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Post by husk on Jul 18, 2015 13:39:05 GMT -7
Have at it!
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Post by kefkapalozza on Jul 18, 2015 16:11:58 GMT -7
Did you find yourself compelled by the characters and story? Felt like this was weaker then most of the other games and made it hard to finish for me, I got so distracted with side quest at points i completely forget what the next part in the story was and worst i didn't care when i did remember.
Also did you enjoy the summons? I actually like the ones they had and the challenges each took to find and capture have yet to get them all but on my next play through will definitely try. Cúchulainn was particularity challenging for me lol
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Post by thedoors93 on Jul 19, 2015 8:20:04 GMT -7
How did you like the final fantasy world that the game is set in compared to the previous games in the series you have played?
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Post by krinital on Jul 19, 2015 9:06:41 GMT -7
Favorite thing to do in 12. Or most liked thing.
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Post by oxbellows on Jul 19, 2015 14:56:36 GMT -7
Balthier. Coolest character in the series or just the coolest character in FFXII?
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Post by Shinryu on Jul 20, 2015 0:20:33 GMT -7
What did you think of the music? What is your favorite track? Does FFXII have some of the coolest summon animations? You both get the infamous Zodiac Spear? Joe tell us about what you thought of Ashe all those years ago when you first saw her pictures and played the game (there was actually a shortlived internet meme video thing that started where people would just record Ashe standing still and focus on her butt for like 5-10 minutes on a video and thats it. Youtube was full of videos like "staring silently at Ashe's butt" most were removed in the past few years since the game released for some reason I think for copyright because pre 2010 Youtube was weird with that but this was a thing I swear.) Favorite boss and hardest boss? Favorite dungeon and hardest dungeon? Favorite boss theme? What are your thoughts on the final boss and final dungeon and music theme for those? How would you compare them to other FF final dungeons and final bosses and music themes? Thoughts on the only 3 music tracks Nobuo Uematsu was involved with? and he composed this vocal track
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Post by banedrom on Jul 20, 2015 4:41:56 GMT -7
The world in this game is unique in that it shows up, or people show up on Ivalice in a variety of games. Yasumi Matsuno, one of the game designers on FF XII and Vagrant Story claimed that they intentionally included this in as "fan service."
Do you like the idea of a final fantasy world stretching beyond the borders of a final fantasy game? Or does a closed world with that one story in it make it more of a... fantasy?
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Post by remaketheworld on Jul 21, 2015 21:42:46 GMT -7
Did you guys keep your characters with similar equipment throughout your playthrough or did you just equip your best equipment on your best characters? When i play FF12 I usually keep Balthier with guns, Fran with bows, Ashe with spears and staffs, Bash with greatswords and hammers, Penelo with katanas and ninja blades and Vaan with a sword and shield. I like jobs:)
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Post by wabaman on Jul 22, 2015 5:03:38 GMT -7
Love ur guys podcast, ff is definitely my favorite gaming franchise, played all the main ff's except 2 and 5, 4 and 12 are my favorite. I played the hell out of 12, over 100 hours of playtime, cleared all hunts and elite hunts, yiazmat was the most satisfying boss by far of the non online games. My question is about the zodiac spear. I don't know if I was just hunting snipes or what, but I of course opened one of the chests I wasn't supposed to. But at the time, I read several places on the j tenet saying there was a second chance to get the spear, a chest that MIGHT spawn in one of the end game areas, but only had like a 2% chance of having the spear. By zoning in and out of the area and checking repeatedly for hours, I got most of my characters to lvl 99. Have u ever heard of this rumor/ tale?
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Post by Stolas on Jul 22, 2015 21:10:17 GMT -7
So a question that pertains to the bios of the Espers. So it's confirmed that Chaos, Mateus, Famfrit, Zeromus, and Exodus are supposed to be a direct reference to the first five main antagonist of FF I-V ( Garland/Chaos, Emperor, Cloud of Darkness, Zemus/Zeromus, and ExDeath) yet do you think the others were based on the antagonists of VI-XI?
The Ultimania guide doesn't support this nor does Wikia. There are hints within the bios of those Espers which faintly summarizes the intent of each antagonist from VI-XI and hints in the locations that they are found. Like for instance Hashmal (the lion looking guy that you beat in the Pharos) mentions in his bio about a 1000 year war between the Espers and the gods (which is mentioned no where else) and Zalera (the guy with the naked woman on his arm and has one wing) is found in Terminus 7 in the Barheim passage and his bio mentions him trying to absorb souls to gain power. Your Thoughts?
So if it is a direct reference based on locations and bios I think it would match up like this- Cúchulainn(the one you fight in the sewers)- Kefka , Zalera- Sephiroth, Ultima- Ultimecia, Shemhazai-Kuja Hashmal-Jecht, Adrammelech (the one you fight in the Zertinan Caverns)-Raogrimm/Shadow Lord.
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Post by thedoors93 on Jul 23, 2015 8:18:56 GMT -7
So a question that pertains to the bios of the Espers. So it's confirmed that Chaos, Mateus, Famfrit, Zeromus, and Exodus are supposed to be a direct reference to the first five main antagonist of FF I-V ( Garland/Chaos, Emperor, Cloud of Darkness, Zemus/Zeromus, and ExDeath) yet do you think the others were based on the antagonists of VI-XI? The Ultimania guide doesn't support this nor does Wikia. There are hints within the bios of those Espers which faintly summarizes the intent of each antagonist from VI-XI and hints in the locations that they are found. Like for instance Hashmal (the lion looking guy that you beat in the Pharos) mentions in his bio about a 1000 year war between the Espers and the gods (which is mentioned no where else) and Zalera (the guy with the naked woman on his arm and has one wing) is found in Terminus 7 in the Barheim passage and his bio mentions him trying to absorb souls to gain power. Your Thoughts? So if it is a direct reference based on locations and bios I think it would match up like this- Cúchulainn(the one you fight in the sewers)- Kefka , Zalera- Sephiroth, Ultima- Ultimecia, Shemhazai-Kuja Hashmal-Jecht, Adrammelech (the one you fight in the Zertinan Caverns)-Raogrimm/Shadow Lord. Wow man, really cool theory! I always used to think each esper represented each sign of the zodiac but your theory definetly seems more probable
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Post by Stolas on Jul 24, 2015 2:23:59 GMT -7
So a question that pertains to the bios of the Espers. So it's confirmed that Chaos, Mateus, Famfrit, Zeromus, and Exodus are supposed to be a direct reference to the first five main antagonist of FF I-V ( Garland/Chaos, Emperor, Cloud of Darkness, Zemus/Zeromus, and ExDeath) yet do you think the others were based on the antagonists of VI-XI? The Ultimania guide doesn't support this nor does Wikia. There are hints within the bios of those Espers which faintly summarizes the intent of each antagonist from VI-XI and hints in the locations that they are found. Like for instance Hashmal (the lion looking guy that you beat in the Pharos) mentions in his bio about a 1000 year war between the Espers and the gods (which is mentioned no where else) and Zalera (the guy with the naked woman on his arm and has one wing) is found in Terminus 7 in the Barheim passage and his bio mentions him trying to absorb souls to gain power. Your Thoughts? So if it is a direct reference based on locations and bios I think it would match up like this- Cúchulainn(the one you fight in the sewers)- Kefka , Zalera- Sephiroth, Ultima- Ultimecia, Shemhazai-Kuja Hashmal-Jecht, Adrammelech (the one you fight in the Zertinan Caverns)-Raogrimm/Shadow Lord. Wow man, really cool theory! I always used to think each esper represented each sign of the zodiac but your theory definetly seems more probable haha Thanks. Don't get me wrong, I think Square still tried to have each Esper embody that particular zodiac and some of the designs stem from Tactics, I just think the way Square loves a good self reference that it wouldn't be that surprising if what I stated might be the case.
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Post by lightsage on Jul 27, 2015 21:36:16 GMT -7
How do you feel about bosses that let you leave the fight, heal up at a save point, and then go back and pick up fighting him? I'm talking about the Superboss Yiazamat. Yiazamat is a very hard boss... until you realize that you can abandon the boss fight whenever you want, heal up at a nearby save point, and then waltz back in and pick up where you left off. I was able to beat Yiazamat at early levels by constantly leaving and spamming Quickenings and summons. Do you think this sort of thing cheapens superbosses?
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Post by Judge Gabranth on Jul 29, 2015 7:29:07 GMT -7
I'm new to everything with guys, this is my first post in the forum, it's Steven U from youtube. I think I'm linked up with everything now with you guys twitch, facebook, youtube, patreon, and here. 4 questions for XII, some may have been asked or answered.
1. which was the most difficult Esper battle? For me it was Chaos, the no attack option was brutal. 2. what are your guys favorite songs in the soundtrack? Two for me are the Salikawood and Pharos 2nd ascent. 3. Who's your guys favorite character(s) in the game? Gabranth and Balthier for me, although Vann is my favorite to use. 4. what's the worst place to grind in and not because of the EXP because of how awful it is? I say it's a toss up between the Great Crystal, the depths of the Pharos, or the Henne Mines, and the award goes to the Henne mines.
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Post by Judge Gabranth on Jul 29, 2015 7:44:35 GMT -7
Did you guys keep your characters with similar equipment throughout your playthrough or did you just equip your best equipment on your best characters? When i play FF12 I usually keep Balthier with guns, Fran with bows, Ashe with spears and staffs, Bash with greatswords and hammers, Penelo with katanas and ninja blades and Vaan with a sword and shield. I like jobs:)
I normally do up until a certain point in the story. Once I start accessing the great swords and other high level equipment I get away from their original equipment. For me it's like they have an upgraded secondary job lol. I keep Balthier with guns until I get the Zodiac Spear then that is his, Fran stays with bows the whole game, Ashe is sword and shield the whole game (she's too balanced for staves), Penelo I give ninja blades and then ultimately the poles she's great with the Whale Whisker, Basch he's sword and shield until I get a greatsword, Vaan (my best character) uses katanas at first, switch to Claymore once available, then to Masamune, and by the end the Tournesoul.
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