What is your opninion about FFXII?

[Nattam1983]

Final Fantasy XII is the twelfth installment in the Final Fantasy series, also part of the Ivalice Alliance. The game was released on March 16, 2006, in Japan and in North America on October 31, 2006. The game was released in Europe and Australia on February 23, 2007

Final Fantasy XII takes place mostly in the Kingdom of Dalmasca, a small city-state in the world of Ivalice. A neutral party in the past wars between the neighboring Empires of Archadia and Rozarria, Dalmasca was ultimately conquered by Archadia and reduced to the status of an occupied state under Archadian rule, when its King Raminas signed the city into Imperial rule. As a result, formerly-loyal knight Basch fon Ronsenburg murders his king for his betrayal. Witnessing the betrayal is young knight Reks, who reveals Basch's betrayal in his last breaths after being killed by his leader. Marquis Ondore, head of the sky city Bhujerba, narrates that the King's daughter, Ashe, had committed suicide after her newly-wed husband, Rasler, was shot and killed with an arrow from an Archadian Imperial soldier during the Battle of Nalbina Fortress. He also announces that Basch had been executed for high treason.

Two years later, Reks's brother, Vaan, an orphaned street urchin living in the Dalmascan capital of Rabanastre, the Royal City, is stealing some treasure from the Archadian Consul's residence in the old royal castle of Dalmasca. While looting the castle's safe, Vaan meets Balthier, a sky pirate bent on stealing the Consul's treasures, and his companion Fran, a Viera warrior. By coincidence, the underground Dalmascan resistance movement assaults the royal castle on the same night in a military coup to remove the Archadian consul, Vayne Carudas Solidor. Vaan's looting gets noticed; he, Fran, and Balthier are pursued by Archadian soldiers. They escape into the Garamsythe Waterway, where they meet the surviving princess of Dalmasca, Ashe (though under the alias Amalia), who is also the leader of the resistance faction.

Upon defeating the fire elemental Fire Mane, the group are captured by the Imperial Guard, under the assumption that they are thieves. Ashe is separated and escorted away. Not so far from the scene, a group of bounty hunters make a comment about the guard capturing their mark. Balthier, Vaan, and Fran are sent to a dungeon from whence they escape, bringing Basch, revealed to be alive and imprisoned since the war, with them. Basch reveals he has a twin brother, Gabranth, who stole his identity and murdered the king in a plot to blackmail Ondore and strip Dalmasca of any semblance of sovereignty


And so the story continues....

What did you think of FFXII??

[Nattam1983]

I personally liked FFXII. The story, the graphics and even the gameplay was imo great!! The only thing i "disliked" about the game was the battling with the Espers, after a minute they already disappeared, and you had to hope that they would do their special attack 

[Rendur]

Well, it wasn't my favourite. I did buy it, play it, and beat it... but I couldn't seem to get a grip on any aspect of the game. Visually the game was stunning and the music was top notch, typical of nearly every FF, however I disliked the characters, story and most of all the battle system. I will give the game some credit though for being absolutely HUGE in terms of scale. Side-missions and marks were nearly endless and the game did offer a great degree of difficulty later on. Anyone who enjoyed this game would certainly be kept busy for some time. Sadly, I did not. Perhaps I'll give it a second go and see if a can let some things go...  

[ChaosBeelzemon]

I loved it. It's my favorite FF.

[RESIDENTEVILMAD2K8]

i loved XII but i love X even more

[Ch00b]

Pros:
+ nonlinearity due to endless amounts of sidequests
+ great graphics and music (typical FF)

Cons:
- mediocre story
- subpar character development, purpose, etc.
- not exactly many people's definition of FF

In-betweens:
= real time battle system
= very challenging


Rename the game "Kingdom Hearts Without Sora And The Disney Characters" or something among the lines and it may have made some people happier. Not saying I hated the game, I enjoyed it quite a bit. It's just not like the previous FFs we played from before.

[butoden]

I guess this was the Final Fantasy with perhaps the least Fantasy elements to it, it was basically a story about a  kingdom and it's princess and you had some FF elements I guess it was a nescesarry step that Square had to make in order to move on from classic turnbased battles to a little more action-esque like in FF XIII ( the next step ).

[nikolasvanitas]

well i think ff13-2 will be a good game,please square enix dont prove me wrong

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