Final Fantasy XII
About the Game
Two powerful empires, Archadia and Rozaria, are at war. All they care about is victory over the opponent. In order to achieve it more quickly, Archadia invades the small kingdom of Dalmasca. The young prince of Dalmasca falls in battle shortly after his marriage to the beautiful princess Ashe.
Story & Setting
There are no separate battle screens in the game; combat takes place in the same environment as exploration.
Gameplay & Core Systems
You take control of a young thief named Vaan who lives in Rabanastre, the capital city of Dalmasca. The game differs from its predecessors in several core gameplay-related aspects. Player-controlled characters can freely move during combat. Actions are still selected by choosing commands from a pop-up menu, and each character has a traditional ATB bar that determines when he or she may act; however, overall, the combat resembles the "real-time with pause" system of Western role-playing games such as Knights of the Old Republic . players can issue specific commands to the party members or assign to them combat strategies (called "gambits" in the game).
Standout Features
- New magic, abilities, and equipment are bought from stores or found in containers in the world.
- Before a character can use any of these, players have to buy a corresponding license by spending license points earned in combat.
- These act like skill points, and can be allocated by players manually on the character's license board.
- Hunts: In addition to the enemies and bosses found by following the story, players can also accept "Hunts" posted in bars or offered to players in conversations.
- These are optional encounters where players have to track down and either trap or lure a very powerful monster before defeating it.
Presentation & Atmosphere
Final Fantasy XII is set in Ivalice, a fantasy world that also served as a setting for Final Fantasy Tactics . The game world is composed of vast areas with visible enemies.
Display support includes Widescreen (16 x 9). Audio support includes Dolby Pro Logic II and THX.
