Wow! What a difference this remake has for any fan of the series! With a special DVD with all sorts of goodies and a new mode to play, could this be worth the import? Let's find out!
Unlike the remake of Kingdom Hearts 2, there aren't any new scenes to be discovered, as of yet. In fact, there are very few differences between this and the original. The textures, modeling, music, environments and characters are all the same. But what makes this so much better than the original? The "Job System", or rather the "Zodiac" job system. You see, each Zodiac has its own style and powers. For example, Leo are for Knights and for Scorpio it would be Fighters. be careful though, once you have selected a Zodiac for a character, you can NOT go back! So before you select a Zodiac, press the Square button to see if that job will be the right choice for your character. In any case, it's really up to you to decide.
The new mode is called "Trial Mode", and that is where you must battle your way through a different set of enemies and bosses. The difficulty of course goes through the roof as you progress and you get the chance to fight a group of Judges all at the same time! Good luck with that. Not too sure about the rewards though, haven't made it all the way through. There is however something Square-Enix has done to make this game a WHOLE lot more easier, and it's what I call the "Fast Forward" button. That's right folks, just press L1 and everything is on haste. Want to get to that save point all the way across town but have little time to do so? Easy, press and hold L1 and you'll be there in a matter of seconds. This goes great with battles also, making them shorter and eases the player of not having to wait a long time with a monster/boss. Truly, this is one of the best features I have seen in any Final Fantasy game. Or any RPG for that matter, because we know that battles can take up so much of our time and having this will make it all so comfortable. Good job S-E, you made this critic happy.
Now the bonus DVD is a great addition as well, because you can watch interviews, trailers, artwork slide show and even "The History of Final Fantasy". Yep, there is a documentary of the history about EVERY single Final Fantasy game except the gameboy versions, sorry. This is a treat for every fan of the series and it's a pleasure to watch and appreciate what the series has done for everyone and what it has become. The menu text is in English, but the interviews are in Japanese only. Little bit of a loss, but doesn't matter compared to the rest of the extras.
Speaking of extras, the Espers are now in your COMPLETE control this time! You can now move and select actions for your Esper at any time. So go nuts with those special powers and attacks! The same goes for Guests, but you can not unequip them. Little loss, but more to gain with the Espers at your disposal. There is how ever ONE flaw, ONE issue that I found and could not believe... A typo within the extra booklet. Under Fran's profile, you will notice that her age is says "UNKNOW", not "UNKNOWN". Yeah it's not a big deal, but it's really the only thing I had found to point out. Sorry folks, but this remake is a true gem for any fan of the series or in RPGs.
Clive actor Ben Starr plays kiss, marry, kill with Final Fantasy characters, and decides to off Cid from Final Fantasy 12.
Ew VO actors and their cringe core. Fiverr voice actors could out perform this chump.
Final Fantasy XVI makes big changes to the series. It has a new approach to combat and a mature story, that makes XII the perfect game to play after.
It's always a good time to play ff12. But more importantly absolutely everybody that has a ps5 should be playing ff16!!
What a game yoshi p and his team have delivered, we can only hope they have been handed the keys to next main line final fantasy and they can go back to back!!
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He turned final fantasy into a 3rd person action game. A good one for sure, but not final
Fantasy.
What is final fantasy?
If your telling me it's turn based/party then people aren't actually final fantasy fans they are mechanic fans of turn based games not final fantasy.
I could point to 20 different reasons why this is a proper final fantasy but going off everyone opinions apparently what makes a final fantasy is the mechanics and nothing else lol.
I guess final fantasy hasn't been final fantasy since X-2.
I’m not saying just the turned based aspect makes a game final fantasy or not. It’s not that it’s not turn based only. I don’t like the combat at all in 16. It’s better than 15 for sure, but it just doesn’t feel like a final fantasy game. It reminds me more of the Witcher 3 than final fantasy. The setting, the look of the world. No sci fi aspects.
i still have to disagree dude, final fantasy games are made up of so much more, they have a certain heart & soul to them that make them easily identifiable and this game has all that heart and soul of a FF game as well ff staples below.
- the music
- chocobos
- moogles
- summons - Super heavy influence
- a grand epic story/ ps. they have done medieveil before like with ff9
- crystals - Super heavy influence
- cid
I mean the fact this game is basically all about crystals and eikons is about as FF as it gets, throw in the rest and i get it being action game may be weird but this is FF game through and through.
in terms of Sci fi, id say your probably still very early on in the game.
This is coming from an old school FF fan.
ff12 was the worst ff imo; no character was unique because of the class system, so in cutscenes no character had an assigned weapon; they were all different skins of one another; the game played itself, the main character wasn't the main character and it was just a big eh
I think I preferred 12 to 13 but I agree with your assessment. It was very bland and not much fun to play.
i liked 13 combat wise, and i think story wise, but then i really liked the 2nd game, and lightning returns was....odd but i liked it.
Sounds like you were late to FFXII and only played Zodiac edition.
FFXII is a great game, still today, and with Zodiac, it became even better.
not at all; while i love my ff7, ff16 is epic constantly; no game has epic battles the way this one does
The Zodiac edition was absolutely superb. Top 5 final fantasies, up there with 4, 6, 7 and Tactics.
Still the last one I really enjoyed.
Series is just all over the place anymore and, while people like the new arpg gameplay, it doesn't do anything for me.
The world is the real star of XII. I didn't care about the character nor the story but the worldbuilding was excellent.
First, the rumor itself. When Final Fantasy XII originally launched in 2006, plenty of players were left disappointed by protagonist Vaan, who many deemed to be dull and apathetic. From this, a rumor sprang forth than companion Basch was originally meant to be the protagonist of Final Fantasy XII, but was switched out of the role at the last minute.
This rumor has gained traction ever since, to the point where multiple outlets have reported it as fact, and Final Fantasy XII’s Wikipedia page (opens in new tab) even mentions it as part of the game's development. Now though, years after the rumor originated, original Final Fantasy XII director and scenario writer Yasumi Matsuno has stepped in to quash the rumor.
I'm still convinced Vaan and Penelo were placed in the game as a last minute decision.
It does feel like that tbh
It's why even though the theory has been shot down I can see why people came up with and believed it.
It makes sense
Vaan was there for the younger audience and to me that seems like a last minute development decision.
ok that doesnt change the fact that Vaan is the least intresting and biggest waste of a main character in the franchise.
like Penelo and Vaan are literally just there, to be there. any other character has more purpose haha.
The characters and writing for this game, just wasn't good, I have a hard time believing that there wasn't some major changes at some point (do writers just not leave notes for each other if one of them gets sick or leaves?).
I enjoy the gameplay a lot but tend to agree, the soundtrack was not memorable to me at all, either. Which is weird because the composer also did FFT which was tremendous.
I always think of Uematsu when I think of the FF franchise, but most of his music is pretty iconic, unfortunately I didn't get to play FFT (hopefully it ends up with a Steam release in the near future).
Back then I like the gameplay, but I just don't like the story enough to enjoy it as X.
It was obvious Vaan was of little importance. His brother or Balthier should've been the MC. They've already told us that Vaan was chosen just so the game can appeal to younger audiences. But well that's square for ya, always trying to appeal to the masses rather than just do what they really want to do and favor core fans.
sounds really awesome, is it all in japanese though? and will there be an english version set to be released in the future?