What exactly was wrong with Final Fantasy 12?

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outlawauron said:

SHMUPGurus said:
I'm glad to see Khuutra is trying as hard as he can to defend this little underrated gem. I'm also glad to see we share the exact same opinion about every aspect of the game.

This is the evolution the series needed. Sadly, FFXIII is going back to being a battle to battle screen transition RPG. Yippeee!...

But the transition itself is an illusion. It just zooms in and then zooms out. The backgrounds and enemies stay the same, you see a bar pop up in the bottom of the screen and the music changes.

 

If I recall from watching the demo videos, that isn't true.

Once the character "agroes" an enemy group and the battle screen loads, party characters and enemies are re-positioned. It appears to use the same geometry and backgrounds as the "field" but it re-arranges the parties. 

The "battle screen" is still a separate area.

As for FF12, I've always heard Basch and Ashe were intended to be the main characters until they got scared there was no angsty teen which sent them shivering back to the drawing board.