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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 in the game.
- Chapter 2 - Battle (p.48-75)
- Describes the battle system of Final Fantasy VIII, such as the ATB system, s, 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)
- 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 in the game, 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 from the game, 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
Trivia
- The book revises certain character heights.
Where to Find the Book
External links
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