random. Does that make sense to | |you??? I hope so!!! | |_______________________________________________________________| |Credit |The information listed above is contributed by | | |. | |_______________|_______________________________________________| |Name Of Attack |Effect and Special Note | |_______________|_______________________________________________| |Zantetsuken |This attack is inherited from Guardian Force, | | |Odin. It will slice all enemies apart, causing | | |instant victory. However, Zantetsuken does not | | |work against bosses. | |_______________|_______________________________________________| |Excalibur |Strong damage against all enemies. [Refer to | | |the table below for more details.] | |_______________|_______________________________________________| |Excalipoor |It is a fake version of the sword, Excalibur as| | |it does only 1 HP damage to all enemies. | |_______________|_______________________________________________| |Masamune |Strong damage against all enemies and is more | | |stronger than Excalibur. [Refer to the table | | |below for more details.] | |_______________|_______________________________________________| |Credit |Special thanks to for | | |the names of Gilgamesh's attacks as used in | | |English version. | |_______________|_______________________________________________| |Below shows a table, listing out the attacks, damage, levels | |of the swords, Excalibur and Masamune. | |_______________________________________________________________| |Listing-Contributed By Kaze Yagami | |_______________________________________________________________| |The attack level of Guardian Force, Gilgamesh depends on the | |average level of the party member, similarly to Guardian Force,| |Phoenix. The higher your luck is, the chances of Odin/Gilgamesh| |appearing will be higher. | |_______________________________________________________________| | Attack Level | Masamune | Excalibur | |___________________|____________________|______________________| | 1 | 2625 | 1000 | |___________________|____________________|______________________| | 10 | 3750 | 1562 | |___________________|____________________|______________________| | 20 | 5000 | 2187 | |___________________|____________________|______________________| | 30 | 6250 | 2812 | |___________________|____________________|______________________| | 40 | 7500 | 3437 | |___________________|____________________|______________________| | 50 | 8750 | 4062 | |___________________|____________________|______________________| | 60 | 9999 | 4687 | |___________________|____________________|______________________| | 70 | 9999 | 5312 | |___________________|____________________|______________________| | 80 | 9999 | 5937 | |___________________|____________________|______________________| | 90 | 9999 | 6562 | |___________________|____________________|______________________| | 100 | 9999 | 7187 | |___________________|____________________|______________________| |Note|The values are subjected to variables as different enemies| | |have different defenses. However, the variations are very | | |neligible. | |____|__________________________________________________________| ======================================================================= IX)Report Cards ======================================================================= So, what's a report card? Well, it just a summary of your current progress in the game. There are a total of 3 battle reports, naming Battle, Character and Guardian Force reports. You can view these reports via the tutorial menu. So, how do you get it? Battle Report ===================== When Squall has promoted to a SeeD in disc 1, talk to Cid Krammer in the Headmaster Office in 3F of Balamb Garden to receive Battle Report. Note that this can be done only in disc one. Character Report ===================== When you are in Desert Prison in disc 2, head to floor 10, enter the door and you should see a card player and a save point. [And a hidden draw point as well.] Challenge the player there and when you win, he will give you the Character Report. This can be done only in disc two. Note that each card game you play with him costs 300 Gil. Guardian Force Report ===================== After returning back to Balamb Garden from Desert Prison and has beaten Master Norg, go to the Training Center [Training Centre] and CC Joker will occasionally appear there. Note that chances of CC Joker appearing there are random. He appears as a merchant, selling items. Talk to CC Joker and play cards with him. Once you defeat him, you will get the Guardian Force Report. Qns:So, what is the use of these Report cards? Ans:Well, nothing much actually! Remember the "The Man Who Knows ALL" in Final Fantasy V? Oh, never mind, if you can't remember or don't know. Each report card summarises different things. [Refer below for more details.] Battle Report ===================== It tells you the number of times you have: a)Walked b)Battles c)Won d)Escape Character Report ===================== It tells you the number of times each character has: a)Killed [No of monster killed under your hand!] b)KO'd [No of times your character has died!] Guardian Force Report ===================== It tells you the number of times each Guardian Force has: a)Killed [No of monster killed under your hand!] b)KO'd [No of times your Guardian Force has died!] It also lists down: c)Abilities d)Menu Refinements That's all that these report cards will tell you! ======================================================================= X)Obel Lake Mystery ======================================================================= At first, i didn't really want to add in this section because Scott Ong has already covered it in his faq. Secondly, i was quite lazy. Well, i got several mails, asking me about Obel Lake mystery. I have solved the mystery quite long ago but...... judging from the amount of mails i got, perhaps i should..... You might also want to refer to Scott Ong's faq/walkthrough Part II for Obel Lake mystery. Note that the mystery to Obel Lake can only be solved in disc three. The most important thing to do now is to locate where the Obel Lake is. You are now in disc three and have the Ragnarok airship. Take the Ragnarok and fly to Galbadia continent near Timber. You should notice a very small spit that curves into a lake. Land your Ragnarok somewhere nearby and walk to the edge. Press X for the American version and Circle for the Japanese version to search and you should notice a message that pops up something like this: This must be Obel Lake. Throw a rock. >Try humming. Choose the second option and hum. A message pops up again like this: A black shadow rose to the surface. Throw a rock. >Try humming again. When the Black Shadow appears, keep talking to him until he asks you to find his friend, Mr. Monkey. He hints that his friend, Mr. Monkey is somewhere in the forest. So, search the forest just to the west of Dollet near the train station on the Hasberry Plains. But before that, choose to throw a rock until it says 'The rock skipped many many times.' "It's my friend, Mr. Monkey... Can you find him for me?" Walk around the forest and a message will pop out, giving you two choices to choose. Choose the first option to throw a rock. If you get a message saying, 'The rock skipped many many times,' you should see this message: "...OUCH! ...D-Darn it! ...You're gonna pay for that!" Enraged, Mr. Monkey will throw a stone carved with some writing on it at you. The letters on the carving are "URHAEO." If you throw a stone and the message says that it skip between 1 to 5 times, you will always get a message like this: "Ahh Darn it!" Y-You're just a big loser. I can make the rock skip as many times as I want! So there! Ha-ha! Loser! Dork! Idiot! Your mom wears combat boots." There's the monkey! >Throw a rock. Sing. Return to Obel Lake and talk to the Black Shadow. Keep on talking to him until he gives you four useful hints. Each hints tell you where the location of a special stone with words carved on it is. Here's the hints: ======================================================================= First Rock ========== Hint:"At the beach in Balamb, something special washes a shore all times." Go to Rinaul Coast located east of Balamb Town. Walk around there and you will find a message pops up: It looks man-made, and has some carving on it... You have found the first stone already, now search for the other stones now. The letters on the carving are "STSLRM." ======================================================================= Second Rock =========== Hint:"Mr. Monkey had a rock like this i think..." Yes...The rock which Mr. Monkey throws it to you is the second stone. However, if you didn't manage to get the stone just now, Shadow will tell that, "If he's not around, perhaps he took a train towards Dollet." =>Only when Mr. Monkey escapes. =>You can find Mr. Monkey again in Hasberry Plains located near Dollet. The letters on the carving are "URHAEO." ======================================================================= Third Rock =========== Hint:"This long narrow stretch of island is located east of Timber and next to the railroad bridge that leads to Fisherman's Horizon and Esthar. Go to Mandy Beach east of Timber. It's an isolated island and it is rather hard to find. Search along the island and a message will pop out somethibng like this: You found a piece of rock by your foot... Now, only left with one more stone. The letters on the carving are "REAIDR." ======================================================================= Fourth Rock =========== Hint:"There's also something on top of a mountain with a lake and cavern." Your next destination is Monterosa Plateau. Follow where the river flows and it will lead to a waterfall. Land your Ragnarok on top of the mountain and search the edge of the waterfall and a message will pop out something like: A bird is warming an egg. >Check it out. Leave it alone. Choose the first option, 'Check it out.' You will encounter a fight against 2x Thrustaevis. They are quite easy to defeat. Once they are defeated, you will find the last rock. The letters on the carving are "EASNPD." ======================================================================= Now, return back to Obel Lake. _________________________________________ |No. |Location of the Rock |Letters | |____|_______________________|____________| | 1. |Rinaul Coast |S T S L R M | | 2. |From Mr Monkey |U R H A E O | | 3. |Mandy Beach |R E A I D R | | 4. |Monterosa Plateau |E A S N P D | |____|_______________________|____________| Now, can you begin out the mystery? Okay, If you read from right to left starting from top to bottom, the hint is, "MORDRED PLAINS HAS TREASURE." Okay, time to head to Modred Plains. Modred Plain is located north from the Great Plains of Esthar. The treasure is rather hard to find. So, if you want an ASCII diagram of the exact location of where the treasure is, refer to Scott Ong's walkthrough/faq Part II. Ignore what the other coloured rock says. Search for a red-faced rock and the rock will tell you to move in opposite direction. Follow what the red-faced rock tells you and the location of the treasure, Three Star is located in the centre of the star [From Scott Ong's ASCII art.] There's another item which you can also get from the clues that the other coloured rock gives you. But, i am not going to list out every single clues. Simply go to Minde Island at the lower left part of the Esthar Continent. Search around and you will find another item, Luck-J Scroll. So far, these are the only treasures that i know. You can only solve Obel Lake's mystery in disc three. Don't worry if you can't solve the mystery or you are already in disc 4 and have not solved it yet. The treasures, in my opinion, aren't quite worthwhile. Firstly, solving this Obel Lake takes quite a long time. Secondly, though i agree with everyone that Three Stars is a valuable item, but don't forget that you can convert Squall's card to 3x Three Stars. This is just my personal opinion and you can choose to accept it or not! ======================================================================= XI)Rumour ======================================================================= I thought i just share this with you. Ever wonder what are cards for? In the Japanese version, someone spread a rumour saying that once you have completed all the card collection, you will get Squall's fifth finishing blow. However, let me warn you. This is just a rumour and has been proven to be wrong and even deny by Square. However, it will really be nice if there is a reward(s) after you have completed collecting all the cards. ======================================================================= XII)Song Lyrics ======================================================================= Below are the lyrics for Eyes On Me and Liberi Fatali. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Eyes On Me ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Composer:Nobuo Uematsu Vocalist:Faye Wong Whenever sang my songs On the stage, on my own Whenever said my words Wishing they would be heard I saw you smiling at me Was it real or just my fantasy You'd always be there in the corner Of this tiny little bar My last night here for you Same old songs, just once more My last night here with you? Maybe yes, maybe no I kind of liked it your way How you shyly placed your eyes on me Oh, did you ever know? That I had mine on you *Darling, so there you are With that look on your face As if you're never hurt As if you're never down Shall I be the one for you Who pinches you softly but sure If frown is shown then I will know that you are no dreamer So let me come to you Close as I wanna be Close enough for me To feel your heart beating fast And stay there as I whisper How I loved your peaceful eyes on me Did you ever know That I had mine on you Darling, so share with me Your love if you have enough Your tears if you're holding back Or pain if that's what it is How can I let you know I'm more than the dress and the voice Just reach me out then You will know that you're not dreaming *Repeat Credit:Thanks to Heero Yuy for allowing me to publish the lyrics in my faq. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberi Fatali ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Excitate vos e somno, liberi mei. Cunae non sunt. Excitate vos e somno, liberi fatali. Somnus non eat. Surgite. Invenite hortum veritatis. Ardente veritate Urite mala mundi. Ardente veritate Incendite tenebras mundi. Valete, liberi, Diebus fatalibus. Children of Fate ---------------- Wake up, my children, The cradles are gone. Wake up, Children of Fate, The peaceful sleep is over. Rise up Search for the Garden of Truth With fiery truth Burn off all the deceit of the world With fiery truth Light up the dark world. Goodbye, children, The next moment of meeting is the moment of fate. Credit:Thanks to kaze Yagami for correcting the mistakes in the lyrics, as well as doing the translation for Liberi Fatali. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ======================================================================= XIII)Final Fantasy VIII OST List ======================================================================= Are you a fan of Nobuo Uematsu? Final Fantasy VIII Original Sound Track has been released. With a total of 74 tracks that are spread across four CDs, fans of Nobuo Uematsu shouldn't miss it. I will now list the name of the tracks below. Disc 1 ====== 01.Liberi Fatali 02.Balamb Garden 03.Blue Fields 04.Don't Be Afraid 05.The Winner 06.Find Your Way 07.SeeD 08.The Landing 09.Starting Up 10.Force Your Way 11.The Loser 12.Never Look Back 13.Dead End 14.Breezy 15.Shuffie or Boogie 16.Waltz for the Moon 17.Tell Me 18.Fear 19.The Man with the Machine Gun 20.Julia 21.Roses and Wine 22.Junction 23.Timber Owls Disc 2 ====== 01.My Mind 02.The Mission 03.Martial Law 04.Cactus Jack (Galbadian Anthem) 05.Only a Plank Between One and Perdition 06.Succession of Witches 07.Galbadia Garden 08.Unrest 09.Under Her Control 10.The Stage is Set 11.A sacrifice 12.Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec 13.Intruders 14.Premonition 15.Wounded 16.Fragments of Memories 17.Jailed 18.Rivals 19.Ami Disc 3 ====== 01.The Spy 02.Retaliation 03.Movin' 04.Blue Sky 05.Drifting 06.Heresy 07.Fisherman's Horizon 08.Odeka Ke Chocobo 09.Where I Belong 10.The Oath 11.Slide Show Part1 12.Slide Show Part2 13.Love Grows 14.The Salt Flats 15.Trust Me 16.Silence and Motion 17.Dance with the Balamb-fish 18.Tears of the moon 19.Residents 20.Eyes On Me Disc 4 ====== 01.Mods de Chocobo 02.Ride On 03.Truth 04.Lunatic Pandora 05.Compression of Time 06.The Castle 07.The Legendary Beast 08.Maybe I'm a Lion 09.The Extreme 10.The Successor 11.Ending Theme 12.Overture ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ======================================================================= XIV)Exclusive Features ======================================================================= To show my thanks to everyone who has been reading this faq, i thought it will be nice of me to share some informations with you and these information are exclusive and can only be found in my faq(s) only. A special thanks to Kaze Yagami for the contributions again. So, wonder what's the information about? Well, it isn't going to be of much help to you in the game but... Are you excited by the idea of riding a train, seeing various train stations that are scattered throughout the Balamb and Galbadia continent? How fast can the train move? Wow, Ragnarok is back. It was once an esper/sword in Final Fantasy VI. How did it become an airship? With such a cool name, are you dying for a ride? Back to the main topic. This section will feature all specifications of Balamb Train and Ragnarok. I will start with Balamb Train first. ~~~Balamb Train Specifications Exclusive Information!!!~~~ ---------------------------------------------------------- Trains are used to move from city to city. It is a gray train with curvaceousness. You can see railways in Balamb and Galbadia Continent One of the trains is double-decked while another one looks very old shaped like a steam locomotive. There is even a special train for SeeD cadet's exclusive use. DATA ----- Name :TEMPEST (TTS-II with turbo shaft engine) Length :144 metres (Estimated the length of 6 cars) Width :4.3 metres Height :6.1 metres Maximum speed:260 kilometres per hour (Km/h) Weight :313 tonnes Capacity :360 passenger ~~~Ragnarok Specifications Exclusive Information!!!~~~ ------------------------------------------------------ ~Super High Mobility Flying Ship "RAGNAROK"~ Made of red body, with the word 'ESTHAR' visible on the body, Ragnarok was made more than twenty years ago. It was highly regarded as one of the strongest flying ships. It was reportedly made secretly in an unknown country. There are at least 2 or more such flying ships of the same kind, with different markings. DATA ---- Highest Output:3450t Lowest Output:2850t Total Length:108m Total Height:54m (Landing) 65m (Cruising) Total Weight:2,850 ton (Without Propellant, Charge and Occupants) 3,134 ton (1/3 Propellant, Full Charge and Occupant) 3,450 ton (Full Propellant, Full Charge and Occupant) Total Wingspan:77m Main Weapon :609mm Electron Particle Beam x 1 Sub Weapon :152mm multi-barrel Laser x 2 Main Engine :Reaction-Type 12-Level Compressor Turbine (Power output 22500kg) x 2 Sub Engine :Reaction-Type 6-Level Compressor Turbine (Power output 24800kg) x 4 Occupant :4 crews (Navigator, wireless operator, cannoneer, and a cox) =>Able to carry more than 10 occupants. Top Speed :11.8km/s, 708km/min, 42480km/h =>Second cosmic velocity;can launch a rocket into space. How? Do you like it? Are you interested about the specifications of these vehicles? Hopefully, you don't think it as a waste of time. I spent the time to type everything out. Hey, come on! Show some appreciation, please? Thanks! The specifications look really cool, in my personal opinion but is that true in the game or in real life, i honestly don't know. What do you think? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ======================================================================= XV)Frequently-Asked-Question ======================================================================= If you have any questions that you would like to ask me, please read below. You may find your answers to your problems here. More questions will be added to the frequently-asked-question section with each new update of the faq. In future, if you wish to ask any questions, please read through this frequently-asked-question section at least once. From now onwards, i won't entertain anymore questions that can be found here in this section. However, if the questions that you want to ask can be found here and you still cannot solve it, feel free to e-mail me and tell me what your problems are. If you don't describe the problems, then i will not entertain. I hope you can understand that as i want to reduce the number of junk mails that i get almost everyday. One Final Note: =============== If you have any questions, please write an e-mail and send it to my mailbox. Don't take the bother and try to ask me via ICQ because it is likely that i will avoid answering. Of course, chatting is another different matter but that also depends on whether i have the time because i may be occupied with replying e-mails and so on. I found it quite fustrating to answer questions via the ICQ. So to make things easier for me, please send an e-mail instead. Last Updated:30th June 2000 ======================================================================= 1)Why is there a mod chip protection installed in the Japanese version of Final Fantasy VIII? The mod chip protection is something which prevents modified PlayStation from playing Japanese Final Fantasy VIII. A modified PlayStation breaks the codes and allows the system to play both the US and Japanese games. However, with this mod chip protection, you can't play Japanese Final Fantasy VIII. Note that the US version do not have any mod chip protection. ======================================================================= 2)Why is there a mod chip protection? What's the purpose for? Square wants to curb importers from buying Japanese version of Final Fantasy VIII. As for the real reason why, i don't know. Perhaps, Square wants to discourage importers so that they know the exact sales of Final Fantasy VIII in Japan. ======================================================================= 3)How do i overcome mod chip protection? The only way is to use a gameshark. You can refer to the gameshark codes in the gameshark code section. There is another way also but i strongly discourage it. In Asia, where piracy is rampant, they have figured out a way to bypass the mod chip protection. Refer to below for more informations. ======================================================================= 4)How do these people do it? According to my friend who has bought pirated Final Fantasy VIII CDs, the SquareSoft Staff Of Final Fantasy VIII Introduction was taken away from the game. It's the same thing you see in the introduction film you see in the US version. But, you would probably agree with me that this introduction film doesn't mean much at all. The SquareSoft Staff Of Final Fantasy VIII Introduction was taken out because that's where the Mod Chip Protection is being found. Once that's being taken out, you can play Final Fantasy VIII on a modified PlayStation. Since the Mod Chip Protection code is found in all SquareSoft Staff of Final Fantasy VIII, all the SquareSoft Staff of Final Fantasy VIII was taken out from all discs, meaning those who bought the pirated games would miss it. ======================================================================= 5)How many discs does Final Fantasy VIII [PSX] have? Four discs. It's one more disc extra than Final Fantasy VII for the PlayStation. ======================================================================= 6)What is the technological advancement Final Fantasy VIII has over Final Fantasy VII? Final Fantasy VII runs in 15 frames per second but Final Fantasy VIII runs in 30 frames per second. As seen from the games, the characters are no longer deformed as before in Final Fantasy VII. ======================================================================= 7)Who is Faye Wong? This is a silly question. She's the most popular singing in Hong Kong and is agruably the best Asia Singer, and well-known as the Heavenly Queen in Asia. If you don't know her, then you are... ======================================================================= 8)What song did Faye Wong sing? Faye Wong was hired by Square to sing the song entitled 'Eyes On Me'. Nobuo Uematsu was told to write a love vocal song for Final Fantasy VIII to suit for the love theme. The song, as expected was 'Eyes On Me.' According to what i know, Square paid a reasonably high amount of money to hire her to sing. ======================================================================= 9)Why did they choose Faye Wong to sing 'Eyes On Me'? At first, they were thinking of who would be suited to sing 'Eyes On Me.' They listened to many albums and they could not find a suitable one until they heard one of Faye Wong's songs. ======================================================================= 10)What is the PocketStation? The Pocketstation is a memory card with a screen, control pad, 2 buttons,and battery powered. It allows you to save your game, as well as play mini games (outside of PS). There is apparently an extra mini-game called 'Choco World' or 'Odekate Chocobo RPG.' Final Fantasy VIII is one of the few games that support a PocketStation. Other few games that support PocketStation includes Metal Gear Solid Integral, Monster Rancher 2 etc. The US Final Fantasy VIII supports PocketStation as well but you need to import a PocketStation directly from Japan, which is quite expensive. ======================================================================= 11)Do you mean that the PocketStation we imported from Japan can play US games? I suppose so! According to Kaze Yagami , he told me that his PocketStation can play both the Choco World for the Japanese and US version. ======================================================================= 12)How much does a PocketStation cost? And, how or where do i import a PocketStation? Honestly, i don't know how or where you can import one. According to Kaze Yagami, a PocketStation is very rare and hard to find and is currently out of stock in Japan. In Singapore, it costs around Sing $70 but the actual price is around Sing $45. This is rather expensive. I don't have a PocketStation so i really don't know much about it. ======================================================================= 13)When is Final Fantasy IX being released? From what i have heard in Final Fantasy:World Apart, the CG for Final Fantasy IX has been completed. Square has also announced that Final Fantasy IX will be released in Japan, right after the release of Dragon Quest VII, meaning we won't see Final Fantasy IX before Dragon Quest VII. Square said that they can't imagine how the whole market will be like when two great RPG franchise, Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy is released together. So, they decided to postpone the release date. As for the US release of Final Fantasy IX, the earliest we can wait is until 2001. [Refer to Question #77 for more details!] ======================================================================= 14)Is Final Fantasy VIII a continuation of Final Fantasy VII? Definitely not! Just like tradition, each Final Fantasy has no story connections with the previous incarnations. The same goes to combat system. ======================================================================= 15)When is Final Fantasy VIII released in the US? Final Fantasy VIII has been released in the US on 9-9-99. For those impatient fans, you can preorder a copy first. The European release date is somewhere on late October 1999. So, have you started playing it yet? ======================================================================= 16)Is Edea the final boss? I heard you can use her in the party. No. Edea is not the final boss. Yes. But, she's a temporary character and can only be used in disc 3 for a certain duration. As for her real identity and why she appears as a villain first, i won't comment too much. You find out on your own. ======================================================================= 17)Is there a way to make Seifer into your party again after the Dollet mission? Sorry, no for the time being! And, i am not pretty sure about it. Perhaps, use a gameshark, i suppose. That may applies to getting Edea permanently also. But, that's cheating so i won't consider that this is the proper way to get both Seifer and Edea. ======================================================================= 18)When is PC version of Final Fantasy VIII released? Will the PC version of Final Fantasy VIII has 'Choco World' or 'Odekate Chocobo RPG.'? The PC release has been confirmed and will be released in late January next year in 2000. It has been reported that with the advanced capabilities of the PC, the graphics are far more superior to the PSX version. Of course, you can expect very high requirements to play Final Fantasy VIII on your PC. And, from what i have heard, Final Fantasy VIII for the PC should be out now. ======================================================================= 19)How many discs does Final Fantasy VIII [For the PC] have? A total of five discs. That's what i heard from my friends. The extra fifth disc is the installation disc. The same goes to Final Fantasy VII for the PC, which has four discs, with the fourth disc as the installation disc. ======================================================================= 20)What's the minimum requirement to play Final Fantasy VIII in the PC? You can find more information about Final Fantasy VIII PC version at Final Fantasy: Worlds Apart. The minimum PC requirments to play PC Final Fantasy VIII are: Window 95/98 Compatible System Intel or 100% Compatible CPU Pentium 200 [Pentium II 266 recommended] 32MB RAM [64MB recommended] 8MB 3D Accelerator Graphics Card [16MB recommended] [Highly recommended] 8x CD-ROM Direct 6.1 [Included] DirectSound and DirectMusic compatible sound card The information above is taken from Final Fantasy: Worlds Apart at ======================================================================= 21)Do you think i should buy the PC Final Fantasy VIII even though i already have the PSX version? Of course, if you are a Final Fantasy franchise, go ahead and purchase it to support Square but please buy original game. It's no use buying pirated games. Of course, if you think you have enough of Final Fantasy VIII [like me after playing through it so many times], the PSX version is more than enough. It's advisable if you have a good PC with at least 266 MMX, 3-D accelerator, AWE64 sound card and so on, if not, i suggest you don't buy it or it will look even more terrible than the PSX version. Furthermore, if you are buying a PC version, make sure you have a controller at home. The control will really be sucked if you play it on a keyboard. Besides, a keyboard and a dual shock controller with vibrational function. Which one do you prefer more? The answer is obvious. Dual shock controller, right? Of course, if you do not have a PocketStation, you may consider buying Final Fantasy VIII PC version to play Choco World. ======================================================================= 22)How do i tune up weapon? What is Weapon Monthly Magazine for? Please refer to the advanced tutorial for more details. You can tune up your weapons by finding certain junk items and then tune up at any Junk shops. Also, the Weapon Monthly Magazine tells you what type and the quantity of items needed for you to tune up. ======================================================================= 23)I heard there is a bug in the Japanese Final Fantasy VIII. Is it true? Yes. In disc three, if you don't get Odin within the given time, the disc will freeze. However, this is not a crucial bug since you can collect the Odin at disc 2, or just make a save before entering. Also, there are some rumors that the game will also get jammed if you enter Shumi Tribe in disc 2. Also, there's a bug called Junction bug which allows you to junction one spell to various attributes. Note that all the bugs are applicable to the Japanese version only. The bugs have been fixed in the US version. For more information on Junction Bug, refer to the secret section. Square, however deny that the bugs exist in the Japanese version. ======================================================================= 24)I saw a demo version in the internet of Final Fantasy VIII (Ball Dance) for the PlayStation 2. Is Square going to re-developed Final Fantasy VIII for PlayStation 2. Well, that's a tough question. The ball dance demo is just part of the demo for PlayStation 2. I don't think Square will re-developed Final Fantasy VIII for PlayStation 2. I guess the demo is there to show the capabilities of the PlayStation 2 and tell people how many times advanced it is over PlayStation. ======================================================================= 25)Is PlayStation 2 backwardly compatible true? Will all PlayStation games be enhanced when it is played in PlayStation 2? Yes. PlayStation 2 will be backwardly compatible, meaning all PlayStation games can be played on PlayStation 2. However, Sony has announced that there won't be any enhancements. From what i have heard, PlayStation 2 ultises an emotion engine and it's indeed really very powerful. Talk about realistic facial expressions. The screenshots in Final Fantasy Movie are perfect example. Since PlayStation 2 is backwardly compatible, you can expect to use PlayStation Peripherals like dual shock controller, and even PocketStation too etc on PlayStation 2. That includes even the PocketStation, PDA. ======================================================================= 26)Can PlayStation play PlayStation 2 games? Of course, not! The PlayStation 2 games are more technologically advanced than the PlayStation games. Obviously, the PlayStation can't play the PlayStation 2 games. And, i guess the answer is pretty obvious. If PlayStation can play PlayStation 2 games, what for do we need a PlayStation 2 system? The PlayStation 2, on the other hand, can play PlayStation and PlayStation 2 games. Does that make sense to you? Logical, right? ======================================================================= 27)I heard that there are some PlayStation games that PlayStation 2 can't play it. Is that true? And, what is the PSOne? I heard about it too. This may sound a rather bad news but don't forget that majority of the Japanese PlayStation games still work on the PlayStation 2. Sony has listed about 15 PlayStation games that aren't compatible with PlayStation 2. But, thanksfully, most of the games are old games that aren't really very good. This is more on techical problems. PlayStation 2 is the first console to be able to support backward compatibility. But i believe that in the future PlayStation 2 models, more PlayStation games will be able to be played on the PlayStation 2. The chip works like an emulator for the PlayStation. And, don't forget that there is no emulator yet that can emulate a console successfully, meaning with ALL games on that particular console being compatible and without suffering any slowdowns, common gitches and so on. Therefore, i don't think it's rather surprising. Anyway, Sony is currently testing out thousands of PlayStation games on the PlayStation 2 and we can expect a list of non-compatible PlayStation games on the PlayStation 2 to be released very soon. I sincerely hope that all the technical problems on the PlayStation 2 will be fixed soon and that all PlayStation games can run smoothly on the PlayStation. As for PSOne, I don't really know much. I suppose it is almost the same as your normal PlayStation, except that the size has been reduced to a CD-Player. Looks more cool in design. ======================================================================= 28)When is PlayStation 2 going to be released? PlayStation 2 has already arrived in Japan in 4th March 2000. As for the US release of PlayStation 2, you probably have to wait until late 3rd quarter of the year or early 4th quarter of the year. As for me, i think i am not buying a PlayStation 2 this year, which is 2000. Perhaps, next year, 2001 until the price drops furthur and a modified PlayStation 2, that can play both Japanese and US games, is released. [Hope that a PlayStation 2 that can play all PlayStation and PlayStation 2 games, whether it is English or Japanese games, will be released soon.] You can find related information regarding PlayStation 2 in related sites like IGNPS2, www.videogames.com etc. ======================================================================= 29)Now that PlayStation 2 has arrived in Japan, what's your view about it? Do you think that PlayStation 2 can beat Sega Dreamcast and be able to compete with the upcoming Nintendo's Dolphin? And, what do you think about Microsoft's X-Box? Basically, i think the system is awesome. I heard that within two days, more than a million PlayStation 2 has been sold in Japan. For the exact figures, i am not pretty sure. I heard that there was a long queue for people who was purchasing a PlayStation 2. The PlayStation 2 release is indeed a big phenomenon. I heard that import of PlayStation 2 in Japan is now illegal. Well, not really sure if that's true! So, will PlayStation 2 exceeds Sega Dreamcast in terms of sales? I personally believe that this is possible. While Sega is well known for sports and arcade games, Sega Dreamcast lacks RPG genre. As you know, the most popular game genre in Japan is RPG. Furthermore, Working Design will not be producing games for Sega Dreamcast. What does that mean! No lunar games for the Dreamcast. I expect Working Design to continue the lunar series in PlayStation 2, thus furthur expand the PlayStation 2 RPG saga. However, i can't deny the fact that Sega Dreamcast has RPG games like Phantasy Stars etc. However, don't forget about Final Fantasy and Draqon Quest. One Final Fantasy game alone can sell more than ten Sega Dreamcast games or perhaps even more. And, according to Sega, it seems like sales of Sega Dreamcast has started to decline in Japan. Perhaps, it's because that everyone is saving money to buy a PlayStation 2. [Did anyone mention about Square Millennium Show???] As for online gaming, i don't really care much. Of course, the ability to play online games with your friends is cool [Of course, money too.] I personally think that online support isn't that important when it comes to RPG. Of course, i may be wrong. That's just personal opinion. It just makes me wonder how RPGs like Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy XI are going to provide online support to compete with Sega Dreamcast. Perhaps, just download some datas, i suppose. In my opinion, online support appeals more to outside Japan like US. As for the PlayStation 2 launch games, i think they are incredible. Street Fighter Ex 3, a new Ridge Racer from Namco, Gran Turismo 2000 and so on... Overall, i still can't comment anything as i do not have a PlayStation 2 yet. Keep a look out at Tekken Tag Tournament for the PlayStation 2. I think it will beat Sega Dream- cast's Soul Calibur. And, i suppose Tekken 4 will be on the PlayStation 2. Will Namco make games for Sony PlayStation 2 or Sega Dreamcast? I don't think that Namco will make many games for Sega Dreamcast like Tekken 4 even though Namco's Soul Calibur is on the Dreamcast. That's because no other system can handle Soul Calibur perfectly, other than Sega Dreamcast in 1999, right? Get what i am trying to say? As for Nintendo's Dolphin, I can't comment anything. But, we can be sure that the Nintendo's Dolphin will be on par with the Play- Station 2 in terms of specifications. When Bill Gates announced that Microsoft is making a console system called X-Box, it sent shockwaves to everyone. Hardware manufacturer companies like Nintendo, Sony and Sega, whom have dominated the console market for years are definitely going to be affected by it. MicroSoft may be an expert when it comes to all PC-related stuff. But on how to get as many third-party developers to work on the games for X-Box, MicroSoft does need to learn from these masters like Nintendo and Sony. MicroSoft reveals that the X-Box is twice as powerful as the PlayStation 2 and clearly enough, this poses a threat to the promising future of PlayStation 2. Why? If games like Metal Gear Solid get released in both X-Box and PlayStation 2, the X-Box version of Metal Gear Solid will most likely to be better than PlayStation 2. If more games play and look better in X-Box, the PlayStation 2 will suffer. Given both consoles with the same games to choose, which one will you choose? Definitely, the one which is more powerful. A console needs to have many exclusive games in order to make it a success. PlayStation has many exclusive games like Final Fantasy, Gran Turismo, Metal Gear Solid, Tekken etc while Nintendo 64 has exclusive games made by Rare, Zelda, Mario, Pokemon and manages to survive in the competition. Still, Sony needs Square more than any other third-party developers. If Square is gone, there will be no Final Fantasties and PlayStation 2 is really hard to be a success as Sony doesn't have many third-party games to keep the PlayStation 2 survive. Remember that games like Final Fantasy sold millions worldwide. The total sales of five ordinary games can't even match up to a sale of just one Final Fantasy game. Square is the triumph card of Sony's future in the console market. Just in case you are interested: Graphics Joypads DVD Storage COMMS X-Box 150m polys/sec 4 Yes 8 GB HD Ethernet/USB PS2 60m polys/sec 2 Yes 8 MB card USB/Firewire Dreamcast 12m polys/sec 4 No 128K VMU 56K modern/Exp Bus ======================================================================= 30)What about Nintendo's Dolphin? I don't know. Nintendo hasn't made any official announcement about Dolphin. But, you can expect it to be a great system, just like PlayStation 2 with many advanced chips. I personally believe that the next Nintendo system will be another name, definitely not Dolphin, which i think it sounds awesome. Dolphin is perhaps just a codename. The new Nintendo system will definitely be on par with PlayStation 2, if not perhaps better. This time, i expect Nintendo's new system to be CD/DVD-based, instead of sticking to the old cartridge format. [Refer to above questions for more details.] Dolphin will definitely be released either in 2001 or even later. ======================================================================= 31)Will Square ever move to Nintendo or Sega? As for Sega, it's very unlikely and i honestly don't wish that to happen. The market in Japan is quite small for Dreamcast yet. There's still a possibility that Square might join Nintendo in future. According to a report, this is what it says: Before the PlayStation came along, Square had a long history of being a very Nintendo-system-centric publisher. It looks like that could soon change as a recent comment made by Square's President, Tomoyuki Takechi, makes it sound like the company might once again be in Nintendo's corner. Square held an event in mid-July to allow the American press to meet with members of design teams behind future US titles like Final Fantasy VIII, Saga Frontier 2 and Vagrant Story. The event was headlined by a speech from Takechi, who started his address with one main note- something we were not expected at all. Square is interested in Nintendo's Dolphin. "The gaming industry is becoming more and more exciting judging from the recent announcement of the next-generation Dolphin machine from Nintendo at E3," he said. The quote by itself could carry little more meaning than Square's surprise to hear of Nintendo's next platform, but when, how and to whom this information was presented makes it all the more curious. As previously stated, this was his first main comment- and it definitely was not prompted by any line of questioning. Takechi clearly wanted to deliver the message of the company's excitement over the system;it was quite unexpected, and frankly a bit surreal. A large reason it was such a surprise was that he delivered this message to the American media, who for the most part tend to read into information far more than the Japanese media. Takechi had to have known that this statement would be construed as something more. When we questioned the Final Fantasy VIII team on whether or not they could see the Final Fantasy series ever returning to a Nintendo platform, they responded saying that while the Dolphin is intriguing, they wouldn't make a decision until they had seen its final specs. Even so, it's extremely interesting to hear Square's excitment over the Dolphin system-that they would go on record in the system's support m