Final Fantasy VIII Ultimania

Original book cover.

The Final Fantasy VIII Ultimania is a book about Final Fantasy VIII originally published in Japan by DigiCube in 1999, and re-released by Square Enix in 2006. The book is generally spoiler-free, and has no pictures of Griever or Ultimecia, who are simply referred to as "Last Boss".

• Edited by Studio BentStuff
• Pages: 480
• Format: A5

Table of Contents

After selected chapters, there are brief interviews with staff members who worked on Final Fantasy VIII. The book has the following chapters:

• 1 - World & Character
  • - Features political and geographic maps, profiles of major and minor characters, character event maps, town information, a keyword guide, and descriptions of vehicles in the game.
• 2 - Battle
  • - Describes the battle system of Final Fantasy VIII, such as the ATB system, elements, status, and Limit Breaks.
• 3 - Junction
  • - Explains the Junction System, profiles of Guardian Forces, magic, a hidden Draw Point map, command abilities, support abilities, and refining.
• 4 - Item
  • - Showcases every obtainable item in the game, and has further information about item refinery. Also covered is gil, shops, and weapons.
• 5 - Card
  • - This chapter focuses on Triple Triad. Rules and playing styles are covered, and gives several examples of different game scenarios. There is a catalog of every obtainable card, and every person that can be challenged to a game, including the Queen of Cards and Card Club sidequests.
• 6 - Monster
  • - A complete bestiary of monsters and bosses encountered in the game, excluding the final bosses.
• 7 - Scenario
  • - A brief walkthrough of the storyline, with diary-like entries from the characters. Also takes players through sidestories.
• 8 - Chocobo
  • - Walks through the Chocobo Forests and the Chocobo World minigame.
• 9 - Secret 111
  • - This chapter shows players 111 secrets from the game, such as achieving SeeD Rank A, the Library Girl with a Pigtail, and PuPu sidequests, where to find Timber Maniacs, etc.
• 10 - Map
  • - Shows all the field background images (not battle screen or World Map images) and their connections, hidden items, and interactive parts.
• Index
• The Score of Eyes On Me
  • - Musical notation of the song and lyrics in English and Japanese.
• Epilogue

Sample Pages

Sample page from the Monster chapter.

Trivia

• The book revises certain character heights.

Where to Find the Book

• Amazon.co.jp [1]
• Play-Asia [2]

External Links

• Final Fantasy VIII Ultimania translations at theLifestream.net

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