Gutted by cuts, Final Fantasy 8’s development pivoted hard—refocusing on Squall, chasing the perfect vocalist, and battling censorship in localization. In this final chapter, we uncover it all.
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https://thelifestream.net/forums/threads/final-fantasy-viii-ultimania-interviews-translations.14438/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=120&v=QVlTZI7xQng&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redditmedia.com%2F&source_ve_path=MTM5MTE3LDI4NjYzLDEzNzcyMSwyODY2MywzNjg0MiwxMzkxMTcsMzY4NDIsMTM5MTE3LDEzOTExNywxMzkxMTcsMTM5MTE3LDIzODUx
Credits:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8Q6pLaabO0&list=PL9E82D1484D25B071
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPLCYRTW6is
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cqHsEAFI8A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuoaENlOmpo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BtkEvJUw7g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udqPM62mE5g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PZ1CyWpzL0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu_WAmtr_hg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luxVk6PKSL4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-YFy1UDIwU
Chapters:
0:00 - Building out the World of Final Fantasy 8 (and what had to be cut)
1:09 - Making of the Love Story for Final Fantasy 8
2:21 - The Final Fantasy 8's Music - The Creation of "Eyes on Me" & "Liberi Fatali"
4:54 - The Creation and Evolution of Final Fantasy 8's FMV Cutscenes
6:19 - The Path to Final Fantasy 8's Release - Debug Room, Last Minute Changes, Marketing, and Japanese Release
8:39 - The Localization of Final Fantasy 8 - Censorship, PocketStation & Chocobo World being Cut, Changes to Translation Team, Marketing
12:15 - The Western Release of Final Fantasy 8 - Sales and Reaction
14:03 - The Legacy of Final Fantasy 8 - Performance, Ports, Remaster, Next Entry
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