I forgot who asked about Dustia farming a few pages back but it still works.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhYvVN72VGQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhYvVN72VGQ
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Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age |OT| You Had One Job!
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Prince Naphtali Khaeiou
Neo Member
Ok after the 3rd and final time, I now have my final set up for going into the game:
-Vaan , bushi/knight, hashmal/ Mates
-Balthier, white mage/shikari, adrammelech/Zalera/Shemhazai
-Basch, Archer/Uhlan, Cu Chulainn/Ultima
-Ashe, Black Mage/Monk, Exodus/Famfrit
-Fran, Foebreaker/Machinist, Belias/Zodiark
-Penelo, Red Battlemage/Time Battlemage, Zeromus/Chaos.
So what do you all think? Is it good? Any suggestions?
-Vaan , bushi/knight, hashmal/ Mates
-Balthier, white mage/shikari, adrammelech/Zalera/Shemhazai
-Basch, Archer/Uhlan, Cu Chulainn/Ultima
-Ashe, Black Mage/Monk, Exodus/Famfrit
-Fran, Foebreaker/Machinist, Belias/Zodiark
-Penelo, Red Battlemage/Time Battlemage, Zeromus/Chaos.
So what do you all think? Is it good? Any suggestions?
Is thay a FFXV spoiler in a FFXII thread..?
No, that character is not in FFXV anymore, thus the meme.
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Deleted member 57681
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The lag is real, at least in the menus it's noticeable.
And God how did I miss this games dialogue porn. Great to have you back, Final Fantasy.
And God how did I miss this games dialogue porn. Great to have you back, Final Fantasy.
SilverArrow20XX
Walks in the Light of the Crystal
I ordered the standard edition of this game back in November, when it was mispriced on Amazon for $39.99. Then, I pre-ordered the Steelbook when it was announced. Apparently I forgot to cancel my standard edition order, cause I just got two copies of the game. Thing is, they sent me two steelbook editions. So I get to return the full priced one and get it for $39.99. Score.
Yup, the menu lag is a little annoying. I can deal with it, but still, I wish they could improve it.
Well, I remembered that axes' damages were a bit random... Didn't remember them to be that random. 8 damage, really Fran?
MugiwaraCole
Member
Can you still farm exp and basically break the game in that one mine/cave with the bats?
(God, that's really not specific lmao)
(God, that's really not specific lmao)
That affirmation is false: in the IZJS and Zodiac Age version, Fran's stats got a bit revamped, and she now has the best vitality score.
The one with the least Vitality is Basch (in all versions).
Oh! Thanks for the correction. Always glad to learn.
I would perhaps swap foebreaker and time mage with each other. That way both characters get a lot more HP lores. Red Mage/Machinist is also a cool novelty combo that can effectively use measures giving it absurd evasion. The Chaos esper could go to Ashe for a strong Holy spell.
Yeah, I ordered the standard edition on Amazon at that price when it was first announced. Apparently they switched me over to the steel book too. Not gonna complain about that.
It's been a few years since my last playthrough of IZJS so I didn't remember all the maps that well. So I'm wandering in the westernsands and end up in Zertinan Caverns where everything is suddenly double leveled compared to me. That creepy cave theme song that starts playing there basically tells you that you just fucked up by coming here.
Then those fucking slimes appeared. I actually killed two enemies there but then ran out of MP. I was just spamming Dark. Had to bail out.
Then those fucking slimes appeared. I actually killed two enemies there but then ran out of MP. I was just spamming Dark. Had to bail out.
When I first turned it on I spent a solid minute just running around a corridor, laughing at the sped up running animations. I am easily amused.
Kagoshima_Luke
Gold Member
So, I have to ask: English or Japanese voices?
Prince Naphtali Khaeiou
Neo Member
Thanks!! Taking notes
English of course. Balthier is the leading man, you need to know it, and his manly, sexy english voice is a must.
Keeping Protect and Shell up for everyone is so much more expensive MP-wise currently than just casting Cura twice as often. Maybe I should stick to casting Protect and Shell only on the character that's most likely taking all the heat, so Vaan usually.
Yeah, it's pretty high up there when it comes to JRPGs. Going from Cure to Cura was a legitimate fucking game changer.
It is, but also incredibly useful when you get used to controlling your characters at that speed.
The camera still sucks, though. Really wish you could zoom out, like a LOT.
Yeah, it's pretty high up there when it comes to JRPGs. Going from Cure to Cura was a legitimate fucking game changer.
It is, but also incredibly useful when you get used to controlling your characters at that speed.
The camera still sucks, though. Really wish you could zoom out, like a LOT.
Zantetsuken
Member
About to head to the Lhusu Mines. I've fallen in love with this game here.
Each character has innate abilities. Fran, Ashe and Penelo get some early spells.
Shell isn't really needed for most fights. Just use it against harder bosses/hunts that use debuffs.
Some characters come with certain skills already before obtaining a class.
Remember that, indeed, your allies have innate abilities:
So, no matter your job choices, you will always have 3 characters able to use Steal (Vaan, Balthier, Fran). The rest is purely a bonus for early game.
Among the jobs, I believe only Archer and Hunter can learn Steal naturally. Red Battlemage can too IIRC, but you need to spend an Esper to reach that ability of the License Board.
- Vaan: Daggers 1, Light Armor 1, Steal
- Penelo: Daggers 1, Light Armor 1, White Magick 1
- Balthier: Guns 1, Light Armor 1, Steal, First Aid
- Fran: Bows 1, Mystic Armor 1, Steal, White Magick 1, Black Magic 1
- Basch: Swords 1, Heavy Armor 1, Libra, First Aid
- Ashe: Swords 1, Heavy Armor 1, Libra, White Magic 1
So, no matter your job choices, you will always have 3 characters able to use Steal (Vaan, Balthier, Fran). The rest is purely a bonus for early game.
Among the jobs, I believe only Archer and Hunter can learn Steal naturally. Red Battlemage can too IIRC, but you need to spend an Esper to reach that ability of the License Board.
Oh shit, so some of the Quickening licenses actually have a counterpart on the second board, too. Cool, got the "bridge" to a Battle Lore and the Yagyu Darkblade licenses with the same Quickening.
I wasn't gonna do this initially.. But I don't think I can stop myself from grinding some LP. A lot of LP. The Trials are such a good way to grind it.
I wasn't gonna do this initially.. But I don't think I can stop myself from grinding some LP. A lot of LP. The Trials are such a good way to grind it.
Lumpy Onion
Member
At first I wasn't happy with the lack of monster portraits in bestiary but I remember one of my complaints from original was lack of model viewer. Wish I could zoom in (ps4's home button zoom does the trick though).
wumster3000
Member
I would love is Skies got a well done remaster. I just would like them to fix the random battle system. There were too many for my taste.
I can't wait to play this. This has been a very good year to be a gamer.
ErasureAcer
Banned
Think of me when you make it into that forest with a two-way branch(I think) of how to proceed with enemies. Where my team died and my XII journey came to an end all those years ago.
psynergylover
Member
well I'll be damned!! my package arrived!!!
Edit: more pics
Edit: more pics
Currently playing through Final Fantasy VI for the first time and am really enjoying it. I tried XII years ago (original PS2) and only got like two hours into it. I think I reached the camp. It did not interest me at all.
As someone who really enjoys older FF, is this one worth picking up? I'm not sure I want to spend $60...lol. The combat seems kind of...slow?
As someone who really enjoys older FF, is this one worth picking up? I'm not sure I want to spend $60...lol. The combat seems kind of...slow?
Regarding that: did they really removed the portraits, or are the old PS2 FFXII players mistaken?
If true, I'm disappointed, and I wish they would add them back through patching (well, assuming it is possible; someone suggested that it probably was a resolution problem, yes?).
In France, you can find the game at 49,99€ (and quite possibly at a lower price through promotions and coupons).
As for the combat, you can freely change the battle speed in the options menu, and choose between Active or Wait mode (wait mode pauses the game while you select actions). Not to mention the possibility to set the whole game's speed instantly to 2x or 4x simply by pressing L1 (ideal while travelling).
Do note that FFXII's beginning is a little slow (to my tastes, anyway). It gets better once you are a little further in.
DOPE.
Question, does the Steelbook include the theme? Is it bundled with the same code as the original soundtrack? Not sure if I wanna use the OST code just yet, but def wanna see the theme if separate.
Oh no! How does it load up now?
Alright, think I've got my party plan finally. Aiming for good/somewhat lore friendly.
Vaan: Shikari/Foebreaker
Balthier: Machinist/White Mage
Fran: Archer/Red Mage
Basch: Bushi/Uhlan
Ashe: Knight/Time Mage
Penelo: Monk/Black Mage
Is the order you pick them in important to starting? I picked Shikari for Vaan to start, and I just got Penelo. Thinking Black Mage might be more useful in the short run for magic over monk?
Vaan: Shikari/Foebreaker
Balthier: Machinist/White Mage
Fran: Archer/Red Mage
Basch: Bushi/Uhlan
Ashe: Knight/Time Mage
Penelo: Monk/Black Mage
Is the order you pick them in important to starting? I picked Shikari for Vaan to start, and I just got Penelo. Thinking Black Mage might be more useful in the short run for magic over monk?
show me your skeleton
Member
do the subtitles knock off the bottom chunk of the screen?
Same here, I haven't even started, no idea what to do. I know there isn't really a "wrong" choice, but I'd like to have a few (at least) optimised characters.
Kayo Police
Member
I dont care about lore friendly, just tell me what is the best class (classes).
Well if it helps, the anxiety will just get worse when you've finally actually made the choices.
I just unlocked the second jobs and now I'm questioning myself like no tomorrow lol. I'm just gonna live with my choices, though, no takebacks.
Did you guys check out the guide at the bottom of the OP? Might help u decide.
From OP:
These two Gfaq Threads were very useful to me when I was theory crafting by teams (first one is optimized, and second one is lore friendly):
https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1912...c-age/75477310
https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1912...c-age/75403072
The first thread is really nice, and covers how to take advantage of the best spells in the game (Holy with Black mage staff, Ardor & Burning Bow, Ninja Blade / Katanas with genji gloves)