Final Fantasy XII Forum

" If you've ever played any other FF game (and I assume you have), just pretend that it's not a FF game. I had completely the wrong mindset for playing this game, and despite its awesomeness I didn't like it :O "

gave up on it after 65 or so hours, it's an absolute shame. the airship bit  with a bomb?. I totally just scraped past that part using lots of health potions. 
Got stuck at a boss  in a sewer type thing that kept regenerating its health everytime I got close to harming it  under a desert, The game wouldn't let me backtrack at all so I had no chance to grind to get better. 
stupid, stupid game. I wish they werea ll as good as IX

" @Fallen189: The combat system had potential, problem was, it  was a little confusing and a little silly and it wasn't very well implemented into the game. Having said that, the combat system is absolute arsegravy. I need to earn XP and licence points to use items after I bought the damn things? Puu-lease. That's just streching it out. Also I would've said those fucking characters but now that I just did, I can't anymore. I have nothing against Americans, but having a harsh American accent in a fantasy game sounds kinda off, especially if the antagonists have British accents. What is this? Hollywood?  Oh sorry, that was much longer than intended. "

" @Fallen189: @Fallen189 said:

" @eroticfishcake said:

" @Fallen189: The combat system had potential, problem was, it  was a little confusing and a little silly and it wasn't very well implemented into the game. Having said that, the combat system is absolute arsegravy. I need to earn XP and licence points to use items after I bought the damn things? Puu-lease. That's just streching it out. Also I would've said those fucking characters but now that I just did, I can't anymore. I have nothing against Americans, but having a harsh American accent in a fantasy game sounds kinda off, especially if the antagonists have British accents. What is this? Hollywood?  Oh sorry, that was much longer than intended. "

And to think I was REALLY enjoying it. Then this happened.  Well, maybe I'll wanna try again in a year or so. "

Wow, that's what happened to me pretty much. Except i hadn't really played any FF game since i dabbling in a FFIX years ago. After going from liking and then hating it, i threw it down after i got to the sandsea section (that's next bit after that prison ship part). Then i picked up FFX and was like "yes, this is what i was after."   Strange thing is, i went back to FFXII after finishing up X (which i liked and had enough fun with). I think i went back to it with a different mind set. It plays so different to the standard turn based JRPG. But i started grinding a bit, getting a helps from the internet, and BAM! next thing i knew i was 60 hrs into that shit. I ended clocking up about 120hrs doing all the hunts. crazy, i was surprised. i have no idea why i ended up liking it so. It's definately hard to get into, but once you do... it's got you good.   SO the reason i even care about this thread, is that i started that game up again. Why? maybe i was itching for it, maybe i listened to a tune that made some old memory fresh... who knows. But this time around i am cruising past parts i was fretting over the first time (like that prison section).   I think it's got a real step learning curve and if your not wanting, you going to be leaving. "