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[richards1986]

This is just one of the many reasons FF8 is the best final fantasy ever made. it has both the best intro and outro, music and emotional connectivity, the settings are awesome, but its storyline is slightly inferior to 7 IMO.
I a little unsure of one persons comments about the junction system; although they may think its a piece of piss, Omega weapon is by no means a pushover.. i never completed it without cheating.. i personally believe tht it is harder than the final boss from ff10 monster arena, and i wud be interested to know the record for beating it.. i looked thru the strategy guide and id be impressed if someone done it within 3 hours, im tempted to say its the hardest boss they ever done (based on the fact i put in so many hours on the game compared with the others) but i got nowhere near the dark aeons on 10 also, although i didnt play for half as long.

[Aerith's Knight]

i thought he was kinda easy. The alarm didnt freak me out.. but it was a nice touch.

the level stuff was ok.. but i dont really like puzzles when you have to fight battles in between. Not because its hard.. but because you have to fight battles every 8 seconds.

Except for that.. he was ok.. i finished him off with limit breaks though, and abuse of the junction system

[Bloodline666]

I actually lucked out against Ultima Weapon on my last playthrough. After Game Overing on my first two tries, my third try only saw me drawing Eden (my first priority) and hitting UW with Doomtrain (my second priority), before my entire party got wiped out. But instead of Game Overing that time, Phoenix was summoned to rescue my party (as I had used the Phoenix Pinion earlier in the game). A few turns later, only Squall was left standing, with about 500 HP left out of a possible 8000 or so. Thinking it was my last stand, I unleashed a Limit Break on him. By a pure stroke of luck, Squall finished him off with Lion Heart, and it was all over.

[Roogle]

I thought that it was an interesting introduction. I never fought Ultima Weapon in Final Fantasy VIII. What part of the game does that take place? What is the location of the characters?

[RubyLapiz]

He's hiding in the bottom of the ocean, roogle.

[PuPu]

Ultima Weapon was definitely awesome. He was also very hard to beat because of his insane speed. Put on Active Mode and he'll easily Light Pillar and kill all of your characters in a matter of seconds. The only thing I didn't like about him was that one Lion Heart can easily kill him (He has approx 150,000 HP at lv 100 and Lion Heart has the potential to do 170,000 damage).

But, I still don't quite understand what went on the the Deep Sea Research Center. I know that it was probably for studying aquatic life, but I don't understand a few things. Why was there a huge underground cavern under the place that also has stone structures built by people? What were those shiny rocks? What were the people in the DSRC doing in the cavern; what did the machine mean when it said "...all except the leader must take shelter..."

Still, I really liked the place and Ultima Weapon. By the way, Renzokuken looks awesome when used on Ultima Weapon. And yes, it is Cloud's Ultima Weapon sword that he is holding.

Originally Posted by Roogle ^

I thought that it was an interesting introduction. I never fought Ultima Weapon in Final Fantasy VIII. What part of the game does that take place? What is the location of the characters?

This side quest can be done as soon as you get the Ragnarok, in the later parts of Disc 3 and in Disc 4. The Deep Sea Research Center is near the bottom left corner of the world map.

[Bloodline666]

Originally Posted by PuPu ^

Ultima Weapon was definitely awesome. He was also very hard to beat because of his insane speed. Put on Active Mode and he'll easily Light Pillar and kill all of your characters in a matter of seconds. The only thing I didn't like about him was that one Lion Heart can easily kill him (He has approx 150,000 HP at lv 100 and Lion Heart has the potential to do 170,000 damage).

But, I still don't quite understand what went on the the Deep Sea Research Center. I know that it was probably for studying aquatic life, but I don't understand a few things. Why was there a huge underground cavern under the place that also has stone structures built by people? What were those shiny rocks? What were the people in the DSRC doing in the cavern; what did the machine mean when it said "...all except the leader must take shelter..."

Still, I really liked the place and Ultima Weapon. By the way, Renzokuken looks awesome when used on Ultima Weapon. And yes, it is Cloud's Ultima Weapon sword that he is holding.

Originally Posted by Roogle ^

I thought that it was an interesting introduction. I never fought Ultima Weapon in Final Fantasy VIII. What part of the game does that take place? What is the location of the characters?

This side quest can be done as soon as you get the Ragnarok, in the later parts of Disc 3 and in Disc 4. The Deep Sea Research Center is near the bottom left corner of the world map.

If you have an enemy already victimized by Meltdown/Doomtrain, that damage can go up to anywhere between approximately 200,000 to 240,000, and that's factoring in the initial hits of the Renzokuken.

[BG-57]

UW rules. I have an ArtFX figure of him as well.

My favorite touch is the sword in his hand is nearly identical to Cloud's Ultima Weapon sword. The simplest explanation is that since it was dropped by the FFVII version, why not show this version simply wielding it?

Although Cloud=UW theories have been proposed.