[PS2] Final Fantasy XII

It seems to have hit the net now. Here is a torrent for those interested.

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Originally Posted by JazzFlight

and it looks great in widescreen.

They've actually added a widescreen option for this release?

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Originally Posted by ashaman

Can anyone explain this?

The Sky Pirate's Den is just a screen (accessed from a sub-menu) for which you are awarded images of different characters from the game when you achieve certain things. For example, if you complete a 50-chain, you get the cute moogle Montblanc.

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Originally Posted by Angry Willow

Can anybody tell me how to block? Or is it just random?

Your chance of blocking with a shield is decided by the Evade stat.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by soapy

Also Lord Rasler (the prince's) voice did not suit him at all. Thought it was funny because he looked like a boy and this sexy man voice was coming out of him, haha.

I'd have to agree with that. I was quite suprised by his voice as well.

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Originally Posted by rpgcrazied

still not strong enough i guess

Exactly. It'll take a while still before you can beat that enemy =p

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Originally Posted by gaming

Doesn't Europe use PAL system or something?

Where in Europe do you live? (you might want to change the flag) Apart from France and Finland, pretty much all of Europe uses either PAL or PAL/SECAM.

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Can I like order from a store in the US and still play it here in Europe?

To do that you will need an NTSC compatible TV and a modified PS2 (either chipped or some slide-card solution).

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When that guy way back said that the story was "so good that the previous FFs should be ashamed of themselves", he wasn't kidding.

I couldn't agree less. Both the story and the characterization are really quite week, but most of all - completely unengaging. Just like in previous PS2 Final Fantasies I find myself not really caring one bit about the characters or the story. And the so-called negative aspects of the SNES and PSX installments that you mentioned is exactly what I'm missing with this game.

They are much of what made the storylines engaging and magical back in the day.

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Originally Posted by B4-Hunter

Is Bonus DVD PS2 use only? Or I can play it on my PC and Home DVD player as well?

It's a regular DVD. It'll work in any DVD player.

majario has just run into some major bad luck is all =p

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Originally Posted by Black Mamba

Does all the choice making become over whelming? Do you ever regret making a perminent decision?

Not really. The only thing you might have some problems with deciding is what type(s) of armor you want to use. There are few permanent decisions to be made so that's not really a problem.

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Where does each character start on the License Board? Since the board is very organized with similar abilities and what not grouped together, it seems moving along will result in a character who only specializes in one strict area. Or do I have the concept of moving around the License Board completely wrong?

The begin in pretty much the same spot [afaikr] (one for each part of the board). And since you can always get more license points I don't think you'll find youself with "characters who only specializes in one strict area". If you want a certain ability - all you gotta do is kill some enemies.

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Do characters have their own quickenings, unlocked via a quickening box on the License Board? Or are their specific quickenings on the License Board which can be distributed to any character?

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There are specific quickening boxes on the board and when someone "learns" one of these boxes, it dissapears from all other characters' borads. Quickenings are character specific (if you look at the same box on different boards the quickening in question will have different names) and there are three for each character

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For me, it seems the game is too customizable. I'd hate to get 20 hours into the game only to find I made the wrong decision giving an esper to the wrong character or granting one-time abilities to the wrong character.

The best thing I think is to choose three characters you want and then use them all through the game. Since there is little differance between the characters now that everyone can equip everything.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

The only loot items (that you are able to sell) I've found any use for are the Teleportation stones and Gysahl greens. Items that are of actual use to you tends to go under Key Items.

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

Originally Posted by Spatula

I know, I've bought qutie a few items from said Bazaar, since I basically sell all my loot to them. But there's one item that they have selling for 18,000 gil, and I don't know what it does. Just checking if anyone else had gotten it before, and so, if they have bought it.

Giving us the name of the item would help, you know

But knowing only the price, I'd say it's a key item that enables you to steal superior loot from a certain type of enemy. There are several of these to be bought from the Bazaar.

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Originally Posted by Hindman

Speaking of which, does the internet have screencaps of the whole license board yet?

Right here.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Freelance Wolf

I have the guide, yes, but I don't read the sidequests. I only read the maps and the hunts. I save sidequests for when I'm actually doing sidequests, ya know, but I'll take everyone's advice and check it all out.

Why are you using a guide during your first time playing the game? I would have thought that would sort of ruin the experience for you.

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Originally Posted by Vash

Ok, trying to fight the Lindwyrm mob in Tchita Uplands, but it only comes out in cloudy, not rainy, weather. But every time I zone in and out between the dotted blue line, it still stays nice and sunny, wtf?! lol. Should I just keep at it?

First of all, you have to exit the Uplands completely (and then enter again) for the weather to be able to change. It can take quite a few tries, but eventually it will change.

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Originally Posted by Dark Nation

I never did find the girl for the cluckatrice mark. I guess I'll wait until the rains disappear to do that one.

Yeah, you'll only find her in the village during the dry period. She is standing in the pen, among the cockatrices.

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Originally Posted by Musharraf

What's the chance to get there when it's dry. I left and re-entered this area like twenty times and it was always raining

As kupomog said, the weather at Giza changes at certain set time intervalls (as opposed to other areas in the game where the weather can change every time you exit->enter). So just leave it for like an hour or so and then return. And I don't know if you've noticed, but if you look at the sky over Giza from the south exit of Rabanastre you can actually see what weather it is there currently.

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Oh, and something else..... does anyone know how to cure "slow"? Esuna doesn't help and as for items, well, I guess there are remedies, but isn't there something like Echo Herbs for Silence or Handkerchiefs for Oil?

As some people have already pointed out, the best cure for Slow is actually Haste

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Originally Posted by kharaalaik

Later on in the game, there are herbs you can pick up (I don't think they are herbs per se though), that are called Chronos Tears (sp?) and those cure slow.

Chronos Tears cure Stop and not Slow. And you'll be able to buy Gambits like the ones you specified from Gambit stores eventually. Though, as JazzFlight said, if all you want to do is say, have Blindna cast on allies that have been blinded, you can just as well use the Ally: Any Gambit.

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Originally Posted by Freelance Wolf

Most of my party uses two-handed weapons though. Any tips?

I would certainly suggest against using two-handed weapons if you're not able to beat this boss. Any increase in damage you might get from using them isn't really worth it considering the drop in Evade (and the fact that Ice Shields come in particularly handy when fighting this guy).

Originally Posted by Dizzy

So, is there any loot that i need to keep in order to get an special mob hunt or item? Because i sell almost all my loots (except Teleport Stones).

Apart from Teleport Stones and Gyhsal Greens, there are a few items later on in the game that you'll want to refrain from selling. But it'll become pretty obvious. Just as with Weapons and Equipment, if a loot item sells for either 0 or 1 Gil you'll know that you'll want to keep it.

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Originally Posted by Spatula

Speaking of hunts, most of the 16 I've done so far haven't been anywhere near hair raising.

After you've done about half of the hunts you should notice an increase in difficulty. Both the marks themselves and (and perhaps even more so) actually finding them.

Originally Posted by soapy

Also where to level?

The best place I found to do regular leveling was an area in the Nabreus Deadlands. Have you taken care of the mark called Roblon yet? If so you should know what area I'm talking about. And if not, get to it =p

There is also this "auto-leveling" scheme you can do. Which can come in really handy if you think regular leveling is boring.

By the way, I just remembered you could do something simillar at the early stages of FFVI. Anyone remember that part where you were floating around on a raft on a maze-like river and you had that guy called Banon (or something like that) in your team? I left the SNES running overnight and when I woke up my team had gone from something like lv. 15 to 65. Pretty much killed off any challenge for the remainder of the game it did =D

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Originally Posted by soapy

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Reddas is Zecht, but what role did Zecht play before? What happened? I remember them mentioning his name but I forgot. Also, Landis... what is that? These are the two parts that made me confused, otherwise this is a straight forward story, as far as Final Fantasies go.

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Only thing I can remember about him is that he was the judge that destroyed Nabudis. He mentioned that sometime during that scene at the top of the lighthouse (that involved the final fight against Cid), if I remember correctly.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Musharraf

Uhh I know I'm 60+ hours into the game, but I have a question: So I just bought this jar for 250k which results in almost every monster dropping Arcana. Now see, I thought you could sell Arcana for a lot of money, but ehh, it's only 10 gil So do I use Arcana for something else or did I just waste 250k for nothing?

Haha, you just wasted 250,000 man!

well, not completely wasted...:

...as by selling (lots of) Arcana you'll be able to "unlock" new stuff in the Bazaar. However, I'm not sure if you can "unlock" anything particularly useful. I know I never did =p

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Originally Posted by jb1234

I prefer my games with more emotion and characters who actually bother to develop. FFXII has none of these things. People keep saying that it's all about "political intrigue" but even that part of the plot is painfully underdeveloped.

Yeah, this is pretty much a Final Fantasy Online (Offline Version). For me, the Hunt sidequest always felt more interesting and much more rewarding than the main storyline. As you say, it's ridiculously underdeveloped.

This game may be a step up from the likes of FFX, but damn, Square should be able to be better than this.

Originally Posted by Hachifusa

I'm really, really pissed about the Zodiac Spear. I hate when they throw in stuff like this. The weapons should be difficult to get, not something that punishes you for actually going through an opening every chest. I was being meticulous, and I was punished for it. Not good at all.

And a lot of people with you, it would seem. Unnecessary, I'd say, as the Zodiac Spear isn't necessarilly the best weapon in the game just because it happens to have the highest attack stat. There are too many factors to consider for it to be that simple - and personally I don't think it belongs even among the top 3 weapons in the game (partly because you can get two "copies" of perhaps the best one in the game though).

I can agree that the circumstances which decide whether or not you'll be able to aquire the Zodiac Spear are pretty silly, though. You'd have to be real lucky in order to get it without knowing how to beforehand.

And this isn't the only peice of equipment that can be 'lost forever'. More important things than this too.

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Also, is it just me or is the game almost -too- open ended? I find myself often lost amid all of the choices of the liscense board, and my original idea of having defined-roles for every character has pretty much been obliterated. There are way too many weapon types and whatnot for me to really choose for 'set weapons' for all of the characters.

I actually feel the opposite way as far as the Licence Board is concerned. I think it could have been bigger and more diverse than it is. A bigger selection of different types of Augment slots would have been nice.

And I think you'll soon notice that many weapon types aren't all that good and that a select few really stand out from the rest. Measures, anyone?

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Originally Posted by ashaman

Does anyone have a list of the "lost forevers" for this game?

I was under the impression the Genji equipment fell under this category, but it's hard for me to say for sure.

So where "later in the game" it is you can find the Zodiac Spear exactly?

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Originally Posted by Cobalt Katze

Actually... there's a fishing minigame

Not to mention the "running" minigame. That one is just frustrating more than anything else though =/

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