All Final Fantasy games have moments that tug on your heartstrings. Whether it's tears, anger or scenes that make you go 'awww', they're there. So, for FFXII, which scenes provoked an emotional reaction from you?

For me, I found that there were fewer than in other FF games, and they were played more subtly, but were no less string pulling. In no particular order

1. The scene where Vaan first meets Basch. 'Dalmasca? What do you care about Dalmasca?' just did it for me.
2. Vossler's betrayal and subsequent death. Especially that, from a certain point of view, he was right. In the end, the party decided that striking a deal with the Empire (in this case, Larsa), was the only way of restoring Dalmasca and preventing war. So, technically, they killed Vossler for nothing.
3. Fran's backstory. All of it.
4. The scene on top of the Pharos. Ashe pleading with Rasler's ghost, Gabranth's mocking, Vaan's admission that revenge is not the answer, Ashe's agreement with thus, all the dialogue between Cid and Balthier, especially the formers death, the 'moment' between Fran and Balthier, and finally Reddas' death proved to be the pinnacle of FFXII's writing.