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 Post subject: Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
PostPosted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 11:19 am 
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So I heard that some people are buying this game and getting SOOOO confused that they have no idea whats happening, and therefore consider it "ghey". Well, here's the rundown from someone who doesn't suck at it.

FFXII:RW takes place shortly after the events of the PS2 game FFXII. Vaan is now a fully fledged Sky Pirate, but loses his ship. After finding (read: stealing) a newly discovered ship, he is taken to a new world high above Ivalice where he meets a race of emotionless people called the Aegyl. It transpires that a sinister judge - the Judge Of Wings - is stealing crystals that seem to be the lifeblood of the land.

Playing the game is altogether different. As you win battles you earn "Auracite". These allow you to unlock "espers", which are creatures you can summon to battle for you. Each character can summon creatures in battle and send them off to fight, and battles operate much like the original Warcraft and Starcraft games. If you've played "Lost Magic" on DS, you'll know.

Each esper has its own elements, such as fire, water, lightning, etc. For each element, there's an opposite, so planning battles in advance is a must. Also, there are three attack types - melee, flying and ranged. Melee overpowers ranged but is weak against flying, ranged overpowers flying but is weak against melee, and flying overpowers melee but is weak against ranged. Strategies can be made or broken by simply summoning the right - or wrong - esper.

As the game progresses, you uncover more and more of the Judge Of Wings' plan, as well as her sad history, and work towards not only stopping her but stopping the evil presence that is controlling her against her will....

Its a far cry from the playing style of the console-based FF games, but in its own right, its pretty damned smart. Just a shame that, when I got to the final boss, I discovered that the percentage of game completed (mine was 98% as I'd been doing ALL the sidequests) is also the level at which the final boss will be. So there I was, 5 level 51 characters going up against a level 98 boss. It didn't end well.

If you like Final Fantasy and like Starcraft, then this will most likely be the perfect combination. But for those who simply cannot accept change, you won't get much out of this.

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 11:06 pm 
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I got the game last time I went to Newcastle - needed something to do during the journey there and back. I quite like it though I'm now dreading fighting the boss as I too have been doing every sidequest I come across...

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 Post subject: Re: Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
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I should really play an FF game.. Someday I will.

I think I'll start on the FFIV remake for DS.

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OMFG YES!

FFIV is, for me, the greatest FF game of the series. Not overhyped like 6 or 7, and not full of fagotry like that one that came out between 7 and 9.

It marked the turning point in the series by introducing the Active Time Battle system (read: those bars that fill up before you take a turn) and has one of the most engaging stories ever. And unlike a lot of others, it has characters you "bond" with almost immediately. Just awesome.

Oh, and you get to fly to the moon in a whale. Srsly.

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Never played FFIV. I was only introduced to FF when 7 was released.

In fact, only FF games I have completed are FFI and FFVII. :mrgreen: Got right to the end of FFVIII but I wasn't strong enough to beat the boss, rushed into it a little there...

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 Post subject: Re: Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
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Plus FFIV has Cagnazzo (Guy in my avatar.)

I'm actually playing though the game myself right now. (On the play station.)


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 Post subject: Re: Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
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Oh, and you get to fly to the moon in a whale. Srsly.

HO' SHIT!

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 Post subject: Re: Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
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this game owns just like most of the DS RPGS and other games why is the DS library better than all the other systems :?:


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 Post subject: Re: Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
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hmm...i really need to try out the normal FF :lol:
damn once i get thinking i have been missing out on almost every good game i can think of :P

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NeverDie wrote:
hmm...i really need to try out the normal FF :lol:
damn once i get thinking i have been missing out on almost every good game i can think of :P

lol 007 i have been playing Fire Emblem and FF since i had a snes your missing out on a lot.


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PostPosted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 12:47 pm 
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yea i havent played fire emblem either :x
well i really got into gaming with the PS2 but i had the Nintendo Sixty FOOOOOOUUUUUURRRRRR a while too but i really started playing games reguarly on PS2 so i have missed out on alot

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NeverDie wrote:
yea i havent played fire emblem either :x
well i really got into gaming with the PS2 but i had the Nintendo Sixty FOOOOOOUUUUUURRRRRR a while too but i really started playing games reguarly on PS2 so i have missed out on alot

well ok well get to playing lol


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im saving up for a TV, RB2 and WT and GoW2 so give me some moneyz pl0x

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So XII:RW doesn't suck and it might be an actual reason for me to use my DS? Cool

And how is FF6 over rated? I found it to be in the top 3. The other 2 of course being 4 and 9.

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And how is FF6 over rated? I found it to be in the top 3. The other 2 of course being 4 and 9.
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