Final Fantasy 8

Playing the Game

The Main Menu is a very important section as it allows you to use items, view stats of your characters and GF, saving your game, adjust game settings, etc. Read this if you have any enquires about the game.

Main Menu
Here is the brief explanation of the functions of the sub-headings of the main menu.

Junction: Allows you to set up your Guardian Forces and abilities
Item: Allows you to use items or rearranged your items
Magic: Allows you to use and trade magic with other characters
Status:Allows you to view the stats of your characters.
GF: Allows you to view the Guardian Force's level and to develop your monsters' job skills.
Abilities: Allows you to use the abilities learned by the G.F.
Party Change: Allows you to change your party at the World Map or at the Save Point.
Cards: Allows you to view the cards that you have.
Configuration: Allows you to adjust your game settings.
Tutorial: A very precise learning guide on how to play FF8.
Save: Allows you to save your game. This option will only be selectable if you have approached a Save Point and at the World Map.

Diagram 2.2A: The Main Menu 
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|Help                                              |                 | 
|__________________________________________________| Junction        | 
|Status                                            |                 | 
| Zell       LV 22    HP: 2411 / 1922              | Item            | 
|--------------------------------------------------|                 | 
|Status                                            | Magic           | 
| Squall     LV 31    HP: 2415 / 2551              |                 | 
|--------------------------------------------------| Status          | 
|Status                                            |                 | 
| Rinoa      LV 20    HP: 1100 / 1930              | GF              | 
|--------------------------------------------------|                 | 
|  Irvine                 Quistis                  | Ability         | 
| LV 20 HP 977         LV 22 HP 1059               |                 | 
|       ---------            ---------             | Switch          |
|                                                  |                 |
|  Selphie                                         | Card            |
| LV 17 HP 824                                     |                 | 
|       ---------                                  | Config          |
|                                                  |                 |
|                                                  | Tutorial        |
|                                                  |                 |
|                                                  | Save            |
|__________________________________________________|_________________|
 _________________________________________________ | Play 24:15      |
|                                                 || S.LV   30       |
|  B-Garden - Training Center                     ||    446470 G     |
|_________________________________________________||_________________|

Click on one of the Main Menu's commands to view more details

Well, I recently just discover this... You can actually change your characters' formation. Squall does not necessary need to stand in the middle. Just select the character that you wish to switch and you can have some fun!

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