[PS2] Final Fantasy XII

Originally Posted by rpgcrazied

I put 40$ on it today, the clerk said Oct 3.

Would you mind sharing where (Internet/EB Games/Gamestop) you've pre-ordered? I'm very curious, thanks.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by SOLDIER

I don't suppose there's a chance the game will be moved up to September? October is fine and all, but September would be so much better.

The old release date of August 1st, I think, would be perfect, as it's so close to my birthday. Basically, earlier than October release would be nice.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

My schedule is basically the same all year round:

Full time work and 2 night courses at college. So it's not too too bad. Weekends I just have to balance. Ya know, I have 2 full weeks off of vacation time, but save for maybe 4 days, perhaps I could use 2 days of the vacation time just for gaming? LOL time off just for games, or I could just call in sick!

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by Forsety

You make it sound so uncommon. I always use up all my sick days but I'm never actually sick. I just ... don't get sick. So of course I use my days for something constructive, IE; gaming all day long until I go to bed.

No, it's just if I miss a day of work, I miss a hell load of work and have to spend the weekend there. >_>

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Originally Posted by Omnislash124

Man, I really want to check this game out now, unfortuantely, I don't have a PS2. Seems like a waste to buy a PS2 solely for this game. Maybe I'll just wait for the emulator.

But yeah, the soundtrack sounds exactly like Sakimoto, something that could have fit into Final Fantasy Tactics. I'm excited.

PS2s are bloody cheap these days, $130 CDN ($110ish USD) and FFXII isn't the only good game for a PS2, you know, but probably it could be one of the better if not best ones.

Also, it seems that EB games has updated the release date to October 3rd, 2006. T-mius 104 days.

EDIT: I just called one up and they said October 2nd. Interesting.

DOUBLE EDIT: Called up another EB and they said the 5th. .

This is fun.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I did my preorder today. Put in $5, so there's a copy with my name on it. I suggest you folks do the same.

103 days. LOL.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

It's funny looking at a gamespy article from 2004 saying it'd might be a smash hit in 2005. Then instead we got FFVII:AC.

http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2.../543903p1.html

Let's pray they don't pull this off again.

THE RPG OF 20067.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Jamma

Quick question... this is for the PS2 only, right? Hope so, I refused to buy 11 for the sole reason that it was PC based.

What. XI was for both PS2 and PC, and most recently the Xbox 360. Although I hear the PS2 version is the most expensive with the HDD and network adaptar, keyboard, and not to forget the game itself, and this is all before monthly charges, just like the 2 other counterparts.

EDIT: Actually I'm starting to think the Xbox 360 has pretty high start up costs as well, I'm just seeing if I can pin down a figure.

And to answer your question, yes, Final Fantasy XII will be released in North America for the PS2 this October, given the news/reports circulating so far.

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Shit, and I was actually going to take time off from October 2nd to play this. LOL vacation time just to play games LOL. Good thing nothing's booked.

As long as they don't change the release date of VP2, then I'm happy. If VP 2 comes on September 19th, it'll keep me busy for a month or so, and then some after.

I was speaking idiomatically.

1. It'd be hilariously awesome if someone dressed up as the Judge and picked up their pre-order the same day. Awesome timing with Hallowe'en.

2. I just called my local EB Games and they don't have a SKU for the CE yet, which sucks. I've got a bad premonition that FFXII in Canada will get shafted just like how the MGS3: Subsistence LE was released JUST in the US. I preordered this a week ago, and was afraid that the preorder was only for the regular edition, but the clerk put a note on it that if they have the CE, then I'm willing for paying more for it, obviously. This is one of the times where I'd actually not mind living south of the boarder. You Canadians heard it here first.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Well, the way that you phrased it had me, as well as Inhert, interpreting that you were not too sure which platforms XI or XII were on. Don't worry about it.

Originally Posted by Cute

awww... I think I pre-ordered the standard version~ I think the limited one will be a good collection to have. Dunno if they will let me change the order *fingers crossed*

Give them a call and see if they even have a SKU for the CE, then just ask (I'm assuming you're going with EB Games here), if they can put a note on your preorder that you'd like the CE.

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Originally Posted by Rei no Otaku

Just preordered the CE at EB. I don't want a repeat of what happened to me with the limited edition of Subsistance.

Please, do tell me about it, since Canada didn't get the LE of Subsistence. FFXII is the first game I've preordered, and while trying to reach for the CE, I've got a bad feeling about shit hitting the fan come Hallowe'en. I just want to get in, show them my receipt of the pre-order, have a nice long look at the CE in my hands, grab the walkthrough guide, whip out my CC and whatever gift certificates and even that $1 credit on my EB card, then GTFO.

Somehow, I doubt it'll be anywhere remotely this smooth in 4 months time.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Just curious, I'm planning to take that day, Oct 31st, off from work (LOL, no work to play video games LOL, how sad, but hey, I've waited damn long enough) and head straight down to the mall at 10:00 AM. Would you think tons of other people, school kids, and the like would do the same and skip school/work? Basically, when you waited in that line, did you try to get in early or was that line up already started WAY before the mall even opened? Then again, my city has like only 1 million people, and out of that how many would wait in line to get that game I don't really know, so....

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by B4-Hunter

1st - Its not Japan
2nd - How many of those people are hardcore players that will die to play FF XII 5 min after 10 AM?
3rd - Just be there at 9 AM to be sure you will get one of the first copies.

LOL, but we got a lot of weeaboos, no wait, they'd already have the Jap copies. I did talk to EB when I preordered and asked them if they generally had line ups, and yes, they did have it for the Halo 2, some line up. Also, I think I actually managed to snag a copy of MGS:Subsistence on March 16th, the release date without a preorder, but I consider myself lucky, since the clerk said that he'd normally reserve all these for pre-orderes, and drop in customers like me would normally be SOL, if there was a line up and I didn't have my pre-order.

There wasn't any line up at the actual store, but he said he's gotten a hell lot of phone calls just in the morning, and they hadn't even opened up the boxes yet. So I told the guy, "ahhhh...so that's why people pre-order, so they can be on the top of the picking list, instead of doing the whole hit and miss thing, now I see", as I never really knew what a pre-order was (well, besides knowing that you order it before it's out, but I didn't really know what the advantages were). Silly Spatula. So I told the guy, Jesus Christ, sorry I didn't realize what a hassle this is. For sure I'll order FFXII, and we both nodded in agreement.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Simo

See, I'm now tempted to reserve another copy of the CE because I forgot about the whole MGS3 Subsistence LE fiasco because I ended up selling my copy for over $120.

If the FFXII CE is going to be just as limited then I might be able to make a mint off of that as well.

You can preorder 2 or more copies? Oh. I'm heading out for lunch now, and may preorder VP2. I'll get more details of the CE, then decide if it's dice.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

So I just beat FFIX, me now dancing and prancy like a prozaced school kid and talking like Quina. I'll need another RPG fix till XII comes along. Now its VII to X beaten. Looks like I'll check out the trailer to whet my appetite more.

At first I saw the 35 on top and thought that was the countdown to release , I AM FOOLISHLY MISTAKEN.

EDIT: About the trailer.

What the hell was that. The narrator or whatever you call him makes it sound so bad. They need someone with a deeper voice and timbre for that. Also, IT'S BEEN YEARS IN THE MAKING, he makes it sound like its a bad thing, which to me reinforces the thought of God, took long enough???.

From the people that brought you Final Fantasy. no fucking shit.

Whatever, I'll just sit back and relax for a while.

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Originally Posted by Foshi

What was your favorite of those. I have a soft spot for VIII.

You guys seriously have to preorder stuff? You can walk into any store here on the first day of release for any game and get a copy. Same for any console. The Best Buy here has had 360's on the shelves since the first day it was released(no surprise though). The only thing they didn't have in when I went there was when the PS2 was first released.
From what I have seen, heard, and played I have no doubts that XII will be incredible.

Well I'm already counting down individual days for FFXII, so yes, hello mega hype drive. And yes, I have a soft spot for VIII, something about the characters and the whole setting somehow drives me for more XII, since it seems to be somewhat close in terms of story. I liked X, but on reflection, it was a very shallow game. VII is fun but I don't see what everyone goes bonkers over it. Oh wait, I should include VI in FF's beaten.

Hey, it's my first time preordering a game, so why not FFXII to kick it off, a first for everything (although I preordred VP2 after that, but VP2 is supposed to come out sooner).

I have FFX-2, perhaps I'll get my FF fix from this for the time being??? LOL $19.99.

I was speaking idiomatically.

I know, which is why I LOL'ed outta my seat when they said " IT'S BEEN YEARS IN THE MAKING" or some shit like that. How true how true.

Take a look at this Gamespy article, anticipating XII would come out last year:

http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2.../543903p1.html

Quote:

Dive head-first into Square-Enix's biggest -- and riskiest -- RPG of 2005!

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Rei no Otaku

I'd say the opposite. If you liked X, don't torture yourself and play X-2. That game is awful, and it will make you cry. Cry because of how they raped your favorite characters.

What? We get to rape Rikku? I'm IN!

FELIPE NO

Speaking of which, I wonder how many dumbass EB games/Gamestop employees will get FFXII and FFX-2 mixed up.

<Spatula>I'm here to pick up my preorder of FINAL FANTASY TWELVE.

<Clerk> :brings out FFX-2: Is this it sir?

<Spatula> Eerrrr....no.

<Clerk> But it's cheaper, you don't want FFXII now, do you? FFX-2! It's only $19.99! You don't want to spend an extra $40 now do you?

<Spatula>No, I already have FFX-2, and it's a piece of shit, but I'll play it anyways, now give my my FINAL FUCKING FANTASY TWELVE.

<Clerk> But sir!!! It's only $19.99 surely, YOU CAN USE ANOTHER COPY! DON'T YOU SEE? I'M TRYING TO RIP YOU OFF BY GETTING RID OF OLD INVENTORY, NOW PLEASE!!!!!!!

<Spatula>


>_>

Hey, it could happen, LIKE IT DID TO THIS GUY.

'sup infernal.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Originally Posted by Rydia

I had to explain the difference.

That's simply....awesome.

EB Games. We Take Games Seriously.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Craze

Heck, customers here even get those 2 mixed up. They saw the Japanese version of FFXII and went 'hey did they change the cover or something?' Also, last year 2 teenagers who saw FFX on the shelve went 'Hey it's FF-AXE!' made me cringe.

Man oh Man, I really really want to pick up my copy quick and then get out come release day before angry mobs rush into the store and get confused between those two games, then later rush in before Xmas to try to get the new "Playstation Three Wii".

How ya doing, buddy?

Nice! I got a nice message on my voice mail today. I returned the call immediately. The dude at EB games said they've finally got a SKU for the CE just today, and I said for them to immediately move my preorder from the regular edition to the CE, and they said I'm first in line! They said they've got like 40 some preorders for the regular edition, and said that was "a lot". I don't know how many preorders would be considered "big", but I'm guessing something like Halo 2 would have rocked that particular stores socks off.

Then he dropped the bomb.

<Spatula>"So...it comes out on the 31st right?"

<EBDude> "Ah no no no ...it got pushed back"

<Spatula - OH SHI-> "uhhh...okay ...then...??"

<EBDUDE> "November 1st. We'll have it in stock for sure by then."

<Spatula> Phew!

So not bad, actually. Now I don't have to wade through crowds of Naruto cosplayers and shit in the mall. Plus it gives me an extra day to work on VP2. .

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Meh, unless he's like November first, two-thousand-seven.

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Originally Posted by Saga

I work for an entertaimment store and by law the new releases should be IN store between 3 or 4 days before the release date. In the uk most of the games are release on friday so I get my new releases on monday or tuesday.

I heard the same thing as well when I talked to the guy. Whatever, 1 day, 2 days delay.

I was speaking idiomatically.