Final Fantasy XII: A Heroic Review
Final Fantasy XII (FFXII for short) is a Playstation 2 title developed by Square Enix, a Japanese game developer most famous for developing RPGs such as the Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest series, as well as action RPGs like Kingdom Hearts. This game, like its many predecessors, is a sprawling JRPG featuring an epic story of politics and intrigue, a large roster of interesting characters and creatures, and the usual state-of-the-art (for the time, anyway) graphics and gameplay. In terms of gameplay, the highlights are the unique blend of real-time and turn-based combat, the changeover from specialization with jobs to customizations via licenses, and the introduction of a mechanic that allows for the automation of character actions called gambits. For clarity, a JRPG, or Japanese roleplaying game, is a subgenre of RPGs that come out of Japan that are known for being complex and anime-like. These games require players to figure out the best combinations of equipm...