Walkthrough for Galbadia Garden in Final Fantasy VIII Remastered, covering story progression, character interactions, and obtaining valuable cards.
Walkthrough
- 1Head through the first screen and up a circular path to reach the Galbadia Garden turnstiles.
- 2Quistis will volunteer to speak with the headmaster, potentially requiring you to reorganize your party.
- 3Pass through the turnstile and enter Galbadia Garden.
- 4In the main hall, you'll find a Save Point and four branching paths. A text prompt will direct you to the “2F reception room”.
- 5Take the upper left exit and proceed to the next screen.
- 6Ascend the stairs and enter the door near the man in the tracksuit.
- 7Talk to Zell to advance the plot. Quistis will arrive with news about Seifer.
- 8Talk to Rinoa, then walk north of Quistis to trigger a scene with Squall.
- 9Leave the garden and return to the hall. You will be intercepted by Raijin and Fujin, who mention new orders from Balamb Garden before leaving to find Seifer.
- 10After more news regarding Seifer, Squall will have a tantrum.
- 11An announcement will direct you to the Galbadia Garden gate. Head down to the turnstile area, talk to Quistis, then proceed down to meet the rest of the squad.
- 12Talk to Rinoa. Headmaster Martine will arrive and give new orders.
- 13You will be assigned Irvine Kinneas, a sharpshooter with a shotgun, to assist with your next mission.
- 14Squall will read out the new orders: head to Deling City to meet General Caraway and discuss the assassination of Galbadia’s new sorceress.
- 15As you attempt to leave, Irvine will try to join a party with a favorable female-to-male ratio. Your party composition can be changed later via the Switch command.
Tips
- Before leaving Galbadia Garden, you can obtain valuable Level 6 Boss cards.
- To find the student with these cards, go to the hall with the Save Point and take the upper right exit.
- In the hallway, enter the classroom on the right. Challenge the girl inside to a card game.
- Galbadia Garden uses the same card rules as Timber.
- The table below shows the cards and their Card Mod items:
- Abadon → Dark Ammo x30
- Elvoret → Death Stones x10
- Fujin, Raijin → X-Potion x1
- Gerogero → Circlet x1
- Granaldo → G-Returner x1
- Krysta → Holy Stone x10
- Iguion → Cockatrice Pinion x1
- Oilboyle → Fire Ammo x30
- Shumi Tribe → Gambler Spirit x1
- Trauma → Demolition Ammo x30
- X-ATM092 → Turtle Shell x1
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