Patience is a advantage, however generally, you must be positively saintly to carry out for a PC launch. It’s been a really very long time since Final Fantasy XII‘s unique debut on the Playstation 2, however the underrated (on the time) JRPG has lastly discovered a brand new residence on our humble, versatile platform. You can now purchase Final Fantasy XII on PC, upgraded with a slew of enhancements from the latest console remaster of the sport, and for 20% off the RRP because of a beneficiant launch low cost.
Originally dismissed by some at launch as successfully being a ‘single-player MMO’, I really feel Final Fantasy XII is a sport that individuals are solely starting to correctly perceive now. Granted, it has its flaws – most of which appear to stem from a rewrite of the story late in growth – however the hands-off tactical fight that runs on primary AI scripts assembled by your self is unusually compelling stuff, particularly when paired with the fast-forward characteristic, permitting you to virtually skip previous grinding and journey occasions as you optimize your social gathering.
In addition to the standard suite of PC-centric graphics choices, the Zodiac Age version of the sport consists of all of the tweaking and tuning finished for the Japanese second launch of the sport (together with an entire new character class system), in addition to a bunch extra upgrades (largely visible) from the remastering course of. While some object to the visible ‘noisiness’ launched by the brand new textures, I give them my stamp of approval just because they made Vaan’s abs considerably much less terrifying-looking.
We ought to hopefully have a full Wot I Think piece on the sport within the close to future, though my private take is that it’s most likely price it in the event you don’t thoughts a barely extra experimental, MMO-ish RPG framework, paired with a narrative that clearly doesn’t revolve across the ostensible protagonist. Oh, and when you have an honest quantity of free time. That all the time helps.
You can purchase Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age now by way of Steam and Humble. It’ll set you again £28/€40/$40 proper now, which incorporates the hefty 20% launch low cost supplied till February eighth.
