Yeah you've probably worked it out by now, I'm a massive fan of the series but Final Fantasy XII is different. Personally it doesn't live up to the standards that previous Final Fantasy games have set. Sure, the battle system is unique, but is unique always good? As a clever man once said, the battle system fools you into thinking you have more control over the situation, when you actually got a whole lot less control, thanks to the gambit system.

The games story is lacking, massively. Take a game like Final Fantasy X for example. The storyline in that game was really intricate with twists and turns around ever corner! Final Fantasy VII. That had a great story too! But Final Fantasy XII? Nah that really didn't cut it, it wasn't even half as good as the others. The characters were shallow, the game music sucked, and the in-game graphics were worse than previous games in the series. Admittedly, the FMV sequences were fantastic for the PS2, but the gameplay graphics were substandard.

Even die hard fans of Final Fantasy like myself will be disappointed in this game! My only advice is, make sure you rent it or borrow it first.