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- TresDias
Due to the intense public demand, we're starting a few days earlier than planned. 
This is the thread for TheLifestream.net's Community Playthrough of Final Fantasy VIII!
Participants
6. Drifting (Balamb, Trabia Garden, sidequests)
7. Victory & Defeat (Galbadia Garden, Great Salt Lake)
8. Never Let Go (Esthar, Lunar Base, Ragnarok, Sorceress Memorial, Orphanage, Presidential Palace, sidequests)
9. Killing Time (sidequests, stat building, final preparations, etc.)
10. 'Til the End of the World (Lunatic Pandora, Time Compressed World, final bosses)
Those of you already familiar with the game will notice that these chapters are pretty thick chunks, but taken at this pace, the game really doesn't put that much pressure on you to complete it. These are rather natural breaks in the pacing and progression of the story, and would most likely be the chunks a new player would end up digesting it in otherwise. The time needed for each will vary and will ultimately depend on the player at the controller.
This is the thread for TheLifestream.net's Community Playthrough of Final Fantasy VIII!
Participants
- Amizon (currently known as Clara Oswald)
- AvecAloes
- brian
- Fangu
- ForceStealer
- Knuckles
- Kuroto
- Kuja9001
- Maidenofwar
- Minato Arisato
- Obsidian Fire
- Prince Lex
- TresDias (currently known as Martha Jones)
- Sprites
This list was compiled from community members who posted in the poll thread as saying that they would be playing. If I'm missing anyone or someone no longer wishes to be listed, please let me know.
How to Play
If you have the original discs, you can play it on the PS, PSone, PS2 or (some) PS3s. The game is also available for download from the PlayStation Store for PSP, PS Vita and PS3.
If you have the original discs, you can play it on the PS, PSone, PS2 or (some) PS3s. The game is also available for download from the PlayStation Store for PSP, PS Vita and PS3.
If you have ISOs for the game, then you can play it that way too. I don't personally know how all that works, but others here do.
Note that the use of AbsoluteSteve's guide is not required for this Community Playthrough. Playing the game with only your wits to guide you can be a fulfilling experience. If you do wish to consult an online guide, however, this one is widely endorsed and highly regarded.
Chapters
Completion of the game will be split into the following chapters, to be completed on a weekly basis:
Completion of the game will be split into the following chapters, to be completed on a weekly basis:
1. School Days (Fire Cavern, Balamb, Dollet)
2. Duty & Dreams (Training Center, Balamb, Timber)
3. The New Order (Centra Excavation Site, Galbadia Garden, Tomb of the Unknown King, Deling City)
4. Arms Race (Winhill, D-District Prison, Missile Base)
5. New Horizons (Balamb Garden, MD level, Fisherman's Horizon)2. Duty & Dreams (Training Center, Balamb, Timber)
3. The New Order (Centra Excavation Site, Galbadia Garden, Tomb of the Unknown King, Deling City)
4. Arms Race (Winhill, D-District Prison, Missile Base)
6. Drifting (Balamb, Trabia Garden, sidequests)
7. Victory & Defeat (Galbadia Garden, Great Salt Lake)
8. Never Let Go (Esthar, Lunar Base, Ragnarok, Sorceress Memorial, Orphanage, Presidential Palace, sidequests)
9. Killing Time (sidequests, stat building, final preparations, etc.)
10. 'Til the End of the World (Lunatic Pandora, Time Compressed World, final bosses)
Those of you already familiar with the game will notice that these chapters are pretty thick chunks, but taken at this pace, the game really doesn't put that much pressure on you to complete it. These are rather natural breaks in the pacing and progression of the story, and would most likely be the chunks a new player would end up digesting it in otherwise. The time needed for each will vary and will ultimately depend on the player at the controller.
Players new to FFVIII, you can be rest assured: Ten or eleven weeks to finish the game, taking on each of these chunks one at a time, is plenty. Were this playthrough planned to last longer than that, you would either lose interest or want to move on ahead of the rest of us.
Some among us may plan a group chat on Skype or IRC to converse while playing together. It is not necessary to attend these chats. Just play the chapters and -- if you don't mind sharing your thoughts on that week's chapter -- make a post about it here.
Questions will be posted at the announcement of each chapter for you to ponder as you play (or after completion of the chapter if that's more your style). It is not necessary to answer these either if you don't wish. You could just post a write-up of your overall thoughts about the chapter -- or post nothing at all even. But where's the fun in that?
The questions are just there to make this all more fun and to give us something to talk about. They might be a good starting point for other things you'd like to talk about, and your posts can be as long or as short, as detailed or as skimpy as you care for them to be.
Also, if you have questions of your own about the current chapter that you'd like to pose to other participants in the playthrough, don't be shy: go ahead.
Finally, and most of all, have fun!
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