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08.30.2011 6:06pm

SplittinAdam
Eu sunt Dracul

I loved mark-hunting, and the expansive world. The storyline, not so much. Also, the random chest shit... the fact that if you opened ANY of the wrong chests, the strongest weapon in the game would not be waiting for you. This killed me, especially since there was NO INDICATION ANYWHERE that this would happen. The only way you knew was if you bought and played with a strategy guide. That was ridiculous.

The random drops and percentages for finding rare items was pretty painful in this game. It was an absolute nightmare to obtain the strongest weapons.

I always enjoyed in a game when the strongest weapon was known, however, a difficult quest had to be taken to obtain said weapon of lore... those felt powerful.

Now, as I look back I see the crooked path that I had been set upon all those years before, leading me inexorably to this moment. I can still see her face in my mind's eye, poor dear Laura, such a sad tale is ours. A tale of heroes who strove to save humanity only to lose our own.

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08.30.2011 6:09pm

Lexx
I know how they work

I liked the visuals and world design. Everything else was meh for me.

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08.30.2011 7:53pm

(Edited on 04.24.2012 at 1:24am)

OrionHardy
Otherworld

Call said:

I loved FFXII. I always like how people bitch about Gambits and how it takes control of the game out of the player's hands. If you don't like Gambits, turn them off and do everything manually.

I did try that, and it felt like the game was punishing me for not wanting to use them. Even basic battles became difficult.

Of what I played, I enjoyed it and the gambit system did grow on me. However I really disliked having to unlock and buy abilities, which used up alot of money, meaning grinding through the same fights over and over again to get enough to buy them.

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08.30.2011 8:10pm

Crono
Crono can cross dimensions too!

<span style="font-size: 11px; color: #959595;"><a href="/forums/profile/11">Fincher</a> said:</span>

Balthier is one of my favorite Final Fantasy characters. I liked what story was there. Visually, it was beautiful. The License system was fun, as what mark hunting. Those (and the open world you already mentioned) are the big things that come to mind, but I thought it was an awesome game, overall.

Don't know that there is much I can add to this. I really enjoyed the battle system too though.

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08.30.2011 9:17pm

Sam Biscuits
Custard Creams

I thought what FF XII got out of the PS2 hardware was remarkable.

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08.31.2011 1:48am

Teek
Angelboy

Ivalice. Immersive, beautiful world that, long after its creator's departure, never fails to tug at my softest heartstrings.

The Bestiary and inventory descriptions, which contribute to the former.

The Goddamn Alexander O. Smith.

<span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Ashe's ass, Penelo's ass, Fran's ass, Elza's midriff.</span>

Honestly, I love what the game could be, dislike what it is, and actively loathe the executive incompetence that led to its absorption (see: Wings, Revenant; Advance, Final Fantasy Tactics) into the cookie-cutter crap factory mindset that's done nothing but help cost Square-Enix $150 million. Hearing them later say "Ivalice eventually became our world more than Matsuno's" is just...wow, guys.<span style="text-decoration: line-through;">
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08.31.2011 3:06am

Murasame
HALE YEAH

I'mma be the dark horse and say acting. Great cast, but also fantastic motion capture actors.

The hyper-realistic designs worked, and didn't lead me to uncanny valley. So there's also that.

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08.31.2011 5:12am

Clowd Cole
Dangerous Zombie

The Demo that came with DQVIII

Buggle Up! Danger! Danger! (Genocide!) Death the Crisis! Dangerous Zombie!

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08.31.2011 8:24am

Arckanghel
Pirate.

I thought the mark hunting system was the one of the coolest way to fit hunting NMs into a story in recent games. I had fun doing it.

The Gambit System was something I enjoyed to an extent. It could use tweaking, but I enjoyed having the repetitive things still under my control, yet automated as needed.

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08.31.2011 9:19am

Murasame
HALE YEAH

The only problem I ever had with the gambit system was motherfucking stealing. Ugh.

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08.31.2011 9:21am

Dr Squirrel
medicine woman

Everything had the foundation of something good but was ruined by absolute bullshit.

Mark hunting was a great idea for adding exploration to the game. Too bad every monster they sent you after after the first 3 were 20 levels higher than you.

The combat system was different and made you think on your feet. Too bad every battle was either 30 seconds long or 2 hours long.

The characters had a lot of personality and thought put into them. Too bad the voice acting was pure shit.

The story was pretty dark and complex. Too bad the two main characters are 12 year olds.

The team assembled was the best one imaginable. Too bad they brought in a new director halfway through who said "fuck your shit we're doing it this way."

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08.31.2011 2:45pm

reido
(\/)(o,,,o)(\/)

I loved that I didn't have to use Vaan in combat zones.

And I loved imagining the rest of my party arriving at such and such town, kicking back in the ship's lounge, and sending him out to run errands for them like the little bitch he is.

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08.31.2011 7:25pm

Magicjewel
Dr. Fantabulous
Administrator

I loved the rich, immersive world.

I loved the dark storyline.

I loved that it didn't have a love story between two main characters are the core (this is overdone).

I loved Balthier probably more than a woman should love a game character.

I loved the fact that the biggest bad guy did bad things for what he felt were noble reasons. This made him far more complex than most villians.

I loved the liscences.

I actually liked the gambit system, as it made me have to strategize. It gave the game an FFT feel.

"Well, your brain seems to work a little bit." -- Rune Walsh, Phantasy Star IV.

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08.31.2011 8:27pm

SuperSquall
Shortening His Posts

By PS2 standards, great Graphics. They still look good too, which is the mark of some good art design choices.

Great voice acting.

A couple great characters. Their names are Balthier and Fran. Basche isn't bad either.

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08.31.2011 9:12pm

(Edited on 08.31.2011 at 10:35pm)

Testament
Shamshot

With locations immense, some of them stunning,

A pleasure to travel while walking or running.

The moogles galore,

One wonders what for?

Perhaps just a glimpse of Balthier and Buttbunny.

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