Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age

1. AshenUndead

   Jul 9, 2020

   10

   A Masterful piece in the FF Universe, gripping history and fun mechanics!.
   The job sistem is my favorite part!

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2. Ardalan1

   Jan 26, 2023

   10

   Geate game. Beautiful music, a lot of main and guest characters, and a big world to explore. I have spent 50 hours on this game and I enjoyedGeate game. Beautiful music, a lot of main and guest characters, and a big world to explore. I have spent 50 hours on this game and I enjoyed every second of it.… Expand

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4. vgmkyle

   Jul 11, 2017

   10

   When I bought this game on PS2 I could barely get through it because it was such a line infested jag party, but now that they have finally putWhen I bought this game on PS2 I could barely get through it because it was such a line infested jag party, but now that they have finally put a fresh coat of paint on it... it's awesome and it feels like the official release of the game. I am not for remasters, but Square is on fire now and we are seeing some of that old Square magic here in Zodiac Age. Yet another must have title for PS4.… Expand

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5. chrisdan23

   Jun 8, 2022

   9

   Final Fantasy XII ist und bleibt der meines Erachtens beste Ableger des Final Fantasy Franchises bisher. Mit modifiziertem Job-System undFinal Fantasy XII ist und bleibt der meines Erachtens beste Ableger des Final Fantasy Franchises bisher. Mit modifiziertem Job-System und aufpolierter Grafik wurde das erste Semi-Open-World Spiel der Final Fantasy Geschichte nun exklusiv für die PS4 neu aufgelegt. Und FFXII ist eines der Spiele, die wirklich in Würde gealtert sind.
   
   Noch immer fasziniert das großartige Artdesign der an Star Wars angelehnten Spielewelt. Noch immer begeistern die famosen Endgegner und Esper Battles, die man letztlich nur mit der richtigen Strategie und Vorbereitung effektiv bestehen kann. Noch immer lädt das taktische, halbautomatisierte Kampfsystem zum experimentieren und optimieren ein. Auch die Geschichte, die in toll präsentierten In Game Cut Scenes erzählt wird, zählt nach wie vor mit zum erwachsensten was das Final Fantasy Franchise hervorgebracht hat.
   
   Dank des hervorragend gemachten HD Remasters, kann man nun nochmals für mindestens 60 bis 70 Spielstunden in die fantastische Welt von FFXII zurückkehren. Um Monster zu jagen, Dungeons zu erforschen, Esper zu bezwingen oder einfach den spannenden Mainquests zu folgen. FFXII war zu seiner Zeit äußerst innovativ und optisch ein Kunstwerk und auch heute steht das Spiel immer noch für sich und hat über die Jahre kaum an Qualität und Reiz eingebüßt.… Expand

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6. vahn

   May 6, 2019

   8

   So, I played the original FF12 on the ps2 centuries ago, and It was easily the worst RPG I ever played back then: the story was boring,So, I played the original FF12 on the ps2 centuries ago, and It was easily the worst RPG I ever played back then: the story was boring, uninteresting, hard to care and the characters had the personality of a cardboard with drawings on it: only good character was Balthier because had something called "personality", something that the rest of the cast severely lacked. And don't get me started on the combat: the most boring and uninvolving combat system ever created, you'd literally do nothing for 90% of the game and the only times you would do something is on some bosses - and even only side-missions are somewhat challenging/frustrating.
   
   So, centuries later, we get the legitimately complete version that never arrived "because" and added the jobs and other tweaks and...I won't lie, it changes a lot of things. In positive too!
   
   First of all, one of my main complaints of the original game was the License Board: it's probably the worst evolution of the Sphere grid you could think of, where essentially you buy the license to use the items BUT you don't actually use them which means you could unlock Holy and not being able to use it because the LB sucks major balls. Another issue was that each LB was the same so you could easily gear up everyone "the same" as long as you had the armor to equip it.
   However with the new system, the LB still sucks unfortunately but now each character has job-limited requirements that while sounds backward, it actually makes good for tactical variation. In the original, you could just use 3 for the entire game and never change because they were all the same, but now each character can use different jobs and this makes them able to be unique, which is nice! Suddenly using a good combination of character is important because of their unique abilities and not because they're higher levels! I honestly enjoyed to grind in this game for once because I looked forward to unlocking actual unique skills for my white mage or my red battlemage, and since there are 12 jobs you can also mix them up!
   
   And the combat, while still as boring as before, they fixed it with the simple addition of the turbo, which essentially doubles or quadruples the gameplay speed and literally kills those dead times during grinding! In fact, a lot of the enemies die in one or two hits so being able to speed this procedure REALLY helps a lot! It makes boring combat still boring, but at least it's faster!
   
   The Gambit system is the same but I'm almost sure that it's much easier to get the gambits? I remember that in the original it was harder but I can't say.
   
   However, I can't say the rest is improved at all: the game story is just...well, square Enix quality really: a jumbled mess of plotlines that try so hard to look intriguing or interest but behind all of that there's nothing of substance. I hardly cared about any of the characters, mostly because there's nothing to care about and they're just there to "be the group of heroes". Vaan is the most infamous character in this case because he has literally no point in any of the story and just gets involved because "bad timing", same for Penelo who is just Vaan's love interest with zero personality, and Fraan being the fanservice girl with a skimpy clothing and talking in big words to explain that "this place is dangerous, watch out or you're screwed". Ashe is potentially good but the way she talks and acts makes it really had to like her and Basch could've been interesting but his presence is overall lacking and he feels more like a guide, telling us that "we need to go there and there". Balthier is probably the best of the bunch: not only he has a cool and charming personality but he has an interesting story behind and he's likable enough to make me care. I genuinely cared about Balthier because he had legitimate struggles...while the rest was too busy talking nonsense for something that I couldn't care, with Vaan and Penelo on each every scene to remind us the players that "HEY, HEY, YOU SEE THEM? THEY'RE THE MAIN CHARACTERS, DON'T FORGET, DON'T FORGET, SEE HOW THEY ARE THE MAIN PROTAGONISTS?"
   
   Okay look, it is clear that I don't have time playing Square Enix games and I generally don't care about them either - I'm probably one of the fewest persons who didn't like Nier Automata either - and I'm probably being far too harsh so is the game worth it?
   
   The answer is yes.
   
   No really, I do recommend it: it's flawed beyond belief, the story is a bore and overall it's a grind fest but in comparison to the first version this game is just so much better than I can easily recommend this version. I'm currently playing it because I like the remade license board and the turbo, very little yet amazing improvements that made the game extremely more enjoyable to play even though the story is so boring and badly told that I literally cry of laughter.
   
   I think it's still a solid game - and probably better than any recent SE games in a while… Expand

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7. OwtDaft

   May 10, 2018

   6

   + Final Fantasy XII is a great game but the story and music were not as good as previous games.
   + The hands off approach to combat is+ Final Fantasy XII is a great game but the story and music were not as good as previous games.
   + The hands off approach to combat is actually quite relaxing.
   + The graphics are mostly the same but hold up really well in HD.
   + Because of the speed up function the game is less of a grind but it makes the game easier.
   - There isn't enough story between the characters.
   - The story is largely uninteresting politics which feels distant from you.
   - Your role in the story is largely about been sent form place to place with little in between.
   - This remaster has a new job system which basically just limits you.
   - Before you have chance to grasp the job system you need to make unchangeable job choices.
   - Despite the new job system limitations. I found the game overall easier.
   - Your not given the option of the original job system.
   - I prefer the PS2 version...… Expand

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8. Dibalin

   Oct 24, 2021

   0

   Отсутствует полная русская локализация. Нет озвучки!

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