Tips and Cheats for Final Fantasy VIII.
Final Fantasy VII is quite different than most other games in the series. Unlike Final Fantasy VII, each character must earn 1,000 experience points to go up a level, while ff7 had you try to earn more and more experience to every level... In my walkthru, I will list proper levels, and what your stats should be.
Enemy Stats
Enemies are a lot harder than in other Final Fantasies. They themselves will grow in level along with you so there will never be a easy fight, boss and regular battles. Still raise your levels though...
Low level advantages:
Since the enemies level up as you do, try to keep your level as low as possible for
easier battles. As long as your magic is good, defeating your opponents will not be a
problem. Draw high level magic when your level is low to increase your status.
Information in this section was contributed by Andrew.
Increasing stats:
You can increase all your stats by using GF Eden's Devour ability by eating the
following:
Information in this section was contributed by Leong.
Hp: Rinoa in Adel + 10 HP, Ruby Dragon + 10 HP
Str: T-Rexaur + 1 Str
Vit: Adamantoise + 1 Vit
Mag: Behemoth + 1 Mag
Spr: Malboro + 1 Spr
Spd: Pu Pu + 1 Spd
Easy gil:
Tonberry's Haggle and Sell High abilities as well as Carbuncle's Recovery Medicine
Refining ability must be learned for this trick. Obtain 75,000 gil and by 100 Tents from
any shop. Refine them into 25 Mega-Potions, which can be sold for 7,500 gil each.
This results in a profit of 105,000 gil.
Information in this section was contributed by Andrew.
Build a high speed level, the Rare item ability, hit at 255%, and a high strength stat.
Go to Cactuar Island and fight Cactuars. You will usually acquire an item called Jet
Engine, which can be sold for 150000 gil.
Information in this section was contributed by Jordan Craw.
Easy experience:
Equip one character with Auto-Haste, Initiative, and Junction 100 Pain spells to their
attack. They will go first, and blind/poison/silence the target monster (this works well
against Behemoths). Have another character cast Zombie on the helpless monster,
and have the third character use the Revive ability on the Zombied monster.
Behemoths cannot see to counter attack, and Silence keeps them from using their
high-level magic. In all Final Fantasy games, undead monsters are injured by curative
magic, and killed by Life spells, Phoenix Downs, etc. Use this technique when fighting
the Behemoths in the Deep Sea Research Center on the south-western-most corner
of the world map to accumulate experience and build your characters. Note: This only
works on monsters that are susceptible to Death magic. Bosses are immune to this
trick, as are Ruby Dragons and Imps. Those opponents must be killed by traditional
means; however the Diablos summon kills most Imps in one hit.
Information in this section was contributed by Tony Rancont.
Ending scene:
Allow the credits to complete after the final FMV sequence to see Squall and Rinoa.
Information in this section was contributed by Clyde Rockwood.
Quick movement in Balamb Garden:
When first at Balamb Garden, after you give the tour to Selphie, approach the the
directory and press Action. When the directory screen appears, move the pointer to
where to wish to go and press Action. You will appear in the hallway in front of that
location. Note: This only works at the beginning of the game. 
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