Gamespot's review for Final Fantasy XII is finally out...

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#1 RaiKageRyu
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Well, the verdict is 9.0 reviewed by none other than Greg Kasavin himself.

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#2 ZhenDash
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And I thought it would score about 9.3 or higher. His words on the review and the video review feels like it deserves more than just a flat 9.0 
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#3 kinetic-core
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exactly. His words should earn it at least a 9.2 and above. But i guess, the technical points system just adds it up to a 9.0. I thought the graphics should deserve more than a 9 though. That has to be perfect. I mean, everything is done in extreme detail! :shock:
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#4 ZhenDash
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And I am surprised that not even a single category in the review score made a 10. Potentialy, Final Fantasy games already deserve a perfect 10 when it comes to value due to the fact that it really takes a lot of time when playing one. The graphics is also another issue there while the "Tilt" is just his opinion.  
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#5 Brian_WCU
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mentioned it in another thread, not sure if it was here or not...

Anyrate, I agree with the huh? factor on the graphics only being a 9. Regardless of anything else about the gameplay, story, VA, battlesystem, ect, the visuals in this game are supurb in all areas, particularly in the details and cinimatics. I am kinda at a loss there.

I would have guessed a 9.2-9.4, but I guess it is what it is :lol:

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#6 raiden300
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while im only 7 hours into the game and my opinion may change at present i think 9 is just about right. the game is not flawless and it is not perfect

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#7 RaiKageRyu
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Anyone seen GameTrailer's review for Final Fantasy XII by any chance?

http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?fs=1&id=1684

Just viewing the score displayed isn't enough. I absolutely implore you to watch the video review, and the comments are worth a glance over.

My friend who brought it to my attention was quite riled up, but I for some reason couldn't stop laughing. I don't know but what the guy says in the review just struck me funny.

Oh, and by the way, they scored Shadow the Hedgehog higher than this. :shock::o:P








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#8 Brian_WCU
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Anyone seen GameTrailer's review for Final Fantasy XII by any chance?

http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?fs=1&id=1684

Just viewing the score displayed isn't enough. I absolutely implore you to watch the video review, and the comments are worth a glance over.

My friend who brought it to my attention was quite riled up, but I for some reason couldn't stop laughing. I don't know but what the guy says in the review just struck me funny.

Oh, and by the way, they scored Shadow the Hedgehog higher than this. :shock::o:P

Noticed a lot of uproar about this in the general ff12 forums, if anyone takes these guys seriously, meaning they would rank a very poor sonic game better than final fantasy 12, something is wrong. Granted, each to his own, and they bring up some good points, but they are just a shady bunch imo.








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#9 kronikaid
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Mr. Kasivin is always tough customer, but I think what he tries to do in his reviews is judge the middle ground, where the sum of the general player mass opinion balances out and he is usually right, but no one is without preference or bias which will sometimes get in the way of putting out a fair review, also I don't think I've ever read (or watched) a review that covers all the complicated points to fully explain a games final score, it would be so tedious, you'd probably turn narcoleptic and have a small stroke even trying to read it. 
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Mr. Kasivin is always tough customer, but I think what he tries to do in his reviews is judge the middle ground, where the sum of the general player mass opinion balances out and he is usually right, but no one is without preference or bias which will sometimes get in the way of putting out a fair review, also I don't think I've ever read (or watched) a review that covers all the complicated points to fully explain a games final score, it would be so tedious, you'd probably turn narcoleptic and have a small stroke even trying to read it. kronikaid
Sounds like fun to me :D
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[QUOTE="RaiKageRyu"]Anyone seen GameTrailer's review for Final Fantasy XII by any chance?

http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?fs=1&id=1684

Just viewing the score displayed isn't enough. I absolutely implore you to watch the video review, and the comments are worth a glance over.

My friend who brought it to my attention was quite riled up, but I for some reason couldn't stop laughing. I don't know but what the guy says in the review just struck me funny.

Oh, and by the way, they scored Shadow the Hedgehog higher than this. :shock::o:P

Noticed a lot of uproar about this in the general ff12 forums, if anyone takes these guys seriously, meaning they would rank a very poor sonic game better than final fantasy 12, something is wrong. Granted, each to his own, and they bring up some good points, but they are just a shady bunch imo.








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Which is cleary why GameTrailers scores aren't included in the GameRankings Score.
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#12 Brian_WCU
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[QUOTE="Brian_WCU"]

[QUOTE="RaiKageRyu"]Anyone seen GameTrailer's review for Final Fantasy XII by any chance?

http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?fs=1&id=1684

Just viewing the score displayed isn't enough. I absolutely implore you to watch the video review, and the comments are worth a glance over.

My friend who brought it to my attention was quite riled up, but I for some reason couldn't stop laughing. I don't know but what the guy says in the review just struck me funny.

Oh, and by the way, they scored Shadow the Hedgehog higher than this. :shock::o:P

Noticed a lot of uproar about this in the general ff12 forums, if anyone takes these guys seriously, meaning they would rank a very poor sonic game better than final fantasy 12, something is wrong. Granted, each to his own, and they bring up some good points, but they are just a shady bunch imo.








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Which is cleary why GameTrailers scores aren't included in the GameRankings Score.

good point, I didn't even notice that.
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#13 kinetic-core
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well.. the GameSpot Editor-in-Chief is definitely one tough customer. I guess, he just refuses to go with the crowd. Remember the deal with Dirge of Cerberus? He gave one of the lowest scores again. a 6.0. Everwhere else, DoC scored 7, or above. Well, perhaps,that's what makes GS reviews unique and more anticipated than ever
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DoC deserved the review that it got though
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#15 RaiKageRyu
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well.. the GameSpot Editor-in-Chief is definitely one tough customer. I guess, he just refuses to go with the crowd. Remember the deal with Dirge of Cerberus? He gave one of the lowest scores again. a 6.0. Everwhere else, DoC scored 7, or above. Well, perhaps,that's what makes GS reviews unique and more anticipated than everkinetic-core


Actually that was associate editor Greg Mueller that reviewed Dirge of Cerebrus, not editor-in-chief Greg Kasavin.
And yeah, I agreed that DoC got what was coming.