Quote Originally Posted by Colonel Angus View Post
VII & VIII aren't really steampunk, though. VII is more post-apocalyptic neo-futurist. VIII I really can't pinpoint. But, yeah, both are the farthest from a standard fantasy setting as FF had ever gotten (not considering XIII, as I know little about it).
FFVIII is sort of semi-modern with real elements of futurism in there as well.