lithiumkatana17
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No that's totally fine! I'm sure we'll get XII for a playthrough eventually if it doesn't get picked. I'm not too fussed. 
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age
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The Twilight Mexican
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Yeah, it's a PS4 game instead of a PC game.
Seriously though, I see it too, but what's the source of that image?
I'm not sure where that high quality original originated, but it's totally still obvious in this smaller image from the listing on the Japanese SE store:
http://store.jp.square-enix.com/client_info/SQEX_ESTORE/itemimage/SE_E0588/01_PS4.jpg
http://store.jp.square-enix.com/item/SE_E0588.html
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The Twilight Mexican
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What does this mean for the lore, though???
lithiumkatana17
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That everything we thought we once knew is a lie. Courtesy of Ondore, of course.
Cthulhu
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Well I guess in many ways XII and XV are similar; XII was the first FF game to have a seamless combat experience (no transitions to a separate combat arena), autonomous party members (with a behaviour programming system that XV lacks; the latter has much less depth in that regard), and a game world that at least felt open and not as linear as the previous games. Also Balthier and Ignis could almost be brothers,
lithiumkatana17
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Flintlock
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The remastered soundtrack just got a trailer of its own:
It goes on sale on the 19th of July, about a week after the game itself.
I like what I've heard so far. It sounds a lot more faithful to the original recordings than, say, the Final Fantasy X remastered soundtrack, which changed some songs significantly. I look forward to giving it a good listen, probably well before I actually play the game itself.
It goes on sale on the 19th of July, about a week after the game itself.
I like what I've heard so far. It sounds a lot more faithful to the original recordings than, say, the Final Fantasy X remastered soundtrack, which changed some songs significantly. I look forward to giving it a good listen, probably well before I actually play the game itself.
Fangu
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You might get into the Job System version though, it's a lot different gameplay wise. We might have had this conversation before though, so feel free to ignore me 
But yeah, I feel like ranting, that's how excited I am about the soundtrack. Because this isn't just good arrangement and instrumental music, it's GREAT arrangement and instrumental music. The execution is so tight with the original sheet music (I'd say), the new version brings out all the little nuances and things you get a sense of in the original soundtrack, but don't really hear. It's like they took the original soundtrack and made it ten times more true to itself.
This. Is what will make the IZJS remaster worth it for me.
(In other news, I finished IZJS on stream yesterday, by using save states and ATB resetting like hell, lol. I had great fun though. Penelo as Black Mage is OP. Oh and I learned you can pick the same job for different characters, didn't know you could. That calls for some interesting challenges.)
But yeah, I feel like ranting, that's how excited I am about the soundtrack. Because this isn't just good arrangement and instrumental music, it's GREAT arrangement and instrumental music. The execution is so tight with the original sheet music (I'd say), the new version brings out all the little nuances and things you get a sense of in the original soundtrack, but don't really hear. It's like they took the original soundtrack and made it ten times more true to itself.
This. Is what will make the IZJS remaster worth it for me.
(In other news, I finished IZJS on stream yesterday, by using save states and ATB resetting like hell, lol. I had great fun though. Penelo as Black Mage is OP. Oh and I learned you can pick the same job for different characters, didn't know you could. That calls for some interesting challenges.)
lithiumkatana17
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SQUARE
STOP TRYING TO CHEAT ME AND LET ME HEAR THE REMASTERED VERSION OF THEME OF THE EMPIRE ALREADY
But good golly, those tracks sound utterly wonderful. I think this may be a soundtrack I actually invest money into getting a physical copy of one day.
I can't wait to hear some of the new tracks that have been composed also.
STOP TRYING TO CHEAT ME AND LET ME HEAR THE REMASTERED VERSION OF THEME OF THE EMPIRE ALREADY
But good golly, those tracks sound utterly wonderful. I think this may be a soundtrack I actually invest money into getting a physical copy of one day.
I can't wait to hear some of the new tracks that have been composed also.
lithiumkatana17
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I saw that his abs had been fixed in some grainy, PAX East screenshots awhile back. Nice to see some clearer pictures in that video.
ultima espio
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The one thing that annoyed me about XII's texturing was the characters eyes. There was no white, it was just the same colour as their skin, and the pupils always seemed so dim.
Strangelove
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The characters' eyes were actually one of my favourite things about the graphics in xii. I thought they had a nice look (more of a texture feel) different to the usual for games at the time (free-moving orbs inside the face model? What the hell am I even talking about)
Anyway I'm glad vaan doesn't look like he has a trilobite implanted in his stomach now
Anyway I'm glad vaan doesn't look like he has a trilobite implanted in his stomach now
Strangelove
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iirc ffxii's characters models put more focus into textures than polygons (they had a lower number than ffx?) and the eyes seem more like they are primarily textures like a more advanced itertion of what was used in older games like vagrant story and i really liked the look of vagrant story.
but that might be nonsense because i don't really know about this stuff
but that might be nonsense because i don't really know about this stuff
Lex
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lithiumkatana17
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Fran's hair looks fantastic! 