Final Fantasy XII is set in Ivalice, a fantasy world which also served as a setting for Final Fantasy Tactics. Two powerful empires, Archadia and Rozaria, are at war. All they care for is victory over the opponent. In order to achieve it more quickly, Archadia invades the small Dalmasca kingdom. The young prince of Dalmasca falls in battle shortly after his marriage to the beautiful princess Ashe. The king is murdered under mysterious circumstances just before signing a peace treaty with Archadia. The iron rule of the empire is established in the small country...

You take control of a young thief named Vaan, who lives in Rabanastre, the capital city of Dalmasca. Through a series of events Vaan finds himself involved in the political struggle, hoping to avenge the death of his treacherously murdered brother.

"Final Fantasy XII" differs from its predecessors in many gameplay-related aspects. The traditional turn-based combat engine was replaced by free-flowing battles with real time elements, somewhat similar to Infinity Engine games such as Baldur's Gate, or Knights of the Old Republic. You are unrestricted in your movements during battles, and there are no separate "battle screens". You can issue specific commands to your party members, or assign to them combat strategies (called "gambits"). You learn new abilities by gaining special "license points" from battles, and then distributing them to characters, enhancing them in various ways or teaching them spells. There are also many side quests available for your characters, which is one of the ways to earn money in the game.

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Alternate Titles

"最终幻想12" -- Chinese title (simplified)
"Финальная Фантазия 12" -- Russian spelling
"Zui Zhong Huanxiang 12" -- Chinese title
"Finalnaja Fantazija 12" -- Russian title
"FFXII" -- Common abbreviation
"FF 12" -- Informal name
"ファイナルファンタジーＸＩＩ" -- Japanese spelling

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User Reviews

Outstanding game that transcends the genre, building a bridge to Western RPGs	Unicorn B. Lynx (53164)
The best of both worlds	Melody (119)
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; or, the plot Dickens..	lasttoblame (392)
Final Fantasy 12, good game, but not a Final Fantasy	Ben Burdick (6)

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The Press Says

EmpireOnline.com	Feb 23, 2007		100
PSX Extreme	Nov 27, 2006	10 out of 10	100
Game Shark	Nov 08, 2008	A	100
JagoGame.com	Oct 12, 2006	9.7 out of 10	97
Game Freaks 365	2006	9.6 out of 10	96
Gamer Within	2006	9.5 out of 10	95
Gamezine	Mar 20, 2007	18 out of 20	90
Game Positive	Jul 26, 2007	8.7 out of 10	87
PAL Gaming Network (PALGN)	Feb 22, 2007	8.5 out of 10	85
ntsc-uk	May, 2007	7 out of 10	70

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Who else likes the battle system?	2	Joshua J. Slone (4607) May 24, 2007

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Trivia

Gilgamesh from Final Fantasy V (FFVIII also) makes a cameo appearance in the game as a Mark. The music theme that plays during your fight is also the same. He still has eight arms and his personality hasn't change much either.

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This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Unicorn B. Lynx

(53164) on Mar 18, 2006.