PlayStation 2

Final Fantasy XII

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

Part of the Following Groups

• Final Fantasy games
• Final Fantasy series
• Ivalice Alliance series
• Ivalice universe
• PlayStation 2 greatest hits releases

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User Reviews

Outstanding game that transcends the genre, building a bridge to Western RPGs	Unicorn Lynx (72586)
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; or, the plot Dickens..	lasttoblame (390)
The best of both worlds	Melody (119)
Final Fantasy 12, good game, but not a Final Fantasy	Ben Burdick (6)

The Press Says

Nuts	Feb 23, 2007		100
AceGamez	2006	10 out of 10	100
Gameplanet	Mar 07, 2007		100
JustPressPlay	Dec 12, 2006	9.8 out of 10	98
GameZone	Nov 02, 2006	9.8 out of 10	98
Lawrence	Nov 17, 2006	9.6 out of 10	96
IGN Australia	Feb 20, 2007	9.3 out of 10	93
Games Master	Feb, 2007	91 out of 100	91
Gamer 2.0	Nov 09, 2006	8.7 out of 10	87
Computer Bild Spiele	Mar 07, 2007	1.86 out of 6	83

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Who else likes the battle system?	2	Joshua J. Slone (4623) 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.