My problems with FFXII so far (Just got on Gran Pulse)
The battle system- While it started off good, it seems the system overall was just meant for purely aesthetic reason, basically making it look cool. The job system and paradigm shift system are very welcome additions, but the fact that the game has taken away almost all control hurts. You can't control your teammates, leading the AI to have them do things that I deem to be silly and ineffective. The control thing was one of the huge perks of turn-based combat for me. I also hate hate it almost seems like you can control your characters movements, but still can't get your character away from the tank while a dragon is steamrolling both of them with fire.
The plot line is somewhat fresh, a little same-old same-old, but not bad.
The characters- I only play with three characters. Lightening, Sazh and Fang. Why? They're the only characters I can usually stand. I got used to Vanille in around 5 hours, but Snow seems to be unable to go five minutes without making some overdramatic "for the gipper" speech about how it's their duty to save Cocoon and Serrah. "If we believe hard enough, and with a tiny pinch of magic, anything you wish can all come true" kind of gets annoying after awhile. And Hope seems like he's one dropped ice cream cone away from slitting his wrists.
All in all, so far it's a good game, just not good for a Final Fantasy game. It seems like a weak spot in the series to me. But that's just from my limited experience
The battle system- While it started off good, it seems the system overall was just meant for purely aesthetic reason, basically making it look cool. The job system and paradigm shift system are very welcome additions, but the fact that the game has taken away almost all control hurts. You can't control your teammates, leading the AI to have them do things that I deem to be silly and ineffective. The control thing was one of the huge perks of turn-based combat for me. I also hate hate it almost seems like you can control your characters movements, but still can't get your character away from the tank while a dragon is steamrolling both of them with fire.
The plot line is somewhat fresh, a little same-old same-old, but not bad.
The characters- I only play with three characters. Lightening, Sazh and Fang. Why? They're the only characters I can usually stand. I got used to Vanille in around 5 hours, but Snow seems to be unable to go five minutes without making some overdramatic "for the gipper" speech about how it's their duty to save Cocoon and Serrah. "If we believe hard enough, and with a tiny pinch of magic, anything you wish can all come true" kind of gets annoying after awhile. And Hope seems like he's one dropped ice cream cone away from slitting his wrists.
All in all, so far it's a good game, just not good for a Final Fantasy game. It seems like a weak spot in the series to me. But that's just from my limited experience
