The Complete Unabridged Timeline of Final Fantasy VIII [The Legend of Hyne]

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Final Fantasy VIII features a fantastic story, so we thought it would be good to compile a video series that explores the entire timeline in our typical granular story.

So, sit back and enjoy our first video on the Final Fantasy VIII Complete Story.

00:00 Intro
03:15 Chapter 1 [The Legacy of Hyne]
24:05 Chapter 2 [The Centran Empire]
43:20 Outro

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Credits
Writers: Colin, Darryl
Editors: Joe

[jordanchristensen]

The final fantasy game that got me INTO final fantasy. This is awesome. Thank you

[null.psyche]

I'm starting to wonder if I was paying attention the couple times I've played and beaten FF8, because a lot of this historical lore feels like new information to me.

[ferrisie]

Genuinely think this is one of the best videos you’ve ever created. Loved it and cannot wait to see more! I like the idea of the Squall/Laguna deep dive. Really enjoying this kind of lore style video.

[christopherschmidt]

GIVE ME MORE VIII HISTORY!!! Fantastic piece of work.

[ndremas]

This was the first Final Fantasy game I ever played and it holds a special place in my heart. Watching Shiva pop out of an ice crystal and blast the enemy with a blizzard awoke the nerd in me and I was never the same.

[professorsosa]

FF8 is so beautifully crafted, and yet so incomplete according to Nojima, due to everything that was cut off. Yet, it's an outstanding game. I really love this game.

[thatonecomicbookguy]

*FF8 Fan Story*
A couple of months ago, I was hesitant to play FF8 for a long time. After beating FF7 & 9, I decided to give FF8 another shot. Earlier that day, I was at my local flea market and I just so happened to find the official guide for the game (which is a really good guide btw). I followed the guide, beat the game, and eventually got the platinum. Even though it’s a very different Final Fantasy compared the previous entries, FF8 is a good game!

[ragingdragon]

This is one my favorite final fantasy games so I am so happy to hear this

[Talbot-]

Speaking of lore and symbolism in FF8, one major motif I previously never noticed is the prevalence of "The Moon". It is EVERYWHERE in FF8. It features predominantly in the sky of almost every pre-rendered background, even during the daytime, just ominously staring down on the party with exaggerated size. The very first visual in the demo disk is of the Balamb Garden ships moving over a reflection of the moon. All of which foreshadow the Lunar Cry in Disk 3.

I'm not sure if it is intentional, but I love the interpretation of Ultemecia's name being roughly translated from "Artemisia" - as in "Artemis, Goddess of the Moon". And the moon we see in the background symbolizes her looming presence throughout the game.

Or alternatively, if Hyne controls Ultemecia, perhaps Hyne IS the moon? Periodically sending disaster to Earth to weed out the humans. That is my headcanon at least.

Looking forward to parts 2 and 3 of this series!

[Gregoroth_Durai]

Love this direction FFU is going. I was giddy upon seeing the announcement of this vid, and far more so upon watching and learning its a series. Excellent work!

[DroWarriorOfLight]

oh neat! I really like this deep dive / lore-focused background stuff from these games, this will be nice!

[jrtomsic]

45 minute FF8 video: 🙂
45 minute individual parts: 🤤

[captainofeverything]

Man, I love seeing all the love people are giving ff8 my personal favorite. The laguna and Squall idea is great. Keep up the fantastic work man loved the video.

[Arianrhod]

This is my favorite FF to replay over and over and I never knew most of this lore. What a great deep dive. Thank you for all your hard work. I love how relaxing your videos are too.

[L.Drizzle]

Honestly FF8 might be the deepest and densest in the series when it comes to world building and background lore. And the beauty is, you can miss so, so much of it if you merely run through the main story beats.

For the few who do leave no stone unturned though, so much of the world, narrative moments and characters are beautifully recontextualised in a way that draws out so many incredibly clever parallels, foreshadowing and subtle nods.

What a triumph of a game.

[hamos]

Perfect job showing the deep lore of my favourite Final Fantasy. Make two more parts as you are intending. It does worth it.

[mikenorman]

This content is fantastic (literally one of the best bits of FF content out there) and is the thing that has gotten me to hit that subscribe button after years of watching / listening to your stuff on and off. Keep up the great work!

[EdRGaming]

It's my favourite game of all time and just started playing it again so very happy this video is out with the full story!

[TheFloorballer]

I love when you publish videos regarding FF VIII

[azzmatazz]

I have always loved the lore of Final Fantasy VIII, and it is great to see it done justice here. Very much looking forward to Parts 2 and 3.