[PS2] Final Fantasy XII

Couldn't you just simplt battle alone as a certain character in the game? Or just turn off the gambits and manually control each character.

If it werent for the battle system I believe the game would really be hectic.

As for storyline it is a different twist. A political storyline won't appeal to everyone unfortunately.

How ya doing, buddy?

Well for those who are compaining that the game is too easy then you have yourself a challenge. Go solo with no gambits. As simple as that.

On the other hand, I have heard that the game was pretty hard or challenging from those who played the Japanese version.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Ohh well not every Final Fantasy game will please everyone. I'll probably end up as an oddball of the PS2 FF's like FFVIII. You either love it alot or dislike it. : /

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Originally Posted by fiercedeity

Hmmm, not very positive comments about the game so far. It seems Graphics > Story over all now. I wish that they would make another FF7. It was faultless in every way. They really have so much ammo to work with, but they choose to make the games they make, and X-2 was a huge let down, and now im hearing all this negativity about FF12. Im worried that they may be giving up on the FF series........ noooooooooooooooooooo!

I really don't want another FFVII. It was a great game but it did have its faults. The storyline is political and mature (as opposed to the last few games) and will be dry at times. : /

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Originally Posted by Kairi Li

I mean if it werent for that promo poster and the new FF12 DS game trailer, who would know she's a dancer?

Well her biography does state she is a very talented dancer. Maybe Square removed that FMV because it is going to be in the DS game? Just a guess...

I was speaking idiomatically.

Agg out of all the days I don't go to my local Gamestop it had to be today! I am definately going tommorrow to get my hands on that guide. ^_^

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I went to my local Gamestop and all they had was the regular edition guides. Aggg! They told me to stop by tommorrow because it might be in. ^_^

I'll probably get the Ashe or Penelo folio. The art book sounds wickedly great!

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Originally Posted by Simo

I'm actually a little worried about my in-store preorder after some information from an ex-GameStop employee who let out some info on preorders and their policies...

Well Gamestop's policy says they are suppose to hold it for at least two days though. Unfortunately I won't be able to get my hands on it till the afternoon of he release date.

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

Well if there is one thing I am going to like about FFXII it will be the no random battles. ^_^

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Originally Posted by Kairi Li

I dunno, I found VP2 to be an RPG that is much more fun and addicting than FF12. But then again, FF12 overshadows alot of them so it might just get the award of RPG of the year by default.... Cause its FF.

I too respect your opinion about FFXII. Not everyone is going to love it. But aren't we taking this "Bash FFXII" routine too far? Sure the games may have flaws and negative values but it surely must have something postive about it.

On the other hand I think a storyline with the lack of character development is a curse and a blessing. Curse as in orphanage scene of FFVIII which completely ruined the mood of the game as opposed to Cloud's past.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I will definately enjoy FFXII. I am a sucker for political storylines lol.

Well I had really high expectations and envisioned it as the perfect game because I really wanted FFXII to knock FFVII of its pedestal.

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

Out of curiosity for those who played...are the espers controllable or AI? They seem AI but I am not entirely sure.

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Originally Posted by soulsteelgray

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.

Agreed. It is kinda hard to take in that this game has so many flaws after such a long and rocky development history. I too as with other FF games will play it with an open mind.

LESS THEN ONE DAY LEFT!

I was speaking idiomatically.

Gosh today is gonna be a long day waiting till 4 P.M. Hopefully this game will join the ranks of FFVIII as one of my favorite and most memorable games.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Well I just played for about 2 hours and it is freakin awesome. Unfortunately I KO'ed by some monster in the Giza Plains.

The dialogue and voice acting is superb. The story isnt so dry at all. I find it hard to stay on task and not go exploring. The world of Ivalice is HUGE!

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by PiccoloNamek

Has anyone else noticed that the voice samples sound really loud, even when they shouldn't? The voice acting is great, but whoever mixed and mastered the vocal tracks obviously didn't know what they were doing. The voices in FFX sounded far more natural.

Actually it is the opposite for me. I have trouble hearing the voices. Maybe it isjust the TV or the settings. : /

I managed to make it through the waterways last night. What a unique experience!

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Agg I should have paid more attention to buffing up my characters. I'm currently going throught the area with the Mimics which requires you to keep the power on.

Ohh well I will probably start all over anyways because I didn't do to much exploring in the beginning anyways.

But yeah I have no idea why some people are saying the storyline is boring or dry as of yet.

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Originally Posted by Black Mamba

I hate to quote such an old post, but I was wondering if the Snake skin listed above is also needed to obtain the esper Zalera. If so, then I'm afraid I'd have to start over.

According to the guide the Snakeskin is not needed to get the Esper Zalera at all. So don't worry.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Where is the entrance to the Necrohol of Nabudis? I can't seem to find it lol. Unfortunately I opened up those treasure chests so I can't get the Zodiac Spear. I'll do it in my next playthrough. I'm just interested on how the devastated capital of Nabradia looks.

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

Originally Posted by Freelance Wolf

If anyone hasn't gone there yet, here's a word of advice. DO NOT FIGHT THE THREE DRAGONS. Come back when you're stronger. One is bad enough. Three is overkill

I found them pretty easy. Demonsbane is so awesome I haven't even bought a new sword for Ashe yet.

The story has become quite interesting.

Spoiler:

It kinda sucks on how Drace died.

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Here is the answer to your question Freelance Wolf.

Spoiler:

After you beat Mateus you go into the inner sanctum and recieve the Sword of Kings. Then Vaan suggests that they test on the Dawn Shard since it is no longer useful to them to see if it can really destroy nethecite. The Dawn Shard begins to react violently as if scared of the sword. As Ashe raises the sword to strike the shard in half Rasler appears apparently telling her not to do it. She brings down the blade and MISSES saying this is the sword and let's go. She then asks Vaan if he saw him again but he replies with a no.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Dark Nation

I'm at the

Spoiler:

Midshrine of the Miriam or whatever its called

and I can't seem to get anywhere further then the first room you enter.

Thanks if you can help.

I'm not sure if this is a spoiler but you need to do this to get further in the shrine.

Spoiler:

The first pedestal you see wont activate unless the person touching it is equipped with the Dawn Shard. I think other parts in the Shrine require you too do this again. But once that is done you can unequip it.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Well we know the FMV where Penelo was dancing got cut out but so far I haven't seen the one where all the Judges are walking together. And since I am already at the Sochen Cave Palace I highly doubt I'll see it. It seems quite a few scenes were cut out of the game.

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Originally Posted by Black Mamba

How is everyone making the permanent decisions of assigning Espers to characters? Flipping through the strategy guide, I've noticed their aren't an even number of level 1, 2, and 3 Espers. This makes the difficult decisions even harder. As of yet, I've only received the first one; and I gave it to the character he "reminded me of". Not the most orthodox method I'll admit.

Well I go on a number of factors such as storyline and which characters they seem to fit. I gave Baltheir Belias because it's his reward for going through Raithwall's tomb. Not to mention his level one Quickenings looks like a fire elemental attack.

BTW where do you buy/find the spell Bubble?

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Originally Posted by Elrasiel

Which gambit strategies do you think are the best and which are the best techniques? Since they're expensive I don’t wanna waste money on unuseful ones. Oh and how do quickenings work again? It's seems like random luck where I sometimes get an 8 chain (the maximum?) and sometimes only a 5 chain eventhough I hit all the right buttons in time? It's just way to confusing since neither the manual nor strategy guide give a proper explanation on that.
Whats the best place to quicklz level up lvl35 characters? All my active members have an golden armband so LP wont be a proble for me.
I cant seem to find the spoiler button so SPOILER ALERT(mark text to read)




Why does the Empire attack Mt. Bur-Omisace again and why did Lord Larsa disappear? I somehow didn't give any attention to that part. Can't wait until I'm at Darklor Laboratory to finally see what's really behind that "shadow" but right now I need to level up and make some hunting.

thanks!

Spoiler:

Well after the assassination the Empire seemed to be in turmoil and Vanye wanted his brother back in Archades. Though it is not clear why Bergan would attack the Grand Kiltias (seeing as the late-Judge Drace made him seem like an ally against the Resistance), Bergan probably found out the Grand Kiltias Anastasis was helping out Ashe, not to mention the presence of the rival House of Malgrace. So I am guessing the Empire saw it th wrong way and decided Bur-Omisace is a traitor. You gotta read in between the lines.

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