FF12 -- 9/10
ITs my least favorite game in the series for a variety of different reasons but the most important thing is that its STILL an excellent addition to the long running franchise.
The characters, story, music & world were massive disappointments. None of the things I just stated were very memorable except for Balthier & the esper battle music. The world of Ivalice part of the Ivalice Alliance just didn't do it for me, FF12 had towns but none of its locales really stood out & became engraved in my mind, not even Rabanastre. The guy who made the music for the game is actually a very good musician I dunno what went wrong, its not bad at all but just not what we expect from FF. Now the story starts of fantastic, really interesting, really epic but then towards the middle it gets SO BORING! Things start to pick up story wise 20 hours in.
The battle system at first I just didn't understand, but after using guides I finally got the hang of it & enjoyed it. Using & figuring out the best gambits soon became "fun" instead of a chore. The game design is superb, big fields, lots of "percieved" freedom. Hours can be spent in the game!
The game has a great ending too, a very satisfying one that does tie all loose ends together unlike FF13's ending {sigh}.
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