The Final Battle
If you have taken the time to aquire the GF Odin, and Seifer has slit him in half, giglamesh will come in handy. He may destroy one of the forms of griever. Also, the strategy for the Omega Weapon doesn't help at all. Anyway there are a total of five forms to fight, and i figured that the best way to do it is to equip each member with one GF, and have them constantly heal and cast aura on Squall. Trust me. I've done it three times.The end is really long but awesome. Just make sure you can constantly use Renzokuken on the enemy and it will be no sweat. You can try any way you want, but i assure you this is the best way.
Chocobo Forest
Below are the locations of all the Chocobo Forests in Final Fantasy VIII. Not only that, we have included the stingy Chocoboy's Clue for each forest as well! Enjoy yourself!
Intermediate Chocobo Forest
Location :: North of Trabia Garden
Chocoboy's Clue :: "Be careful where the Sonar reacts."
Easy Chocobo Forest
Location :: At Sorbald Snowfield on Trabia's west coast, south of Shumi Village
Chocoboy's Clue :: "You only need to blow the whistle twice"
Beginner Chocobo Forest
Location :: Next to Shumi Village on Winter Island
Chocoboy's Clue :: "Try to find a spot where only one falls down."
Challenging Chocobo Forest
Location :: East of Edea's House, in the Lenown Plains on the Centra Continent
Chocoboy's Clue :: "Chocobowling with 4 bottles, 1 ball."
Tricky Chocobo Forest
Location :: On the Nectar Peninsula, along the east coast of the Centra continent, sough of Fisherman's Horizon
Chocoboy's Clue :: "Search carefully where the Sonar reacts."
Expert Chocobo Forest
Location :: On the south side of the Talle Mountains in southern Esthar
Chocoboy's Clue :: "Collect on outer side, then go in."
The Chocobo Sanctuary
This is the last chocobo forest in the world. It's in a place to remote that only someone riding a Chocobo can reach it. Nothing much happens there, but Chocobos sometimes congregate in this sacred place. After completing each of all the 6 forests (puzzle and hidden item) you can head to Chocobo Santuary. You can go there any time but for it to actually mean something go there when you are finished wih the Chocobo Quest. When all the 6 chocobos congregate, they will perform a funky dance just for you. Speak with the Chicobo and it will give you the Chicobo Card. Speak to him again and he will give you some Gyshal Greens, but it will also steal 600 Gil from you!
How to get There?
Get a Chocobo from the Chocobo Forest north of Trabia Garden. Ride it to the east onto the Heath Peninsula and "Examine" the ocean. There's a long strip of shallow water that connects Trabia to Esthar. Follow the shallow water and you'll enter Grandidi Forest. The Chocobo Santuary is almost directly to the north. To return to Trabia, simply speak to a Chocobo or speak with Chocoboy.
Blue Magic
Quistis has Chain Whip as her weapon, but she relies more on her Blue Magic during battles. In fact, her Blue Magic is really useful in certain battles! Especially when you want to level up your character's experience as fast as possible! But to be able to use all her Blue Magics, you must get all the necessary items for her to learn all the Magics. Below are all the Items you will need to have in order for Quistis to learn all the Blue Magics.
Name Description
Spider Web Quistis learns Blue Magic, Ultra Waves
Coral Fragment Quistis learns Blue Magic, Electrocute
Curse Spike Quistis learns Blue Magic, LV?Death
Black Hole Quistis learns Blue Magic, Degenerator
Water Crystal Quistis learns Blue Magic, Aqua Breath
Missile Quistis learns Blue Magic, Micro Missiles
Mystery Fluid Quistis learns Blue Magic, Acid
Running Fire Quistis learns Blue Magic, Gatling Gun
Inferno Fang Quistis learns Blue Magic, Fire Breath
Malboro Tentacle Quistis learns Blue Magic, Bad Breath
Whisper Quistis learns Blue Magic, White Wind
Laser Cannon Quistis learns Blue Magic, Homing Laser
Barrier Quistis learns Blue Magic, Mighty Guard
Power Generator Quistis learns Blue Magic, Ray-Bomb
Dark Matter Quistis learns Blue Magic, Shockwave Pulsar
Saving Rinoa
When saving Rinoa in the Socceress Memorial Hall, if you have an upgraded weapon with Squall, he will pull out a revolver.
Chocoboy Help
While attempting on solving the puzzles you can always go to the chocoboy for help. He's a very greedy young boy so you'll have to pay him. Here's a rundown of the things he can do.
First Visit to a Chocobo Forest
When you first enter a chocobo forest (does not mater which one) you well meet a little boy named Chocoboy. He'll explain to you about the whole Chocobo deal. He will offer you a ChocoWhis and teach you how to use if for 1000 Gil. Now you must have this Whis in order for the Chocobos to come for you so you might as well pay. This Whis is the tool for locating baby chocobos (chicobos) in the forests. The ChocoWhis has two modes on using it: "ChocoSonar" and "ChocoZiner". "ChocoSonar" is used to sniff out the Chicobos location. The "ChocoSonar" will produce a soft ping as you seach an area and it will change to a hight fast-pitch that is loud if you standing in the right spot for a chocobo to fall down. When that happens use the "ChocoZiner" mode. Blowing on this will send a Chicobo to drop from above or go into hiding if you're on the right spot. If you are not in the right spot, the Chicobo will steal your ChocoWhis and you'll have to buy an addition one from the Chocoboy for 700 Gil. So be careful alright?
ChocoWhis Sales
Cost: 1000 Gil/700 Gil You can't catch a Chocobo without it. The first one will cost you 1000 Gil. Any replacement will cost you 700 Gil.
Hints
Cost: 100 Gil This is the most worthwhile service he provides. Chocoboy tells you the name of the forest you're currently in, and gives you a rather cryptic clue to help you solve the puzzle.
Buy Gysahl Greens
Cost: 600 Gil/Green These Greens can be used in battle to summon a GF-like Chocobo. The Chocobo GF hits your opponents with a flare attack.
Questions
Cost: 10 Gil For a pittance, the Chocoboy will answer questions about the ChocoWhis and about himself. This option won't assist you in catching a Chocobo, but it may prove useful if you're having trouble using your ChocoWhis.
Help Me!
Cost: 1200 Gil The Chocoboy is willing to catch a Chocobo for you, but at a high cost. Only selet this option if you really need a Chocobo and you don't want to deal with the puzzles. You can't find the hidden items using this option, so you'll either have to solve the puzzle later or pay this fee again if you want another Chocobo later on in the game.
Solving Puzzles
The goal in every forest is to call out Chicobos in a pattern that leaves only one Chicobo on the ground. This may take some effort in some of the forests. A lone chicobo makes its Parent nervous, and causes it to come out of hiding when you examine the baby. After solving the puzzle you can freely search for hidden items in that forest. If you find a hidden item the chocobo's will become your friends and will no longer hide from you in that forest. Though if you don't find an item and leave, then you'll to solve the puzzle again in that forest inorder to get the chocobo.
Chocobos in Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy VIII chocobos are vary different and unique comparing them to the system of FF7. You don't breed them or do anything special like that. So really I find no interest in actually putting effort towards them, but I know there's a lot of chocobo lovers out there so what, let's do it! First off instead of going to a Chocobo Farm and getting Chocobo's you have to solve puzzles to get one in 7 Chocobo Forests. (Locations are listed below) If you solve the puzzle you can find a hidden treasure that allows you to have to never solve that puzzle again when you revisit that specific forest. Anways the Chocobo Forests look like any other forests on the World Map but they are Dome-Shaped.
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