Final Fantasy 12

I'll start by saying I'm a big fan of final fantasy as a series and 7 and 10 both blew me away, I even loved 8 in spite of the time-consuming draw system.

12 is graphically stunning and the battle system is changed from turn based to real time, which you may or may not like... I personally liked it, although there's something more intense about the turn-based combat. As a result of the real time battle, it is more difficult to command all the characters at once..

About everything else to do with this game is bad. The story is totally plot-based (and the plot is not original either, basically a rehash of 6 - we're the rebels, the evil empire wants to kill us and we get espers to beat them up with) and the characters are emotionally unengaging, just used to advance the plot with very little depth given to them.

I loved the initial areas, running around beautiful landscapes, then after about 5 hours it got REALLY boring, with each area basically being the same as the last. The sound was lacking the suspense and atmosphere of previous titles and the whole experience was very unengaging. If you haven't played 10 yet, save your disappointment and that instead.

Did I mention the game was really boring?

Graphics, city and world settings, 3D views, roaming camera, about the right length playing time. Bosses, music was better in previous Final Fantasy series, characters were good although they could have developed these more.

Overall great game with a few minor tweaks to keep it form being the best in the series.

This game is awesome I recommend that you should buy it the storyline to me not the best but it is still awesome you have to play for a while before you judge the game so buy it go on go on.

What a great game! The links to other titles in the series are great! Is that Cloud? I love the bunny girls. Character design and world map design supreme.

Thank you Square Cinx

Best graphics ever, the revolutionary gambit system and the licence board give you complete control over the development and behaviour of your characters the all-new active dimension battle system seamlessly integrates exploration and combat. The world is now your battle field

Great battle system, and I love the new license points addition. The graphics are great, and the story is very interesting (even though it is very complicated). The Final Fantasy 12 game also has 50+ hours of gameplay.

This is the best video game I have ever played, and I recommend it to anyone who owns a PS2.

Anyhow, Final Fantasy XII is quite a remarkable game. It could have been better of course. The story could have been a lot more...

Overall, this game is a healthy buy. However, the storyline is not as good as the previous Final Fantasy games; for example VII, VIII. In saying that, I still believe it is well developed, don't get me wrong, but the main character of this story don't flow with the overall aspect of the game in my opinion.

Final Fantasy 12 is freaking awesome - it has a good battle system, and the license grid is a good addition.