Board 8 > Is FFXII actually worth finishing? (spoilers?)

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I bought it years ago, but I only got about four hours in because I found the battle system to be really boring. It's among the games on my backlog that I plan to finish over winter break, but I'm considering just removing it entirely and forgetting about it.

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I really like the game, but I enjoy the battle system so I dunno about you

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If you don't enjoy the battle system, you probably won't like the rest of the game. I think it gets better once you can customize a bit more, but the game is about the battle system. It's very gameplay-heavy.

I still pick up the game and play every once in a while, as it has probably one of the best endgames. There is a TON of extra stuff to do.

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I liked the pre-endgame battle system. Once you get to the end you setup a super-chain that literally does everything for you.

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I also dropped that game, I mean if you're not enjoying a game why play it, there's a lotta games out there.

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The battle system is probably the best part of the game (well, that and the Hunts), so if you're not enjoying it then it's probably not for you. I'd say stick it out a bit longer, say to the point when you have a decent amount of customizable gambits available, and if you still aren't liking it just put it away.

it is pretty much a string of battles one after another, and while the battle system does open up as you go, it isn't like the difference between "this does not interest me" and "this is lots of fun", so I would say maybe just skip it.

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nm i didn't notice the four hours in part. yeah if you don't like the gameplay it probably isn't worth it, the midgame is super boring if you don't.

Ofc it is.

From: Xuxon | #008
are you at archadia yet? or close? if you are, i'd say it's definitely worth finishing. if not, there's a lot of boring crap between getting 6 party members and then, which if you don't like the gameplay and hunts are probably not worth doing.

I know you edited this, but the stretch you are talking about is one of my favorite in the game. Not a big fan of Archadia-Giruvegan

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Honestly, it would depend on how much you enjoy the story and the characters up to this point, if you don't really like the battle system.

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Probably best not to finish it if you don't like the gameplay. It doesn't really get any more fun.

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Another question is, do you ever want to claim that you've beaten every mainline FF (not counting XI and XIV)?

Because you'd have to beat XII eventually to say that.

Otherwise you can just skip it if you're really not liking it.

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