Oprainfall: "The selection of Final Fantasy XII as my 2nd favorite Final Fantasy game of all time (and therefore one of my favorite games of all time, period) will either be totally shocking, or not shocking at all. Middling opinions seem to be fairly rare about this game, you usually either absolutely love it or you hate it. Neither side of that is particularly wrong or right, we all bring our own thoughts and opinions on any artistic or entertainment medium. For me, Final Fantasy XII hits all the right spots, and the only thing I might have changed about the game is to have Basch and Ashe fall in love during the journey and end up ruling the kingdom together at the end. But that’s me, I’m a sucker for romance. Still, this game has an amazing story and characters, so either way, I still am amazed at how rich this story is every time I go back and play it."
Clive actor Ben Starr plays kiss, marry, kill with Final Fantasy characters, and decides to off Cid from Final Fantasy 12.
Ew VO actors and their cringe core. Fiverr voice actors could out perform this chump.
Final Fantasy XVI makes big changes to the series. It has a new approach to combat and a mature story, that makes XII the perfect game to play after.
It's always a good time to play ff12. But more importantly absolutely everybody that has a ps5 should be playing ff16!!
What a game yoshi p and his team have delivered, we can only hope they have been handed the keys to next main line final fantasy and they can go back to back!!
ff12 was the worst ff imo; no character was unique because of the class system, so in cutscenes no character had an assigned weapon; they were all different skins of one another; the game played itself, the main character wasn't the main character and it was just a big eh
Still the last one I really enjoyed.
Series is just all over the place anymore and, while people like the new arpg gameplay, it doesn't do anything for me.
The world is the real star of XII. I didn't care about the character nor the story but the worldbuilding was excellent.
First, the rumor itself. When Final Fantasy XII originally launched in 2006, plenty of players were left disappointed by protagonist Vaan, who many deemed to be dull and apathetic. From this, a rumor sprang forth than companion Basch was originally meant to be the protagonist of Final Fantasy XII, but was switched out of the role at the last minute.
This rumor has gained traction ever since, to the point where multiple outlets have reported it as fact, and Final Fantasy XII’s Wikipedia page (opens in new tab) even mentions it as part of the game's development. Now though, years after the rumor originated, original Final Fantasy XII director and scenario writer Yasumi Matsuno has stepped in to quash the rumor.
I'm still convinced Vaan and Penelo were placed in the game as a last minute decision.
ok that doesnt change the fact that Vaan is the least intresting and biggest waste of a main character in the franchise.
like Penelo and Vaan are literally just there, to be there. any other character has more purpose haha.
The characters and writing for this game, just wasn't good, I have a hard time believing that there wasn't some major changes at some point (do writers just not leave notes for each other if one of them gets sick or leaves?).
It was obvious Vaan was of little importance. His brother or Balthier should've been the MC. They've already told us that Vaan was chosen just so the game can appeal to younger audiences. But well that's square for ya, always trying to appeal to the masses rather than just do what they really want to do and favor core fans.
I can't wait for the HD remaster
FFXII is also my favourite final fantasy game. The moment the remasters got announced I pre-ordered it, which was a good move as it has since gone up in price.
Can't wait to play the remaster on PS4.
I hate basically everything about this game. I hate the characters (except Balthier and Fran). I hate the story. Both the story and characters are entirely way too generic and bland. I hate the "go get this. oh, we don't need it. get this instead. oh, j/k, can't use that now either" that takes forever to get through. I hate gambits. I hate the drop system and how it works with crates. I hate the hunts and summons. The license board was okay, but it seemed like a sphere grid knock-off. The game was way too much like an MMORPG for me, and the story and characters were not enough to save it.