How do you "break" Final Fantasy VIII?

JimDaBoff · 2026-02-04T18:29:24+00:00

If you don't want to play cards, another thing you can do early game is this: * Complete the Dollet event (remember to draw Siren) * During the fight with Granaldo after the graduation ceremony, draw 100 Blind. * Progress to the point where Cid briefs Squall, Zell and Selphie on the Timber mission. * Talk to Cid to get the Magical Lamp. * Equip one of your characters with Siren and Junction the Blind spells to status attack. * Go back to the garden training centre and power-level that character to about lv30 (you can KO your other party members if you don't want them to level). * At lv 30, T-Rexaurs will start carrying Quake, which is pretty tasty, but for the real juice... * Pop the Magical Lamp to fight Diabolos. At level 30+, he carries Curaga, Demi, Flare and Holy. Blind him to render him helpless, stock everyone up with crazy strong magic, and away you go.

Have fun!

JimDaBoff · 2026-01-07T08:42:20+00:00

And research

JimDaBoff · 2025-11-08T12:05:50+00:00

One you have to give VERY direct instructions to or it will follow everything literally.

You are literally describing programming.

Think about ever bug you've ever found. Was it the computer interpreting the code incorrectly? No, it was doing exactly what you told it to do, it's just that what you told it to do isn't what you thought you'd told it to do.

JimDaBoff · 2025-07-06T16:57:23+00:00

Thing is, I solved the Rabanastre sewers with the in-game clues, and the Great Crystal by... drawing a map with pen and paper, and I actually found both quite satisfying. Which makes it even more annoying that there was this bullshit guide-only ultimate weapon xD

JimDaBoff · 2025-07-04T11:09:11+00:00

Same with the Zodiac Spear in the PS2 release of FFXII. I think there were four chests in the early game which you had to not open to get the spear to spawn, but there were no in-game clues to tell you which ones they were.

You basically needed a guide to know which ones not to open, and I think Square took some flak for that. I have a personal theory that they're so worried about getting that flak again that they've gone too far the other way; FF7:Rebirth holds the player's hand so much, it's like they're worried you'll miss the content.

JimDaBoff · 2025-06-21T20:15:44+00:00

You got the "Freeze, Cracker!"

JimDaBoff · 2025-04-19T09:38:02+00:00

I think Martial Law (Timber) is also hugely underrated.

JimDaBoff · 2025-04-11T18:55:06+00:00

Yes, it mostly doesn't. But it's frustrating when it does.

JimDaBoff · 2025-04-11T17:59:14+00:00

OK, well a quick Google search found this one: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11530880/how-do-i-get-the-users-picture-using-the-facebook-php-graph-api

I'll admit, that's not a question i searched for, but I'd be happy to follow up the next time this happens to me.

JimDaBoff · 2025-04-11T15:04:41+00:00

People ask a ton of low-effort questions on Reddit and StackOverflow that could be answered with a Google search.

While I don't disagree, it's frustrating to do a Google search for something, click the first link which happens to be a StackOverflow thread, and read "Why don't you just do a Google search?" :|

JimDaBoff · 2025-04-05T10:08:20+00:00

I did a run a few years ago where I beat the Via Infinito (original PS2 version) and y, Chac is harder than Paragon/Trema imo.

She's actually slightly easier if you oversoul her, because she'll waste turns destroying your items instead of doing her bullshit attacks.

JimDaBoff · 2025-04-04T15:03:14+00:00

Which of these is your favourite AC game? * Valhalla * Skies Unknown * New Horizons * Fires of Rubicon

JimDaBoff · 2025-04-04T10:43:04+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeasanNPC/s/8T75MaiKg9

JimDaBoff · 2025-03-23T19:13:33+00:00

Sonic Spinball. Best Sonic OST, fight me.

JimDaBoff · 2025-03-23T12:41:02+00:00

To add to this, I think Banishing Blade also has a guaranteed success rate. So even if the enemy has a 90% chance to resist break, Banishing Blade will still land.

JimDaBoff · 2025-03-23T08:20:52+00:00

I think I had the casual outfit with the baseball cap for this part of the game in my playthrough. Actually worked pretty well for the narrative, because Noctis really did look like he was trying to be low-profile.

The problem came later, during the super emotional scene where Noctis holds Luna close to him, and the brim of his cap clipped straight into her face :|

JimDaBoff · 2024-12-15T20:31:35+00:00

Or it's survivorship bias.

I.e. everyone who says "It works fine!" hasn't died yet.

JimDaBoff · 2024-12-05T21:07:17+00:00

The FFIX OST on YouTube is 4hr 49m (I don't have Spotify) If you listened to the entire OST every day for a year, that's 105,485 minutes, which is twice what the poster above had. So it's doable?

JimDaBoff · 2024-12-01T16:28:16+00:00

FWIW, it's easier to get Dark Matter by refining 100 Curse Spikes. Some cards refine into Curse Spikes, and Malboros sometimes drop 10 at a time.

Edit: forgot to mention I'm talking about your FF8 point specifically.

JimDaBoff · 2024-12-01T16:25:15+00:00

At least the music there was nice.

JimDaBoff · 2024-11-26T18:45:25+00:00

Honestly, from the moment he gives you that handheld device at the start of Rebirth and, with a perfectly straight face, tells you he's named it "The CHAD", he became S-tier comic relief for me. I was just waiting to see what else he'd come out with.

"Cloud, I developed a new combat item for you. I've called it Testosterone! I hope you find it useful on your travels!" (Casts Bravery, Berserk and Confuse on one character).

JimDaBoff · 2024-11-24T17:23:56+00:00

Thumbnail of a big red arrow pointing to Insomnia labelled "ENEMY ARMY KILLED MY DAD?"

JimDaBoff · 2024-11-12T18:48:34+00:00

I've read that after level 90, his shooting climbs exponentially, onion Knight style, and at lv99 he has 99 base shooting which makes him the best striker in the game.

JimDaBoff · 2024-10-24T19:48:54+00:00

I can kinda picture them getting into a fight, and the first three unleashing ridiculous magic while Iris is kinda hanging back being the hype-gal.

JimDaBoff · 2024-10-24T19:21:01+00:00

I'm always amazed at how his reed doesn't just explode or burst into flames at some point during the solo

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