Final Fantasy VIII Ultimania

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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:

• Chapter 1 - World & Character (p.6-47)
  • Features political and geographic maps, profiles of major and minor characters, character event maps, town information, a keyword guide, and descriptions of vehicles.
• Chapter 2 - Battle (p.48-75)
  • Describes the battle system, such as the ATB system, elements, status, and Limit Breaks.
• Chapter 3 - Junction (p.76-115)
  • Explains the Junction system, profiles of Guardian Forces, magic, a hidden draw point map, command abilities, support abilities, and refining.
• Chapter 4 - Item (p.116-151)
  • Showcases every obtainable item, and has further information about item refinery. Also covered is gil, Shops, and weapons.
• Chapter 5 - Card (p.152-185)
  • 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.
• Chapter 6 - Monster (p.186-255)
  • A complete bestiary of monsters and bosses encountered, excluding the final bosses.
• Chapter 7 - Scenario (p.256-305)
  • A brief walkthrough of the storyline, with diary-like entries from the characters. Also takes players through side stories.
• Chapter 8 - Chocobo (p.306-323)
  • Walks through the Chocobo Forests and the Chocobo World minigame.
• Chapter 9 - Secret 111 (p.324-355)
  • This chapter shows players 111 secrets, such as achieving SeeD Rank A, the Library Girl with a Pigtail, and PuPu sidequests, where to find Timber Maniacs, etc.
• Chapter 10 - Map (p.356-467)
  • Shows all the field background images (not battle screen or world map images) and their connections, hidden items, and interactive parts.
• Index (p.468-473)
• The Score of Eyes On Me (p.474-477)
  • Score of the song with lyrics in English and Japanese.
• Epilogue (p.478-480)

Sample pages

Sample page from the Monster chapter.

Where to find the book

• Amazon.co.jp [1]
• Play-Asia [2]

External links

• Final Fantasy VIII Ultimania translations at theLifestream.net