Final Fantasy XII (Gamespot Review) - PS2

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It's been a while since the FF series departed from the romance theme that's been going since VIII, and I must say -- it needed a break. Enter: FFXII. Some thought it was one of the best FF outings around, others say it was one of the worst. Not only did the romance disappear, the battle system was changed to an MMO type. Some say the characters aren't even memorable. Regardless, FFXII presented a different side, and it was refreshing. Combat is surprisingly fluid, voicework is incredible, and the story is intriguing. There are numerous sidequests around that will keep you playing for more than 100 hours. If you loved FFX, chances are, you'd hate this... mostly.

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[kristoffpistoff8]

ff12 was most definitely the best of all HANDS DOWN. wish they would come back out with one like this...

[thugsnw]

@kristoffpistoff8 SE should make an HD version of this for the PS3. This game is in 480i, so it doesn't look good when played on an LCD TV. Sucks that I already gave my CRT away. Also agree with you about making an FFXII-ish RPG, with the same team.

[chancho2211]

they need to remake this

[DeviltomGuardian4eve]

it is a real good game i like the special attacks but it kinda felt like a MMORPG to me just for how the combat was

[evilgoodguy66]

12 is one of my favorite ff games and everything besides the gamit system is amazing its not that i dont like it its just that if you made your gambits right the game played itself. I havent played the game in 2 years and i still got the goulemer jungle (the place that you have to go through to get to frans village) song still in my head. if i said the name of that jungle wrong correct me just dont be a dick about it and last thing. balthier is the shit

[jacob0876]

10,12, and 13 are my favorites, and they are the most hated, SUE ME, they are ausome so stop hating and just game.

[chrisflo5]

Good memories of the PS2 days...

[thugsnw]

@Jiyaijo Haha. Sorry if you're offended by that. It's just a lot of people copy and paste the link I put in the comments as is. You can try and put in the h.ttp:// whatever in front (not that it matters). Sucks for XIII, but lately I'm not up for doing side-quests and whatnot, so playing through the story may be enough for me. Let's hope TGS is a good one this year. Anyway, about the SS bundle, Europe has its own so maybe you can get it in your local store or something.

[Jiyaijo]

@thugsnw XIII however is a console game, expectations are high seeing as how it's a part of the FF lineup. But there are no sidemissions! I'm at Chapter 4 now, kinda busy with school and work so I haven't played it for a while, but there is no sidemission to do up until now. I've been going straight ahead. The story is interesting, the gameplay is probably the best in the series but the linearity really is a huge drawback. I can't help but feel dissapointed, the story and gameplay keep me going.

[Jiyaijo]

@thugsnw Oh come on, I'm not stupid, I know that (dot) needs to be replaced with an actual dot. I did it and Error 404 came up, several times! Yeah I hope SE doesn't let us down. I hope they reveal enough to keep everyone pleased. XIII is probably even more linear than Crisis Core. Crisis Core had sidemissions right from the beginning and let us walk through Shinra and a part of Midgar. Many accepted Crisis Core as it is because It's a portable game anyway. XIII however....