Less polygons and story of 2 only.

[Croyles]

Apparently Square-enix had notched downt he polygon count in FFXII and replaced them with better lighting effects, which makes it look a lot like vagrant story. Dont know if i am happy about this or not.

And also, apparently the real deep story will mostly be based on Vaan and Penelo and all the rest (Balthier, Fran, Ashe etc) will only sort of be side characters that you can have in your party! I read this in one of the information sources given in this exact forum. I think the story should properly include everything as:
1 You wont get so annoyed with the same "personal demons" over and over again
2 It ensures that there will always be something to look forward to in the story
3 Balthier looks like a cool character
4, *look up 1, 2 and 3*
5, Look up 2, then 3 and then 2 and 5, 4 and also 1

I still know the game will kick ass though as the battle system looks amazing (not the only reason for it being great"

[TheAbominatrix]

Where'd you get this information from?

[Croyles]

In the "Important: Final Fantasy XII Pre-Release FAQ" thread

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

The less polygons they use, the more stuff they can have onscreen at once. Sounds good to me.

I'll hold off on any judgment on the story until I actually play the game.

[Croyles]

I'll hold off on any judgment on the story until I actually play the game.

A good idea, dont close thread however, as there is still opinions to be heard on the polygon issue. I do think it is a good idea now that i think about it, but as with every ff i get annoyed at the change and when i finally get my hands on the game start to absolutely love it. Now i usually welcome the change.

[Rostum]

I believe they used to low polygon count on the characters so they could make the landscapes and architecture more vast, bigger and prettier looking? I could be wrong.

I downloaded all the gameplay videos and I didn't notice any bad qualities in the character models and the landscapes looked amazing, so I don't know why anyone would think it's a bad thing?

[Camanche]

I hope they focus on all the characters. Many of them seem to be very interesting so far, and the two characters I happen to be the least interested in are Vaan and Penello. But then again, I'll just have to wait and see until the game comes out. *sigh*

[Shoden]

they made this Vaan guy look more female and alot like a little kid

[Necronopticous]

I've seen the game in action, it looks better than Final Fantasy X regardless of what mechanics are behind the look. It's the best looking game I've ever seen on Playstation 2.

[Shoden]

i noticed as the FF series hit the PS2 it was made towards very young audiences by making the main chars annoying panzes eg Zidane and Tidus just hope Vaan isnt asnnoying and theres alot of chars like Cloud Barret and Cid even Irvine Vincent Selphie and Zell personalities too

[TheAbominatrix]

Oh give me a break. Because a character isnt a total badass that means it's geared toward children? Get over yourself.

I liked Tidus very much, and I'm 21. Just because you dont like something doesnt mean it's for children.

[Roogle]

So who is the heroine of the story, Pennelo or Ashe?

i noticed as the FF series hit the PS2 it was made towards very young audiences by making the main chars annoying panzes eg Zidane and Tidus just hope Vaan isnt asnnoying and theres alot of chars like Cloud Barret and Cid even Irvine Vincent Selphie and Zell personalities too

Well, Final Fantasy XI is mostly played by people over the age of 18. It probably has the most mature audience of any other Final Fantasy game.

[Shoden]

those characters where complete F**z compared to Cloud, Cid, Vincent, Squall, Seifer and Auron. the thing was tidus annoyed the hell outta me coz of his goddamn voice over argh my ears where burning in despair. Plus the way the stories are set out are too basic and no challenge to understand even though its a good thing the challenge of ff7 was good. Zidane and the rest of ff9 excluding Vivi where total hell the trance system put me off the speeds of the ATB bars ticked me off and the summons to late in the game was even worse but thats just me being picky about Final Fantasy different ppl have different oppinions which is why no one can win an arguement over the greatest ff ever made

[TheAbominatrix]

I'm not trying to say which FF is best. You're the one saying that, because you thought they were wusses and the game was 'easy', that Square is making them for children. You may wanna take a minute, step back, and realize that these games are being made for people from a whole different country, and they have different ideas on what makes someone manly and, more importantly, what makes people good characters. I prefer story development over 'omfg look at his sword and his muscles xD!!!'.

[Croyles]

Ive never heard a bigger moaner than shoden, get over it. Squaresoft (before) and Square-enix's (after) policy is "Make every game a new experience", the whole nature of FF is that it changes a lot every game. btw, zidane was in ffix which is on the ps not ps2. as for the complication of the story, that was only in ff7, in ff6 and ealier ones had the most simple story ever. ff8 9 10 and 12 have much more complicated and sophisticated stories than them.