Final Fantasy XII 'Completers List'

So how many of you Final Fantasy fans have finished Final Fantasy XII?

*I have*
:)

Completed Time: Roughly on 70 hours

Character Stats: All characters on Level 55

I don't know what others stats to show. Maybe you guys can find more.
If you still playing it go ahead and post your current stats, and if you haven't played it yet, why not? :P

I have and think this is the one FF I will never EVER replay...omegabustr

Why won't you ever replay it? You didn't like even the battle system? 

I thought the battle system was definitely a good and important leap; however the game itself was just terribly boring imo.  All the settings were drab, mundane, and repeated again and again for several areas.  The character design is uh....could be better imo.  The entire world is a big cataclysmic clash of ugly colors, and every character looks the same and talks the same.  Also, is it just me or did the CGI get worse in this game...the hair in particular is blocky and seems like a step back from FFX.  Now all of that together can still make a good game, but in the end, the main problem for me was that there was virtually no story.  I didn't develop a single bond with any of the characters and was appalled by their lack of development.  The game simply proceeds as "get one item, item is useless or stolen, get another item...and so on."  I felt that the entire game was a chore and had no incentive to go through the game's drab, uninspired envirnoments, particularly that cataract with all the many floors.  To me, the game just flat out wasn't fun, and once I finished it and started playing Okami I was like OMG now THIS is a GAME!omegabustr

FF12 is not as bad as you describe it. Firts, the story (yes, there is a story) is not character oriented, this is not the tipical love story of previous ffs. The characters designs are reminiscent of the ff tactics designs; and well, ugly colors in the entire world?, what about the Ceroby steppe (just one example). Also, i though that the Pharos was brilliantly designed, (spoiler alert) the fight with Hashmal without the aid of a save point, after almost 2 hours of time played, with the mp and hp of the characters depleted hearing the "Esper battle" song every second..., seriously, it was a matter of life or dead. Personally i felt (and keep feeling) a bond but not exactly with the characters, but with their concerns. Finally, according to what i read in a feature of gamespot related to ff12 like a month ago, ff12 has more NPC than any other ff. And (i almost forgot) FF12 is not comparable to Okami, they are way too diferent, FF12 is a hardcore game and okami is a very, very light hearted game.

One of the things I've heard people complain about most in terms of the plot was that it wasn't nearly as epic as pretty much any other FF game you can think of. In those games, it's often the fate of the entire world that hangs in the balance. There's also, as someone mentioned, usually a big love story. Now, that's not to say that there aren't some easily identifiable love relationships in the story (the level of trust that Fran and Balthier have, they obviously love one another very much, just maybe not in that way, and Vaan and Panelo have a loving brother/sister thing going on), but it's nothing like Yuna and Tidus or anything like that. The scale in XII is much smaller. I rather like that, but other people might not.

By the by, I have yet to complete the game, but it's been about 150 hours and counting (I'm doing all the side stuff.) It's the longest I've stuck with any FF game. I find it much more engrossing than many of the FF games I've played, and I know without a doubt that I will finish it. Trust me, I am not one of those people who feels particularly bad not finishing a game. If I'm bored, you can forget it; I will abandon it in a heartbeat. Life is too short to waste it on recreational pursuits that aren't recreational.

Well, what I can say is that I loved the battle system to death - Final Fantasy really needed this kind of change in order to continue competitive and not with the same long waiting to fight. I'm looking forward to check out the battle system on FFXIII when it comes out. Not to mention that it cuts a lot of time spent on leveling up, since it got rid of all those screens and character victory poses, leaving it only for the important battles.

As for the storyline, I also didn't like, and as some stated, it got me bored to death. It was mainly a Star Wars mixed with Lord of the Ring wanna-be; the characters were as shallow as they could be and hardly charismatic, with the exception of a few who really shine in my opinion (like Balthier, for example, even though he was basically Hans Solo). 

I have completed it, i completed it on about 78 hours. All my characters were on level 54 and my Basche was on level 65 :Pplague_gerka

Wow so Basch was your powerhouse, I assume? 

Sorry serpentaurus if I came on a little mean...I have some edgy days...now I'll let this topic proceed as NOW I'm off topic...sorry for this little tangent...omegabustr

Take it easy.

Well, I really liked FF XII, had this cool political story that revolved on decisions, and the fate of the world was tied to the feelings of the characters too, you know, revenge, power lust.

I finished the game and now I have 90 hs, have my party (Basch, Ashe, Vaan) at levels 87, 83, 81. Have almost all trophies 2 hunts left (Yiazma(28 bars left) and the summoner). I still havent engaged in the Rare games quest.

[QUOTE="plague_gerka"]I have completed it, i completed it on about 78 hours. All my characters were on level 54 and my Basche was on level 65 :Pmichelle_moraes

Wow so Basch was your powerhouse, I assume? 

Yeah, and he was greedy. He always got the best weapon. :x

Well, I really liked FF XII, had this cool political story that revolved on decisions, and the fate of the world was tied to the feelings of the characters too, you know, revenge, power lust.

I finished the game and now I have 90 hs, have my party (Basch, Ashe, Vaan) at levels 87, 83, 81. Have almost all trophies 2 hunts left (Yiazma(28 bars left) and the summoner). I still havent engaged in the Rare games quest.

kenshinhimura16

That looks great! I still have quite some hunts to finish yet.... and other quests like the Zodiac Spear, which means I'll have to start again in order to complete it... XD 

Well, what I can say is that I loved the battle system to death - Final Fantasy really needed this kind of change in order to continue competitive and not with the same long waiting to fight. I'm looking forward to check out the battle system on FFXIII when it comes out. Not to mention that it cuts a lot of time spent on leveling up, since it got rid of all those screens and character victory poses, leaving it only for the important battles.

As for the storyline, I also didn't like, and as some stated, it got me bored to death. It was mainly a Star Wars mixed with Lord of the Ring wanna-be; the characters were as shallow as they could be and hardly charismatic, with the exception of a few who really shine in my opinion (like Balthier, for example, even though he was basically Hans Solo).

michelle_moraes

Yes thats basically what I thought about the game entirely. I quite enjoyed this new battle system especially because of the non loading battles. But the characters weren't very responsive minor a few which has left me with no real memorable feeling about them, maybe Baltheir the only one. He was pratically the show, or the game to the very end should we say.

[QUOTE="kenshinhimura16"]

Well, I really liked FF XII, had this cool political story that revolved on decisions, and the fate of the world was tied to the feelings of the characters too, you know, revenge, power lust.

I finished the game and now I have 90 hs, have my party (Basch, Ashe, Vaan) at levels 87, 83, 81. Have almost all trophies 2 hunts left (Yiazma(28 bars left) and the summoner). I still havent engaged in the Rare games quest.

michelle_moraes

That looks great! I still have quite some hunts to finish yet.... and other quests like the Zodiac Spear, which means I'll have to start again in order to complete it... XD

Well, you dont necessarily need to restart. Just go to the Henne mines secret pass and there will be one there 

[QUOTE="michelle_moraes"][QUOTE="kenshinhimura16"]

Well, I really liked FF XII, had this cool political story that revolved on decisions, and the fate of the world was tied to the feelings of the characters too, you know, revenge, power lust.

I finished the game and now I have 90 hs, have my party (Basch, Ashe, Vaan) at levels 87, 83, 81. Have almost all trophies 2 hunts left (Yiazma(28 bars left) and the summoner). I still havent engaged in the Rare games quest.

kenshinhimura16

That looks great! I still have quite some hunts to finish yet.... and other quests like the Zodiac Spear, which means I'll have to start again in order to complete it... XD

Well, you dont necessarily need to restart. Just go to the Henne mines secret pass and there will be one there 

1/1000 posibilities to get the Zodiac Spear in the Henne mines.

I have finished all the sony and nes and snes Final Fantasy from 1-11, plys tactics, going to start on ds when i get it, I'm working on 12, and 11 finished  quests

[QUOTE="kenshinhimura16"][QUOTE="michelle_moraes"][QUOTE="kenshinhimura16"]

Well, I really liked FF XII, had this cool political story that revolved on decisions, and the fate of the world was tied to the feelings of the characters too, you know, revenge, power lust.

I finished the game and now I have 90 hs, have my party (Basch, Ashe, Vaan) at levels 87, 83, 81. Have almost all trophies 2 hunts left (Yiazma(28 bars left) and the summoner). I still havent engaged in the Rare games quest.

serpentaurus

That looks great! I still have quite some hunts to finish yet.... and other quests like the Zodiac Spear, which means I'll have to start again in order to complete it... XD

Well, you dont necessarily need to restart. Just go to the Henne mines secret pass and there will be one there

1/1000 posibilities to get the Zodiac Spear in the Henne mines.

Really? Then Im a lucky bastard jeje 

[QUOTE="kenshinhimura16"][QUOTE="michelle_moraes"][QUOTE="kenshinhimura16"]

Well, I really liked FF XII, had this cool political story that revolved on decisions, and the fate of the world was tied to the feelings of the characters too, you know, revenge, power lust.

I finished the game and now I have 90 hs, have my party (Basch, Ashe, Vaan) at levels 87, 83, 81. Have almost all trophies 2 hunts left (Yiazma(28 bars left) and the summoner). I still havent engaged in the Rare games quest.

serpentaurus

That looks great! I still have quite some hunts to finish yet.... and other quests like the Zodiac Spear, which means I'll have to start again in order to complete it... XD

Well, you dont necessarily need to restart. Just go to the Henne mines secret pass and there will be one there

1/1000 posibilities to get the Zodiac Spear in the Henne mines.

W.O.W....... Yep, I'd better re start again :lol:

Balthier, are you playing FFXI? 

kinda, my playonline still active, you play?Mar044

I tried for the 30 free days but didn't like at all.... it is just not my cup of tea... 

you have to get used to it, its final fantasy but its not, i played for a long time but don't think im going to stay with playonline for much longer, just not enough for me to do anymore, they need a new ff online game, I know that they are in MMO works on something but its not a FF gamesMar044

well we will see, that would be cool, have union games in final fantasy games, that's my dream, we could all get into a online game and go on in game quests and have our own place to chat Mar044

Hahaha that would be something. Though I wonder if I will ever want to try an FF online again... :roll: