Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age

An excellent remaster of one of the most underestimated episodes of the series released at the dawn of old-gen consoles. Veterans will appreciate the number of new features and newcomers can taste this great Japanese RPG with beautiful visuals. [Issue#277]

I feel like I'm repeating my young self here: Final Fantasy XII is an amazing RPG, and it holds up exceptionally well even 11 years after it's initial release. This PS4 remastering does it justice not only in the visual department but also by exposing the game to many gamers who missed out on this late FF entry. As an RPG fan I loved FFXII on the PS2, and it isn't going to change with this great remaster. What a year the PS4 is having.

Western players are in for a treat with all of these adjustments and improvements made from the original release of Final Fantasy XII - many of which are old but never made their way West originally. The job system adds another level of interest to party coordination, elements like fast-forward and map overlays add a considerable amount of convenience, and the game looks and sounds great too. This remaster may not change the mind of everyone, but it is no doubt one of the most intriguing entries in the franchise and clearly the definitive version of a truly brilliant game.

Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age is a remaster done right. The core content remains the same, but the changes in various systems add a new layer of discovery... Not every facet of the game has aged well, but the clever combat and fantastic cast earns this entry its status as classic RPG, and the Zodiac Age is the best way to play it. [Aug 2017, p.152]

Although the remastered work is correct, all the changes and additions (especially those from the International Zodiac Job System) make The Zodiac Age the definitive version of one of the most underrated and special Final Fantasy.

Final Fantasy XII was a great RPG, swapping out gunblades and epic, world-destroying storylines in favour of ones revolving around political intrigue; it remains as such. It’s as fun to play now as it was back in the dying stages of the PS2, and is perfect for returning fans or those who missed out previously.

Final Fantasy XII was outdone by the competition when it came out eleven years ago, and The Zodiac Age changes absolutely nothing in that regard. An overpriced and undercooked re-release of a game better left forgotten.

A masterpiece. I usually write long reviews but I think just saying that to my taste It's the best FF Story, Lore and Gameplay and the remaster for PS4/PS5, PC, Xbox, and Switch is doing the game real justice. The graphics and resolution is great, the freedom and free-roaming vibes are amazing, the music like in every FF game is remarkable and great and the story worth re watching on youtube I went and watched it as a movie in 4K and it was amazing, Love it almost as much as I like A song of Ice and Fire (aka Game of Thrones) and other memorable stories. I won't give spoilers but I'll just say that at first I loved the other characters but there's a time when the protagonist says he was running from himself and now become true to himself and I grew to love him as well, all the characters are very very cool and interesting, To sum it up: Story: 10/10 Graphics: 8.8/10 (and that's right after playing VII Rebirth) Characters: 10/10 Gameplay: 10/10 Combat: 10/10 Free Roam: 10/10 The game is a 10/10 and the graphics are amazing they don't look next gen in the sense of what we are used to but the high resolution frame rate and colors still looks amazing I don't care.

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

The MMORPG like real-time combat is a neat spin on things and encourages different strategical thinking. Characters are a bit dry for a game in this series, but the overarching plot about an evil empire encroaching on its neighbors is good stuff.

Where to start...... main character Who the **** is the main character? is it vahn or that ewan mcgregor sounding guy. Who knows? the story is boring with politics and war which FFXIV did amazingly. I don't even know what the story is about because I fell asleep after the first hour. revenge plot? maybe? the combat is like an MMO that has been developed by the laziest gamer ever because you just push the action button once and everyone fights for you. SOOOOOOOOO BORING. didn't finish penelope is annoying. nuf said.

L'ultimo Final Fantasy che ho giocato e anche il primo che non ho finito (Non per la difficoltà). Che dire, trama confusa e poco interessante, **** molto piatti e meccanica action bizzarra. Probabilmente troppi cambiamenti in un solo titolo che ha il peso del nome Final Fantasy. Un gioco così noioso che a metà della storia l'ho abbandonato. Forse sarà un buon action rpg, ma allo stesso tempo è un pessimo Final Fantasy.