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Wish I had this beauty :)
Tournesol is still a big work in progress, but I have made a decent dent in the item gathering. For starters I have had 99 arcanas for quite some time so I will meet the 60 arcanas requirement. I knocked out the Wargod’s Band, scarletites, Hell Gate Flames, Damascus Steel, and Soul Powder. So that leaves me with High Arcana x6, Snake Skin x12, Serpent Eye x6 and Feystone x4.
While I have been going after these weapons I have also tried to kill 2 birds with one stone. I have almost leveled all my characters to level 99. So that should happen very soon and once that happens I will then plan on going after the rest of the Espers and depending on how I feel and how much time I have left in any certain cast I will go after Omega, Hell Wyrm and Yiazmat. Now I might be able to fit Omega and Hell Wyrm in one cast, but Yiazmat will definitely take me more than one cast, that is if I don’t get owned the first couple times.
My Final Fantasy XII Experience:
Ever since I started streaming this game I have seen a steady amount of people hating this game, but there are a few who have said that they loved it. Most of the complaints are the fact that the automated battle system, the fact that the characters just aren’t that interesting or the storyline just wasn’t that interesting. Now I’ll be totally honest, after spending about 50+ hours on doing side missions and getting weapons, I really don’t remember everything that is going on in this game, but I do know that I really like this game.
One of my favorite aspects of this game is the gambit system. Some say oh well the game plays for you…well if your one of those people…then keep you gambits off and go old school (just to clarify, I still love FF VII and the traditional style too). The gambit system has allowed me to go this deep into the game. I really could not see myself going after Danjuro for as long as I did and having to mash buttons and do certain sequences of magics for hours and hours on end. Although what would have really helped this game, I think, an open battle system. If this game had a open battle system , and when I say open as in you can just roam and button mash the crap out of enemies, kind of like Kingdom Hearts.
Final Fantasy XII Characters
Now on to the characters, I do agree with some about the characters. Vaan’s fake painted on abs and the cheesiness that just surrounds Vaan the whole game doesn’t do much for me. I do find Fran and Balthier interesting as characters though. I mean how often do you see a race of half bunny rabbit-half weird humanoid women with sexy voices :). I don’t really care much for Basch or Penelo so I won’t spend much time on them. I do like Ashe’s character though and I think the game does keep her interesting enough to want to go find out more information on her…and once she gets those swords I don’t know about you, but I really wanted to know how the game was going to end…so that is another reason why I am sticking this game out.
Overall, I’m glad I gave the game a chance even though I tried playing it 4 times (all restarts at random times over the past 2 years). I would recommend the game to other Final Fantasy lovers and would hope they would look past some of the flaws and just play the game for what it is, Final Fantasy.
Final Fantasy Radio News:
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Want to announce the newest CD in theRedMage collection #5. If you are regular listener to the radio you will have heard the organ solo’s from time to time being played. This is our great friends wonderful works and as of tomorrow you can download his new CD. Click Here
- Want to thank WDR Radio Orchestra manager Winfried Fechner from bottom of our hearts for the 2nd concert added to the vinue this year. Last years Symphonic Fantasias was ended fantastic and we enjoy playing here at the radio. (see their site for that CD which should be out soon)
As always check out FinalFantasyRadio.com to listen to some great Final Fantasy music or go to forums.finalfantasyradio.com to join in on chats and anything about the radio…or just random stuff :)
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