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[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

FFVIII had those gun swords that had no gun functionality whatsoever. I kept thinking "this will be the upgrade that lets me shoot the gun, or launch the blade, or supercharge the blade with an explosive hit, or something to justify the fact that the handle is a revolver." Each successive upgrade, it increased my expectations that the gun function would be awesome, because otherwise it would have been an earlier upgrade.

[-] ryven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Don't you press R1 when your attack hits to pull the trigger for extra damage? You do use the revolver part, just only in close combat.

Or did I hallucinate that? It's been over 20 years since I played it.

[-] TheLightItBurns@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

No, I'm replaying 8 via the mobile remaster right now and that is what you can do and how the game essentially explains why it happens. It only works with Squall and Seifer as well.

[-] criss_cross@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

It's explained in a battle but it's easy to miss. I completely missed it my first playthrough

[-] jay@mbin.zerojay.com:443 10 points 3 months ago

Pressing R1 at the time you hit your opponent with a sword attack fires the gun for extra damage with proper timing.

[-] laxe@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

When you fight Seifer, you can also press R1 when he attacks you and he will do extra damage to you

[-] Madison420@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

You used the gun in specials in ff8, it explains it but didn't really ever show it.

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