Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age - Before You Buy

[@gameranxTV]

Ah, the infamous FFXII...

[@jostein8455]

Noice!!

[@GamerGabe-ok9ct]

gameranx lOL

[@rpgescapism205]

Hello gameranx employee.

[@SUP-BITCHES]

gameranx me pizza

[@revenge-vc9me]

gameranx hi!

[@AFCbailey]

During probably the lowest points of my life to date, at a time when I ended up living completely alone with a shitty low pay job, an empty fridge and nothing but a dusty PS2 to keep me company.. I unearthed my old copy of FFXII that I hadn't given much time up til then. With depression at an all time high and expectations at an all time low, I slipped that DVD into the console left this pains of this world and returned to magical realm of Evalice. Little did I know how amazing the adventure ahead of me would be, and how much they would change me. I sunk hundreds of hours into this game. It was my comfort, my escape, my friend, while I got back on my feet. I know that sounds pathetic and retarded, but this game really did help me through a hard time and for that reason it will always be amazing to me. It is a shame it doesn't get the credit it deserves!

[@mikezam7142]

Joe Bailey dude. i graduated as a nurse. i passed the licensure exams but i couldn't land a job because there so many nurses in my country. i decided to take some time off, like a year or so.. hahaha played the ton of this game. the very first game i 100% completed. in a way, just like you it this help me cope up through depression, disappointment and stresses. that was 8 years ago. FFXII is number 1 in my heart.

[@Riptitde777]

nah man that doesn't sound pathetic or retarded at all. Games are just like the movies, books, music and shows we watch. Except with games you take control and get really immersed. I'm glad games can have such a positive effect with people like yourself and so many others. Hope you're doing better these days man!

[@Toughguygames]

Joe Bailey makes perfect sense for me like in highschool blackops 1 zombies was my coping survival tool

[@wetskunk8108]

Joe Bailey that's essentially what games are supposed to be

[@jrios1550]

Joe Bailey that's what games are for.

[@adamstampley7207]

There is no better way to put it. This game literally engulfed my life for two years. I had zero problems playing this game for 16 hours a day on my days off from work.

[@ehoh1747]

damn... same here. I remember farming for the tournesol for weeks lol

[@andytk2723]

Yeah after the purchase april 30, I play this game almost 2 hours per everyday

[@dropinota]

I've already got mhw for that, but if I see it on sale I might give it more light of day than when I was a kid just because of the fast forward button.

[@ironvonz2036]

Same and well new game with the zodiac age as I type this. Always get hype for games I'm 100% next like a rave for about 2 min.

[@wowno5763]

Jesus christ, go outside.

[@spiraljumper74]

Played it when it originally came out, but I was a different gamer then and couldn't really get into the mechanics. Since then I've become addicted to character building in RPG's and creating optimal builds and "perfect" characters and holy shit this game is a dream for that kind of thing. If you're into character building and like getting your grind on every so often this game is for you.

[@RRRRRRRRR33]

The overall gameplay is almost perfect, best of the series by far. A shame that the character personalities are not that great.

[@dwightmillman4002]

YESS!! I played it on PS2 and loved the world but didn't quite get the game. I however wasn't using the gambit system properly and was inputting commands manually which was tedious! Now I'm replaying and fully using the gambit system and am hooked!! Such an incredible game... made me crack open all of my Ivalice games all over again lol.

[@troymayer2187]

Who else watches these after you buy the game.

[@TheSco415city]

Troy Mayer me, most of the time

[@vanphongnguyen5935]

pre-oder basicly is normal on console

[@Username159_]

Troy Mayer Depends on the game. This one yes. I'm well aware of Square Enix's (well deserved) shaky reputation on porting games, but generally their Remasters have been solid as far as Playstation goes. Add to that this is an improved version of the much beloved International release that never made it to US shores and this was a preorder I felt was worth to $50 risk.

[@ashwin.unlead]

Troy Hahaha XD

[@jamesray1950]

Troy Mayer maybe Gamerank will do "After you buy" videos in the future? 🤔

[@MeowsyDancer]

I'M CAPTAIN BASCH FON RONSENBURG OF DALMASCA

[@sephirothsoul999]

DON'T BELIEVE ONDORE'S LIES!

[@topdog2007]

my boy basch

[@KaiSecth]

I AM BASCH!

[@jaeglesbagels]

*notoriety up 10%*

[@tonystank3091]

God Dammit. I love Final Fantasy XII more than usual, but I'll admit that this sequence was so cringy that I had to mute the game.

[@JEDonnert]

I love FF12. I replay it often. It was even more super awesome because after I had my daughter I was able to play this one handed while I was breastfeeding; helping to keep me awake in those wee hours of the morning. After I have the gambits set up in those sweet spots all I had to do is just walk around with minor tweaks here and there. And I love the story so much!

[@3rdworldvictimyouvebeenlie817]

I am very happy for you!

[@EndoXain]

Your story is really cool your daughter has a very awesome mother haha ❤ did you finish the game and how long did it take you?

[@beefyronin]

One of my fondest memories is my mom played The Legend of Zelda with me when I was a little kid and it's awesome anytime I hear about gaming moms

[@a_disgruntled_snail]

I'm about 5hrs in and I am enjoying it. My first go at Final Fantasy.

[@invder7965]

Jeff Chadrick get the ff10 remaster for ps4 u can find it for like 10 bucks at best buy or something it's tge greatest of them all woth solid graphics to

[@CaptainBurke]

Jeff Chadrick if you really wanted, you can buy FF 1-7 on the App Store. It's a lot better to be able to play them on mobile, since they're mostly turn based

[@Ragnarok182]

Welcome, to the Brotherhood of Final Fantasy!

[@cartoonvideos5]

Definitely check out FF10 and the other ones after. FFX is my favorite.

[@caheinecke]

This is definitely the most different FF of all of them! Haha you're not gonna see anything like it

[@AntoineBandele]

Blind-bought this one. I loved FF XII and I'm loving this re-play!

[@thefuckgoesbuu]

I kinda dont. They ruined the skill board for me.

[@aidankhaos7687]

@@thefuckgoesbuu Why?

[@syn3016]

6:42 close your eyes.. and listen..

[@lancegeorge71]

LOL OMFG HAHAHAHA.

[@-curtiscamp]

DUDE..... ·-· what the actual f--

[@bradydavis5791]

I did. I don't get it, but that's just me.

[@erinpitt580]

Lol.....hes talking about Vaan and Frans breathing noises

[@mrblack8447]

Syn 😂

[@gregx1633]

Vaan isnt the main character . All of the party members are the main characters , they have their own backstory , motives and character development AND just as much screen time as vaan . Thats what people get wrong about FFXII , its not a story about vaan being a brat , its a story about war and political issues and the part that the main characters have in these events . Plus , you gotta love balthier

[@sutefani13]

Greg X Guy is smart and sexy.

[@MoonFallSlump]

Greg X Vaan is the main character

[@reishiki]

I think he's more of a POV character. I really like that he's mostly just a kid happened to be riding along with something huge and ended up being exactly just that, a kid happened to be riding along. Not like many other games that the main character always ended up being the chosen one or legendary hero or something.

[@hisyamamirudiin26]

yup,that what ff12 is kinda unique,they just a stranger,met at a wrong time n places not some chosen warrior,crystal warrior,demi god,elite soldier.they just people,people. for me in my list ff12 is the best afer ff9,because the world is beautiful and the music is fabulus too.

[@usmanalao]

reishiki couldn't of been said any better.

[@Nortic111]

Vaan was traumatised by the what happened to his brother, making it difficult for him to interact with people. Give the guy a break, at least he doesn't have a forced laughing scene!

[@monkeyswag57]

AzureIceLordMark Yea overall he seems pretty important to the story.

[@monkeyswag57]

Nortic111 Also the purpose of the laugh scene was meant to be awkward and forced because Tidus didn't want to laugh, he was feeling down in the dumps.

[@faelirra]

Exactly the whole point was that both Tidus and Yuna were both depressed for their own reasons and were forcing themselves to laugh. It was intentionally awkward.

[@DadsCigaretteRun]

Nortic111 I just hated how for the main character...sure as shit doesn't feel like the main character

[@yomama5050]

Nortic111 Both his parents were killed in a plague, then a couple years later war happens so his brother valiantly goes off to fight but oh, look at that. His brother was killed by.....the same Dalmascan officer who killed his nation's king? Then, after the war when the archadeans first take over he's probably seen some pretty messed up things (since shitty things usually happen to occupied countries after wars)....... Yeah, he deserves some slack.

[@Dennisosullivan]

This was one of the best Final Fantasy games ever made - great story, amazing 'game' system. The dumbing down of the games by removing items, armor .. heck, even the need to heal your team .. is a terrible trend for the casual gamer market so people can mash buttons for a while then watch mini-movies.

[@AbiRizky]

I spent over 300 hours in this game and still had some stuff to do. This game was the shit!

[@awacantikkk]

Abi Rizky LOL 😂😂😂

[@nigelbaldwin4341]

Finding the special summons 😍

[@LunarDelta]

FFXII is fucking amazing, I enjoyed every moment of it and spent almost as much time with it as I did FF10. (In fact, probably the only reason I spent more time on FF10 is because of stuff like Catcher Chocobo and monster hunting.) Ivalice is one of my favorite video game universes and it's a damn shame there aren't more games set there.

[@sarinvx]

Lunar Delta Lunar how long did it take to finish the story?

[@HosKaetan]

not op but well in my experience around 120 hours I completed a lot of the content but not everything I could do at the time, maybe 75% - 80%ish of it, so there's that to take into considerarion It's an amazing game

[@shimadabr]

Me too. With a lot of sidequests, monster hunting and rare item "hunting" i was around 120 hours when i got to the last mission.

[@RainingFlow19]

Lunar Delta ivalice is probably the most explored world in final fantasy yet the lore is so deep, there is always something to find! I mean FFT, Vagrant Story and FFXII all can fit in ivalice! Amazing.

[@LunarDelta]

Considering I didn't finish the story until I finished literally everything else, I'd say probably around 110-115 hours at least on my first try. Subsequent playthroughs were much faster.

[@dank3251]

the speed up feature is a godsend. feel like it should be an option in many JRPG's. the game, I believe, is a bit of an acquired taste at first - mostly because of the gambit and combat system - but if you can find yourself patient enough to experiment and learn, it definitely can become pretty damn fun. honorable mentions to the Job tree to choose your characters' class combinations and skills/abilities as you progress.

[@_Xerota_]

I'm Basch Fon Ronsenburg of Dalmasca!

[@allansqr1]

Basch lives !

[@C-mz1bl]

I'm Captain Basch!

[@dylpickle0192]

Don't listen to Ondor's lies!!

[@ShukanHana]

I'm THE Basch fon Ronsenberg!

[@minnick66]

Basch lives !

[@nadeeshwarusamanna4626]

Who pees on the side of the toilet to make it quiet?

[@konpakuriii5087]

AaronFireStar Is Awesome same

[@kingmerck1538]

who starts playing with their dick in the middle of the night?

[@blazeeye1230]

Hahaha only when im in public

[@beefybaratiddies]

Yung Youngsta edgy isn't funny

[@HTX09]

Nadeesh Warusamanna Same

[@jake8473]

This is my favorite game of all time. I sunk more hours into this than any other game I've ever played. Lost a lot of interest in games since then, but I just heard about this remaster, and I think I'm gonna splurge on it. Sooooooo much nostalgia.

[@yralim7482]

my favorite ff series of all time finished this game around 300hrs +including all subquest.damn those ps2 days

[@lontrus]

Pinoy Adobo and here I am at 300+ hours on my ps2 with only half monster hunts xD

[@nosyfamily4814]

Pfft... i finish the game like 4 times. Each 250+ hrs... i just like the game and the story so much

[@the.akadianiq7805]

Pinoy Adobo It's my best game ever it changed me ... I don't know why others say shit about it I think I'll never play a game like it

[@1HeatWalk]

300 hrs is not alot. When I played FF7 on PS1. I had 3000 hours logged in.

[@JustforKikX]

Ah yes, FF12: the game people used to hate, but now everybody seems to love.

[@TheTerroux]

IKR ? xD once FFXVI comes out and XIII recieves a HD remastered version, people are going to to say things like " Eich FFXVI sucks, the last good FF was FFXIII " and so on...

[@NejisBreakingVlogs]

JustforKikX nah I always loved it. The FF fanbase can get unpredictable I think

[@Road_to_Dawn]

I'm just glad that people are starting to turn their viewpoints around. Either that or the people who loved it are a lot more vocal now than they used to be.

[@flameheadshero]

Honestly, I think it was just a small group of people being really loud about hating it and all the people who loved it were too busy playing the game.

[@Goremize]

No - People hated it for good reasons (I'm someone who loved it and have finished the game multiple times myself) But there were many reasons that turned people off the game, the main guy, Vaan, being boring and bland, the Gambit system existence, the general ease of the game (only made worse by the remastered version, the remastered version has made the game... so easy.. its like... so easy, there is not word for it but.. so stupidly easy now) I myself will probably only play the game at its hardest - the original version, because the job system just made the game too easy. However, for FF13 and up, this will not happen. People LOVED FFX and such, and below, and were vocal about it before remastered, very, FFXII has gotten the same people who loved the original out of the woodwork, but still has the same amount of hate as before - FFXIII doesn't have the fanbase as any game before, and FFXV even less

[@spawncap9009]

All these remasters always seem like they are at the level of graphics "I remember" from playing the game. Will get the game and play it and think this game doesn't look any different. Then, for the games and systems I still have, I boot up the original game and realize the original games graphics were so much worse than my memory of them.

[@h.s.5995]

It has to do with our screens nowadays too with resolutions and those big ctr (i believe its the TV's names). But they surely improved a bunch.

[@davidwalker8359]

LEGENDS OF DRAGOON

[@JackieFrankieful]

yeah but back then this game was pushing PS2 to the limits it was one of the most beaitful games on console and it was at the end of life cycle of PS2.

[@averybomb2]

@@JackieFrankieful this is similar to how FF9 was at the end for PS1 as well. At the end of a console cycle are usually when some of the nicest looking games appear

[@robertgronewold3326]

Final Fantasy 12 is actually my favorite game of all time, and I've played it through at least 4 times over the last decade.

[@stevecosmolove1045]

that's awesome

[@XxbiohazardxX223]

This was my first FF back in 2009, I was like 10 and didn't know much about english so I hardly understood what was happening, but I managed to get to the wall boss, and there's so much you can do with 10 years and barely knowing the language that the game was on lol so I'm looking forward to beating this game for sure this time

[@shadowbeacon8011]

Glad you enjoy it. Give it another shot, it will make much more sense to you the 2nd time around! Cheers.

[@memebot6490]

Kudos to you for having English as your second language and yet being so fluent in it. It's one of the hardest languages to learn due to it being a monster of other languages stitched together lol

[@KindredBrujah]

Also do try to go back and play FFVII, VIII and X if you can. Or wait for the VII remaster which should be released reasonably soon.

[@RRRRRRRRR33]

FFXII is a worthy experience just for the grinding alone. Best gameplay and side-quests in the series, it's super enjoyable to just hunt high prized monsters and loot. The story kinda sucks, the characters are boring, the music is not memorable.. But the gameplay is so fucking good. This game is like the recent Metal Gear Solid V, the story sucks, but the gameplay saves the final product in a glorious way.

[@MachineCog-i2l]

I loved the combat system of this game when I played it forever ago and customizing it was a lot of fun for me. It was also unlike anything else I'd played at the time which made it better. Bonus, this game introduced me to the concept of dark skinned bunny girls.

[@EndoXain]

*Tall tanned mommy bunny girls

[@luc1ferous]

I never finished this way back in the day because of a corrupted memory card, but back then I had some gripes about the game that I thought would hinder my attempt at finally finishing XII... Except that I'm finding all those issues i had back then don't bother me anymore, I mean I kinda get Vaan now... I had also forgotten how weird but sexy Fran's semi-Icelandic accent is..

[@luc1ferous]

That's probably part of it too! I mean I've learned to tolerate some heinous characters in order to enjoy a series and having a chance to revisit something like XII really puts things in perspective.

[@rythmjc3]

Weird? No way her accent is so pure attractive :D

[@edwardhoffenheim3249]

Shane Firth I'm guessing if 1-6 had voice overs people would tolerate Vaan a _little_ bit more. I flipping hated Cecile. Didn't start liking him until I started playing dissidia

[@FragginCap]

Final Fantasy 12 is in my opinion the last true FF game. The MMOs were great but 13, the sequels and 15 were all, CLEARLY incomplete projects which focused to much on 1 aspect while ignoring another. You never got everything you expected from an FF game. 12 had the visuals, the cutscenes, the story, a TON of optional exploration, and an open endgame. every game since has sacrificed one of these foundation aspects due to over-budgeting and poor time management. The discovered an entire section of game missing when they explored 15's code. Left out because of poor planning. I think 12 will do well for rerelease but also invite stronger harsher critisism to Square's current works. Square, the company that said on record it would not want to remake 7 because that act would be an admission that the company was out of fresh ideas and desperate. Their words

[@dosran5786]

agreed

[@dosran5786]

ten and 15 were pet projects and they both suffered because of it

[@lordcancer5475]

By far the last true ff!

[@jacoblau9355]

I've heard great things about 12 but see 6 as the last true Final Fantasy. The 3D stuff were all overrated IMO with emo and macho characters.

[@jacoblau9355]

@Kiwi Kimiko Where's 3, 4, 5, 6?

[@EumelaninKnight]

Here because of the PC release later today. Never finished it on PS2. Just might pick this up to complete it.

[@declaredsnow]

same dude. never got to play this one.

[@spawncap9009]

Limited data plan. Can't download 50 GB for this title, or 100 GB for FFXV. People always complain how a developer is "losing money" because they don't make their game multi-platform. I think they are losing a LOT more sales with digital only games this size and all the people that cannot download file sizes like this due to slow and/or limited data internet connections. I work for a company that has 60 locations across 3 states. There are about 20 of those locations that no internet is available in those areas that would allow for this kind of gaming, and thus, all the people in those areas also would not be able to. Poor high speed internet availability is way more prevalent than most of you realize, in the U.S. of all places anyways.

[@Ari-M]

You just can't stop progress.. if you can't catch up it's on your end, not the company.. this can apply to almost everything in the world, and even more with pc tech..

[@adam7802]

I'm here for the pc version too, never played it. And no it isn't always the users fault ariel mansur... some places like rural areas have bad internet because they don't have the setups more built up areas have, that isn't any fault of the people living there. These downloads for me are a real pain, if I do buy this game I'll have to download it overnight which isn't that big a deal but I've had some that last near a day because of the size. Btw pretty sure I've seen people say on steam the actual download is about 25gb.

[@joshua7426]

Same. Loved this one the most

[@SwevenHannibal]

Tidus was actually a great character for X. He was our point of contact for the world of Spira, as he was as clueless as we are in our first playthrough. We experience Spira for the first time with him. Story wise too: not only is he trying to cope with the fact that his world is gone, the fact that he's doing his own pilgrimage to meet his father and get some answers while tagging along with Yuna's pilgrimage to kill herself and save the world is fucking nuts. I love X.

[@renewagain6956]

He actually wasn't. The viewpoint of his character may functionally work for that purpose, but that doesn't change the whiney & overall grating nature of his personality. Played through it a second time recently and was hoping I may have misjudged him from long ago... I didn't.

[@dontworryaboutit5490]

Two comments, completely opposite, acting as though their opinion is fact.

[@victor_734]

Spoilers dude...

[@jorkbartoschkozlowski9097]

Its a very good Character Tidus. One of the best. People are uneducated/no empathy. They say he is whimsy/attention seeking. No he has clearly ACA (Adult Children of Alcoholics) and with clouds C-ptsd he is one of the deeper characters…

[@jorkbartoschkozlowski9097]

When you grow up and have ACA dysfunction and meet the father ofc you are a clown or have affect issues….

[@johnmalvent2189]

8 and 12 are my favorites in the series. I like underdogs I guess. They are the standout entries mechanically - and in 8's case thematically as well. 9 is probably my favorite "standard" entry, followed very closely by 10 whose story is phenomenal. For real, if you guys have been sleeping on those two darkhorses of the mainline series - they are absolute must plays all the way through. 8's story does some crazy things in the final acts especially - so play it even if the junction system is odd and easily gimmicked.

[@Weedmate420]

Ive honestly been sleeping hard on 8. My fav is 9, but Ill give it a go

[@thulsa_doom]

8 and 12 are my favourites, too - alongside with FF Tactics.

[@anthonyellis1267]

XII was actually one of my favorites. The gambit system was effing genius and the story was at least on par with VII. I'm very much enjoying the remaster.

[@AntoineBandele]

I feel like a lot of reviews are just about the first 10-20% of games.

[@sdp2754]

No spoils for the newbies

[@RexanonGuitar]

@@sdp2754 True. But theres still ways to review a game after playing most of it without major spoilers

[@VIctorAbicalil]

Makes sense for these longer games though. I imagine reviewers work on a pretty tight schedule, and so don't have the time to sink in 20, 30+ hours into a game before reviewing it.

[@RexanonGuitar]

@@VIctorAbicalil imo if someone hasn't played a game for at least 20-30 hours their review is invaild. You have to play a game for awhile before you experience most of what a game has to offer.

[@mattyhowse4255]

@@VIctorAbicalil on the ps2 it took me just under 100 hours to complete final fantasy 12.

[@drakenastor]

This is my most favorite ff game. Just loved it. I remember grinding in the desert so u can one hit those wolves, and fleeing from tough enemys. This game was the best.

[@Vayne_Solidor]

Yes.

[@amd1273]

It is great, I didn't really care for the story, the characters were bland. But the quests, the battle system, the areas you can explore, and the monster hunts really made up for it. I love this game

[@Tywele]

IMO the best single player Final Fantasy

[@Goremize]

Subjective, Very. The best is FFX or FFV or FFVI :D

[@TheGaara802]

That's subjective too stupid

[@Tywele]

You guys know what IMO means, right?

[@kutulukutu]

Tywele It was good, definitely. A little too Parasite Eve for some, but I liked it. Better than 8 or 9, anyway. LOL @ 8 or 9

[@TheRuben1708]

I actually hooked myself up with a PS2 emulator and started playing FFXII two weeks ago without even knowing this was coming. Today I killed the Elder Wyrm which I was stuck at back in 2007, so from now on everything is completely fresh for me! Having the time of my life :)

[@Riet]

Ah a romtg player, I see you're a man of culture as well

[@anggitwisnawansatyaji2365]

Btw u can get up to 3 zodiac spear dude try to find it

[@tazz4425]

Elder wyrm ? Yazmat ??

[@Paradisio84]

Fight Yiazmat... it helps with Zodiark on your side though... alot

[@king-manu2758]

I got hooked on the emulator too. Just downloaded it to see if it'd work on my laptop and then got hooked.

[@thomaswilliams4296]

I enjoyed playing this when I was around 14-17. It took over my life since it was open world and I could level up my characters and customize my characters to do a lot and the bosses and harder areas became great challenges.

[@guppythelarsmain246]

Balthier isn't the leading man? 😔

[@gameranxTV]

HE'S MY LEADING MAN, ALWAYS

[@Forever_Zero]

wait, he is not the protagonist? well, certainly is not Vaan

[@sephirothsoul999]

For me, it's larsa ^_^

[@leodoom8563]

It's not Vaan for sure...Ashe and Basch are the protagonist imo.

[@guppythelarsmain246]

gameranx his face should be on that thumbnail ❤ I sympathise completely!

[@sefatsilverlake3816]

The bestiary entries man... those entries I just want to know those writers and translators. Is just so well written. Some of the zombies entries gave me chills

[@georgiaashe5591]

FFXII was my first FF game that I played as a conscious individual (ie not a vague memory of someone's brother playing). I loved the characters and understood their motives. What really give me that spark of wonder were how fleshed out the world seemed. I always sat back in awe when the game threw in the "welcome mat" cinematic of a new area/region. I was always more into world building so this game was a special treat. Overall I was over the moon when they announced the remastered version, and im not one bit disappointed 👌👌👌

[@MrAnonymous2u]

Definitely one of my favorites in the series, and arguably my favorite, although 9 and 10 will always hold special places in my heart. I believe of all the Final Fantasies this one has the most Marketable story next to 7 and 9. I would love to write and direct a Trilogy of films based on this story. And yes I found Vaan to be a good character because he was so normal. I mean other than his fashion sense, he was just a dreamer who got caught up in larger world politics and I liked the perspective of seeing the story through his eyes as a viewer would if they had been transported into the story. This allowed for every other character in the party to have worth and each of them have value in their own way simply because Vaan is the POV character and the story is not being driven by him. Each character around Vaan is special. Basch the broken knight seeking to redeem himself, Fran the exile, Balthier the pirate captain and rogue, Penelo is his orphan best friend and love interest, and Ashe the Princess in exile that drives the plot. It all works so well because Vaan is the POV who happens to stumble into the conflict.

[@hohogaming2626]

the voice acting might be the best ever seen on gaming

[@rythmjc3]

Balthier's voicing acting was very solid

[@hohogaming2626]

rythmjc3 it was phenomenal! really fits for the character

[@Riptitde777]

my personal favorite voice acting is xenoblade, which is ironic considering the voice acting in that game has a lot of european accents like in this game lol gotta say though this game's voice acting is top notch!

[@Riptitde777]

WlanKabel you understand exactly what I mean xD

[@hohogaming2626]

PicNick yes the xenoblade chronicles voice acting was quite incredible, here hoping the one in Xenoblade chronicles 2 will be as good

[@50kekk]

The world wasn't ready for ff12 back when it was released for the ps2. This is one of the games that will always be my favorite. I grew up playing the ivalice saga with the handheld consoles. So to see ff12 was quite a treat for us ivalice fans. Vaan is one of my favs

[@KayderimGameplays]

Same, Vaan is my second favorite after Basch, i don't know why people hate him so much, he has the biggest heart out of everyone in the party

[@50kekk]

@@KayderimGameplays he's very underrated! I like him more than Ashe to be honest. I think many fans weren't ready for Vaan since they expected him to have an interesting backstory. His character developed more in revenant wings and grimoire of the rift! Very cool!

[@WilliamAfton-ok9dh]

I enjoyed FF12 in 2006 but struggled by the midway point (Silakwood) With the Zodiac Age though, ive put 60hours into it and am now at the final act hunting the hidden espers and finishing the elite marks off before i complete the final mission. I feel like they made it easier in the remastered by giving us access to ALL the gambits in the shop straight away, instead of unlocking as the game goes on. I was able to set up Penelo as a white mage healer, with Basch as my tank, Vaan as a mace user, Fran as a archer, ashe as a second healer and Baltheir as a spear user. With gambits set , the game really played itself. I grinded on in Lhusu Mines for ages on the bridge against skeletons and unlocked their boards with ease. Then just stayed on top of items and rarely died. Where as the original, i was dying all the damn time. Maybe because im older and wiser to Gambits, or maybe they made it easier.

[@33GLOCK]

Lol

[@kidsmitty94]

This was my favorite combat system in all the final fantasy games.

[@rommelriot]

yeah!!!! i remember playing this back then when it was released... wasn't able to finish it... AND NOW... partly thanks to your vlog, i'm psyched to replay and finish it... Thanks Jake!!

[@keoki_kemp]

Fran = love

[@topdog2007]

bunny booty

[@keoki_kemp]

topdog2007 damn straight

[@minilabyrinth]

Fran is best girl. I play the game controlling her in every battle, and have her play arts KAI figurine next to me on my desk

[@inika3]

starfire Wow so jealous >_

[@rythmjc3]

She has perfect long legs

[@drew8235]

I'm playing this through for the first time right now on Switch, and I can understand why some people really do not like this one. This video critique is very fair I'd say. I'm enjoying it a great deal myself, and the story and characters are fantastic (Fran in particular) and it's well worth it despite the flaws. I do, however, think that the two biggest issues with the game are pretty valid: 1) It does sort of feel like the lead up to FF 13's hallway simulator design. There is an insane amount of running down endless hallways and open spaces. There's just far too much of it. The Switch version at least allows you to toggle on 2x or 4x speed, which makes traversing these wide open, empty spaces much less tedious. 2) The combat system is designed around programming your party members to automatically activate certain abilities at various thresholds. On paper this is nice, but in practice it sort of ends up with you setting up your perfect gambits to make your party members do exactly what you need, and then the combat can almost be put on auto pilot, taking a lot of the strategy out of it. Granted, the 2x and 4x speed boost can make the auto pilot combat much faster, but the issue is that then the whole game can essentially be played on super speed with your AI largely doing everything they need to do at just the right moments with very little input for you. This all makes for a game that feels like it largely doesn't need you to even be there. To some this might be fine, it gives it more of an RTS feel perhaps, designing your team perfectly so that it synergizes well and can mostly control itself. If that sounds good to you then you may take no issue with it. TLDR: I am greatly enjoying the game. The story and characters are fantastic. It does have a few very glaring flaws that hold it back from being truly perfect.

[@omgkittyXD]

Thanks for this. I was debating getting it since it's on sale on the eshop

[@KayderimGameplays]

Well yeah, it would be kinda hard to control 3 party members everytime you run into a monster with this system.. And the gambits will not be prepared for anything, as you only have 10 commands available, and some bosses throw all sort of shit and desease on your way, so unless you have all remedy upgrades, you will need to put some input there or you'll die. This game only removes that need to repeat itself like previous rpgs, instead of asking you to put commands every single fight, you'll just have to tell them what to do before the fight even begin. But you can always disable gambit and play the game without it just fine, at least with the character you're controlling.

[@monhoj8778]

I got it after finishing XC:DE because I wanted something with a similar battle system, and I'm enjoying it so far. It's also my first FF that's not tactics :)

[@JoyboyPs_Reviews]

FFXII is my all time favourite game.

[@markassassin91]

I actually liked the old skill tree they had in the 2006 version, mainly because I could activate whatever skills I wanted without class restrictions. Which to me was a way to give each character an ability I wanted to give them which made every character unique to the play style I gave them. I am willing to try this updated version out, but to me that's why I enjoyed this ff more than the rest.

[@SeniorSuiki]

This 👏🏾 Is 👏🏾 My 👏🏾 All 👏🏾 Time 👏🏾 Fav 👏🏾 Final 👏🏾 Fantasy 👏🏾

[@mattyhowse4255]

Me too its SOOO GOOD!!!

[@richanater99]

by the way guys, they changed how you get the zodiac spear. its only useable by the class that can use spears, but you don't have to be careful what chests you open. you get it from the hunt club now, although I hear its better to go for the other items and to skip the spear.

[@greislutea7973]

This game is greatly underrated!

[@akamu95b31]

Extremely!!!

[@ExReeB]

I have played it in four different visions The original, The IZJS (both ENG and JP) and the new remastered one played more than 1000 hours and I still enjoy playing it

[@zoatdagoat]

Ali Asiry How many hours did you put on your original play through? I got 230 hours but still cojld have kept grinding and leveling and collecting.

[@trenken]

I didnt play the original game but got it on switch and ive played through it 4x already. I dont find the story or characters particularly interesting, but they are good enough. Its the gameplay that is so good. It reminds me of the best parts of mmo’s, minus dealing with annoying people online. They clearly were inspired by the early mmo’s with the exploration of large areas and fun, quick combat with a bunch of different systems that all work great together. Totally different than the painfully slow battles of previous ff games. I could just keep playing through this damn game over and over.

[@johndavidr]

Final Fantasy 12 was my first FF game I played. I actually enjoyed the story and everything about it except for the grinding. I thought the grinding in particular was a bit too much. I'd see myself having to level up almost 10 levels or more just so I could get past one boss and find myself having to grind again just to be able to kill enemies in a certain area. I very much liked being able to customize the characters "finishing moves" I guess you could call it and chaining them together was awesome. Other than that I really enjoyed it and I'll be picking up this copy for some nostalgia. I also never finished the game so it's another reason why I'll be picking it up.

[@asmariamoon]

I remember that FFXII was the first game I bought near the time of release. My mom had given me $60 that year, and I rushed out and picked it up. It took a while to get used to the battle system, but once I did, I had a lot of fun with it.

[@harrisonmccartney4878]

FFXII was one of my favorite games on the PS2, and I'm so happy that it got a remake for the PS4

[@Ucuz_]

For PS2 games the graphic is really good

[@gorkskoal9315]

^

[@theanglerfish9852]

For over a year tis game stood there on my wish list and I was reluctant to buy it. With a good discount, I finally got it for PC a few weeks ago and I was really amazed. I love the "star-wars" feel of the game, with different civilizations, advanced technologies set in a way older looking scenario and the desert/tropical landscapes. The cities and dungeons are pretty unique and very detailed (I guess it had a lot of influence on FF XIII?) and I think the graphics aged really well. It has a more realistic plot that somehow makes it unique in the series. It may become my favorite Final Fantasy game.

[@moudacouldashoulda195]

One of the best final fantasy.... 7, 8, 9, 12.

[@Tank251992]

3,4,6?

[@citybeneath8263]

10!!!

[@animemusic9277]

xv is best

[@the.akadianiq7805]

Mohamad Hosny XII is tge best at all

[@Vivi_Strike]

FF10 is good too, probably the only final fantasy which had an interesting culture in its world. FF7, 8, and 9 didnt have as much to know about the world but was really great when it came to exploration. FF12 probably is best at doing both although the license board system was complex. FF7 will be my all time favorite when it comes to the unique world setting though.

[@theneedforspeeder9575]

Before you buy: it’s a masterpiece buy

[@mychemicalrobert]

It was actually my first main series Final Fantasy game, and I loved it. I've played others since, but it's my favourite, and I love the world of Ivalice and the character customisation , and like you said, way it rewards you with the grinding.

[@LeninReturns]

"Ahh, the prison repository of wrested relics and raiments" best FF game ever.

[@nymbattheeternal1279]

So, our stuff is here?

[@MadMostergy]

@@nymbattheeternal1279 That's what he said.

[@DadIsMyName2010]

This is coming out for the Nintendo Switch on April 30th 2019. I never played this before but from this video the game looks interesting and I might pre order it for the Switch.

[@1988josip]

This game with ff7 was best...you will just like it..mif you want all ultimate weapons you will grind for hours

[@Ezra_Malfoy97]

FF 12 was the first ever FF game I ever played and I fell in love with it! I was actually a little sad when I played 10 because the game play annoyed me as well as the story. I just brought 13 and I'm interested to see how much I like that but I still reckon that 12 is the absolute best and I've been waiting so long for it to be remastered. It's definitely a solid 10/10 for everything 😊

[@litlclutch]

I'm so excited for this as FFXII is my fav Final Fatasy.

[@SamiPuma]

this is my favorite final fantasy game of all time, my favorite combat system, Balthier, and the best art direction to its graphics

[@ChrisT93]

I always watch Before You Buy before I buy 😂😂

[@gameranxTV]

Thanks for coming around!

[@powerfulshammy]

yea that's why I'm not buying this 1st many negative bout game and 2 next month Grim Dawn expansion is coming up

[@veespa_]

The best Final Fantasy in the series, to me! I respect that others have differing opinions, but, this is my opinion. I’m playing through it right now for the first time on the PS4 & I love it, so much! Plus, the implemented 2x or 4x speed hack makes grinding a breeze. I hope that FF 16 will be set in Ivalice.

[@Omnicharlizard]

XD still playing it in 2021, I’ll agree this game was the dark horse xD I bought it and at first I was Furious without the ability to block….after figuring out the system and level of pure customization I absolutely Loved this game. The gambit system was and still IS by far leagues and years before it’s time. I haven’t played a game with the same level of ai customization like those x3 As for the weapons…😂 I zoned in and out of the air deck to get the seitengrat bow for 16 actual hours 😂 🙃 then I hunted down the great trango, gendarm, and the other 12 top tier weapons from the other classes For anyone who still wants to play this game or needs a reminder to get back into it, I highly recommend it. It’ll be worth your time

[@vaillet9419]

ahhh the memories of running away from a dinosaur, just to open a container/chest with one FUCKING SINGLE COIN.

[@vdnsejjf5681]

Okay but does anyone remember FF XII revenant wings (ds)

[@giannicolamatteo8155]

Yup, really good game , mad difficult at times trying to manage large groups of espers

[@patrickmurphy9470]

This is an underrated FF game. I found Zodiac Age for XB1 at Walmart for $7.88 and can’t wait to dive into this game again after 20 years.

[@ngaudio9143]

Out of all the final fantasy's, I honestly think that 12 is one of the best. Yes, the main character is an annoying little shit that isn't even the MAIN character, the plot, the cinematography, and even the battle system are things that are so unique to this specific game. The closest one for cinematography that I've played is 15. For story, the few that tie or beat 12 would be 6,7, and 8. For gameplay I personally think 10 takes the cake. But, the battle system is something I think should have been used more. Especially with the way 15's and 13's battle system is. Anyways, I literally just got the new 12 and am downloading the update as we speak. Let me know what you think.

[@RRRRRRRRR33]

FFX is literally a chess match, FFXII gameplay is far more advanced and interesting imo The story tho, the only believable couple in the entire series, I give credits for that

[@springchickena1]

I don't think anyone even counts FFX as a final fantasy game. they took liberties of making it more like their recent kingdom hearts title, at the time. With the new battle system. For that alone, character, cartoony design aside, was a good reason nobody played it.

[@DomovaProject]

DJ SUTRA lol what are you even talking about? FFX is one of the better Final Fantasy’s

[@ekluberful]

no its bad

[@belg4r489]

I think 12 is the best, then 7 and then 15

[@Rockmanxz]

"Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!" -Tidus

[@Ari-M]

But that's ff 10..

[@cybertvorog9492]

@@Ari-M it was mentioned that FF 10 had a dumbass of a main character in the video

[@callmegravy]

@@cybertvorog9492 He also said Vaan is worse, but I definitely disagree.

[@muuhnkin4611]

@@callmegravy no Vaan is a annoying brat. Worst MC of all FF series.

[@callmegravy]

@@muuhnkin4611 meh

[@dariengoheen747]

My favorite final fantasy. Going to beat it this time on PS4. Love the general sounds of walking, running, handling weapons, etc. The music is great too.

[@dbluewh]

The boss battle music in FF12 is like no other. Completely epic. The orchestrated version of battle on the big bridge is just SO good. The world is just so rich, and what makes FF12 soooooo much better than FF15, is you can initiate multiple hunts at the same time. OMG I HATE how FF15 makes me go back to the poster after every hunt, so fucking ridiculous and time consuming. FF15 hunts are really boring, have no story behind them, are more or less the same. FF12's hunts have unique backstories, like the "carrot" that turned out to be a malboro, and how Montblanc posted a fake bounty to use you as bait. When I first played FF15 when it came out, I thought it was okay, but then FF12 remastered came out, and replaying FF12 made me realize just how good FF12 was and still is.

[@jamesstone5249]

I agree FF15 was absolute garbage story/music vice, the gameplay managed to make the game somewhat worth the $115 I paid to pre-order it. FF12 was just epic no other way to describe it I probably have invested close to 200 hours on playing and replaying the game. From the bounty hunter side stories to the politically corrupt and warmongering main story line which was full of adventure and some comedic relief I just couldn't get enough of it, there were also the countless weapons such as the zodiac spear, excalibur, and tursenol which made the game challenging due to how hard they were to acquire. Also acquiring all of the espers, reading about all the boss/monster lore and the endless amount of end game bosses separate from the main store line made the game worth cumming back to replay.

[@jacoblau9355]

I heard good things about 12 and might get it for the Switch but am an old School RPG fan. 6 was my last real Final Fantasy and games like Chrono Trigger and Secret of Mana did it better then FF in almost all aspects.

[@mmmmm9678]

I have always loved twelve it is my favorite game ever since the original came out I was complete

[@sSlemic]

I played ff13 recently and kept saying to myself ''well its a good game, battle is different but kinda fun'', but now after seeing this I remembered what a heck of a game this(ff12) was; the story, battle(gambits), open world, the game actually has npc, few side quests, monster hunting. For sure one of my all time favourite.

[@madsolar480]

I find Vaan a lot less annoying than Tidus.

[@user-ef7gn4jy6v]

I like Tidus better, he is funny sometimes.

[@madsolar480]

when has Tidus ever said something remotely funny? He is 100% cringe worthy. I'll admit that he's a nice dude loll and that Vaan is much more pessimistic.

[@kingdominth4]

Same!

[@DjVader112]

hardest FF ever,boss battles felt like it would last forever...can't wait to play it again.

[@dezrons5679]

especially those demon walls, hit it with a nuke and it doesn't even scratch it.

[@christopherjohnson284]

Just found this video in 2021! Currently in the process of purchasing this as I type, I absolutely loved 12 when it came out.

[@CruzifixioOG]

PS2 game has better graphics than most JRPG's. Yes, I'm looking at you Tales games, invest some coin.

[@castiel5076]

It's Coming to PC !!!

[@Mallomae]

Best FF ever. Loved it and love it. :) The jobs are kinda hard to get used to after playing the original so much xD, but once you get used to the new system, it's kinda fun to strategize with and trying different setups etc.

[@ShinReacts]

I'm so torn: When FFXII first came out, I really enjoyed it and actually put in the hours. At the same time, I'm debating real hard whether to get The Zodiac Age b/c of the fact I liked the original. What's making me second guess a purchase is I don't know if the job system and remastering is enough to invest all that time again (with fast-forward and all).

[@hohogaming2626]

shinsterP4 yeah I think you should go for it the music is reorchestrated and I mean its been more than 10 years I think the nostalgia would be amazing and overall you could have lots of fun

[@leodoom8563]

You can buy it. The fast-forward feature is REALLY useful, especially if you grind for the fight against Yiazmat :D

[@topdog2007]

dude i got it and i love it revisting ivelce agin choosing jobs for you party grinding easyer and this coming from a guy that played the game when it fist came out

[@KefkaTheDeathJester]

You could just wishlist it and then wait for it to go on sale(which will probably happen down the line).

[@leodoom8563]

It's a restriction but it works fine, it does a sense of more strategy to it. You can always do some separate saves for testing the best class for every character.

[@osiris_actual]

Who else here played Dirge of Cerberus, that's the real dark horse.

[@jacoblau9355]

Chrono Trigger and Secret of Mana will like to have a word with you. That said, I think the spinoff titles were ironically better then the mainline.

[@puffingpanda7003]

I played it just for fun. I still have the game on my ps2 but alot of people dislikes the game

[@shadowbeacon8011]

Loved the storyline and personalities, both in the characters and NPCs. The gambit system was immersive and Marks were super fun to carry out. Now that the music is redone and a new Job system has been introduced, I’m picking this back up, eleven years later!

[@Consumstra]

Waiting for a remake of FFIX

[@Revz8bit]

Cresce , Android / iOS. it already happened

[@aesericho3651]

Revz8bit I believe he's asking for a legitimate remake, not a simple remaster; which I believe is what you're referring to.

[@kelvinkegel2304]

I have IX on the PS3 and it's just SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SLOOOOOOOOOW like I almost kill myself in bosses trying to steal or when soemone goes on the special mode (forgot it's name). I really wish there was a version wich wasn't this slow.. *sigh*

[@marcovalladares5548]

Final Fantasy 12 is good!! It's better than FF13 and FF15

[@indrajitdutta3789]

This is the game which hooked me on to RPGS. Never found another one with this amazing gambit system after that.

[@IBlowitByTheOh]

Dragon age origins, then 2 and inquisition all have the gambit system, but a bit more fleshed out

[@deviltarsalfu6886]

I stoped play FF series from FFXIII , But to this day i still Think The Best FF is FFVII , FFX , and FFXII . FFXII just because of unique characters and gambit system now with job system it's even better. Ps Its fun to make Bash high lvl char and do 1v1 with Gabranth !! Recomend To all FF fans

[@guidogos6031]

Devil Tarsal FU I feel the same. Number 1 is FF7. After I liked X and X2 and stopped at 13. The reason I stopped was that I can't play real action combat or I want to think my moves in the turn based version. An updated FF7 version without turn base action is worthless for me.

[@alexanderpalmer2647]

Basch and Balthier are just two of the best and most well written characters i have ever seen.

[@febrymaulana011]

I put Basch on 1v1 with Gabranth... feels more epic...

[@moviingparts]

It's not obvious what job's are best for your characters as you don't typically want to follow normal rpg conventions where one would chose a mage class for Ashe because of her base Magic. I highly recommend doing some research as there's lots of info around since 2007's international release. White Mage Balthier, Samurai Ashe etc. Only thing this game really has going for it (imo) besides the cleaned up UI and per-rendered cutscenes is now you'll be able to chose a second job post-Belias. This is awesome, you'll finally have more reason to use Fran. And Tidus was way worse than Vaan, holy shit...

[@snuffy5546]

I actually still have final fantasy 12 for the ps2, litterally just bought the ff 12 remaster just a day ago, and I am super excited to see what they have changed! 😁

[@33GLOCK]

Smh wasting money

[@voldlifilm]

Potential spoiler warning!! I really enjoyed the original up to the point where the plot gets dumb. It was a really deep world with complex politics and no easy ways out, and then suddenly somebody remembers that we have to wrap up the story. It's like throwing Suaron into Game of Thrones, and everyone figuring out that all the complex problems can be solved by shooting Satan in the face. Yay.

[@akselevensen2763]

I honestly don't know if your comparison improved or not with the last season.

[@voldlifilm]

@@akselevensen2763 "How can we solve this!" Rolls natural 20. "Oh."

[@Dr_Hax]

I want to see more RPG with that battle system

[@ColeWolfsson]

Best battle system

[@chrisd8180]

Open world free to explore like ff15 was the best by far ff12s great just u can only do so much with graphics originally designed for the ps2 its remastered Not remade like the new ff7 coming out soon. People need to realize the difference. None the less 12 was great

[@KazeKumo]

i wish the battle system like that + open world final fantasy set in ff12 world. Damn.. i hope they make sequel... sky pirate sequel.

[@ultraboykj]

Played it 2 years ago. Got all but the trial mode 100 trophy. It really frustrated me how easily those 5 judges gave me a game over. Never sat right with me. Left it alone for 2 years. I wanted my gdamn platinum trophy in this. Replayed from scratch and got the craziest builds and some of the best weapons the game can offer. While those builds and weapons did little for me on Lvl 100.. I got my friggin plat. Gabranth falling for the 2nd time never felt so good. Made a vid of it, only one I've uploaded to KZbin in fact.

[@maxjf1]

Best game ever.

[@Fateofhumanity24]

13 is ass. 12 was one of my favorites for the sense of adventure and mature theme.

[@jonathansoko1085]

dont be emotional, 13 has alot to like.

[@canontheory]

13 and 12 are both amazing