I stated playing a couple days ago and I'm highly addicted already. The battle system doesn't really seem too different than other final fantasy games except random encounters don't exist. Random encounters or not, the enemies can still surprise attack you or chase you down which makes dodging enemies more difficult. So, the battle system isn't really flawed - like a lot of people say.
But I died twice today when I was trying to kill some big rare cockatrices for experience. I lost all the loot and experience up to when I fought these baddies. It was kinda annoying that I had to repeat the same battles 3 times and waste two hours on the times I died. However, it could have been totally avoidable if I wasn't in such a hurry to hit the tough rare guys to rack up experience.
Graphics: A+ Sound: A Gameplay: A (any more detail would just annoy me probably) Story: A Fun Factor: B+ (it is a bit too much like other rpgs, even if the battle system has changed greatly to a more action oriented rpg. even though this game is more action oriented than other final fantasy games, the rpg elements are still very much intact and the battles are nothing like zelda or ys games which rely heavily on quick paced button mashing, rather than rpg timed action-decisions.)
The graphics and the story really stand out and I enjoy leveling up and trying to acquire new weapons and spells unlike most rpgs.
― CaptainLorax, Monday, 14 July 2008 05:55 (fifteen years ago) link
and I'm sure that having the walkthrough manual makes this game 10 times more fun for me, even though I never claim to be a cheater in video games. It just feels good having the manual so I wont miss anything and I want wander around an area endlessly when the loot isn't actually there.
― CaptainLorax, Monday, 14 July 2008 05:57 (fifteen years ago) link
the story starts out OK but it degrades in the second half of the game
― abanana, Monday, 14 July 2008 07:49 (fifteen years ago) link
meanwhile on another forum
http://finalfantasy-xiii.net/forums/showthread.php?t=4297
someone check on tombot ok?
― DG, Monday, 21 July 2008 19:16 (fifteen years ago) link
that's already been posted like three times
― El Tomboto, Monday, 21 July 2008 19:20 (fifteen years ago) link
of course you'd know!
― DG, Monday, 21 July 2008 19:21 (fifteen years ago) link
Apparently a guy post this in gamefaqs. He suffers from a disease called Aspergers. Rumors say that the guy killed himself cause he never login again in gamefaqs. I couldnt found exactly what is aspergers.
hahahah
― Will M., Monday, 21 July 2008 20:36 (fifteen years ago) link
sorry sometimes i just forget google is beyond some on the internet
If somebody had said earlier on that this game is kind of like an absurdist fantasy novel wherein you control Paul Simonon 1981 I would have had much less shit to say about it
although the battle system is kind of ridiculously uninvolved, at least in rogue galaxy they made you hit buttons
― El Tomboto, Sunday, 21 September 2008 23:15 (fifteen years ago) link
I don't want to be at work whaaa I want to be home storming the castle from my futon
― El Tomboto, Monday, 22 September 2008 20:19 (fifteen years ago) link
Paul has just met up with Joe Strummer 1981 and I'm trying to figure out if this means the rabbit stripper is going to write our biggest hit and then get kicked out of the party for a heroin habit.
― TOMBOT, Tuesday, 23 September 2008 04:52 (fifteen years ago) link
Do they design these characters with convention cosplayers specifically in mind, nowadays? "lol somebody is actually going to try and dress like this no matter what I draw"
(yes I realize posts like this are grandpa-rocking-on-the-front-porch-with-his-glass-of-whiskey levels of cutting humor)
― TOMBOT, Tuesday, 23 September 2008 04:54 (fifteen years ago) link
atlus has admitted to putting cosplayable characters more prominently on game covers.
― abanana, Tuesday, 23 September 2008 05:59 (fifteen years ago) link
I don't mean nec. "cosplayable" I mean more like bahahahaha make this in your garage, kids!! *evil ho-ho-ho*
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 23 September 2008 19:28 (fifteen years ago) link
Stupid me thought I could go beat a bunch of the level one hunts before I went to the sky city, resulting in me having to bolt for a save crystal with the doom clock ticking down, having not actually saved for a couple of hours.
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 23 September 2008 19:29 (fifteen years ago) link
This game is kind of an opiate drip, isn't it.
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 24 September 2008 23:19 (fifteen years ago) link
It's a good time.
― forksclovetofu, Thursday, 25 September 2008 04:23 (fifteen years ago) link
ok, it is perhaps not a good design feature when like 3/5ths of a ludicrously drawn-out fetch quest can be completed at basically noob levels while the third act of same convoluted fetch quest involves walking up on the territory of some lvl 30 giant palette-swapped bullshit from hell
"Alpha Worgen" is on my shit list. As is my habit of not saving very often because it's not like any battles in the first 20 hours or so other than Mr. Optional Demon Wall put you in any real danger of a party wipe.
― TOMBOT, Friday, 26 September 2008 08:08 (fifteen years ago) link
Fruity-ass wolf bitch motherfucker fuck you and your little magenta buddies I am going to kill you in a couple more days you watch.
Fuschia, that's what you are. Fuschia and so dead.
― TOMBOT, Friday, 26 September 2008 08:12 (fifteen years ago) link
also how did it take me 22 hours to figure out that Balthier is gay?
― El Tomboto, Monday, 29 September 2008 22:29 (fifteen years ago) link
Save early, save often. I am consistently surprised how 3+ typical wondering-the-woods mobs are able to all but wipe my party while I can stick it out and whittle down far more terrifying-looking boss fuckers. The timing and speed aspects of this game are more important than in any other RPG I've ever played, I think, even the tactical sort.
― El Tomboto, Monday, 13 October 2008 04:13 (fifteen years ago) link
You know it's all well and good to be able to experience a lot of the intriguing gameplay elements of a MMORPG without having to deal with... other... people... but frankly this Basch kid plays the offensive tackle position like a fucking, I don't know, he's a slice of fucking Emmentaler is what he is. Sure he can dish it out but I just want him to once in a while you know STEP IN FRONT OF THE FAT TOAD THING THAT IS SLAPPING ME AROUND.
― TOMBOT, Friday, 17 October 2008 06:11 (fifteen years ago) link
also the combat in the underground palace, with the five servings of evil fruits and vegetables? who the hell writes this shit?
― TOMBOT, Friday, 17 October 2008 06:13 (fifteen years ago) link
lol i have never played this game, but i'm a fan of this ^^ post
― Lingbert, Friday, 17 October 2008 06:25 (fifteen years ago) link
Seriously that is probably my weirdest moment ever in a game. After they scattered, it was like 15 minutes of running around, all my ranged weapon experts in the party, two casters and Mr. Gay Gunslinger chasing these poor little vegetable-headed bastards around a giant arena, getting coated in eldritch pollen and subjected to midget headbutts. Then shooting the perpetrators in the back repeatedly as they tried to regroup. I give them credit for putting up a fight. I also take that credit away for being dumb enough for pissing off a man with a golden shotgun. BLAM!! oof ow uhhh I have been magical-retarded oof ugh BLAM!! BLAM!!
― TOMBOT, Saturday, 18 October 2008 05:59 (fifteen years ago) link
also the whole "CONGRATULATIONS" sequences after you defeat a boss are mad gay.
― TOMBOT, Saturday, 18 October 2008 06:00 (fifteen years ago) link
don't you hate final fantasy games? or am i thinking of someone else?
― Lingbert, Saturday, 18 October 2008 06:25 (fifteen years ago) link
no I basically do hate them but on this one they appear to have remembered the salt
― TOMBOT, Saturday, 18 October 2008 06:27 (fifteen years ago) link
the last one i played was FFX. i finished it, but i think it permanently ruined FF games for me because i have no desire to play new ones or revisit old ones. like were they always that cheesy and i just remember them better? maybe did the limitations of the earlier systems force them to minimize their cheesiest aspects and tendencies, but once they had more ability to "flesh out" the games, they mostly just unleashed all the garbage that was lurking underneath all along?
or something else
― Lingbert, Saturday, 18 October 2008 06:32 (fifteen years ago) link
this one is actually not all that cheesy. I'm still waiting for the whole thing to fall apart at the end, but for nearly 70 hours I've been pretty happy. Got my first "optional" esper last night, ran into him by accident, thought about running away, and used up like 90+ Phoenix Downs whittling away at the bastard. I HATE flying creatures. HATE them.
― El Tomboto, Sunday, 19 October 2008 17:32 (fifteen years ago) link
(I also ran into EXODUS THE JUDGE SAL (wtf does that mean) by accident, that turned out horribly.)
― El Tomboto, Sunday, 19 October 2008 17:34 (fifteen years ago) link
I remember the ending being okay? Not hugely disappointing.
― forksclovetofu, Monday, 20 October 2008 01:11 (fifteen years ago) link
how did all the cockatrices wind up cockney
― El Tomboto, Thursday, 23 October 2008 02:18 (fifteen years ago) link
oh wait ha ha ha I get it
― El Tomboto, Thursday, 23 October 2008 02:19 (fifteen years ago) link
ok I'm at the endgame and am now actually in the process of being really anal about trying to complete the hunts and get as much of the best gear as possible (I fucked up the zodiac spear, oh well, that's on the bullshit easter egg tip anyway, thanks free strategy guide). Currently, however, I haven't found a good place to powerlevel past 60 or so, even with embroidered tippets*, so I might burn out on this soon and just kill that prog metal looking fucko and be done with it.
I'm a little concerned that the level of innovation and jaw-droppingly excellent interface design (like wtf this is a japanese rpg menus are supposed to be retarded) is going to make the next couple of games on my plate somewhat disappointing.
To reiterate, based on FF installments previous, I'm frankly amazed at how much I haven't minded and even enjoyed the cast in this one. It kinda sucked when Reddas had to off himself (phil lamarr = still wanted him to do the hermes futurama voice)
*in Ivalice, the gayer the accoutrement, the greater the benefits apparently, although this is kind of a series staple right in there with fuking airships at this point I guess. That guy's wearing a little hood with kitty ears on top! I don't want to mess with him! That guy with the tuff looking belt, though, my grandma could fuck his shit up**. You kick some big ghoulish undead monster's ass and there's a pink candy necklace in its stash, WHOOO PINK CANDY NECKLACE TRY MESSING WITH ME NOW HIGHLANDER MAN
** grandma never leaves the house without that big froo-froo ribbon tied on
― TOMBOT, Thursday, 13 November 2008 06:28 (fifteen years ago) link
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/48/Lewis_memin-tippet.jpg"I'm the greatest adventurer in all the laaaaaand."
― TOMBOT, Thursday, 13 November 2008 06:33 (fifteen years ago) link
http://img.hottopic.com/is/image/HotTopic/292163_hi^^^^^^ extremely dangerous warrior
― TOMBOT, Thursday, 13 November 2008 06:36 (fifteen years ago) link
I haven't played a jrpg since; it really does feel like they put a serious polish on the genre that is gonna be difficult to top.Which may not be saying much, but you know.
― forksclovetofu, Thursday, 13 November 2008 15:59 (fifteen years ago) link
I realized I'm actually kinda hopeful that the next three lined up won't feature a storyline based on Star Wars/Harry Truman. That would be a nice BOFA
― TOMBOT, Thursday, 13 November 2008 21:19 (fifteen years ago) link
BOFA?
― Everyone is a Jedi (Will M.), Thursday, 13 November 2008 21:49 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.mobilegstore.com/bofa.jpg/bofa-full.jpg
― some dudenik (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 13 November 2008 21:53 (fifteen years ago) link
butt on face action
― TOMBOT, Thursday, 13 November 2008 22:12 (fifteen years ago) link
i think i'll finally get this today
man am i gonna have some BELIEFS 2 share w/u guys
― ಥ﹏ಥ (cankles), Friday, 14 November 2008 09:38 (fifteen years ago) link
i believe the falcons will make the playoffs, so that probably makes _2_
― some dudenik (forksclovetofu), Friday, 14 November 2008 19:14 (fifteen years ago) link
a coupla points for later elaboration
1. when you try to stack actions in a battle with several opponents (by several I mean >3 ha ha) the turn based nature of the battle system becomes a little bit frustrating. step outside your gambits with two of your characters and CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE FOUND THE EASTER EGG WHEREIN FINAL FANTASY DECIDES TO ACT LIKE WINDOWS AND SIT THERE FOR FIVE MINUTES WHILE IT THINKS ABOUT WHAT YOU JUST TOLD IT TO DO. Genuinely the most frustrating moment in a game I've had in a long, long, long fucking time. This is a fucking RPG. It should not present me with lag problems.
2. Do not attempt the pharos subterra just because you can kill pylraster. jesus fucking christ on a god damned popsicle stick those fucking toads and their little magical pony friends wiped me twice before I figured out lv66 just wasn't good enough. what in god's name.
3. The gun is good. I don't know if the penis is evil but the gun is good.
― TOMBOT, Sunday, 16 November 2008 06:36 (fifteen years ago) link
oh and 4. if you're going to put in some minigames, try to make the interface at least remotely approachable. the fishing and the footrace game in this are about as atrocious as the problem described in 1, above.
― TOMBOT, Sunday, 16 November 2008 06:38 (fifteen years ago) link
so i, uh, rented this tonight to help put up with my first week of laid off action.
― kingfish, Monday, 9 March 2009 08:00 (fifteen years ago) link
should help take the edge off.
― ILM is a gross place full of coersion and sexual manipulation (forksclovetofu), Monday, 9 March 2009 20:28 (fifteen years ago) link
The variety of accents in this game are great, i must say. far better variety than your bog-standard vancouver/l.a.-area sci-fi channel quality.
― kingfish, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 02:13 (fifteen years ago) link
also but fuck me is there a lot of Star Wars in this game, either directly or thru a co-mingling of sources
― kingfish, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 02:20 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm wondering if i'm going to be able to stick with this long enough to beat it. I'm at the 'tower on a distant shore' level.
― kingfish, Friday, 10 April 2009 07:45 (fourteen years ago) link
Just lower your head and finish.
― If God Loves Me, Why Can't I Get My Locker Open? (forksclovetofu), Friday, 10 April 2009 13:52 (fourteen years ago) link
i think i'll finally get this todayman am i gonna have some BELIEFS 2 share w/u guys― ಥ﹏ಥ (cankles), Friday, November 14, 2008 9:38 AM (3 years ago)
never delivered
― 1 week to "Charles Dingus" (forksclovetofu), Friday, 30 March 2012 20:10 (eleven years ago) link
man i still wanna play this
― thomp, Friday, 30 March 2012 20:33 (eleven years ago) link
Carl Agatha needs to finish playing this. I enjoy watching her play it, although I think it would drive me crazy to play it.
― Jeff, Friday, 30 March 2012 20:43 (eleven years ago) link
10hrs into final fantasy x and can't bring myself to stomach it any longer
never beat ff7, either. 30hrs and got sick of the whole thing. these games are fucking commitments.
― kelpolaris, Saturday, 31 March 2012 04:19 (eleven years ago) link
on the commitment titch... i was just thinking today abt how in every one of those kinda games anyone who is ever in your party EVER at the end is ON YOUR TEAM 4 LIFE & how ridiculously COMMITTED all of these people who shouldn't be committed to SAVING THE WORLD are to saving the world -- where are the games where someone joins for a scene or an act or whatever? aside from saga series?
― Alderaan Duran (Will M.), Monday, 2 April 2012 04:51 (eleven years ago) link
how did all the cockatrices wind up cockney― El Tomboto, Thursday, October 23, 2008
oh wait ha ha ha I get it― El Tomboto, Thursday, October 23, 2008
― THE NATIONS YOUTH DANCED TO THE MACARANA (innocent) (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 20 December 2012 16:40 (eleven years ago) link
remastered in HD for PS4
http://www.finalfantasy.net/xii/return-ivalice-final-fantasy-xii-zodiac-age/
teaser looks awesome
https://youtu.be/D2-bWotLKqo
― El Tomboto, Monday, 6 June 2016 18:32 (seven years ago) link
Booooo, they pulled a Last Guardian and delayed so long they skipped the PS3 altogether.
― What's Your Definition of a Dirty Baby? (Old Lunch), Monday, 6 June 2016 18:39 (seven years ago) link
sold
also, when is the last guardian coming out again?
― De La Soul is no Major Lazer (ulysses), Monday, 6 June 2016 18:40 (seven years ago) link
2092, last I checked.
― What's Your Definition of a Dirty Baby? (Old Lunch), Monday, 6 June 2016 18:50 (seven years ago) link
I've been playing the Zodiac Age edition on Switch and I'm mesmerized. I thought maybe all Final Fantasies after FF7 were complete trash but this one is really fun and engrossing.
― trapped out the barndo (crüt), Monday, 12 October 2020 19:33 (three years ago) link
9 and 10 are pretty beloved too! this one's more of a cult favorite
― ciderpress, Monday, 12 October 2020 20:07 (three years ago) link
ff8: card game, goodff9: kinda regular ass fantasy, goodff10: blitzball, goodff10-2: dress sphere, goodff11: bad mmoff12: awesome gameff13, 13-2, 13-3 (didnt play 13-3): fal'cie, l'cie, badff14: good mmoff15: AFI dudes, good
― adam, Monday, 12 October 2020 20:14 (three years ago) link
i think the few people who made it to 13-3 really liked it but its a character action game?
― ciderpress, Monday, 12 October 2020 20:18 (three years ago) link
13-3's soundtrack is incredible
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Tuesday, 13 October 2020 01:43 (three years ago) link
hxxps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY9gWIW02ng
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Tuesday, 13 October 2020 01:49 (three years ago) link
I gave up on FFX, I kept getting mad at it for being stupid. I might pick it back up once I'm done with XII and VII (which I played before but never finished).
― trapped out the barndo (crüt), Tuesday, 13 October 2020 03:33 (three years ago) link
I might revisit 9 too but I dunno if the Switch version is any good?
― trapped out the barndo (crüt), Tuesday, 13 October 2020 03:34 (three years ago) link
which was the one that was more or less on rails? I really hated that one, bailed within a few hours
― it bangs for thee (Simon H.), Tuesday, 13 October 2020 03:44 (three years ago) link
13?
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 13 October 2020 03:54 (three years ago) link
10 seemed very railroaded to me but maybe i didn't get far enough into it
― trapped out the barndo (crüt), Tuesday, 13 October 2020 04:37 (three years ago) link
a lot of them are railroaded for the first half until you get the airship or w/e
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 13 October 2020 12:40 (three years ago) link
first half linear, second half open world / revisiting earlier areas with new purpose is a pretty standard rpg structure
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 13 October 2020 12:42 (three years ago) link