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Final Fantasy XII
Excellent Critical Reception
Platform:
PlayStation 2
Genre:
Role-Playing
ESRB:
Teen
Players:
1
Developer:
Square Enix
Publisher:
Square Enix
Release Date:
October 31, 2006
Critic Reviews
The following reviews are used to calculate the overall reception for this game. All applicable scores are converted to our simplified rating system based on the specifics offered by each publication or the tone of each review. You can read more about how we do this here.
Publication Quality: Not Rated
Author: Andrew Pfister
Excellent
October 30, 2006 - Aside from the camera issues and largely forgettable soundtrack, XII really hits the spot for me. A well-crafted cast of characters, an intricate and politically charged plot, and a fresh take on combat...my compliments to the chef.
Publication Quality: Not Rated
Author: Rob Fahey
Excellent
October 31, 2006 - It's not hard to see us looking back in five years time and seeing FFXII as a pivotal, changing moment in how RPGs are designed; a game which drew on the experience of Final Fantasy's branches into tactical strategy and massively multiplayer, as well as on the more mature storytelling of other mediums, and folded it back into the number series, to wonderful result.
Publication Quality: Not Rated
Author: Chris Faylor
Excellent
October 31, 2006 - There's nothing fundamentally wrong with any aspect of Final Fantasy XII.
Publication Quality: Not Rated
Author: Greg Kasavin
Excellent
October 31, 2006 - While Final Fantasy XII takes some liberties with the series' conventions, it sticks closely to most of the good ones, delivering another memorable and highly recommended experience in the process.
Publication Quality: Not Rated
Author: Justin Speer
Excellent
October 30, 2006 - If you have it in you to enjoy a console RPG -- any console RPG -- you should have no problem enjoying this expertly crafted title.
Publication Quality: Mediocre
Author: Jeremy Dunham
Excellent
October 27, 2006 - Final Fantasy XII is a fantastic RPG. It blows all of its PS2 competition this year right out of the water and is among the all time elite role-players ever made for the system.
Publication Quality: Not Rated
Author: Greg Vallentin
Excellent
February 22, 2007 - In the end, Final Fantasy XII is a brilliant RPG that delivers on all fronts including quite possibly the most enthralling piece of narrative the series has ever seen.
Publication Quality: Not Rated
Author: John Furness
Good
July 26, 2007 - Final Fantasy XII delivers with a refined presentation and an inventive combat system, but the less than spectacular narrative and lackluster characters impede upon the game reaching true greatness.
Publication Quality: Not Rated
Author: Christian Nutt
Good
October 27, 2006 - It's a staggeringly well-made game that throws more at you than any other RPG on the PS2... but well-made doesn't necessarily mean "fun."
Publication Quality: Not Rated
Good
October 30, 2006 - There are a lot of good genre-evolving ideas here, but the story's emotional stagnancy and rushed conclusion, the unsatisfying game balance and the reliance on grinding prevent the game from being as fun and engaging as a Final Fantasy game should be.
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