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FFXII: The Zodiac Age changes and additions: what's new in this Ivalice remaster?
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Ah! Ok, yeah that actually makes a whole lot of sense, and after looking up various class combos, I can see who obsessive it can get for those that want a very specific type of build. Definitely not a min/maxer so for me that stuff probably won't matter all that much, but I am excited to unlock the second license board for everybody.
Also, I must say that the 2x and 4x toggle is a GODSEND. Makes grinding super easy, and fun at 4x, since at that point you're just running around the map and quickly killing things for LP. And map traversal I found 2x to be the sweet spot, since you get better control of your character. I tried exploring at 4x and navigating through narrow corridors or up staircases is a nightmare.
One thing I never got - what's up with the off-centre cutscenes in XII? With the big black bar at the bottom and the thin one at the top? And why is it still in the remaster?
I feel like somebody suggested it was to give a place for the subtitles, but that makes absolutely zero sense, and I've never seen any other game do it...
I feel like somebody suggested it was to give a place for the subtitles, but that makes absolutely zero sense, and I've never seen any other game do it...
stargateheaven
Member
its for the subtitles, yes. and i've seen it done before, yes. for subtitle clarity.
Although i think i remember the original spilling over the black line anyway when there were more lines of text at a time so .. lol
Shin-Ra
Junior Member
MGS2 and MGS3 also had this lopsided letterbox format, the remasters let you choose fullscreen 16:9 for cutscenes.
Thanks for these images, can you set screenshots to 1080p and switch between 1080p output and 4K display output? Might be easier to see if supersampling is in there
The "DLC" adds a third selectable soundtrack to the game which is the original PS2 CD soundtrack. The "original" which is already included in the base game is how the music sounds like when run on the PS2 sound chip. The wording in the English/Japanese product descriptions are kind of...bad.
Kato did a short explanation and showed it during the second Japanese live stream.
https://youtu.be/rPtkNFv2aeI?t=3907 (timestamp around 1:05:30 if link doesn't work)
Edit: spellings etc
Whoa. What vendor is that preorder bonus for?
...don't quote me on this but I think it depends on retailer (country by country?) and/or which edition of the game. The bonus should be included in all Limited and Collector's Edition.
FlutterPuffs
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PS2 CD? You mean the original orchestra soundtrack or?
Sorry, bad wording from me (I kind of did it automatically because TZA is getting its own CD/blu-ray soundtrack). Yes, I am talking about the original soundtrack that was released on CD.
Basically:
stargateheaven
Member
that's awesome we can have a choice out of all 3 BGM tracks.
I wonder how to get this DLC though..
I wonder how to get this DLC though..
FlutterPuffs
Member
I got it from my Malaysia PSN preorder.
Why are responses like this? It looks absolutely asinine to tell a company "fuck you" over something trivial like this.
Trivial?
1080p Pro owners are being misled and deceived
Their exclusion of this is trivial. They're purposefully locking out 1080p displays from better image quality.
Seriously. I don't understand these types of gripes.
I lost an hour of progress in Persona 5 the other day because one of the Palaces I was in had a huge stretch between save points, and I got some bad luck RNG with the combat, and they killed my leader. An autosave function would have been greatly appreciated then. That actually happened a few times during my playthrough. My game time is limited, so I hate having to redo an hour's worth of progress because of a lack of auto save or even manual saving anywhere. I adored Persona 5, but I wouldn't have complained if Atlus decided to implement at the least an auto-save functionality when you enter a new area at least.
MistaBowaa
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Just chatted with an Amazon rep via Chat Support and they're having someone from the Promo and Marketing team adjust the price down by 20%. If anyone else didn't get the Amazon Pre-Order discount applied, I recommend you give them a shout before your item ships.
Cool, thanks so much for the clarification. This is definitely very poorly communicated by S-E.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=450653&page=1
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age by Son of D (June 6th, 2016)
FlutterPuffs
Member
Ah that's good
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
You know, for such a big event franchise in my life, there are just some Final Fantasy's that just completely go off the radar for me.
stargateheaven
Member
I'm gonna just get the standard edition, i dont think i'll bother with the original soundtrack.
You know, I thought that too, but damn it's such a huge QOL improvement. I always tell myself, "Now I'll explore this area without using the fast forward" But as soon as battles start happening, I turn that right back on.
RedlineRonin
Member
the IZJS changes sound like they will fix exactly what I took umbrage with in the first game; the license board.
So when you pick your jobs now, are certain characters more predisposed to be better at any of the jobs, or are you pretty much just picking at random and then similar for the second jobs to make sure you have all 12 covered?
So when you pick your jobs now, are certain characters more predisposed to be better at any of the jobs, or are you pretty much just picking at random and then similar for the second jobs to make sure you have all 12 covered?
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Deleted member 57681
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Is that a new change?
From what I've been reading, there are characters that are suited better for certain jobs. For example, Balthier is a good white mage of all things, and Ashe is apparently a great Bushi. Here is a useful link that gives you good class combos
RedlineRonin
Member
Cool, thanks for sharing.
After a quick skim, it looks like this will 100% address what I didn't like about the game the first go round.
Now, to patiently wait for the PC port.....
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Deleted member 57681
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Fran sucks at everything
Thanks for the link!
Fran sucks at everything
Hah! I decided to do Archer/Red Mage for her. I just couldn't picture her not using her bow. Even though I made Balthier my white mage, which is still super weird, he's going to be Machinist when I get the second job, so at least he'll have access to guns.
But in the end, like someone explained to me earlier, you only really have to carefully plan out character and class combos if you're planning on min/maxing, which is something I just don't personally have time or patience for. I think you can still play the game any way you want with any character/class combo and still be fine.
Good to remember these two parts of the GameFAQs thread:
and (on which characters to give which jobs):
So yeah, no need to stress it. If you want some tips without outright getting "spoiled" on the best job combinations, read the "general considerations" part of the third post.
I'm trying to decide whether I want to do one blind main quest playthrough without looking at guides at all and then a 100%-ish run with perfect job combinations and a guide at hand at all times, or just do the latter right away. I've played IZJS a lot already anyway, it's not like it's really that much of a new experience for me.
and (on which characters to give which jobs):
So yeah, no need to stress it. If you want some tips without outright getting "spoiled" on the best job combinations, read the "general considerations" part of the third post.
I'm trying to decide whether I want to do one blind main quest playthrough without looking at guides at all and then a 100%-ish run with perfect job combinations and a guide at hand at all times, or just do the latter right away. I've played IZJS a lot already anyway, it's not like it's really that much of a new experience for me.
Base stat differences aren't big but combo speeds can vary noticeably. Combo heavy weapons are Katana, Ninja Sword and Pole so the following only applies to these weapons. The best Hammer is also okay in comboing.
Basch works well with every combo heavy weapon. Balthier goes with everything else except Poles. Ashe is even worse with Poles and not really great with anything combo heavy except Hammers. Penelo is bad with everything else except Ninja Swords where she is actually the fastest. Vaan is about average-ish with everything except Hammers where he is the second slowest. Fran is the quickest with Poles but not great with anything else.
This youtube video can be helpful if you want to compare combo speeds and also see which character has the best animations with certain weapons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pJn96BXo8Y If you want to see how much it can affect then for example check Penelo's combo animation with Axes and Hammers and then watch Basch's combo animation with the same weapon type. Quite the difference in speed.
Ashe used to be considered the best Bushi but she isn't. Slow combo speed and now in TZA Cure has been nerfed to be single target only. In IZJS it was AoE so it made Ashe's innate Cure a lot better.
Fran makes a very good Monk/Bushi (for example). Best combo speed with Poles, use Genji Gloves to boost combo chance higher, can still achieve 99 STR and 99 MAG with end game armors, Focus + Adrenaline, max swiftness licenses, can cast self Bravery, end game heals. Physical powerhouse with some supportive White Magic.
Basch works well with every combo heavy weapon. Balthier goes with everything else except Poles. Ashe is even worse with Poles and not really great with anything combo heavy except Hammers. Penelo is bad with everything else except Ninja Swords where she is actually the fastest. Vaan is about average-ish with everything except Hammers where he is the second slowest. Fran is the quickest with Poles but not great with anything else.
This youtube video can be helpful if you want to compare combo speeds and also see which character has the best animations with certain weapons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pJn96BXo8Y If you want to see how much it can affect then for example check Penelo's combo animation with Axes and Hammers and then watch Basch's combo animation with the same weapon type. Quite the difference in speed.
Ashe used to be considered the best Bushi but she isn't. Slow combo speed and now in TZA Cure has been nerfed to be single target only. In IZJS it was AoE so it made Ashe's innate Cure a lot better.
Fran sucks at everything
Fran makes a very good Monk/Bushi (for example). Best combo speed with Poles, use Genji Gloves to boost combo chance higher, can still achieve 99 STR and 99 MAG with end game armors, Focus + Adrenaline, max swiftness licenses, can cast self Bravery, end game heals. Physical powerhouse with some supportive White Magic.
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Deleted member 57681
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I retract my statement. But man these decisions are gonna be tough lol.
The SE EU-store shipped my Collector's Edition, should arrive on release day. I was having second thoughts about these obscenely overpriced pieces of plastic, but by now hype has reached max level again.
I like that one.
Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age |OT| Don't believe Sakaguchis Lies
Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age |OT| The return of the Queen
Beautiful, as I'm the type of person that does need to use each job once.
LordOfLore
Banned
Yeah, as we've seen with the fan project to turn FFX to 60 fps and the official release of KH 1.5+2.5 that's probably for the best.
SprachBrooks
Member
Jesus Christ at the lip movement when talking in the beginning lol.
Edit: Wrong thread, sorry!!!
Edit: Wrong thread, sorry!!!
So obviously the music has been remastered as well, but...
I may be one of the few people in the universe who prefers the original composition.
Although, I'm pretty bummed because I wanted the game digitally but only the steelbook version comes with the in-game PS2 OST option.
Would anybody give/sell their code to me??
I may be one of the few people in the universe who prefers the original composition.
Although, I'm pretty bummed because I wanted the game digitally but only the steelbook version comes with the in-game PS2 OST option.
Would anybody give/sell their code to me??
Wait, what? Is that true?
Spiritwalker
Member
I wasn't a fan of the FFX HD OST, but in this case it's a massive upgrade imo. Sakimoto's style is absolutely perfect for live orchestras.
All versions come with the music form the ps2 release, the steelbook comes with the option to use the music from the soundtrack CD