Final Fantasy XII - Must buy?

[John Crichton]

Biggest RPG franchise on the planet. A company with a great track record of releasing excellent games late in console cycles plus a new creative team. Is this one a must have?

There are some non-FF fans out there so this naturally may not be your thing but I've had this game pre-ordered for a while now. The game looks gorgeous and the first major US review is out at IGN.

http://ps2.ign.com/articles/741/741991p1.html

They gave it a 9.5 and I think they tend to gush and over-score games a bit. As most of us are, I'm more of a Gamespot guy and think their reviews reflect my views more than any other individual site. That said, it will probably score at least a 9 there given the buzz flying around. I have been staying pretty oblivious to spoilers and tons of screen shots but the IGN review did get me a little pumped.

So, are you picking this one up? Waiting for a review, friend recommendation or the like? Played the import and want to share?

 

[ohGr]

I know a guy who imported the Japanese version when it came out and he's been raving about it ever since.

Personally, i've had just about all i can stand when it comes to JRPGs and have no real interest in playing them anymore. However, given that FFXII's original director was Yasumi Matsuno - the man behind two of my favourite PS1 games, Final Fantasy Tactics and Vagrant Story - i've decided to give this one a chance. It'll be my swan song to JRPGs.

 

[Alzrius]

A friend of mine already got a bootleg copy of the game (in English) and can't stop gushing about it. Having watched a little of it, I suppose I can see why, though I'm not getting it myself (I only play Nintendo systems - always have, always will).

 

[drothgery]

I'll be buying a copy mostly to see if I still enjoy console RPGs enough to play through a good one, which I need to know before I buy another console. I know I'm not as attached to video games I used to be; I'll be buying at most one console from this generation, rather than the three I did from the last one, and I'm not going to pay launch price for it.

 

[Thanee]

So, are you picking this one up?

Though I heard some good things about the series, I never really played any. Too much anime for my taste. I don't like the style, and I highly doubt, that the rest is good enough to compensate for that.

Bye
Thanee

 

[LightPhoenix]

I played the demo that came with DQ8 and while it was somewhat nifty, in the end I wasn't really blown away with it. It'll probably be a pass for me.

 

[mmu1]

The last Final Fantasy I tried playing was X, and I was thoroughly unimpressed with that one, so I doubt I'll try XII. Especially given that the NWN2 launch is only days away, and I still haven't finished Marvel Ultimate Alliance and Bully.

 

[Vigilance]

Biggest RPG franchise on the planet. A company with a great track record of releasing excellent games late in console cycles plus a new creative team. Is this one a must have?

Like you, Ive had it preordered for a while now as well.

It's a FF game, that makes it a must-have for me. Even FF X-2 was *much* better than most FF games.

Heck, even DQ VIII was amazing. Square knows from RPGs.

So my answer is yes

Chuck

 

[Alzrius]

Just as a note to those who might be interested, December's issue of Nintendo Power revealed that there's going to be a FFXII prequel coming to the Nintendo DS, titled Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings. Here's the blurb:

A spin-off of the recently released PlayStation 2 epic, Revenant Wings takes place prior to the events of Final Fantasy XII, and stars Vaan and Penelo during their more innocent days as air pirates. Little else is known about the game at this time, but series veteran Motomu Toriyama (who most recently helmed Final Fantasy X-2) will serve as writer and director.

 

[trancejeremy]

Circuit City will apparently have FF12 for $38 this week. Pretty good price.