Now there's an entry I can really get behind. Really good post too, makes it very clear why exactly it's here on the list.

FFXII was also kind of an experiment ground for various random gameplay ideas it seems, some good, some terrible. I'll never understand how anyone could've looked at the original Zodiac Spear requirements and okayed them. The Zodiac rereleases iron out a lot of my pet peeves and make the game a lot more fun to play overall. Interesting to contrast the two versions from a design perspective.

X-2 has XII beat when it comes to the playful gameplay approach though =P