[PS2] Final Fantasy XII

Holy crap. The packaging of the OST alone might persuade me to purchase it.

Speaking of the music, the PV for Kiss Me Good-Bye was recently aired. The single version of the song, however, is in Japanese, not English. The version of the PV that was aired wasn't even the full version of the PV; there's no way that Kiss Me Good-Bye can be only a little under four minutes long, Japanese or not.

It's a great indication of what the English version might sound like, though. Enjoy.

http://s41.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3...12MXKS6846B2YR

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Originally Posted by Jagged

Symphonic Poem "Hope" High Quality Video:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Y5IKSIEV

Credits go to DrewFields88 for uploading.

I'm in love with Symphonic Poem "Hope" after watching that trailer. I remember I heard the last part of the trailer in a previous trailer and hoped that it would be from Symphonic Poem "Hope." I guess I was right.

That Potion commercial is hilarious. Its comical nature multiplies for me since I recognize the actor in the commercial.

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Originally Posted by Metal Sphere

Wait, didn't Smith do the localization for Vagrant Story?

Yes, he did.

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Originally Posted by Simo

It looks like the new Famitsu out now reviewed FFXII and their score...:drumroll:
10/10/10/10 - 40/40




Dengeki is also believed to of reviewed FFXII and scored it around 95/100.

Holy crap. That's all I have to say. Holy freakin' crap.

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Originally Posted by RYU

this FF is suck,is big different previous FF games "I don't like what change on FFXII & FFXI".I try demo before I didn't like it.98% same FFXI.that why I didn't like it

Change is good. That's all I'll say for right now.

And as for the similarity between FFXI's and FFXII's battle systems, well, if you really hate the battle system, you can always play the game in Wait Mode. I kind of see MMORPG-like attributes present in the battle system, but I don't find it impact the game negatively at all. In fact, it makes things more exciting.

I was speaking idiomatically.

I actually think the summons are pretty cool. It's refreshing to see something new rather than the same old Ifrit, Shiva, Leviathan, etc.

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Originally Posted by Craze

I thought all FF covers usually follow the Jap release? At least that's what I remember for FFVII and VIII. I wouldn't mind them putting the picture of Balthier holding Ashe though :P

As far as I remember, the Japanese covers have always been just the logo of the FF. The American covers usually use some sort of character art or some cheesy-looking character cut-and-paste thing.

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Originally Posted by Elrasiel

Is the story as complex and full of mistery as VI and VII? I hope the score is a WHOLE lot better than those lame ass tracks they chose on the trailer and the X ost. Was Nobuo composing this one as well? All the OST news on fanpages have another composer on it.???

Emo fanboy much?

The only contribution Nobuo Uematsu made to the FFXII soundtrack was the vocal theme, Kiss Me Good-Bye, which he wrote the music for. (The lyrics were written by the vocalist, Angela Aki.)

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Originally Posted by Elrasiel

So the first Finaly Fantasy score he didn't compose. That means it's weaker than the X ost? I already wonderer why it did sound so akward and uninspired. So not Uematsu-Style :-(

...FF fanboy much?

I think the main FF franchise has been due for a kickstart for awhile now. The formula's gotten old and worn out. I love the fresh look and feel of FFXII. It's just new. I think I might've turned a blind eye to FFXII up until the game's stateside release had it contained the traditional FF staples. That's how bored I am with the franchise.

And that includes Uematsu's music. Don't get me wrong, I love Uematsu's music to death, but attaching his name to every FF in existence is a little over-the-top.

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Originally Posted by SILBER-4

What seems interesting is that Penelo can be used to lead the party in this segment, with Vaan following behind.

You can select whichever character to act as the party leader in FFXII. Play through the whole game as Ashe? You can do so if you wish.

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Originally Posted by Simo

English trailer, shit quality but you can make out the dub:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgbYLYqyzLU

Sounds outstanding.

The accents add a neat little feel to the game. I wanted to hear Balthier's voiceover the most, but the voice samples on Gideon Emery's site satisfy my curiosity.

Fran sounds little iffy, but maybe it's just the quality of the recording. Penelo sounds far younger than I expected.

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Originally Posted by DarthSavior

Here's the better version of the trailer posted earlier. You can hear the voices much clearer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r0L6gkb1u0

Wow. The voices really come through in this one.

Vaan sounds a bit dull. I didn't notice that earlier.

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Originally Posted by Spatula

This may or may not be spoiler material, but it involves a screenshot with a questionable number of characters on screen, as well as a boss fight:

Spoiler:

This clip was taken from here. You can see there's four status bars. What's/who's the fourth one belong to?

Would you say this is just an NPC? Perhaps I should PM one of the guys in the spoilers thread to check this out, because I don't want to venture in there, yet.

The following is not exactly spoilery, but hiding it away just in case...

Spoiler:

The characters are, in order, Vaan, Balthier, Fran, and Basch. I'd chalk up the presence of four people to an event battle, but I'm hardly a treasure trove of FFXII information.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Spatula

Scenes cut due to the Japanaese rating board?. I mean, well, all Final Fantasies I've seen so far are T (teen) - rated, for the ages of 13 to 17, I think. What is this, PENELO COFFEE or something?
They might add some gore to it, this is war, after all.

I think it's likely that they would be scenes pertaining to the violence in war. Frankly, I'm pleased that they would put this extra work into the NA release of FFXII.

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Originally Posted by Cobalt Katze

Wow... that was awesome. The poster mentioned something about TiVo. Was this broadcasted on TV sometime? It'd be awesome to get a better sync of it.

I think he used TiVo to record the game itself playing on his PS2.

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Originally Posted by Spatula

WAAAAA! Must get! 6 different covers? I guess I want the one that matches the LE cover for the game.

I'm guessing that the six different covers correspond to the six main characters you can have in your party. It makes sense that way.

I want the Balthier cover.

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Originally Posted by Kairi Li

How can a battle system be fine when it allows a player to just sit back and watch his characters play and beat the last boss on their own? I mean, my god, the LAST BOSS?! Gambits are just another way of saying AI system! And AI only works in action oriented games. In RPGS that are bit more turn base or strategic, its someone else doing the thinking for you.

Then it's simple: don't use gambits on your lead character.

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Breaking news: a "friend" of mine (I'm only using that to keep things simple) just put in his away message that he has the game.

Quote:

Deffinately just got Final Fantasy XII today and it pwns your mom

He has no reason to lie about getting the game, so I suppose a local store around here was very nice to him.

EDIT: He just informed me that our local Best Buy sold him the game. Welp, so much for the 31st.

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I'm assuming that since the Ashe cover that Simo posted had a close-up of her CG render that the Penelo cover has a close-up of her CG render, correct? I'm asking because I'd like to get the Balthier cover; all I'd have to do is look at the bottom for Balthier's legs.

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Originally Posted by Vash

And as for FFX-2, I really enjoyed it. Maybe that's because I was younger back then (I was a seventh grader, now I'm a sophmore in highschool) and didn't really know how to gauge my expectations for games. But I went on to import the International+Last Mission version and enjoyed it even more with the English voice overs and added content, like the battle arena.

So I guess what I'm getting at, back on topic lol, is that it all comes down to taste. A majority of the people here seem to have hated DoC and X-2, both of which I thoroughly enjoyed...guess it's a sickness lol. But maybe I should look back earlier in this thread and take a look at all the good things that people said about FF12, I'm sure it will boost my excitement.

I enjoyed FFX-2 for what it was: a campy, comedic, completely-not-serious game that clearly wasn't meant to be a genre-defining entry in the Final Fantasy franchise. How else are you going to enjoy a game where there's an upbeat pop tune in the opening scene? I haven't played Dirge of Cerberus yet (and I probably won't pick it up until there's some convenient price reductions), so I can't say anything about its entertainment value.

Anyways, let's tackle the "Oh man, this game sucks" atmosphere that's been seeping into the thread. Despite all of the negative things people have said on here so far, I'm still going to go into the game with an open mind. I'm also fairly certain that I'm going to come away from the game with an enthused feeling along the lines of "Holy crap, this is one of the best RPGs I've ever played" not because it's Final Fantasy XII but because I have my own standards upon which I'll be judging the game against. I'm not an RPG junkie (which means I'm not interested in games like Tales of the Abyss or Valkyrie Profile 2) so my opinion may not necessarily matter to anyone else.

In short: just because someone else thinks highly of a game doesn't mean they need to have a counterclaim thrown at them at every turn about how so-and-so element of the game is bad.

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Originally Posted by Simo

You won't be able to choose what cover though since the whole thing is shrinkwrapped and I doubt EB will be happy if you started opening several of the guides just to get a cover you want. :P

That's why you look at the bottom and try to discern which character's cover you're getting. It worked for me with the FFX-2 and KHII LE guides.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by SOLDIER

I always thought the E before I meant the name would be pronounced as "say" not "sai", just like Fei in Xenogears.

It's just a result of character names not sticking to one particular set of pronunciation rules. That's why kana is my best friend when it comes to weird character names.

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Originally Posted by JazzFlight

You've never heard the name Cecil pronounced See-sul? It can go either way, I'm just not sure of the original kana.

The one we know and love is セシル, or "se-sul."

バハムート = bahamuuto = bahamoot

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Originally Posted by SOLDIER

Please don't tell me Rydia is actually Rye-dia (instead of Rid-iya, which is much cuter). I'll freaking hurl if it's true.

Nope, it's "rid-iya."

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Originally Posted by Freelance Wolf

P.S. I take it there's no Bahamut in this game?

Not as an Esper, no. I dunno how spoilery the following is, so I'll put it in spoiler tags anyways.

Spoiler:

Bahamut is an airship in the game.

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