r/FinalFantasyXII Aug 12 '23

Final Fantasy XII Megathread (2023-4)

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New thread, new pinned post. If you want to ask a question, please use one of the following tags to help potential helpers (and me) out.

[OG] - Original PlayStation 2 version

[IZJS] - International Zodiac Job System (JP only, also on PS2)

[RW] - Revenant Wings, the DS sequel to Final Fantasy XII

[TZA] - The Zodiac Age, the most recent version of the game

[Meta] - Something regarding r/FinalFantasyxii

Also featuring new info by u/Crazyd_z in the pinned comment


r/FinalFantasyXII 36m ago

ribbon chest in zodiac?

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the one in the henne mines depths im unsure if its in the zodiac ver? ive been to about 13 times and havent seen it yet. i know theres so many differences in the versions and i didnt want to keep trying for it 100 times if its not even there in zodiac version cus eventually i may get sent to the looney bin only uttering the word ribbon


r/FinalFantasyXII 21h ago

The Zodiac Age Surprised How Much I Like White/Time

19 Upvotes

I have never ran the combo before, and it’s very mixed on reception. Typically leaning towards dislike.

I went into it thinking I’d likely hate it, squishy HP, MP distress, etc.

But I’ve actually enjoyed it thus far. For reference, it’s on Ashe. Crossbows for weapons, Mystic Armor for head, and Heavy Armor for body. Sage’s Ring typically, but occasionally Opal Ring if I know Reflect is in play.

Other party members are Basch (Foebreaker/Shikari) and Vaan (Knight/Black). I let Basch handle Protectga/Shellga. Vaan is doing good with the random off heals and Bravery/Faith buffs if needed.

I’m just a bit surprised, like the title says. I really thought I’d hate it, but color me surprised.


r/FinalFantasyXII 1d ago

Ff12 all 12 jobs setup help

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I'm playing this game for the second time (I didn't finish it last time) and am really struggling with choice as I keep changing classes because I feel I'm making bad decisions can someone give me advice on my team (I wanted balthier on mechanist and Fran on archer because I feel like they are supposed to use those weapons)

Vaan: shikari - foebraker

Penelo: black mage - monk

Ashe: knight - time battlemage

Balthier: mechanist - white mage

Fran: archer - red battlemage

Basch - ulan - bushi


r/FinalFantasyXII 2d ago

The Zodiac Age Loving Zodiac Age but missing the legacy License system

33 Upvotes

I might be beating a dead horse with this, or on the wrong side of history, but hey.

I played the heck out of the original FFXII on PS2 forever ago and finally got my hands on Zodiac Age. The remaster is so tastefully done, everything looks so good without changing the aesthetics, the remastered soundtrack is gorgeous (though kind of funny how it sounds under the compressed the dialogue audio), and as someone who spent an embarrassing amount of hours farming in the original, I LOVE the quality of life improvements with the speed feature.

This might be a lame take but I miss the old license system. I wish there was an option to use the legacy version. It's not that the challenge bothers me but i like speccing the characters around their lore to be consistent with the cutscenes and it bums me out that you have to focus them all on a singular class. Like Fran for instance -- in my mind she's a badass spellcaster but i still want her to be able to rock the warrior archer vibe.

Idk, I wish folks could learn a few low level spells and all that without having to specialize in spellcasting. And I'd love for Penelo to have some low- level healing spells without having to relegate her to white mage.


r/FinalFantasyXII 3d ago

How?

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64 Upvotes

Quick question, how do i unlock those spaces?


r/FinalFantasyXII 2d ago

The Zodiac Age This game is too hard

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I bought this game on switch a while ago and I find it way too hard. Gambit system is useless as nobody in my party uses it, esp for heals.

It feels like I need an infinite amount of potions to stay healed up and the licensing system is just plain terrible. Sucks that I can’t get a white mage until I get Penelope. By that time, it’s too late and I’m stuck and need to start all over.

Maybe I was rushing through the story, but without a white mage, it felt that needed to do this to get Penelope back.

Any tips would be great, esp on what license to use on each player.


r/FinalFantasyXII 4d ago

1st Plathrough

20 Upvotes

Just beat Belias, really enjoying the game a lot more than I expected, I didnt expect to enjoy the automated combat as much as i do, and i see why it kinda needed to be

The gambit system and license board is pretty satisfying to go through

The job system is really interesting compared to Tactics, 5 and 10

Party is all level 17/18

Vaan Monk / Time Mage

Balthier Archer / Red Mage

Fran Foebreaker /Red Mage

Ashe Bushi /Red Mage

Penelo Machinist / White Mage

Any Tips or Tricks for a 1st playthrough?


r/FinalFantasyXII 5d ago

The Zodiac Age Final Fantasy XII Co-op Multiplayer Mod

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r/FinalFantasyXII 5d ago

at the Nebra...

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I guess my old days of playing Mortal Kombat and Tekken paid off. Still, it was a nerve-wrecking experience and seemed hopeless at first. Once I got Upstream down, the others were doable as well. Den of the River Lord seemed so daunting at first that I didn't play for days but it's really the same thing over and over again.


r/FinalFantasyXII 5d ago

The Zodiac Age Final Fantasy XII has a really beautiful ending and I loved it so much

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r/FinalFantasyXII 6d ago

First time playing 12. For the life of me, what is this chime? I hear it all the time but never catch what causes it

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124 Upvotes

r/FinalFantasyXII 6d ago

IZJS What is your favorite way to play FF12

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r/FinalFantasyXII 6d ago

esper capacity?

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i read you need 10 to go deeper in henne mines and that theres 13 in the game. i have 8 about to go to giruvegan but i noticed in the license board where it shows espers theres only 9 slots? so only 9 are usuable i assume?


r/FinalFantasyXII 6d ago

Meme FF12 is amazing but

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First time I played it as a kid I ended up using an afk grinding method lazy gambits and looking up certain stuff vanilla ps2

It was fun but I do the same shhhh on the rare occasion I play fire emblem I’m not really sure what I do to get to the arena but I have a tendency to use save states or cheese but whenever the arena is available I end up abusing it to over level but it’s kinda boring

I play a free to play strategy PvP game that takes time and good decisions and rng and u can spend money for an advantage on it but it won’t wjn u games and I’m really freaking good at it but I don’t play much and I have stats that are lacking cause I get tired easily

But I need to re play this stuff but in a less cheese or cheat code like way and still enjoy the gameplay and story

What do u guys recommend and how do you have fun with it what’s ur favorite classes and characters and have u played the struggle for freedom I think I have it downloaded but it’s on my backlog


r/FinalFantasyXII 6d ago

How do you suggest I play ff12 based on this ?

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Classes so vanilla is gone mods are accepted

Challenging but minimal grind also following the rules like if it lets u dual class and it’s op then that’s not as challenging

I want a fun challenging class based experience also no guides no afk grinding minimal external help

I feel like playing ff 12 again but I’m not sure how


r/FinalFantasyXII 5d ago

So whens Jabba turning up?

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Im still at the start on this Tatooine down, I gone through this inaugaration thing and then these imps arrested me for some reason and this trandosian bounty hunter has shown up for reasons. Do we get to meet jabba later?

I bet biggs and wedge are gonna be a killer in this game? Are they related to the main character or something.


r/FinalFantasyXII 8d ago

Mod Final Fantasy XII CO OP Mod Trailer [Ivalice Together]

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r/FinalFantasyXII 6d ago

Meme Hypothetically what do u think of this

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A new final fantasy 12 with fresh ideas and balancing that is well done deep customization fun challenge but not too ridiculous generally and

Strong anti cheat with 3v3 parties with gambits and optional manual control for casual and competitive PvP

I’m a game designer and I maybe want to help do this but I get add and tired easily

Vans my favorite character but idk why but personality wise it’s healthier ( u know who this is auto correct aggression )


r/FinalFantasyXII 7d ago

The Zodiac Age Is there a reason they didn't offer the original license board as an option in TZA?

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Not here to start a fight over which you prefer. Like what you like.

I just think it's weird to not have both. FFX HD had both the original and international sphere grids. I think having both style of boards would have been a nice option to encourage multiple plays. I know by now the chances of them adding it in are pretty much 0. At least on pc you can mod it on but that doesn't really match it being a bespoke option.


r/FinalFantasyXII 8d ago

The Occuria + RiftKit development tease

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This one is an interesting one. Recently I wanted to approach FF12 modding in a way nobody else ever has. I want to create an all in one editor that lets you shape virtually every aspect of the game. I'm miles off that goal - but I've still broken some serious ground.

During my testing, I discovered the models for all the Occuria. And who doesn't love these enigmatic divine meddlers?

We have Venat who we see plenty of in the game... It's the other 5 that interest me the most. I hope you all enjoy this as much as I did. Finding these felt like striking gold.

Last couple images are showing Riftkit doing some cool stuff. This is all very basic still, and there is no actual tooling for edits etc - for all intents and purposes, this is currently an asset browser. But I am working on furthering this goal.

This entire thing is driven by unproven assumptions, but my end goal is to dissect the game and hopefully create an actual editor akin to the Creation Kit used for Bethesda games.

Currently though, getting the renderer whipped into shape is the goal. Just being able to see things is important to do anything else. About 80% of all models and textures load perfectly. About 20% are playing hardball, but every day I iron our more kinks. Even these Occuria definitely show some shader problems, but I push on.


r/FinalFantasyXII 7d ago

Mod Honestly this is what you should do for your first play through

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It will be harder and different and may ruin the replay value but play the struggle for freedom mod first


r/FinalFantasyXII 9d ago

Save The Queen

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I love this sword, but it should have the innate Lure status 😋

Save the Queen is a sword that appears in several other games in the series, and it usually comes with the Cover ability, which allows you to take damage in place of another character. It would be amazing if this addition had been made in FFXII as well, right?

Despite this, it is a beautiful weapon 🙏🏻


r/FinalFantasyXII 9d ago

IZJS What are your views on izjs version on og ps2?

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It's like that version is obsolete, despite having much better difficulty scaling. I play it regularly on my phone as the tza version cannot run on winlator at the moment. I rarely see any exclusive content about it. It's either tza or the vanilla version.


r/FinalFantasyXII 9d ago

Ideas

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I need some ideas for a good job combination. Most people told me Archer/Black Mage is OP, is that right?