Board 8 > Final Fantasy XII is one of two FF's I've never played.

(+) Yeah! (+)

(Technically a lie, I played about 2-3 hours and hated it so I never picked it up again. Not sure exactly why I felt this way about the game)

It's been delivered to my house and I will attempt playing it this evening.

I'm very excited about this since Final Fantasy XV has left a bad taste in my mouth, the game itself was fantastic and i thoroughly enjoyed it but the DLC has been so dismal and its boring as shit.


Am I going to love it this time around?
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it's a very divisive game so... 50/50 odds?
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It was the start of the not controlling all party members wasn't it?
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SBell0105 posted...

It was the start of the not controlling all party members wasn't it?

You still control them, you just don't have to select every command manually.
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The game plays itself
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Sounds like the game played you
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So "Focus on Support" / "Focus on Offense".

right, i think that was one of the big issues i previously had, maybe in my old age i'll be better with it.
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if you don't like gambits don't use them
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woodman posted...

if you don't like gambits don't use them

I'll have to see about these gambits, i dont remember anything about the system.
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SBell0105 posted...

woodman posted...

if you don't like gambits don't use them

I'll have to see about these gambits, i dont remember anything about the system.

If you were only a couple hours in you probably didn't have many options yet, but you can essentially pre-program your button presses based on different scenarios. So if, for example, you would normally cast Cura when someone's health reached a certain point, here you can tell your healer "When someone's health reaches this point, stop what you're doing and cast Cura."

You can also opt to not use them at all and individually select every command if you prefer.
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Honestly the Gambit system was a fantastic way to handle party AI control. It might not have been the best fit for the type of game FF12 is though. It would have been perfect for a more action-y RPG like Kingdom Hearts, which used an infinitely worse way to handle AI actions.
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Well, Kingdom Hearts you just pray that Goofy and Donald keep themselves alive.
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If you've played Dragon Age: Origins by chance, it drew heavily from FF12's Gambit System.
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It has the gravy seal of approval so ENJOY
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Jeff Zero posted...

If you've played Dragon Age: Origins by chance, it drew heavily from FF12's Gambit System.

Was Dragon Age: Origins the game where you controlled dozens of people at once and battles were on a massive scale where you could Flank bad guys with mini groups of 3-4 characters per group. God, what game was that? It was like 5-6 years ago.
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greengravy294 posted...

It has the gravy seal of approval so ENJOY

Not sure if selling point or not.
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Jeff i'd have expected you to figure out whatever game it is i'm talking about by now.
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The dumbest thing about the gambit system was most of it not being available at the start.

Granted, its totally non-interactive and makes the game dull, but playing with less than half of it just feels needlessly limiting early on.
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Does that mean I have to slowly unlock more gambits... yeah that sound awful
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SBell0105 posted...

Was Dragon Age: Origins the game where you controlled dozens of people at once and battles were on a massive scale where you could Flank bad guys with mini groups of 3-4 characters per group. God, what game was that? It was like 5-6 years ago.

No, Dragon Age is a Bioware game that plays somewhat similarly to Baldur's Gate but more modern.

I have no idea what game you are thinking of however.

SBell0105 posted...

Does that mean I have to slowly unlock more gambits... yeah that sound awful

You used to, but the remake makes them unlock much faster to the point you will have almost everything available near the beginning of the game, because yeah, it WAS awful.

Hey how about that Hunter X Hunter anime?
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pjbasis posted...

Hey how about that Hunter X Hunter anime?

We're not going there peej
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Hey, I liked slowly unlocking gambits. It was always so exciting when I went to the shop and there were new gambits that I needed.

Granted, I had the tolerance for monotony of a child. It could be much more infuriating now.
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Tch, I'll get you next time
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I hated it in 2007 but gave it a new chance in 2013 and loved it.
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SBell0105 posted...

Jeff Zero posted...

If you've played Dragon Age: Origins by chance, it drew heavily from FF12's Gambit System.

Was Dragon Age: Origins the game where you controlled dozens of people at once and battles were on a massive scale where you could Flank bad guys with mini groups of 3-4 characters per group. God, what game was that? It was like 5-6 years ago.

You're probably thinking of The Last Remnant.
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It's a game for people who don't like playing games.
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ChaosTonyV4 posted...

SBell0105 posted...

Jeff Zero posted...

If you've played Dragon Age: Origins by chance, it drew heavily from FF12's Gambit System.

Was Dragon Age: Origins the game where you controlled dozens of people at once and battles were on a massive scale where you could Flank bad guys with mini groups of 3-4 characters per group. God, what game was that? It was like 5-6 years ago.

You're probably thinking of The Last Remnant.

YAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSS

such a good game!!!
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I did not get to play any FFxii last night.

I feel as if I am behind now.
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By the way, couple hours in and I totally do not hate it yet. High fives.
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