Final Fantasy 8

Changes between Japanese Version and English Versions

Here are the changes that I have found after completing Disc 1. There are rather a lot of changes.

1. Control Configuration Changes
Affects: All Discs
I was really frustrated when I keep on pressing Circle while there is no response.. then I refer to my manual and I was really bluff.. It is X that is the action button (p:). You can find new control configuration in the next section

2. Online-Tutorial
Affects: Disc 1 only
Well, I guess Online Tutorials only last until Disc 1 ^_^;. You will be given Tutorials about junctioning, Squall's Renzokuken, Zell's Duel, Rinoa's Limit Breaks, Elemental Arts, Status Magic Junction, etc. It will be rather nice to pay attention to them.. if you are too lazy, Section 2.0 should answer most of your questions.

3. New name inputs
Affects: Disc 1 only
You can only change the names of these two characters.. Squall, Rinoa and her dog Angelo. You will be allow to input the following letterings

English (well, if you don't understand this, you won't be able to read the FAQ ^_^;)
Symbols

4. New Icons…
Affects: All Discs
This rather interesting.. Icons are used to represent elementals shown by the Scan Analyze Screen and also there is a lot more changes in the GF menu icons. For example, in the Japanese version, the icon for Junction Ability represented by "J" however it is represented by a "UP" for the US. Fortunately the icons for items remains unchanged.

5. New colors for Gerogero
Affects: All Discs
Well, if you are observant enough (like me..), you will noticed that the color of this monster, Gerogero (the monster that Fake President has morphed into) has changed from red to blue.. this also applies its cards.

6. No more bugs for Centra Ruins.
Affects: All Discs
Hmm, this is good if you are very frustrated in getting the Odin.

7. Different draw spells at different areas...
Affects: All Discs
There are too many to emulate.. For example, in the Japanese version, you can get to draw Life from the draw point found in the main compound of Centra Ruins. Now instead, you will draw Drain from it.

8. Junction Bug doesn't exist for North American version
Affects: All Discs.
Well, as the discs are free of bugs and it makes sense that it does not exists anyway.

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