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Final Fantasy VIII: GameSports Unofficial Ultimate Strategy Guide

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Okay, the Final Fantasy VIII Offcial Strategy Guide by David Cassady is much better than this! The only up over the official guide is that it has a recommended Junctions list.

To start off, the walkthrough is like reading an FAQ at GameFAQS.com, in other words, no screenshots, no maps, just words. Oh, did I mention that the pages are purple? Not to mention that you could easily go to Gamespot.com and find this EXACT SAME GUIDE only you'll have it for free.

There are no stats for bosses and almost no strategy is involved in the guide whatsoever. The guide needs more work because of the fact that with no screens and absolutely no strategy, it leaves for big improvements. If you go to gamespot though, they actually have screenshots.

The only other step above the official guide is that the guide has a final boss strategy. Its just a shame that the strategy is so horrible that it can't be done.

Now for the secrets. Umm.....what secrets? Oh thats right, the guide has none! I was thinking "hey its an unauthorized guide, it might have more secrets than the official", well, I was wrong about that. Luckily I returned the guide and got my money back.

let this be a lesson. Look before you buy, for the love of god look at the guide before you buy it. Now if this was a guide for FFIX it would've been better than the official guide by a long shot.

Overall: If you like GameFAQs and like to pay for guides when you could see the exact same thing online, this is the perfect guide for you! Then grimace in shame as you see the exact same thing at Gamespot.com.

I purchased the version of this book in its online format. Let me tell you, it's god awful. There are no maps of any kind, and all the information can easily be found in the official guide. In fact, unlike many unofficial guides, which will occasionally have that extra secret that the real writers left out, this guide actually has less! Although it does have information about the final boss, its not enough to make this guide worthwhile. Don't even think of purchasing this book.

This strategy guide was good, but is better suited for my non-productive cheese factory than the shelf.

I bought this book because I wanted to get into the Final Fantasy game series like my friends and I needed help getting started. This book didn't get the job done. It claims to be able to help anyone from beginners to Final Fantasy experts, but their instructions are no use to the novice. Plus it looks really weird too.

Why bother with this when they have GameFAQs FAQs on their own site!?

Buy the official one - this is a load of old nonsense and a complete waste of cash!

Most people would disagree with me but this book was OK, it wasn't confusing as the official and the side information is well put together.

This guide is so much better then the other one, I have both and always use this one!! Andrew Vestal is the greatest, I visit GIA everyday. Thanks Andy =)