Square Announces Final Fantasy Xii!

uberbroke · May 2003

<div class="IPBDescription">Poster, etc</div> NOTE: This is NOT Final Fantasy 10-2. It's Final Fantasy 12. 10 PLUS 2.

The theme is sorta back to (judging from the poster) "medieval crosses high-tech".
NOW there's an incentive for me to get a japanese PS2. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif'>

<img src='http://home.attbi.com/~charlie-yasuda/pics/ff12poster.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>

<img src='http://home.attbi.com/~charlie-yasuda/pics/ff12logo.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>

EDIT: pics.

Cereal_KillR · May 2003

**** I just saw the first picture, pressed back, then you edited! <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'>

pardzh · May 2003

<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif'>

Looks nifty, hope they can do another FF7.

Dubers · May 2003

Christ not another one!

GorgeBush · May 2003

Seen this a looooooooong time ago, but thanks. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>

folk · May 2003

it's funny 'cause all of them have sucked.
give it up.

JediYoshi · May 2003

mmm, more whiny then logical. give a point or two next time folk.

Sephiroth2k · May 2003

how have all of them sucked? actually, after FF8, i really haven't played ne of the new ones...

Thansal · May 2003

10 was very cool.

10-2 is silly don't coun't it <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'>

Infinitum · May 2003

Isn't Final Fantasy 12 on the gamecube?

DrSuredeath · May 2003

Uhh...

Final Fantasy: Dominatrix?

PS: FF Crystal Chronicles != FF 12

Burr · May 2003

darn, suredeath beat me to it!!

Haha, looking closely at the second picture I see.

Arcadius · May 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Infinitum @ May 5 2003, 07:21 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Isn't Final Fantasy 12 on the gamecube?  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
From what I've read its going to be a simultaneous release on the PS2, Gamecube, and PC.

DrSuredeath · May 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Arcadius @ May 5 2003, 07:41 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Infinitum @ May 5 2003, 07:21 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Isn't Final Fantasy 12 on the gamecube? </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>
From what I've read its going to be a simultaneous release on the PS2, Gamecube, and PC.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
You heard it wrong.

Infinitum · May 2003

I heard Final Fantasy is now gamecube exclusive from FF12 and up....

Burr · May 2003

They just need to start redoing all the final fantasies, using newer graphics but the same storyline, then they would make big money. THey also need to do the same thing to Chrono Trigger, man I love that game.

*edited becasue I have fat fingers so evething is spelled wrong*

Jammer · May 2003

Do NOT diss Final Fantasy. FF3 (6jp) was THE BEST GAME EVER. I still remeber everything about it. I've logged hundreds of hours into that baby :-). Tactics had a weak story, but killer gameplay. And at least the story was interesting, if somewaht nonsensical.

My FF Ranks, top to bottom.
FF3
FF2
FF Tactics
FF 7
FF 9
FF 8/10 both sucked. Whats with the realistic crap? Never played 1

The gameboy one's don't count, since they were actualy 'secret of mana' games with new US titles.

philmcneal · May 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Infinitum @ May 5 2003, 05:07 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> I heard Final Fantasy is now gamecube exclusive from FF12 and up....  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
THAT"S SO DUMB

Infinitum · May 2003

Liku · May 2003

Great another one of these boring games.

Reason I hate Final Fantasy's?

Select your Move fighting. YAWN! I HATE THIS. So boring, there's no skill all you need it the best attack and be a higher level than your opponent and you win. Hmm... this attack's strong let me pull it off *Click* 12 Mega Death Combo's done on your opponent. Lame. I like games that take the "Player's Skill" to play, instead of the "Character's Skill" to play.

World Map. Moving on the World map's hilariously stupid. You walk around everwhere all huge and you get to places quickly. This is stupid. Oh oh, a "Random Battle" has happened just use your best attack and then back on this Monopoly Board of boring Battles.

Crystal Chronicals is supposed to have Real Time battles, and hopefully this World Map BS it gotten rid of too. If not, just another over dramatic movie on a PS2 Disc.

- Liku's Rant for the Day.

JediYoshi · May 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Liku @ May 5 2003, 10:39 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> World Map. Moving on the World map's hilariously stupid. You walk around everwhere all huge and you get to places quickly. This is stupid. Oh oh, a "Random Battle" has happened just use your best attack and then back on this Monopoly Board of boring Battles.
 </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
*cough* NS *cough*

So what it isn't real time? Just because of that of that makes it more straedgy worthy. I mean overhead games like the CC view in NS. You click some guys, send 'em on waypoints they don't follow, build things your teammates build because they know it would benifit them rather than the team.

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Select your Move fighting. YAWN! I HATE THIS. So boring, there's no skill all you need it the best attack and be a higher level than your opponent and you win. Hmm... this attack's strong let me pull it off *Click* 12 Mega Death Combo's done on your opponent. Lame. I like games that take the "Player's Skill" to play, instead of the "Character's Skill" to play.</td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>

There's no skill within an Onos vs. a single marine, why? Because he is at a "higher level". It's not lame? Is it not boring when your teammates not follow you? When you respawn and an HMG is beating down on you?

I mean is there no choosing of fighting moves in NS? It seems like that first last comment was just on what kind of games you like to play.

DrSuredeath · May 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Infinitum @ May 5 2003, 08:07 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> I heard Final Fantasy is now gamecube exclusive from FF12 and up....  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
It's just the Crystal Chronicles.

The main FF is still with Sony.
Link all you want, you will not find any evidence of FF12 going to other platform other than PS2.

Injury · May 2003

Custom character creation?! If not, pft. I'll stick with NWN and the upcoming Knights of the Old Republic. (June 2003 for Xbox? Sigh.. before PC again, Fall 2003 for that).

Burr · May 2003

The thing that attracts me to the FF universe is always the story. ff7 had IMO one of the best stories in all of gamedom.

redeemed_darkness · May 2003

lol my friend got FFx on DVD (well 2 any ways) to watch as a movie
To quote his words when I asked about it was...</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> So I don't need to play the stupid game to just watch the story</td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>

Cowswin · May 2003

You can't argue with someone who doesn't like RPGs because there's nothing to argue against. Some people like RPGs, some people don't. If you think FF sucks, that's great for you, I think Vampire The Masquerade sucked. I think Quake sucks. And sometimes NS sucks (when round after round all you get is those JP/HMG 5 minute rounds). You can't argue with me that I think they suck, because I think they do. I don't like playing Quake or Vampire or lots of other games and nothing you can do will change that fact. So just...leave it be man.

As for an exclusive release on Gamecube...that's Nintendo's pipe dream but I gurantee they aren't that stupid. If they follow the current trend then they'll be smart and release it on PC, PS2 and MAYBE X-Box. Nintendo requires too much control over their products and I doubt they'd sell out to just one company. But that's just me <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>

uberbroke · May 2003

Story. I'm not really looking foward to gameplay, honestly. But I'll still give them a benefit of the doubt... Maybe they can come up with something which will revolutionalize turn-based battle system?

Oh well, as long as its not an all-out sci-fi thing... I can say I played and liked every FF there is... Except 8 and 10 (and 10-2 by default)... Those are exceptions.... Fatal exceptions. *crashes*

EDIT: Spelling.

moultano · May 2003

I used to love final fantasy, then I started playing PC rpgs, and I'm never going back. The combat in final fantasy games is just drudgery to make the games longer. The spell effects help, but they dont change the fact that you aren't doing anything fun. The story and atmosphere of the games are great, but the gameplay is nonexistant. Most of your time in a Final Fantasy game is spent walking around a map, holding down A every time the screen blurs.

I still consider final fantasy 7 to have one of the best stories Ive experienced in any medium. But I'm simply not willing to put up with 70 or so hours of tedium to get at it anymore.

For those of you who are still diehard console RPG fans, pick up a copy of Planescape: Torment from your local bargain bin. You'll thank yourself.

dr_d · May 2003

Ugh every FF Sony made sucked, and everything after ff7 was just more and more painful to any true FF fan. FF10 was just a joke, more cut scenes than gameplay. Hopefully they'll make a series on gamecube and redeem themselves.

*pets his orginal copy of FF3 for the snes* <----- still the best game ever. period.

PS Liku you're in the wrong thread buddy, you don't like intricate plots and character development go play capcom vs marevl 2 and give us a break.

PPS As for worldmaps its for folks who like to have something non-linear to do in their games. Usually they don't suffer from ADD so you wouldn't apply Liku.

Jammer · May 2003

Me too Dr. d. Me too.
/me pets his copies of SNES ff3 and ff2

Rion · May 2003

I didn't like FF10... I mean.. all it really was, was a big soap opera. Maybe it's because I've already seen everything in the story a million times... now that I think of it.. is it even posible to create an original story that is actually fun to play through?

Probably not, unless these game creators can think above the traditional story/battle system.

Square Announces Final Fantasy Xii!

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