Martin Korda dons his battle gear, junctions his GFs and sets out to learn some magic tricks in the first part of our Final Fantasy VIII walkthrough.
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Balamb Garden
Wake up and talk to the doc. Quistis arrives. Follow her as you talk. After the class, meet Quistis at the front gate. Help the girl out on the way. Talk to the people near you, then meet Quistis at the front gate by going down the screen. Speak with Quistis and head for the Fire Cavern. Go to the end of the cavern and fight Ifrit. Return to Balamb Garden. Go to your room and change into your uniform. Go to the lobby and meet Quistis. Head to Balamb City. Go to the harbour and get on the boat.
Dollet
Follow Seifer, and scout when he tells you to. Go to the top right of the screen and fight the guards. Follow Seifer to the Communications Tower. You bump into Selphie. Jump off the cliff and follow Seifer. You will now have to fight Biggs, Wedge and the machine. Run back to the ship before your time runs out. When youÆve escaped, go back to Balamb Garden.
Balamb Garden
Head for the lobby. Talk to everyone there, then take the elevator to the second floor after the announcement. Talk with
the students who are waiting. After the ceremony, talk with Cid. Return to your room and change. Talk to Quistis on the balcony. Change and go to the training centre. Head left and talk to Quistis. Leave the training centre and fight the boss on your way out. Go back to your room and sleep. Wake up and go to the front gate. Talk to Cid and go to the Balamb City train station. Get on the train and go into the room.
First Laguna Dream
You are Laguna and his friends. Follow the path, get into the car and youÆll arrive at Deling City.
Go right, to the hotel. Walk down the stairs and ask for a seat from the waitress. You meet Julia. Go to her room via the reception desk. You wake up.
Timber
Get off here and answer the man with the æOwlÆ reply. Follow him and meet Rinoa. Talk to everyone else and then listen to the plan. Go to RinoaÆs room and pick up the magazine. Tell Watts youÆre ready and follow the instructions during the mission. When this mission is complete, talk to Rinoa and you will enter the presidentÆs carriage. Fight the creature. After Watts tells you his new plan, tell him you are ready. In Timber, head right and talk to the people there. Go next door, speak to the woman, head upstairs and look out of the window. Go to Timber Maniacs, look around and leave. Go right and speak to the people there. Head for the pub. Speak to the man slouched at the door, and offer him his card back.
Go left and up. Walk to the train station, get ZoneÆs tickets, jump on the train and make sure you get off at the next stop. Head for the forest between the cliffs. You fall asleep.
Second Laguna Dream
You are Laguna and his friends. Head left and across the bridge, right and then down the ladder. After this, walk forward. Pick up the key in the first cave. Go up and youÆll find a detonator. Press the switches and then follow the stairs and the bridge to the save point. Go up and jump off the cliff. You wake up.
Galbadia garden
Go up and left to Galbadia Garden. Walk through the gate and up two flights of stairs to arrive at the reception. Talk with everyone.
Go to the front gate and speak with Fujin and Rajin. Move to the front gate and speak to Quistis. Take the train to Deling City.
Tomb of the Unknown King
Get off the train and follow the escalators. Head down the main street and get on the bus, then get off at CarawayÆs Mansion. Speak to the guard. On the World Map, go northeast to get to the Tomb. After entering the Tomb, note the ID number on the sword. Head forward and right three times and then forward to get to the statue, which you must fight. Walk around the tomb until you find the two levers, which you must tamper with (they are in separate locations). From the entrance of the Tomb, go straight and fight the brothers. Return to Deling City.
Deling City
Go right and get on the bus for CarawayÆs Mansion. Tell the guard the ID code from the sword in the Tomb. Follow the guard and talk to people. Follow the general, then go back to the mansion. Talk with everyone and follow them, then follow the general. As Quistis, return to the mansion. As Rinoa, go down the manhole, then left, picking up the mag on the way. Go up the ladder and climb the crate and building. Get a glass from the shelf and put it in the statueÆs hand. Head down the stairs and ladder, then jump on the wheel. As Squall, go the same way as Rinoa, and rescue her. As Quistis, get out of the tunnels. Fight Seifer and the sorceress to finish the first CD.
Third Laguna Dream
You are Laguna. Talk to Ellone and follow her. Go to the pub and talk to Raine. Kiros will join up with you. Explore, patrol and protect the town. Go up the stairs in the pub. Listen to Ellone and RaineÆs conversation. Go back to your house (itÆs next door to this one).
D-District Prison
You are Quistis and her group in prison. Talk to everyone. After briefly being Squall, youÆre back to being Quistis again. Moomba arrives. You are Squall. After Seifer leaves, answer the guard with the ælieÆ reply. You are Zell. Talk with everyone, then go to the eighth floor. Fight the guards, go back to the cell and return the weapons. Fight Biggs and Wedge. Alarm sounds, so get to the 12th floor as quickly as you can. On your way to the 12th floor, examine each floor for items as you go. Moomba takes you to Squall. You are Squall. Turn right and head for the door. Use the red button on the control panel. Help Zell. After Irvine and Rinoa turn up, head downstairs. When you get to the top, head down with the other group. You are Squall. Go up, then up and right until you are outside. Take Irvine and his lot up as well. Go to the bridge and cross it. When Squall is left dangling, move him towards the bridge. Use the cars to try and escape. Catch the train with Squall and co.
Galbadia Missile Base
Go to the missile base, by going over the bridge and heading left. At the base, head left and enter the first building. If you go to the door, youÆll get a card, so use it. Saunter past the guard and go down the stairs. Go down the screen. Speak with the soldiers. Go back in and speak to the man by the door. Go through it. Speak to the guard and tell him, ôTo go on ahead. Speak to the guards outside, and then go back in and head upstairs. Speak with the guard. Go into the room, press the buttons on the control panel and then leave. Convince them that theyÆre imagining things. Go down the stairs. Go to the door and then follow the guard. Talk to the stationary guard and then push the missile to its correct position. Now sabotage the launch sequence and set the Error Ratio to its maximum level. Go to the controls room (bottom right of the control panels). Set the timer to 20 minutes. Go back out of the first door through which you entered the building.
Balamb Garden
You are Squall. Go into the Garden. Talk to the man at the gate. Find Headmaster Cid. Walk around, talk to everyone and theyÆll give you some useful items. When you meet Xu, follow her, talk to her and then follow her again to the lift where youÆll find Cid. Talk to him. Go down in the lift. Check the buttons and hatch. Go down the ladder and through the hatch that you come across. Move down the tunnel until you get to the ladder, head down it and walk through the door. Open the valve and head outside, where youÆll see a hole. Now move down the ladder and up another one. Investigate the control panel. Inspect the green light and then progress down the ladder. Next to the save point is a lever which opens a door. Walk through it, fight, go through the door and down the ladder. Go back to the lift. Head out of the lift, down the hall and out the door at the end. Return inside and talk to Cid. YouÆre in your bed. Go to the lobby and follow the instructions to find Norg. Now
go back up in the lift. Go to the Infirmary and talk to Cid. Go to the lobby and speak to Xu, then go to the deck on the second floor. After speaking to Cid, leave and speak to Ellone in the library. After speaking to Zell, leave the room and speak to Cid when he has finished talking. Go to the second floor and head for the deck.
FishermanÆs Horizon
Talk to the fisherman on the dock. Talk to the man at the top of the stairs and then go back down. Talk to everyone. Go to the MayorÆs house and go upstairs to speak to him. Return to the Garden and follow the Mayor. Listen in at the first house on your left, and get the magazine from upstairs. Head for the station. Listen carefully to conversations, then assist the elderly man. Exit the train station and go to the pier. Speak to everyone around. Return to the Garden. Find Selphie and try to cheer her up. Go to the concert, and then meet Quistis when necessary. Now go to Balamb City.
Balamb City
Speak to the guards at Balamb Hotel and then head off to the docks and speak with everyone there. Stop off at ZellÆs house on your way to the train station and, after conversing with everyone there, go to the docks and again speak to everyone. Go back to the hotel and fight Rajin. Now head for Trabia Garden.
Trabia Garden
Follow Selphie into the garden. Follow her when she starts running as well. Talk to her. Head for the basketball court. After speaking with people, Selphie will show up again. Squall gets lost in his thoughts. Follow the path and go down the stairs. Inspect the children and then follow Irvine, talk with everyone and finally to Rinoa.
The Battle Between the Gardens
Go to the bridge and speak with Xu. Fly to the orphanage, encountering another garden along the way. Talk to everyone in classroom 2F. Head for Quad and speak with Rinoa and Zell. When you are Zell, turn left at the Quad. You will need to rescue Rinoa. Head for the hall and then the front gate with Squall. Speak to him. As Zell, save Rinoa. As Squall, go to classroom 2F. After taking care of the classmen, go to the bridge and talk to everyone there. Go to the lift and go down. Speak to the girl nearby. Find another way round after the confrontation with the soldier, and press the button for the emergency exit. Fight off the soldier. Rescue Rinoa, run to the left, speak to her and urge her to leave with you.
Galbadia Garden
Talk to everyone. Go right twice and then up the stairs. Speak to Fujin and Rajin and go left, then right to get a key. Go left and unlock the door. Go to the far end of the rink and through the door. Talk to the man near the rink who will give you another card. Go out of the door here and unlock the next one. Keep going up the stairs until you find a locked door. Unlock it. Find the wall and jump over to the track. Go to the main lobby. Find a girl nearby (go left from the save point, where there should be a door on the left) who will give you another key. Now head for the lift, unlock it and head upwards. Fight any enemies you find there, and then head down in the lift. Find Rinoa and fight some more. When youÆve won, you will have completed the second disc.
Guardian Forces
Without these guys, gals and ghouls, trying to survive in FFVIII would be about as easy as taking on Mike Tyson with both of your arms tied behind your back. HereÆs a quick guide to six of the major ones from the first half of the game, and what theyÆre all about
Shiva
Shiva gets her enemies with an ice attack, which is particularly effective against any fire-resistant enemies you may come up against, in particular her opposing GF Ifrit.
Quezacotl
With a name that sounds like someone cleaning their nasal passage, Quezacotl fires an electrical charge at his opponents, which does greatest damage against mechanical enemies and the GF Leviathan.
Ifrit
Possessing one of the most spectacular GF attack sequences, Ifrit hurls a huge flaming ball at his enemies. Use him in snowy areas where your enemies will be less resistant to his attacks.
Siren
Siren is not really a GF who causes great amounts of damage to anyone, she should generally be used in order to silence your opponents. This will help in preventing them from making certain types of attacks against you.
Diablos
If you can defeat him, after releasing him from the cursed lamp, he will be one of your most effective GFs. Throwing a gravitational ball at his foes, Diablos can cause huge amounts of damage to anyone who gets in his way.
Brothers
Get this one from the Tomb of the Unknown King. The smaller of the two brothers helps push the larger one (who is carrying the ground on which the opponent is standing on) into the air. He then hurls it back to earth at a great speed.
