Quote Originally Posted by Hazzard View Post
The world is far too detailed to be able to have an airship being controlled manually. The amount of time taken to do that would be extremely long, and would still disappoint the fans, because it would be a late release.
Whoa, there! ... I believe XII was a pretty late release.

That aside, I know what you mean. It would be near impossible (probably) to use a world map system like in previous FF's with the detail of the PS2 gen. games.

I also agree that the previous games gave (at least) the feeling of more freedom. XII is "less linear" than X - by that I mean the spaces you move around in, not the gameplay or anything - but it sill felt, to me, to be sort of closed-in.

There are some areas that are pretty large: Phon Coast, Tchita Uplands, etc., but a lot of the areas felt tight and "chlaustrophobic": Salikawood, Golmore Jungle, Feywood, etc.
The areas are large, but the space you move around in feels kind of constricted to me.

I think it's just the feeling of looking down on the world and seeing half of a continent within your view. It just "feels" more open.