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Both Published and Developed by Square Enix (aka Squenix) "The Grandest And Most Final ps2 Fantasy" Final Fantasy XII is slated for release October of 2006 a mere 3 months away.
(The following information below is not my own but is being taken out of Playstation Magazine Issue #107)
While many Final Fantasy titles start with some snazzyaction, none so far have begun the game by murdering the player outright (for dramatic purposes, we're ignoring the two soldiers who get ended in the beginning of FFVI-they deservedit,anyhow).
After watching the heavily political and grim introductions to Final Fantasy XII,you are thrust into the role of a young soldier named "Reks". As you learn about FFXII's radical new battle system from your commanding officer, General Basch, you find yourself serperated from the rest of the squad. You then guide Reks into a room where not onlu do you see the dead bodu of the kink you were tasked with protecting, but you also see your own commander, Basch, stab Reks in the stomach. That's when you quickly appreciate the unique vision behind FFXII.
FFXII producer Akitoshi Kawazu explains the grim prologue: "This is the coming-of-age title for FFXII, the time when the series grows up and examines mature themes usually reserved for novels and major motion pictures. Death and sacrifice, two very prevalent themes of FFXII, are commonalities of war. We felt the need to convey this by bringing it to the forefront from the start."To that we say: "Yikes."
Yet as you play the game, which starts off with a common street thief trying to aawkwardly and immaturely rebel against "The Man," you soon start feeling the grandios scale of the story. It's not just about saving the world or the princess, it's about the fall of empires,the maneuvers of politicians, the betrayals of patriots, and the bloodshed that war brings. Kawazu comments, "FFT's development staff is renowned for their complex stories, and to rob FFXII of their vision would be to rob the game of their creative genious. We set out to create a game that fell in with the like of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance and Vagrant Story." We asked scenario writer Daisuke Watanabe about the challenge of writing a complex, politically driven story, and he answered, "We think FF fans are the hardest judges to please of all gamers, but we believe that they want an interesting story rather than a simple story."
However, even with the grand changes in gameplay and story line, this is still very much a Final Fantasy game. The team has created not just a great adventure to end the franchise's life on the PS2, but what may be considered a love letter to the series. The game is filled with sly references and jokes that allude all the way back to the original Final Fantasy. This is an FF title that is made for the series' most die-hard fans.....
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The article also has a second piece on which it discusses the battle system and explains it a little more so if any of you are interested in me posting the Information from their I would be happy to. and yes I'm typing all this not getting it from another site lol.
It really looks like FFXII could be the best FF yet.
(The following information below is not my own but is being taken out of Playstation Magazine Issue #107)
While many Final Fantasy titles start with some snazzyaction, none so far have begun the game by murdering the player outright (for dramatic purposes, we're ignoring the two soldiers who get ended in the beginning of FFVI-they deservedit,anyhow).
After watching the heavily political and grim introductions to Final Fantasy XII,you are thrust into the role of a young soldier named "Reks". As you learn about FFXII's radical new battle system from your commanding officer, General Basch, you find yourself serperated from the rest of the squad. You then guide Reks into a room where not onlu do you see the dead bodu of the kink you were tasked with protecting, but you also see your own commander, Basch, stab Reks in the stomach. That's when you quickly appreciate the unique vision behind FFXII.
FFXII producer Akitoshi Kawazu explains the grim prologue: "This is the coming-of-age title for FFXII, the time when the series grows up and examines mature themes usually reserved for novels and major motion pictures. Death and sacrifice, two very prevalent themes of FFXII, are commonalities of war. We felt the need to convey this by bringing it to the forefront from the start."To that we say: "Yikes."
Yet as you play the game, which starts off with a common street thief trying to aawkwardly and immaturely rebel against "The Man," you soon start feeling the grandios scale of the story. It's not just about saving the world or the princess, it's about the fall of empires,the maneuvers of politicians, the betrayals of patriots, and the bloodshed that war brings. Kawazu comments, "FFT's development staff is renowned for their complex stories, and to rob FFXII of their vision would be to rob the game of their creative genious. We set out to create a game that fell in with the like of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance and Vagrant Story." We asked scenario writer Daisuke Watanabe about the challenge of writing a complex, politically driven story, and he answered, "We think FF fans are the hardest judges to please of all gamers, but we believe that they want an interesting story rather than a simple story."
However, even with the grand changes in gameplay and story line, this is still very much a Final Fantasy game. The team has created not just a great adventure to end the franchise's life on the PS2, but what may be considered a love letter to the series. The game is filled with sly references and jokes that allude all the way back to the original Final Fantasy. This is an FF title that is made for the series' most die-hard fans.....
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The article also has a second piece on which it discusses the battle system and explains it a little more so if any of you are interested in me posting the Information from their I would be happy to. and yes I'm typing all this not getting it from another site lol.
It really looks like FFXII could be the best FF yet.
