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Description

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.

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 Bronze Star Contributing Member (53164) 4.86 Stars4.86 Stars4.86 Stars4.86 Stars4.86 Stars
The best of both worlds Melody (119) 4.86 Stars4.86 Stars4.86 Stars4.86 Stars4.86 Stars
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; or, the plot Dickens.. lasttoblame (392) 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars
Final Fantasy 12, good game, but not a Final Fantasy Ben Burdick (6) 3.86 Stars3.86 Stars3.86 Stars3.86 Stars3.86 Stars

The Press Says

EmpireOnline.com Feb 23, 2007 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars 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

Forums

Topic # Posts Last Post
Who else likes the battle system? 2 Joshua J. Slone Bronze Star Contributing Member (4607)
May 24, 2007

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.


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Unicorn B. Lynx Bronze Star Contributing Member (53164) on Mar 18, 2006.
 

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