final fantasy 12.. question

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#1 tarunramesh
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is this worth it. i always look for games with good stories and is this one of them. also if it really worth spending the money on?
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#2 2deluxe
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No, unless your expectations are low.
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#3 hermes200
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Not really... Its a good game, but if story is what you are looking for, you will be dissapointed.
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#4 justheretodl124
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Its a terrible game theres no plot, character development, or a good battle system complete waste of money
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#5 Mega_Mustaine
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I really enjoyed the game. Sure there isn't an extremely plot, but its a good one nonetheless. The battle system is fun and more exciting than previous installments, and overall its a great game.
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#6 Legendaryscmt
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Its a terrible game theres no plot, character development, or a good battle system complete waste of moneyjustheretodl124


Mesa smells a fanboy. But yeah, it's really good. Story's alright I guess.
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#7 2deluxe
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The story isn't alright. It's good, it didn't fall in that same predictable pattern that others have gone.
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#8 shufu7-11
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wait for the price to drop. the gameplay is okay, but the story isn't too good.
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#9 justheretodl124
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[QUOTE="justheretodl124"]Its a terrible game theres no plot, character development, or a good battle system complete waste of moneyLegendaryscmt


Mesa smells a fanboy. But yeah, it's really good. Story's alright I guess.



mesa smell stupid people

there is no story ...besides the maybe 4 minutes worth of cutscenes and maybe 30 minutes of talking about a horrible plot

and ive played nearly every ff game

sure the game was fun after the first 5 hours but after that there was nearly nothing to keep me playing the game the combat was no better than the turn based stuff and there would only be a mention of plot every 10-20 hours
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#10 SkinnZero
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The game is very good! The Story isn´t bad, either! The difference between this story an the other FF ones is just one: this one is more about political issues. The thing feels like actual diplomatical problems nowadays ;) But the game is quite good! is a woth buy, my friend
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#11 chatri10
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The story is horribly boring. There's no character development, boring characteristic, and not much involvement in the main story line. Leveling system is also very bad. By the end of the game, all you characters will all have the same skills. Not much group strategy. Killing mobs is incredibly boring because your characters attack automatically. Boss fight are pretty fun though. The graphic is very good for a PS2. 
If you're looking for a great story driven RPG, this is not it.
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#12 Flame_Blade88
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Not really... Its a good game, but if story is what you are looking for, you will be dissapointed.hermes200
Exactly.
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#13 boboboj
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It is a very good game I have played for over 32 hours. And it a little boring at the first 10 - 20 hours but then it really picks up and is really good.
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#14 Terami
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The story is horribly boring. There's no character development, boring characteristic, and not much involvement in the main story line. Leveling system is also very bad. By the end of the game, all you characters will all have the same skills. Not much group strategy. Killing mobs is incredibly boring because your characters attack automatically. Boss fight are pretty fun though. The graphic is very good for a PS2. 
If you're looking for a great story driven RPG, this is not it.
chatri10
  If you play the way this guy did, then yeah, you'll probably wind up with a similar opinion.

Luckily, you don't have to have all of your characters the same, as you control their destinies.  You control what skills they get and it's up to you to make a strategy.  Your characters only attack automatically if you choose to play like that.  In other words, don't fault the game for how you decided to play it.

One of the things I enjoyed most about XII was the freedom to do what you want, where you want and how you want.  It's completely up to you how you want to play.  I enjoyed the battle system a lot.

The story while not the most entertaining, was still enjoyable none the less.  The characters could have used more depth.  The Espers & Quickenings were pretty much useless(to me).  Quickenings were required to raise your mana pools however, so they're useful that way.

Other than that, I found this game highly addictive, probably the most addictive FF game I have played thus far.  The world is massive, filled with many secret areas to explore.  The 90 hours it took me to beat XII, tells me it was "worth it", I enjoyed every minute.

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#15 tarunramesh
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oh ok thanks for ur replies. is the game better than ffx in your opinion
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#16 boboboj
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oh ok thanks for ur replies. is the game better than ffx in your opiniontarunramesh

In my opinion yes it is mcuh much better. It's longer. No moster areana. Instead you go on hunts wich are so much more fun.

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#17 Nightflash28
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The game's finally making its way to Europe (this Friday), and I'm really looking forward to playing it at last. I've heard a lot of great thing about this game, as well as many negative remarks (just like in this thread here). I'll gladly make up my own mind about it this coming weekend, but as far as I can tell it seems to be a great game nonetheless.
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#18 justicereaper
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depends on what your're looking for

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#19 rey-mistyrio
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well the story is ok good not extremly awesome but it was nice and the gameplay is fantastic but thats only my opinion oh yah the graphics also are very good my advice if you like rpg's go give it a try
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#20 tghummer86
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i think the story is classic. a story about underprivileged people who live in an empire where the people are forgotten, and they get to chill with the queen of dalmasca and killer sky pirates. i find it difficult to not find games that make you pay attention to the story fun. i also have no previous experience with RPG's before FF12. ive put in just under a 100 hours.
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#21 Vegetaxxssj4
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In comparison to FFX I think FFXII lags behind on story and such but I actually liked the battle system and how it was done. To me it was a nice change for the better. The story is my biggest complaint with the game I beat the game and it felt like it was so incomplete. Overall it is not a bad game.....best in the series.....not really but a decent game none the less.
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#22 2deluxe
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IThe story is my biggest complaint with the game I beat the game and it felt like it was so incomplete. . Vegetaxxssj4
Hope you have a DS, Revenant Wings should flesh the story out further. It will also finally sissify Vaan as a full fledge dork. This is what all the typical fanboys want, a game full of stereotypes. I know it's not out yet, but surely this is the game's vision, aside from a beginner's RPG.
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#23 Solid_Cobra
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I like the story.  It's more political and relevant (it deals with imperialism, arms races (nethecite), among other issues).  It just doesn't resort to the same old RPG/anime cliches as much as other FFs have.  It is also less melodramatic.
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#24 TanKLoveR
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Not really... Its a good game, but if story is what you are looking for, you will be dissapointed.hermes200
Agreed.
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#25 jrn2oo8
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[QUOTE="chatri10"]The story is horribly boring. There's no character development, boring characteristic, and not much involvement in the main story line. Leveling system is also very bad. By the end of the game, all you characters will all have the same skills. Not much group strategy. Killing mobs is incredibly boring because your characters attack automatically. Boss fight are pretty fun though. The graphic is very good for a PS2. 
If you're looking for a great story driven RPG, this is not it.
Terami

  If you play the way this guy did, then yeah, you'll probably wind up with a similar opinion.

Luckily, you don't have to have all of your characters the same, as you control their destinies.  You control what skills they get and it's up to you to make a strategy.  Your characters only attack automatically if you choose to play like that.  In other words, don't fault the game for how you decided to play it.

One of the things I enjoyed most about XII was the freedom to do what you want, where you want and how you want.  It's completely up to you how you want to play.  I enjoyed the battle system a lot.

The story while not the most entertaining, was still enjoyable none the less.  The characters could have used more depth.  The Espers & Quickenings were pretty much useless(to me).  Quickenings were required to raise your mana pools however, so they're useful that way.

Other than that, I found this game highly addictive, probably the most addictive FF game I have played thus far.  The world is massive, filled with many secret areas to explore.  The 90 hours it took me to beat XII, tells me it was "worth it", I enjoyed every minute.

Yea I totally agree

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#26 tarunramesh
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ok i geuss i might give it a try sometime soon thanks for ur help :)