FFXII appreciation thread!

[Goldenboko]

After playing enough Final Fantasy XIII, which is virtually the exact opposite of this game, I've decided, I still love you Final Fantasy XII!

Really, for all the bitching this game gets, I can't help but feel that 90% of people's ridiculous non-realistic expectation. Thus I'm making a thread to list as many as reasons as possible why FFXII was a great addition to the series!

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1. Awesome amounts of side-quests that you don't have to wait until the very end of the game to have access to.