[MetalMike]

I picked this up today. It seems pretty good so far, even though nothing really pertaining to the story has unfolded yet. I'm not sure I like the idea of being a kid, but I'll get used to it. I like the active battle system.

Everything is pretty top notch. The voice actors, however, are

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[Pauly]

I'm well behind, the last one I bought was 8!

[This Dying Soul]

I picked it up on my lunch break here at work. Ive got 40 minutes til i leave. The anticipation is killing me. Ive been reading the strategy guide all day. This thing is massive. I thought FFX's was big. This is ridiculous. From what I hear this game is the best one yet. Game nformer gave it a 9.5. So Im pumped.

[MetalMike]

The strategy guide is incredibly thick.

The only problem with the game is it takes about 6 hours just to get into the main storyline. So in other words, it starts kinda slow.

[This Dying Soul]

So did Tactics so Im kinda expecting that. They both take place in the same world and all. So I was expecting a difficult and complex storyline. If anyone can honestly say they understood FFTactics the first time through theyre either geniouses or full of shit.

[Naren]

I assumed the English version would have shit voice actors (like the English version of FF10 which I only heard 10 minutes of at a friend's house and never wanted to see again. I'm glad I live here where I can get the original games with their "masterpiece" glorious acting -- of doom). The Japanese voice actors for FF12 (like FF10) are award-winning quality. But, I knew the English version would suck. I'm not a big fan of Van, but there are some other characters in the game who are really cool like Basshu.

I personally really liked FF12. It's in my top 5 favorite Final Fantasy games. The only part I didn't like was the ending. But, since you haven't got there, I won't say anything about it.

[bulb]

i am about 5 hours into the game and the story is somewhat developping but godamn this game is fun and so far atb kicks ass!
the voice acting isnt great until you get balthier, his voice actor is awesome/perfect for his character!
man im going to lose all my friends this month....

Originally Posted by This Dying Soul

So did Tactics so Im kinda expecting that. They both take place in the same world and all. So I was expecting a difficult and complex storyline. If anyone can honestly say they understood FFTactics the first time through theyre either geniouses or full of shit.

I played tactics like 3 times thru forever ago and i dont think i ever fully understood it, but damn if that game wasnt totally amazing!
As for the name i didnt know if ff12 actually took place in the same ivalice or if it was another recycling of names as the ff series does a lot...

[Naren]

Originally Posted by bulb

i am about 5 hours into the game and the story is somewhat developping but godamn this game is fun and so far atb kicks ass!

While I do like the traditional fighting system, I was really excited by the new active system. It's just so interesting and adds so many elements to the series that were never there before.

[This Dying Soul]

Originally Posted by bulb

i am about 5 hours into the game and the story is somewhat developping but godamn this game is fun and so far atb kicks ass!
the voice acting isnt great until you get balthier, his voice actor is awesome/perfect for his character!
man im going to lose all my friends this month....


I played tactics like 3 times thru forever ago and i dont think i ever fully understood it, but damn if that game wasnt totally amazing!
As for the name i didnt know if ff12 actually took place in the same ivalice or if it was another recycling of names as the ff series does a lot...

No its definitely the same Ivalice. If you have the strategy guide just look at your espers. Addramelch, Queklain, Zodiac. These were the "bad guys" in FF Tactics. Because Tactics takes place 2000 years later these espers are brought back to do evil but in FFXII theyre good guys for you. I find that particularly rewarding just on a nerdy "hey i noticed something" level.

So far the game is amazing. I dont mind the voice acting so much, maybe thats because I normally dont put that much emphasis on it in the first place.

Question about the license board though. How do you go back? Like, I activated the level three accessories and Libra licenses after some level building. Then I read in the strategy guide that I was supposed to buy the Cure license while I was still near the white magic stuff. So basically i fucked up. But I dont see any way to get back there without going way out of my way to loop all the way back around buying licenses as i go.

And they say that Vaan should do the bottom first then the top. But once you activate all the bottom licenses how would you go back up? Thats really the only thing Im hung up on right now.

[NegaTiveXero]

It's not like the sphere grid. You can just go and purchase them in any order.

At any rate, this game kicks so much ass. I didn't get the strategy guide, because I don't want to be tempted to use it, I'll get it after I beat the game.

Also, I was disappointed by one thing. The espers. They're all cool and shit, but once I saw the airships named after some of my favorite GFs/summons/aeons/espers I knew I wouldn't be able to summon them. I mean, it's been a while since a FF game hasn't had Bahamut/Ifrit/Shiva as summons. I guess it's time for some other ones to get the spotlight.