FFX is your traditional Final Fantasy. You are in the main story. FFX-2 is just a spinoff.
FFXII is more tactic, it's pretty much like Xenosaga Chronicles. You are outside of the main story.
Both are good but imo FFX is better story-wise.
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May 24th, 2019 12:19 pm
FFX is your traditional Final Fantasy. You are in the main story. FFX-2 is just a spinoff.
May 24th, 2019 12:26 pm
May 24th, 2019 12:29 pm
May 24th, 2019 12:46 pm
FF12 was one of my favourite Final Fantasy's right next to FF6 and 7. It's just quite different than any other past ones. Think of it like a one player MMO. FF12's music is still decent but not done by Nobuo Uematsu
May 24th, 2019 1:00 pm
May 24th, 2019 3:13 pm
May 24th, 2019 3:48 pm
I agree with you. I really liked FFXII for the large world, hunts and functional gambit system. The story is relatively weak, but it was really different from the other FF I played. It has a more "political tone" than the usual "We need to kill that villain and that's it" from other RPGs. The characters however are forgettable at best, with the MC being downright awful.Firebot wrote: ↑ FF12 was one of my favourite Final Fantasy's right next to FF6 and 7. It's just quite different than any other past ones. Think of it like a one player MMO. FF12's music is still decent but not done by Nobuo Uematsu
FF12 on current systems has a speed up option which significantly lowers the time spent walking around. It's much more tactical based and can somewhat play itself if you have gambits setup properly. The story is meh, but all the side things and extras you can do can easily eat up 100+ hours. I feel like the end of the game is about halfway through the content and game (let's just beat the game quick so we can do the fun stuff). People tend to either love or hate the game, I am one that loved it. FF10 is much harder to get into if you have not played it when it first came out, the system can feel archaic and slow, but it's definitely your last true traditional FF.
FF10 and FF12 are completely different games, but both great in their own respect.
May 24th, 2019 4:05 pm
May 24th, 2019 4:29 pm
May 24th, 2019 4:38 pm
There are constant signs in FF12 that the main character should have always been Basch throughout, and the game is built around him. Due to marketing requiring the protagonist to be a young tweener to cater to the teen population, Vaan was created (and Penelo). Basch is like 40 in the game and not considered as marketable like Cloud, Squall, Tidus, Zidane, Noctis etc. The whole game would be the exact same if you removed both characters really, they were just thrown in and it shows pretty obviously as soon as Basch joins the party and Vaan is just along for the ride.jiayejoe wrote: ↑ I agree with you. I really liked FFXII for the large world, hunts and functional gambit system. The story is relatively weak, but it was really different from the other FF I played. It has a more "political tone" than the usual "We need to kill that villain and that's it" from other RPGs. The characters however are forgettable at best, with the MC being downright awful.
May 24th, 2019 4:46 pm
Basch could easily be the main character but FF is all about young teenagers. In my book, Balthier should have been the main character. Auron in FFX is 35 years old to give you an idea (still my preferred FF character).Firebot wrote: ↑ There are constant signs in FF12 that the main character should have always been Basch throughout, and the game is built around him. Due to marketing requiring the protagonist to be a young tweener to cater to the teen population, Vaan was created (and Penelo). Basch is like 40 in the game and not considered as marketable like Cloud, Squall, Tidus, Zidane, Noctis etc. The whole game would be the exact same if you removed both characters really, they were just thrown in and it shows pretty obviously as soon as Basch joins the party and Vaan is just along for the ride.
May 24th, 2019 4:52 pm
May 24th, 2019 5:11 pm
FF8 was the romance FF... the number of people and non gamers i knew who were into it was astounding back in the day. (Though many had never actually played the game).
May 24th, 2019 5:24 pm
FFX was released in 2001, almost 20 years ago. There weren't many video games back then that had a "well-penned romance". Even to this day, romance has never really been a big theme in most video games, let alone a well developed one.
May 24th, 2019 5:24 pm
May 24th, 2019 5:35 pm
I second your opinion all the way til the en.... no.halcyon wrote: ↑ FF8 was the romance FF... the number of people and non gamers i knew who were into it was astounding back in the day. (Though many had never actually played the game).
FFX is a lot of people's fav. Its a great turn based battle system, a great story and some fantastic C+ voice acting ..."HA Ha HA HA HA..."
May 24th, 2019 5:53 pm
May 24th, 2019 5:58 pm
valcyclovir wrote: ↑ I second your opinion all the way til the en.... no.
I am a bit fed up people take the laughing scene out of context and think it's actually bad voice acting. The bad laughing scene was done on purpose, and if you google the Japanese laughing scene, it's even more hilarious. It was meant to be silly, even the characters laugh at themselves right after.
Back in 2001, voice acting was never really a thing in games, and it was the first FF to feature voice acting so obviously it's not going to be A+.
Hear it from the voice actor himself :
You could argue Yuna voice actress was bad (way... too... m..any.. pauses... like.. I..m losing.. my.. breathe.. all the.. time...), Tidus' was decent enough, but Wakka's and Auron's voice acting were SPOT ON.
May 24th, 2019 6:07 pm
No, Fran should've been the main.Firebot wrote: ↑ There are constant signs in FF12 that the main character should have always been Basch throughout, and the game is built around him. Due to marketing requiring the protagonist to be a young tweener to cater to the teen population, Vaan was created (and Penelo). Basch is like 40 in the game and not considered as marketable like Cloud, Squall, Tidus, Zidane, Noctis etc. The whole game would be the exact same if you removed both characters really, they were just thrown in and it shows pretty obviously as soon as Basch joins the party and Vaan is just along for the ride.
May 24th, 2019 10:21 pm
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