Comments on: Final Fantasy XII released in Japan!

By: Quenton

Quenton — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 22:16:33 +0000

Nice blog, good info. KaylaX

By: MarlaX

MarlaX — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 11:58:16 +0000

I loved your blog. MarlaX

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 05:35:59 +0000

I just finished the JP version of the game (with some translation help). I can say this: the game is INCREDIBLY well done. I speak no Japanese, and I was able to figure out how to play the game immediately. Very good interface. The story is rich, but in my opinion not as good as previous FFs. Don’t get me wrong, still worth the time invested (I’m at 200+ hours and still going) but the characters are somehow less believable overall. The cutscenes/movies and the artwork (levels, characters, weapons, mobs, etc.) are all beautiful. About half of the cutscenes are done with player models, and about half are CG, but it can at times be tough to tell the difference. I’m still trying to find a cutscene reviewer, but no luck so far. The gameplay is different from that of previous FFs; battle is realtime, but you can create a sort of artificial intelligence (gambits) that control player actions. You can still issue direct commands if you wish (and you will sometimes have to), but by the time I got to the final boss, I was so over-leveled I just let the gambits do all the work. The spell/magic/abilities system is new too, where each player must “license” the spell or ability, and then the party must purchase the spell (once) before it can be used. There is, in my experience, less specialization among the characters in XII than there has been in the past. You can choose to specialize, but you can accrue license points so quickly that you can out-license yourself and you can have unlocked spells and abilities before the game will let you buy them. All in all, 9.5/10 for interface, 7.5/10 for story, 9/10 for art. Worth the wait and the time.

By: Tilly Davis

Tilly Davis — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 13:03:15 +0000

I cant wait to go out and buy Final Fantasy 12! Its gonna rock! I have loved the other final fantasy games and I’m sure that this game is gonna top the rest by far! I hope it comes out soon as i’m sure a lot of us are! x

By: hilg

hilg — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 12:59:23 +0000

I would like to know if there will be a final fantasy XII on x-box360 cause i want to play final fantasy XII in my x-box 360

By: hilg

hilg — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 12:57:45 +0000

i have one question my question is if final fantasy is on x-box 360 too or if x-box 360 have a final fantasy XII

By: Timothy Hanafey

Timothy Hanafey — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 18:09:40 +0000

I would like to know if there will be a ff on P.S.P. cause I heard about anewfinal fantasy Vll (mainly about Zack)

By: razor

razor — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 09:00:54 +0000

i would like 2 wathch this movie

By: entity

entity — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 22:11:38 +0000

Wow, this is definately good news! Finally out after all this time! Well we can expect a release soon-ish.