Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings

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User Score
8.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 183 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 148 out of 183
  2. Mixed: 25 out of 183
  3. Negative: 10 out of 183
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  1. Cale
    Sep 14, 2011
    5
    Sadly, the state of Square-Enix's game quality outside of the still quite traditional Dragon Quest franchise has never been all that good, and Square itself was on a downslope prior to the merger anyway. Emphasis on graphics, bland, generic looking and generic playing characters, and a slow decline in the stories have been the norm. This game is a Starcraft clone, and not even that goodSadly, the state of Square-Enix's game quality outside of the still quite traditional Dragon Quest franchise has never been all that good, and Square itself was on a downslope prior to the merger anyway. Emphasis on graphics, bland, generic looking and generic playing characters, and a slow decline in the stories have been the norm. This game is a Starcraft clone, and not even that good of one. The story, which limps around the already rather bland world of an existing game whose medieval future is more interesting than it's technologically advanced present, is actually halfway decent. The characters, however, aren't even memorable, much less emotionally investing, and what's worse, there's a few points where they do things that won't necessarily surprise you, but will kinda leave you scratching your head. Game-play is a duh, and zergrushing wins almost every time. Unless you deliberately handicap yourself, operating under that strategy alone is more than enough to carry you through. It takes a game that almost had moments of frustration and desperation become a brainless mess once battle began. The classic 'rock paper scissors' common to tactical and real-time RPGs rears it's ugly, misshapen head here too. If I want to play ro-sham-bo, I have a young niece I actually enjoy playing that with. It's been used in so many games for so long now that it really just needs to be put to bed already. Sure, the game's been out three years and I'm late to the party. But this is definitely one I'll be taking to Gamestop to make my next game a touch cheaper, and I doubt I'll want to play it again in the future.… Expand
  2. aditya1101
    Jan 5, 2018
    7
    It's a decent RTS game, with cool character design and an elaborate story (as expected of a final fantasy game). I've played through it multiple times, and I really enjoyed the level of engagement I was able to have with each battle. I didn't feel as overwhelmed as I did playing starcraft, but at the same time you still have enough of your attention consumed trying to micromanage yourIt's a decent RTS game, with cool character design and an elaborate story (as expected of a final fantasy game). I've played through it multiple times, and I really enjoyed the level of engagement I was able to have with each battle. I didn't feel as overwhelmed as I did playing starcraft, but at the same time you still have enough of your attention consumed trying to micromanage your heroes/monsters for it to feel like a legitimate challenge.… Expand
  3. Kingdomhear
    Dec 5, 2020
    7
    Gameplay molto bello! Personaggi caratterizzati abbastanza bene...la storia nn si osa molto...un po sottotono...cmq un buon gioco in tutti gli aspetti
  4. Yojimbo2015
    Jun 3, 2023
    7
    A hybridisation of the classic RPG formula and a kind of Commander & Conquer style real time strategy game, Revenant Wings doesn't quite work because the battles invariably degenerate into a big indistinguishable mob once too many characters enter the fray which is impossible to manage once it has begun. Therefore if you've made a questionable decision before the battle starts, it'sA hybridisation of the classic RPG formula and a kind of Commander & Conquer style real time strategy game, Revenant Wings doesn't quite work because the battles invariably degenerate into a big indistinguishable mob once too many characters enter the fray which is impossible to manage once it has begun. Therefore if you've made a questionable decision before the battle starts, it's virtually impossible to rectify once its started, minimising a little too much of the control and strategy elements. As it stands the superior presentation makes it fairly enjoyable but it will no doubt irritate strategy fans for this reason.… Expand

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#11 Best DS Game of 2007
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#21 Most Discussed DS Game of 2007
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#5 Most Shared DS Game of 2007

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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 44 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 44
  3. Negative: 0 out of 44
  1. Maxi Consolas (Portugal)
    90
    The usual audience will be captivated by its story, that’s complemented with some great real time strategy mechanics. Just trying to unlock all of the elemental Espers will make you addicted. [Apr 2008]
  2. Pelit (Finland)
    87
    A very good fantasy-RTS slash -RPG with heavy emphasis on the RTS-side of things. The difficulty level seems to be all over the place and the story is quite dull, though. [Apr 2008]
  3. GameBrink
    94
    Revenant Wings offers some fresh gameplay for the mammoth RPG series and while the dominant RTS element may not be for everyone, it’s certainly been simplified a lot to offer a good 30 entertaining hours or so.
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