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The story in FF12 leaves much to be desired Dragonsworn Send a noteboard - 24/09/2009 10:41:28 PM
FF12 was to me the biggest FF letdown ever. There was practicaly no story, and what there was, was spread thin over countless hours of back and forth travelling. The whole gambit thing was a letdown too. There was absolutely no need to use it since the game is fully playable without it. There is also no need to give deep thought into what character to use in the party since every character is basically evenly strong later on in the game.

Square Enix acknowledged that fans were not satisfied with the story.

I played it, finished it, and sold it.
Though keeping all my other FF:s :biggrin:

Any thoughts?
"I didn't have much to say to anybody but kept to myself and my books. With my eyes closed, I would touch a familiar book and draw it's fragrance deep inside me. This was enough to make me happy."
— Haruki Murakami (Norwegian Wood
This message last edited by Dragonsworn on 24/09/2009 at 10:42:45 PM
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So being a FF fan and never having played FF 12... Dark Knight - 24/09/2009 10:25:44 PM 1090 Views
The story in FF12 leaves much to be desired Dragonsworn - 24/09/2009 10:41:28 PM 1062 Views
I love FF but I didn't even bother to finish 12 *NM* Marius2000 - 24/09/2009 10:45:55 PM 447 Views
You're not alone- the characters just didn't click for me, nor did the plot beetnemesis - 24/09/2009 11:16:11 PM 909 Views
Videogame stories suck the big one, with VERY few exceptions. Joker - 25/09/2009 12:29:39 AM 969 Views
FF7?!?! You're a nutcase! Kotagg - 25/09/2009 01:50:16 AM 876 Views
It was still good though Brian - 26/09/2009 03:06:12 AM 760 Views
Fair enough. Maybe I'm proving my own point. Joker - 26/09/2009 06:46:26 AM 934 Views
I will have to disagree with this... MightyYT - 26/09/2009 08:20:46 AM 824 Views
Exactly. When I think story here, I think of the individual stories as well as the whole. Kotagg - 26/09/2009 07:13:24 PM 944 Views
Still, it's good for a videogame story. Joker - 26/09/2009 07:54:01 PM 880 Views
I agree, with caveat. Cymbaline - 26/09/2009 11:54:25 PM 980 Views
New games do not feature the storytelling prowess of good TV, films, or novels. Joker - 28/09/2009 01:03:46 AM 901 Views
I disagree. Maybe you're playing the wrong games. *NM* Cymbaline - 28/09/2009 04:51:48 AM 432 Views
What is the videogame equivalent of The Godfather, The Wire, or Great Expectations? *NM* Joker - 01/10/2009 03:31:37 AM 464 Views
Ah, I see. *NM* Joker - 03/10/2009 08:02:28 PM 466 Views
Say what? Cymbaline - 04/10/2009 02:21:01 PM 820 Views
"Ah, I see" means "You haven't answered because there is no satisfactory answer." Joker - 05/10/2009 07:06:03 AM 844 Views
So you expect me to reply within two days when it took you three? Cymbaline - 05/10/2009 10:29:27 PM 806 Views
I've used that escape from a debate I was losing, too. It's a good one Joker - 06/10/2009 09:21:31 PM 897 Views
I... don't think you understand how this works. Cymbaline - 06/10/2009 11:41:12 PM 839 Views
Anything of worth? Joker - 09/10/2009 03:24:42 AM 823 Views
Cymbaline is right. Some games have excellent stories. MightyYT - 29/09/2009 10:44:16 AM 818 Views
And yet so many people claim to play them for their stories... lord-of-shadow - 25/09/2009 03:06:44 AM 937 Views
The extras lower peoples' standards, but I DO think it's still the story. Aemon - 25/09/2009 04:34:30 AM 838 Views
That's basically what I meant. lord-of-shadow - 25/09/2009 05:05:19 AM 803 Views
Yeah I understand. Aemon - 25/09/2009 05:18:34 AM 907 Views
You are correct. But it sounds like semantics to me, since in practice... lord-of-shadow - 25/09/2009 06:00:41 AM 845 Views
I suppose it is, at that. Aemon - 25/09/2009 01:58:25 PM 893 Views
Well said. Joker - 26/09/2009 06:48:10 AM 848 Views
I enjoyed 12 more than most of those you mentioned... MightyYT - 25/09/2009 12:55:56 AM 830 Views
I agree. *NM* Manusho - 25/09/2009 02:44:08 AM 540 Views
The grid was fine, but didn't scale well. Aemon - 25/09/2009 04:35:57 AM 821 Views
I'll agree with this point, but I also agree with most of the thoughts of the GP Jragghen - 25/09/2009 05:26:18 PM 907 Views
I am glad that at least one person here is with me on this. Cymbaline - 26/09/2009 05:53:42 AM 873 Views
It's interesting.... lord-of-shadow - 26/09/2009 06:55:18 PM 891 Views
Plot doesn't kick in until later on, sadly Jragghen - 26/09/2009 07:27:55 PM 844 Views
I partially agree with LoS, and I partially disagree with you. Cymbaline - 27/09/2009 12:07:07 AM 960 Views
Opinion mine: 12 was a great game, and a terrible Final Fantasy. Aemon - 25/09/2009 05:03:28 AM 917 Views
I didn't like it and didn't finish *NM* Deadsy - 25/09/2009 05:34:42 AM 429 Views
i finished it recently and i found it allright Yunalesca - 25/09/2009 11:30:36 AM 1113 Views
Final Fantasy XII was the best written FF ever, by far. Cymbaline - 26/09/2009 05:47:27 AM 901 Views
I agree with this. MightyYT - 26/09/2009 08:22:40 AM 892 Views
LOL... FFXII was the best FFXII ever? TaskmasterJack - 26/09/2009 03:43:11 PM 848 Views
That was juvenile, TMJ. Also, he said best written FF. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 26/09/2009 06:58:12 PM 465 Views
Yes, it was funny on a juvenile level. TaskmasterJack - 26/09/2009 07:11:12 PM 846 Views
Ah, I must have missed the typo. lord-of-shadow - 26/09/2009 08:32:51 PM 916 Views
So much confusion everywhere! Cymbaline - 26/09/2009 11:48:32 PM 926 Views
Some of us --I'd even say MOST of us-- like that, though. Aemon - 26/09/2009 07:20:55 PM 921 Views
Agreed, I want to get into a magical whale's belly and fly through the air ... The_Muted_Grimaud - 28/09/2009 05:03:14 AM 1119 Views
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