Games like FINAL FANTASY VIII
If you like FINAL FANTASY VIII (jrpg, turn-based and classic), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
CHRONO TRIGGER®
- In common: story and progression
When you want a classic JRPG that doesn't drag on or make you grind, and that autosaves as you cross the map.
Final Fantasy IX
- In common: story and long sessions
When you fancy a long, classic adventure to come back to every day, unhurriedly.
FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster
- In common: story and long sessions
When you want an RPG to last you months: The Skinny reckons FFX alone takes 45-60 hours, and X-2 another 30-45.
FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE
- In common: long sessions and progression
When you've got weeks ahead for a long RPG: RPG Site's review talks about more than 60 hours.
Ruined King: A League of Legends Story™
- In common: progression and long sessions
When you want an RPG to last you several weeks: reviews put it at 20 to 30 hours, with side quests, an arena and fishing.
FINAL FANTASY III
- In common: progression and long sessions
- Difference: less story
When you want a classic JRPG at your own pace: you can turn off random encounters and earn up to four times the experience.
FINAL FANTASY VI
- In common: story and progression
When you want a classic story at your own pace: you can switch off random encounters and multiply the experience you earn.
DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition
- In common: long sessions and story
When you want a long, laid-back adventure to last several weeks: seeing the whole story through takes around a hundred hours.
FINAL FANTASY
- In common: progression and long sessions
- Difference: less story
When you want to discover the origin of the series and a classic JRPG to return to unhurriedly, in hour-long stints.
DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined
- In common: long sessions and story
When you want a long but manageable JRPG: the main story can be finished in around 40-50 hours.
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About FINAL FANTASY VIII
Squall, a loner cadet at Balamb Garden who hopes to become a SeeD mercenary, ends up facing a sorceress. There is no MP: you draw spells from enemies and junction them to your stats with GFs. There is a card game, Triple Triad.
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