With two Let’s Play projects completed, we’re now on to our third of the year with another classic game. This time, we’re going further back in time with a PS1 classic J-RPG, the eighth installment from Square Enix’s long-running series, Final Fantasy.

Nakaichi kicks off a longer playthrough of Final Fantasy VIII, a second masterpiece of Square Enix’s PS1 era Final Fantasy games originally released in 1999. This is Nakaichi’s second time playing through after an ill-fated attempt in the early 2000s leaving them without many options for recovery after arriving on the fourth and final disk. Over 25 years later, it’s time the finish what was started.

Part 1 launched on May 1st, with new episodes planned every Wednesdays and Fridays at 1 PM EDT. The entirety of our Final Fantasy VIII Let’s Play will be posted to the playlist above. Also note that this is the Steam version originally released in 2013, and NOT the Remastered version released in 2019.

Here is the summary of Final Fantasy VIII:

It is a time of war.

Galbadia, a Global Superpower, has declared war on Dollet, a country whose training academy is home to two personalities: the hot-headed Seifer and the ‘lone wolf’, Squall Leonhart. Both are equally at conflict with each other as their country is with Galbadia; to others, Squall appears lacking in team spirit, while Seifer lacks the discipline of his rival. However, a chance encounter with the free-spirited Rinoa Heartilly turns Squall’s universe upside down; having thrived on discipline, Squall find the carefree Rinoa fascinating. He also begins to dream that he is Laguna Loire, a Galbadian army soldier…

Meanwhile, a sorceress manipulates the most powerful men in Galbadia. Will Squall and his party succeed in defeating this maniacal sorceress and saving their world?

What part does the mysterious Laguna play? Only you can decide what happens next, as the greatest Role Playing Adventure of all time returns…

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