Final Fantasy VIII coming to Steam?

[Flintlock]

I just came across some interesting news while looking for things to put in our weekly roundup: Final Fantasy VIII could be getting a PC re-release on Steam. Check out this Steam API page - those are achievements, and they are all tied to Final Fantasy VIII. Obel Lake, SeeD, GFs: those couldn't possibly be from any other game.

It's not exactly hard evidence of a re-release, but why else would those achievements be on the Steam API otherwise?

 

[Russell]

I was a big fan of FFVIII, I'd pay upto £9.99 for a trip down nostalgia lane.

And to play Triple Triad again

 

[Lex]

I have the PC version. Sections that require input are a bit of a task (Zell's limit break for example) as instead of the standard X, Square, Triangle, Circle etc it says "B1, B4, B9, B8!!!" - and that's if you've bothered to map a controller. I would hold out hope that they'll change this somehow but it'll be the same as VII's - a carbon copy of the 1999 release.

 

[Jiro]

I was considering giving FF8 another whirl soon but I might hold off and see if this is worth getting. If the FF7 re-release is anything to go by, though, it's not worth it. What a lazy piece of shit. I'm hoping they get more creative with the achievements too.

 

[The Twilight Mexican]

Getting Lionheart on Disc 1 would be a nice achievement to throw in. I never did bother to get it quite that early. I think the earliest I ever got it was at F.H.

 

[Kermitu Kleric Katie]

You can get the Lionheart on disc 1? Wait how do you get the Lionheart again? I forgot. I need to play VIII again.

 

[The Twilight Mexican]

This will tell you multiple ways to get what you need for a Disc 1 Lionheart:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/197343-final-fantasy-viii/26758353

 

[Lex]

It's actually not that challenging, I did it on my last playthrough. Had fun doing so too

 

[Ite]

On. Line. Triple. Triad.

 

[Obsidian Fire]

^^With other people?!?

 

[Lex]

That was already a thing a few years back (a fan project I believe). I'm 99.9% positive it won't happen with this re-release. I could be wrong.

 

[Cthulhu]

Now wondering if the game's mechanics are copyrighted or patented and one could publish a card game (Quadruple Quadrant? ) with the same gameplay but different artworks. On ipad or something. Would be a fun weekend project if I actually was into weekend projects,

 

[The Twilight Mexican]

There are actually a few websites out there where you can play Triple Triad with others. I used to do it a lot when I was still in high school (yeah, those sites have been around that long).

 

[Lex]

I remember one that had cards for all the monsters and characters in the series.

 

[Flintlock]

Latest: there's a EULA on Steam for [Remastered] Final Fantasy VII. Yes, VII, not VIII. Don't know exactly how long that's been up for though.

 

[Cthulhu]

I googled the address, if you add a search time filter, google adds a date to the site; it's been up there since March 2012.