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Unread 10-17-2004, 04:24 PM   #1
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Default FF XII....What are the prospects?

I've been looking at the official website of Final Fantasy XII, and, well, I couldn't understand anything. It was all in Japanese. However, I still have my doubts. The characters look.... wierd. The game is to be yet another sequel (same world at FFTA), and we all know what happened last time they tried a sequel... I know it won't compare to, say, FF 6. But I was wondering what seems to be the prospect. Will it be better than some of their more recent games? Or will it, too, bite the dust gameplay- and plotwise, preferring to hand us graphics (which DO seem good) and voices? What will it look like? Anyone?

Also if any of you can read Japanese, a rough translated summary of the main points of the website would be appreciated greatly. Or maybe I'm just looking at the wrong one...
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Unread 10-17-2004, 04:29 PM   #2
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I think it looks pretty cool, and I think after FF10, which I love so far, and getting stuff like X-2 out of their system, they'll do something nifty.

A lot of people are badmouthing it, saying that Square can get away with anything. But I like the look and feel of the redesigned Ivalice, so that's one thing I'll enjoy.

And as far as I know, it's actually very different how thr world in FFTA was protrayed. It's a bit more grown up and a lot deeper. In fact, it could be well be a totally new world that bears some similiarities; I think this may be the case.
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Unread 10-17-2004, 11:21 PM   #3
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It's not a sequel. It takes place in a world that has the same name as FFTA's world, but the story is not connected at all and as far as has been talked about the worlds aren't REALLY connected besides by name. After all FFTA's world had the same name as FFT's world and they weren't even close to related.

Everything I've heard about FFXII has me excited, and trust me, I'm far from a fanboy of the series. But the guy in charge of the project is the same guy who was in charge of FFT, Vagrant Story, and FFTA, of which (on varying levels) were quite successful and mostly well-praised. He's also said he wants to adress issues of race and class in the game's storyline. I know some people are all about keeping any message out of gaming, but I think that's a big part towards games as art, so this has me excited.

Gameplay-wise it sounds like it's changing quite a bit from the normal single-player FF we're used. The fighting is supposed to be really similar to Final Fantasy XI oddly enough.
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Unread 10-17-2004, 11:51 PM   #4
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I'm interested. Every new FF game is a chance to be either good or bad. Some FF games aren't all that special to me and some are really good to me. It really just depends on who's working on it and if it'll be fun.

I know it'll have this big story with almost no doubt a similar story to all the FFs before it. I know it'll be a certain amount of time. I know it'll have item searching and a 3 party team and a somewhat character driven story. Its all the other stuff that can change (as it has over the course of FF) and will be the deciding point for me.

And most of all, it just really depends on if its just another FF that's all about watching a story with pauses of repetative fighting or if its a game with a good story....but with original and battles that are fun to play.
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The game is going to be very interesting, that's for sure. It's not going to be like the usual FF that we've seen. The main difference here, is that the game is being developed by the same team that made FFT and FFTA, so, including that with everything I've heard about it so far, it has a LOT of potential. Here's hoping.
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Unread 10-18-2004, 02:20 AM   #6
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Letsee, planned by the same team as FFT/FFTA/Vagrant story, with a soundtrack composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto, with Uematsu co-composing, producing and supervising, I honestly have a hard time believe this game will not be good. That's a goddamned all-star team if I've ever seen one.

Sakimoto doesn't get enough credit, hopefully his contributions to this game will provide him the respect that he deserves. Listen to the OST's for FFT, VS, and Radiant Silvergun... you'll know what I'm talking about.
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It bears more resemblence to the FFTA world than previously mentioned. Other than just name, it also has the different races of FFTA. Who knows, it may even have some of the same cities and locations, but even though the names of the places may be the same, the places themselves will be very different.

And to address a comment, 3 player teams is not the standard. FF1-3 had four players, 4 had five, 5-6 had four as well. 7-10 had three true. Mystic Quest had two, Tactics had five, Tactics advance had (for the most part) six, and FFL 1-3 had four. So while it has been the trend recently for three, I'm kinda hoping for a change. It's about time too.
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Actually, 9 had four.
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Unread 10-18-2004, 11:20 AM   #9
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Yeah, Final Fantasy IX had four PCs maximum on a team. Also, what's FFL 1-3?

I really liked Vagrant Story myself. I've still got the potential to beat it because when it comes down to it, Vagrant Story is really tough. So do we know when it's coming out, anyone?

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Unread 10-18-2004, 11:34 AM   #10
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FFL1-3 are known as Final Fantasy Legends I-III, for the Game Brick.

I have no idea for the release date US, however...
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