Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age: PS4 vs. PS2 Graphics Comparison

A new benchmark in HD remaster. Twinfinite takes a look at nine different images that showcase the additional fidelity, texture quality and lighting across different types of shots.

[Yukes]

I played this game to death on the PS2, but for some reason I'm tempted to get it again. Makes no sense. Ah well - what's one more added to the Tower of Backlog?

[basilboxer]

I'd say it's definitely worth replaying. A proper FF for those disappointed with 15.

[Summons75]

"A proper FF for those disappointed with 15"

You mean the people screaming and crying that 15 wasn't turn based? 12 isn't either.

[RememberThe357]

FF15 was disappointing to because outside of combat, the game was pretty lame. The characters kinda sucked, the driving was awful, the story was empty, and the world just felt stale. Again, I thought the combat was awesome, but holy shit that game was boring.

[BlahBlahWhatever]

Both are trash but you can say that XII is a bit less of a trash still this doesn't change that it is also a trash.

[Zukarin]

You're trash. This game is one of the best JRPGs ever made

[Elda]

Just picked this up at Gamestop due to store credit I had & I must say they did a great job with the graphics.I'm only a little over an hour in but I'm not use to the slowness of the turn-base battle system though I've played the original 11 years ago..it shows it's age.I'm guessing it'll get better once I get an entire group & get further into the game.

[RpgSama]

Use the speed mode with L1, it adds up to 4x normal speed on everything but audio/OST/cutscenes

[txboy05]

I wanna get this but I cant put down Elite Dangerous, hope the price drops by the end of the year.

[madhouse02]

Super remaster. Honestly, one of the best I've seen. It looks better than 90% of PS3 games, and if you have PS4 Pro it runs in 4k.

[Darkwatchman]

It actually only runs natively at 1440p on the ps4 pro. A far cry from the native 4K you would expect for a ps2 game

[cartoonx1]

honestly are you serious? it looks good but better thn 90% ps3 games? only thing it got is small texture update and some lighting + ambient that doesnt make it a ps3 game. also the 1440p on ps4 pro some how looks bad thn the 1080p on ps4 on a 4k tv. check out digital foundry article.

[Elda]

I'm playing it on the Pro & a 4k hdr Samsung & it looks pretty good,just got to get use to the slow mechanics of the turn-base battle system.

[Darkwatchman]

They didn't actually say that. It looks softer than you should expect for a ps2 game running on a ps4 pro. It should do native 4K no problem. In their text article, they said it is better than a 1080p presentation, but only slightly so.

The reason they're so negative on it is difference of expectation. If you're only a 1080p user on a base console, ff12's image clarity will blow you away.

If you are a pro user with a 4K tv, you have seen higher resolutions on significantly more demanding games, including current generation only games. It is not as impressive to the 4K pro user considering what they have available in comparison to the 1080p base console user.

The disappointment is native 4K is absolutely possible for ANY ps2 game on the ps4 pro. It's just that the developers seem to be really incompetent and lazy with pro support specifically as evidenced by the return to Arkham collection's pro support.

If they gave the pro the same love they gave the base console, it would be running at a native 4K along with 16x anisotropic filtering and high quality antialiasing, but what we have now is a far cry from the ps4 pro's capabilities even if it does look better than the base console version.

Edit: I will say, though; while I am disappointed by the native resolution of FF 12 on pro and I did expect native 4K all along, the actual remastering effort is good and I'm surprised how good it looks for a ps2 game.

[kevnb]

Digital foundry gets all hyperbolic about nothing, I stopped watching most of their videos because they are just annoying now.

[Elda]

No it's in 1440p though it should be in native 4k for a 11 year old game.

[XStation4pio_Pro]

the resolution bumps are a nice bonus. beyond that tho seems it would make a good case for BC

[Summons75]

PS2 VERSION IS BETTER! Just kidding they did an awesome job with this. Hopefully, the changes to the gameplay will save it from being one of the worst FF's out there. Picking mine up Friday.

[DivineAssault]

ehh with amazon prime, it was like $35.. I wasnt expecting much of an upgrade but its good enough for me.. This was the last FF game i really enjoyed. Once 11 was a MMO, i got into persona. To me, atlus is smoking square in the jrpg department..

[feraldrgn]

The graphical difference is cool & all, but what you really should be looking at is all of the extra content & changes, since this is the International version that the west never got.