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I enjoyed 12 more than most of those you mentioned... MightyYT Send a noteboard - 25/09/2009 12:55:56 AM
I put down some good money on a PS2 (because for some unfathomable reason the PS3 doesn't play PS2 games) and bought Final Fantasy 12. I loved FF 7&8, 9 was to kiddy for me and I loved 10. And I haven't played a FF in game for so long. I was positively drooling to play a new one, which accounts for my regrettable decision of buying a PS2 just for one game.

So the verdict...bleh. What a letdown. I don't know if FF magic has dulled on me, but the storyline for FF 12 was boring as hell. I didn't care for any characters and thats saying something for a FF game. What am I missing here?


Namely, 8-10. I consider those the dark years of Final Fantasy (and I don't even consider 11 to be part of the series)

I thought 12's biggest flaw was the time it took to actually get into the game. It was 4-5 hours before you get out in the world and another 3-4 until you actually had enough of the gambits to play around/customize with.

The ability board was the best system Final Fantasy has had so far. It seemed to combine 7 and 10's system with great effect.

I found the characters to be more entertaining and less annoying than those of 10. Vaan is less of a pansy than Tidus, Balthier and Fran made a good team (Fran still has the sexiest voice in Video Games to me). What I liked most about the story, is it didn't focus on Vaan. He was just sort of there most of the time, just witnessing the events while everyone else made the decisions. I also found the War Between Empires to be a little refreshing than the typical Big Bad from the start, like FF 6.

Everyone has their own tastes though. To my tastes, 12 was a better RPG than previous incarnations of Final Fantasy.
Castle: This is so weird. I dressed up as him for Halloween.

Beckett: Me too.

~When Castle and Beckett met Gene Simmons.
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So being a FF fan and never having played FF 12... Dark Knight - 24/09/2009 10:25:44 PM 936 Views
The story in FF12 leaves much to be desired Dragonsworn - 24/09/2009 10:41:28 PM 842 Views
I love FF but I didn't even bother to finish 12 *NM* Marius2000 - 24/09/2009 10:45:55 PM 362 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 758 Views
Videogame stories suck the big one, with VERY few exceptions. Joker - 25/09/2009 12:29:39 AM 780 Views
FF7?!?! You're a nutcase! Kotagg - 25/09/2009 01:50:16 AM 722 Views
It was still good though Brian - 26/09/2009 03:06:12 AM 611 Views
Fair enough. Maybe I'm proving my own point. Joker - 26/09/2009 06:46:26 AM 774 Views
I will have to disagree with this... MightyYT - 26/09/2009 08:20:46 AM 678 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 792 Views
Still, it's good for a videogame story. Joker - 26/09/2009 07:54:01 PM 712 Views
I agree, with caveat. Cymbaline - 26/09/2009 11:54:25 PM 820 Views
New games do not feature the storytelling prowess of good TV, films, or novels. Joker - 28/09/2009 01:03:46 AM 729 Views
I disagree. Maybe you're playing the wrong games. *NM* Cymbaline - 28/09/2009 04:51:48 AM 350 Views
What is the videogame equivalent of The Godfather, The Wire, or Great Expectations? *NM* Joker - 01/10/2009 03:31:37 AM 374 Views
Ah, I see. *NM* Joker - 03/10/2009 08:02:28 PM 391 Views
Say what? Cymbaline - 04/10/2009 02:21:01 PM 682 Views
"Ah, I see" means "You haven't answered because there is no satisfactory answer." Joker - 05/10/2009 07:06:03 AM 701 Views
So you expect me to reply within two days when it took you three? Cymbaline - 05/10/2009 10:29:27 PM 631 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 754 Views
I... don't think you understand how this works. Cymbaline - 06/10/2009 11:41:12 PM 693 Views
Anything of worth? Joker - 09/10/2009 03:24:42 AM 674 Views
Cymbaline is right. Some games have excellent stories. MightyYT - 29/09/2009 10:44:16 AM 667 Views
And yet so many people claim to play them for their stories... lord-of-shadow - 25/09/2009 03:06:44 AM 781 Views
The extras lower peoples' standards, but I DO think it's still the story. Aemon - 25/09/2009 04:34:30 AM 674 Views
That's basically what I meant. lord-of-shadow - 25/09/2009 05:05:19 AM 652 Views
Yeah I understand. Aemon - 25/09/2009 05:18:34 AM 736 Views
You are correct. But it sounds like semantics to me, since in practice... lord-of-shadow - 25/09/2009 06:00:41 AM 691 Views
I suppose it is, at that. Aemon - 25/09/2009 01:58:25 PM 733 Views
Well said. Joker - 26/09/2009 06:48:10 AM 694 Views
I enjoyed 12 more than most of those you mentioned... MightyYT - 25/09/2009 12:55:56 AM 671 Views
I agree. *NM* Manusho - 25/09/2009 02:44:08 AM 444 Views
The grid was fine, but didn't scale well. Aemon - 25/09/2009 04:35:57 AM 670 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 753 Views
I am glad that at least one person here is with me on this. Cymbaline - 26/09/2009 05:53:42 AM 696 Views
It's interesting.... lord-of-shadow - 26/09/2009 06:55:18 PM 732 Views
Plot doesn't kick in until later on, sadly Jragghen - 26/09/2009 07:27:55 PM 683 Views
I partially agree with LoS, and I partially disagree with you. Cymbaline - 27/09/2009 12:07:07 AM 777 Views
Opinion mine: 12 was a great game, and a terrible Final Fantasy. Aemon - 25/09/2009 05:03:28 AM 742 Views
I didn't like it and didn't finish *NM* Deadsy - 25/09/2009 05:34:42 AM 353 Views
i finished it recently and i found it allright Yunalesca - 25/09/2009 11:30:36 AM 901 Views
Final Fantasy XII was the best written FF ever, by far. Cymbaline - 26/09/2009 05:47:27 AM 744 Views
I agree with this. MightyYT - 26/09/2009 08:22:40 AM 723 Views
LOL... FFXII was the best FFXII ever? TaskmasterJack - 26/09/2009 03:43:11 PM 697 Views
That was juvenile, TMJ. Also, he said best written FF. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 26/09/2009 06:58:12 PM 387 Views
Yes, it was funny on a juvenile level. TaskmasterJack - 26/09/2009 07:11:12 PM 692 Views
Ah, I must have missed the typo. lord-of-shadow - 26/09/2009 08:32:51 PM 754 Views
So much confusion everywhere! Cymbaline - 26/09/2009 11:48:32 PM 776 Views
Some of us --I'd even say MOST of us-- like that, though. Aemon - 26/09/2009 07:20:55 PM 736 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 936 Views
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