Here is the full list of all 45 Final Fantasy VIII achievements. It takes around 100-120 hours to unlock all of the achievements on Windows.
Get your first salary from SeeD
Unlock Guardian Force Diablos
Unlock Guardian Force Siren
Unlock Guardian Force Ifrit
Play Triple Triad
Unlock Guardian Force Shiva
Unlock Guardian Force Quezacotl
Unlock Guardian Force Brothers
Unlock Guardian Force Carbuncle
Unlock Guardian Force Leviathan
Unlock Guardian Force Pandemona
Unlock Guardian Force Cerberus
Unlock Guardian Force Alexander
Unlock Guardian Force Doomtrain
Unlock Guardian Force Bahamut
Unlock Guardian Force Cactuar
Unlock Guardian Force Tonberry
Unlock Guardian Force Eden
Draw (Stock) magic from enemies 100 times
Reach SeeD rank A
Collect all cards
Upgrade your weapon
Reach maximum HP
Reach maximum Gil
Reach level 100
Finish the game
Finish the game with Squall's initial level
Capture a Chocobo
Find Ragnarok
Acquired an item from Chocobo World
Beat the Omega weapon
Complete the Obel Lake side quest
Complete the PuPu side quest
Defeat every member of the CC Group
Lose a rare card in a Triple Triad game
Win 100 games of Triple Triad
Collect all Timber Maniacs magazines
Collect all Weapons Monthly/Combat King/Pet Pals/Occult Fan magazines
Draw magic 100 times from draw points
Reach level 100 with Boko
Learn all of Quistis' limit breaks
Learn all of Rinoa's limit breaks
Kill 100 enemies
Kill 1000 enemies
Kill 10000 enemies