When you do engage in battle, however, it’s a beautiful meld of real-time and turn-based action. There are no random encounters, as you can see most of the monsters in your vicinity, and decide if you want to engage them or go around them (or, occasionally, flee past them). With Each Passing Day, the World Finds New and Exciting Ways to Kill a Manįinal Fantasy XII is the first Final Fantasy game that had no transitions between the main screen of play and the battle screen. But it’s still better than Final Fantasy VII or Final Fantasy IX, where we kept picking up every Cait Sith, Quina, and Vincent with the flimsiest of pretexts to join our crusade. Well, everyone except Vaan and Penelo, who both happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time and are clearly the comedic relief, even though Vaan is pitched as the main character (Balthier is having none of that, however, calling himself the “leading man” on multiple occasions). I like the pared down character list because everyone has a good reason to go on this quest. Of course, because it’s a Final Fantasy story, there’s also some weird stuff about crystals and the universe ending, but other than that, totally a political thriller. FFXII is more like a political thriller with moogles and chocobos than a space opera, with scheming princes and senators, secret political meetings, and a princess attempting to prove her lineage to avert all-out war. From a rebellious princess and smartass smuggler/pirate with an alien co-pilot, to a floating city in the sky with a leader who seemingly betrays you and a warmongering empire looking to subjugate the entire population, there are plenty of similarities. The story has been compared to Star Wars, and I can certainly see why. This is my one gripe with the design in this game (that, and the weird half armour the Dalmascan forces wear in the opening cinematic seriously, your nipples are going to get cut off right after you’re stabbed through your unprotected abdomen). Fran spends the entire game in the skimpiest of clothing and heels. The Viera, however, should have been given much better clothing and armour than the lingerie they are forced to wear. Sidenote: Sekhmet took up the virtue name of Exorcist after killing hundreds of undead along with a Lich or two while adventuring in the dungeon.The Judges are also super well designed, with their amazing armour and helmets, along with the Garif, who also have some awesome headgear. Sekhmet continued through the dungeon with her party, going on to kill Hallaster permanently and fulfilling her Oath of Vengeance. Thankfully, she was successful as a party member was able to bring him back to life using True Resurrection. During her time in the dungeon, Sekhmet’s oath was tested many times and eventually decided to attempt to resurrect Kairos even though there was no body. If you want to see more from me or commission, please consider visiting my twitter instagramīackstory: After discovering that her twin brother, Kairos, was killed while adventuring the depths of the Dungeon of the Mad Mage by a beholder zombie’s disintegration ray, Sekhmet broke her Oath of the Crown and took up an Oath of Vengeance with the mission to avenge Kairos and kill Hallaster Blackcloak, the Mad Mage. Reposting because last post was removed due to a subreddit’s rule.
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