[KmR]

Hey guys, I know this is pretty old and been answered multiple times but......is there a fix for Final Fantasy VIII? I have tried so many different Game IDs, none of them seem to work. While one fixes some problems, it also creates new problems. What to do, what to do?

**UPDATE**

Well it seems I can never be stopped short of achieving my goals.

First off, I'm sorry for writing so much, I get carried away. Second, if you haven't had issues playing final Fantasy VIII then, A- you are very lucky, B- this thread does not pertain to you. If you have, then carry on reading.

The whole idea behind the fixing of this unbelievable game has come down to the game ids. You know you've tried so many, then only to find out later on it doesn't work. I don't know if you have ever tried SLPS-01222, but this one truly fixes it, in the sense of no more freezing. However(), this lead to, once again, another problem. Between screens the game would slowdown tremendously. This would also occur when drawing/casting magic. This was very annoying. I stuck with it, got sick of it, tried a new id, then went back to freezing.....finally gave up and went to my Xbox 360. Several months later I'm back to playing this game and I have finally found out a "true" fix.

I'll cut to the chase. Use the SLPS-01222 game id, but this time........ready........

don't use any compression! When making the EBOOT.PBP use a compression of 0, nada, and....Whoa la! Fix-o-mingo, it will now work! I have been playing since this find and it hasn't froze once, because the game id is SLPS-01222 and it never slows down due to the fact that its not compressed. Well, get back to it. Start playing Final Fantasy VIII again, lag/froze/broken/frustrated free!

**UPDATE 2**

Ok, the best way to play this game by play on firmware 4.01 while using the ID SLPS-02180.