ff 12 does not feel like final fantasy to me

[the AJman]

This is what I said in the last thread you made..... just copying and paste it.



"Disappointing? I thought this game was awesome.

I will admit that the pacing is a bit off, or I like to say different than most FFs. This game really emphasized gameplay and I'm glad for that. I like having to navigate those dungeons for an hour or two, it almost has that old school RPG feel to it when your wandering around those dark catacombs. It was also nice to see them really push for world exploration as well; I didn't get that feeling with X.

As for character development and emotion, its there it's just much more subtle. Most of the main cast have a personal journey that they eventually complete by the end of the game, they do change over time. However, I like I said its more subtle, so you don't see anyone just having a sudden epiphony (sp?); the growth is gradual. This game also lacks a lot of the emotion melodrama that was in the earlier games, which is fine for me. There are some scenes where the characters reveal their feelings and such, but it's fairly infrequent and again subtle.

Also I loved the plot to the game, I'm glad they did something a little different (though not totally original). Personally, I love fantasy stories about empires at war, and people fighting for freedom and all that stuff and to see this game do that was awesome. I know many of the other Final Fantasies had plots that are pretty close to this, XII really push the political and militaristic side.

Well thats my two cents anyways."



Oh and I wrote this as well.........


"I personally don't think its too short, infact I personally believe its a little longer than most in the series. But your right this is definitately one of the more straight forward stories in the series. It's very much like a typical fantasy adventure movie, like Star Wars or The Lord of the Rings. XII has a very straight forward plot with a few twists and turns, but they are infrequent and far inbetween. Also some of the twists were pretty big, but they never derailed the main plot. This can be a good or a bad thing depending on what you like. This type of story telling is right up my alley, so I welcomed it with open arms and love it, but not everyone is going to feel the same."

As for epic boss fights, personally I thought this game had them in abundance.