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Why I didn't adore Final Fantasy XII

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Gamer Limit writes: "Big name video game franchises, such as the Final Fantasy series, possess numerous elements that make them the memorable gaming experiences that they are, while also allowing for longevity over the years as additional games are added and competing series spring up. Yet these high standards we set for such games make it all the more disappointing when they, inevitably, fail to meet them."
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Clance - 200 days 23 hours ago
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I just don't adore RPGs
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Fullish - 200 days 23 hours ago
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I do, so much better then western RPGs.
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AcesAndEights - 200 days 23 hours ago
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Got bored of Final Fantasy quite a while back, would be nice if they tried to add something new and innovative instead of flogging the dead donkey of an IP.
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DA_SHREDDER - 200 days 21 hours ago
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2.1 - I have to disagree with your AcesandEights
I think whats killing the genre is the fact they are trying to be so innovative and "adding new things" as you say. They are ruining their games and trying to appease people like you but all they are doing is hurting themselves. If you know anything about games and npd numbers, its all the old school games and remakes that are selling and making a profit. Its all of these new ip's with these broke @ss action elements with crap for story thats gonna kill the genre indefinitely.
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Ziriux - 200 days 23 hours ago
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Only thing I adore about the FF games is the story line.
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Dimly - 200 days 22 hours ago
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You're out of your element, Donnie. FFXII was brilliant.
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chrisjc - 200 days 22 hours ago
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FFXII was probably the worse Final Fantasy in my opinion. Like the author says, it has little personality, outside of the David Bowie look-alike.
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TheTwelve - 200 days 21 hours ago
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FF12, the only Final Fantasy I never finished. Sad that it has the name of my favorite number. Storyline was extremely boring.

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Heaven_Or_Hell - 200 days 21 hours ago
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4.3 - @TheTwelve
There wasn't a story... obviously -_-
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LightofDarkness - 200 days 21 hours ago
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I loved XII, it had a much more mature storyline and cast, it was almost Shakespearean in scope. Vaan was a poor choice for the lead, Basch was the obvious pick, but other than that I enjoyed it immensely. The combat system was FAR more engaging than previous games. Plus the voice acting was superb (bar Fran).

Speaking of the worst Final Fantasy game, that unkind accolade goes to the steaming pile of whiny angst that was Final Fantasy X. I've never in my life despised a cast of characters as much as I hated those idiots in X. The dialogue was CRINGE worthy.
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chrisjc - 200 days 19 hours ago
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Ack! Haha. FFX was actually my favorite. Despite the poor dialogue (it was their first voice acting effort!), the game is very, very fun. I also thoroughly enjoyed the sphere grid.
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kingkarlit0s - 200 days 19 hours ago
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4.6 - @dimly
Don't let the disagrees get to you, XII was a great game. I wont say it was the best, but I definitely loved it. People saying they didn't finish it should go back and seriously enjoy the game for what it is.
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Danja - 200 days 19 hours ago
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FF 12 was the only FF I have never finished also got to Dr.Cid and got bored not long after that.

The storyline , boring characters except Balthier killed it , the summons sucked , the world wasn't interesting to explore , I actually liked the battle system though.

Final Fantasy 9 still remains the best game in the series , followed by FF X .
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iamtehpwn - 200 days 17 hours ago
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4.8 - FF4. FF6. FF7. FF8. FFX.
amirite?
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pain777pas - 199 days 11 hours ago
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Balthier should have been the main character in this game. WHy Vaan? Balthier was witty and cool. Vaan was annoying and the princess was cooler than Vaan too.
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SpoonyRedMage - 200 days 21 hours ago
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XII was good, but not great. It had a lot of trouble in development such as Matsuno's illness which eventually led to him retiring.

I thought they went with the wrong character though, they should have kept Basch as the lead as originally planned or put Reks as the lead. he was way cooler than Vaan.
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Tony P - 200 days 7 hours ago
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I agree absolutely 100% yippy.

What I give FFXII was the gameplay. It's the most fun I've had grinding in a long time.
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SkankinGarbage - 200 days 21 hours ago
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Man, Final Fantasy 12 was just so_bad! Thank God FF13 looks promising.
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3sq - 200 days 21 hours ago
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Because the FFXII story sucks balls.
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thehitman - 200 days 21 hours ago
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it was on the ps2...
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Crystallis - 200 days 21 hours ago
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I have yet to Finish FFXII. I'll get around to it...someday, but it didnt wow me like the others, which is strange b/c Final Fantasy and RPGS in general is my favorite genre. Here's hoping FFXIII is decent.
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Magnus - 200 days 20 hours ago
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I'll give 12 credit for surpassing X graphics wise but the story was boring i played the game for an hour and traded it back in. Honestly I want to see if Final Fantasy 13 can fix the reputation Square was once know for with breath taking gameplay.
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Homicide - 200 days 20 hours ago
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Gameplay and lastability = great! I mean, you can spend hundreds of hours playing that game by exploring new places and doing hunts.

Story and characters = teh suck. A lot of characters had no business doing there. Why is Vaan the main character?
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poeo - 200 days 18 hours ago
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i thought it was a great game.

technically it was excellent, superb graphics for a PS2 game and all-around it just felt really polished. also liked the music quite a bit.

story i dont even remember much though... but thats the case with almost every FF game for me. i dont play them for the story, i play them mainly for the exploration, beautiful scenery, music, addictive gameplay... i dunno, i might be a bit strange like that.
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Tex117 - 200 days 17 hours ago
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While FFXII wasn't the most character driven FF there has ever been but the game is not atrocious. Balthier was pretty cool, but Vaan sucked. Japanese developers need to realize that American audiences don't like the emo lead. Never have. Never will.

I enjoyed the fact that a separate screen did not appear when a battle commenced. But this is preference.

Is this game as good as FVII? No.
Is this game as good as FVIII? No
Is this game as good as FIX? Probably comparable.
Is this game as good as FVI? Not ever under any circumstance

Im with you though. The villains and heros of the last few FF have been weak at best.

Though Seiphroth was a great design, Kefka is my favorite FF villain. Dude was insane...plain and simple. None of this "let's understand the motive of evil crap"
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D3athTillDawn - 200 days 15 hours ago
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Simple answer, they didn't have Tetsuya Nomura on board.
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ReservoirDog316 - 200 days 14 hours ago
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The music wasn't as good as the others (it wasn't made by nobuo uematsu I believe, that's the problem) and balthier was the only character that was interesting
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dchalfont - 200 days 12 hours ago
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i loved ffXII, deal with it
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METtAL-GAMER - 200 days 10 hours ago
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I hated FF12.Storyline sucked and the character is nothing but a wuss.Everything up to 10 was awesome though.
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frictionini - 200 days 8 hours ago
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the plot was OK but the characters... Aside from Ashe and Balthier, teh otherz sux teh ballz
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AKNAA - 200 days 4 hours ago
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The battle system was good in FFXII, but the lead character was a very bad design choice, vaan looked pretty weak and kinda gay compared to Cloud and squall, hell even tidus!
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