Archadia's Emperor is freely chosen by her people. I am

>>382858821
>Archadia's Emperor is freely chosen by her people.
Pretty sure the Archadia Empire's Emperor is not actually elected. Where'd you get this idea?

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>>382858901
Well, the script actually.

>>382858991
So Vayne was elected? Wasn't he the son of the Emperor he killed? I thought he inherited the title.

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>>382859127
>look it up
>they were elected before a senate
>House Solidor screwed that over

Well crap, you have me there. Either that's a flaw or that's more of Vayne bullshitting.

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How will you design your party?

>each character can have two classes now

I never got it the first time around but I've been thinking of grabbing the remaster.

>>382859667
It may have been PR propaganda by Vayne in that speech.

Is it coming to PC?

>>382860031
PS4 only currently.

I hate this "class" shit given how hard FF12 was. It was difficult enough without restricting each characters' role. Then again I didn't grind 9000 sidequests because that shit is boring so I was probably underleveled. But no one should be forced to do that shit.

>>382859748
>tfw machinist lost its main niche besides low level runs with the dual class option

I hope they let red mage use the flame staff so you don't have to dual class into black mage to buff your oil/ardor combo more.

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>>382859748
And for the record I'd think the characters would best fit as:

Balthier: Machinist/Hunter
Fran: Archer/Red Mage
Penelo: White Mage/Black Mage
Basch: Knight/Ulhan
Vaan: Hunter/Monk
Ashe: Time Mage/Samurai

>>382860116
>>382860031
Given how basically every modern FF besides 15 and 12 are on pc now it's only a matter of time before this goes to pc. They're just doing the usual SE jew method of not announcing it so people will buy up the ps4 version and then find out the superior ver comes a year later

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>>382860419
Very likely. I'm getting it for PS4 for that 10/10 limited edition version though.

http://gematsu.com/2017/03/final-fantasy-xii-zodiac-age-special-editions-announced

Second one.

>>382860221
It's actually a lot easier with classes simply due to them removing the damage cap making a lot of the classes more viable like black mage and knight in comparison to the combo spam ones like samurai and hunter which were basically things you could have one of in the original due to genji gloves.

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>>382858821
>Are you picking up the remaster, /v/?
I'm busy with Stormblood and then Splatoon 2 later this month. But 12 was one of my favorites. Perhaps down the road.

>>382860678
>It's actually a lot easier with classes simply due to them removing the damage cap
The damage cap was not what made the game hard. That's Yazmat fighter tier problems

>>382860221
They outright said they rebalanced the game to be easier this time around.

>>382860678
How does samurai play, generally?

>steelbook version unavailable on amazon
shit, do you think they will restock anytime soon?

>>382861203
It's a pretty straightforward two-handed weapon damage dealer, not much to it. It's unique in that katanas use strength and magic to calculate damage so certain characters are better suited to it than others.

Late game it can also serve as a tank with the Genji Shield and the Masamune I

>>382861295


Hope you have a Gamestop. That's what I had to turn to.

>>382858821
HARK
IT IS I, JUDGE GHIS
WITH THE BEST LINES IN THE GAME

did u guys know that the occuria speak in iambic pentameter?

>>382861376
FFXII had an amazing localization, so I'm not shocked they'd do that.

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>How quaint. We are allies! The Occuria give men power as a master feeds his dog: it is meant to tame us. How well you've resisted their wile. By turning your back on their stones, you give us free hand to write our own history.

>>382861469
The guy who did the localization for FF12 did Tactics Ogre LUCT as well. Totally fucking aces.

I don't fucking understand this at all. What happened to the job grid weird shit? I remember struggling to unlock the ability to have fucking HATS. I have a demo disc from DQVIII still that is nothing like the full game apart from a beach. What the shit is this? What's the point of this? The only thing I know is that they're adding a 4x speed mode for the game's admittedly pretty slow combat.

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>characters suddenly conjure immense magical explosions because they got a license from the government

defend this 12fags

>>382861856
The legal system in Ivalice is a strange and wonderful thing.

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>>382861572
Literally did NOTHING wrong. The man was a visionary, with the drive and the ability to make the world better. Killing him was the worst mistake that Ashe and friends could have made.

>>382861159
Out of curiosity what did you find hard? The only hard things before the lighthouse was the caverns which also have one of the strongest enemies in the zodiac version and some optional hunts/espers for me.

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>>382861856
>characters suddenly conjure immense magical explosions because they got a license from the government

Don't you need to both get the license and learn it to use it? I last played this game when I was 12.

>>382858821
who /leadingman/ here?

>>382862436
>>382861856
Here's a question: why can't they just illegally use the magic without the license, and what governing body is even enforcing this given that in the game you are a ragtag group of rebels fighting against the Empire and its judges?

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>>382862521
Right here, brother!

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I refuse to pick up the remaster unless they add some Gria

>>382862624
XII should've had some equipment and abilities that weren't found on the License Board, to liven things up a bit.

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>last year
>time to try XII for the first time
>download IZJS
>it's great
>gambit : steal
>gambit : attack nearest
>gambit : heal at 50%
>fight everything i see
>become naturally overleveled just by going places
>oh..it's a little boring but it's great
>discover fast forward button
>forge a path of destruction across Ivalice at the speed of Benny Hill
>been stealing a little something with every monster
>discover i can sell that shit
>millionaire now, invincible, bored as fuck
>infinite supply of remedy
>what is magic, what are status effects, what is strategy

And that is the story of how i dropped this game. I tried to like it but no i won't be picking up the remaster.

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>>382862856
Then you fucking aced the game. Most people spoke of the game as difficult and requiring much strategy. Then again, most people didn't utilize gambit much.


>still upset there is no vita version so I could have another new portable strategy game

WHATS THE FPS? Please don't tell me its 30 still.

>>382862856
Stealing always felt like more hassle than it was worth. Poach was even worse. Seemed like way too many enemies were immune to it.

>>382863162
i didn't ace the game, i stopped playing before going to an imperial research facility i don't remember what for.
I just auto-attacked, man.

I was disappointed in Balthier as well after all i had read about him. He's suave and he looks like a good friend of mine but i kept wondering why does he stick with these jokers ?
They keep throwing him and fan into life threatening danger with no treasure or paiement in sight, is he really a pirate ? Airship fuel doesn't pay for itself.
Asche and Bash were the ones i liked because they had a real motivation and a goal.

>>382863792
>, is he really a pirate ?

Welllll if you had just continued a bit further.

Wait until black Friday Square Enix sale.

It's that easy.

>>382862624
We don't need a repeat of Baldur's Gate 2.

I'm Captain Basch Fon Rosenburg of Dalmasca!

>>382863896
Nah i'm done with it.
Enjoy your remaster and hope they don't touch to the soundtrack.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGJbuHUbw8k

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>>382864998
I'm Captain Basch Fon Rosenburg of Dalmasca!

Okay, what are the best sub jobs for these?

Balthier: Machinist
Ashe: red battlemage
Basch: knight

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>>382866217
I'm the Captain Basch Fon Rosenburg of Dalmasca now

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Have I told you about those lies of Ondore's?

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>>382866217
Looking about it more:

>Balthier: Machinist/Samurai
>Ashe: Time Mage/Knight (or red mage/knight, she's a time mage in Revenant wings)
>Basch: Knight/White Mage

Reasoning being that samurai fits Balthier's motif of being a rebelling judge without having the form and statue of a knight. It seems a bit looser.

Ashe is seen with sword and shield in cutscenes.

Basch is a knight first and foremost and Ulhan fits the heavy armored and intimidating aspect of this.

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Will RDM and MCH still be useless?

>>382867467
Since you can pair them useful jobs then they get a chance to shine.

>remembering all the hunts
Man, some of those monsters were pretty cool. Also, some were plain weird. Like that shadow thing that summoned(?) other monsters or something. Maybe I'm thinking of a different game, but I remember some kind of black humanoid thing that had other monsters in the fight with it.
Was that FF12?

Regardless, the point is some of those special hunt monsters were really interesting and neat.

Highly excited. FFXII is my favorite mainline FF, and the new dual job system is poised to solidify the game's position, at least for me, at the top. I'm thinking of playing with the English voices this time but have two questions:

1. If I buy here in Japan via PSN, can I select English voice acting but keep everything else in Japanese?

2. Are the English voices really that good or have I been misled? I cannot get an accurate feel from short clips on Youtube.

Also, list your planned parties below. Here is what I'll be running for my first playthrough:

Vaan: Foebreaker + White Mage

Balthier: Monk + Black Mage

Fran: Archer + Bushi

Basch: Time Mage + Red Mage

Ashe: Shikari + Machinist

Penelo: Uhlan + Knight

Note that this time around license islands allow for more creativity in planning your characters. For example, my Fran will be able to access the two HP augments locked behind the Famfrit esper on the archer board without actually taking the exclusive Famfrit space. Instead, Fran unlocks her mist knack level 4 on the bushi board, gaining access to the 435HP augment on the archer board. Fran thus “teleports” to the license island locked behind Famfrit, at which time we can grab the adjacent 390HP augment. This frees up the Famfrit esper for another character (Ashe in my case). With careful planning, you can have your cake and eat it too – the best of both worlds – and many other clichés.

If you have any questions about how the two-job system will work or want recommendations for combos or espers, give me a reply. I have spent a fuckload of time in Excel mapping out my party mixes and license paths, so a lot of this is second-nature to me.

(Tripping just in case.)

>>382867467
No. They are both excellent jobs. The machinist makes a great choice for a second job if you don’t know what else to choose.

In brief, RDM gives a shit-ton of magic lores, which makes the character holding the job a full-blown black mage in power, even if the first job is physically-focused. White magic will be at level 2 by default but can be enhanced to level 3 with an esper unlock, meaning the RDM can be one of your primary healers for the most part of the game if you will it. The esper system allows you to make the RDM into whatever you want and allows it to be easily added to any type of class.

If you are running a mage-type character, the RDM gives you the ability to unlock 4 greatsword licenses and 3 heavy armor licenses to compensate in the physical field. You’ll have an actual full-blown warrior or full-blown mage depending on your 2nd job and license unlocks – this is not a watered down warrior + mage. The downside of RDM is the relative lack of abilities, so you’ll want to plan out your specialization (e.g., white magic) in advance.

MCH allows your party to have two time magic casters, if you choose to unlock the Famfrit-locked licenses. I think it’s a no brainer: Famfrit should go to MCH unless you’re running a time-mage/machinist hybrid. Another reason MCH makes a great supplementary class is its 3 guaranteed swiftness licenses: Think of MCH as adding speed to a character, both in action and in magic.

>>382868617
Yes, the Shadowseer.

>Can control respects

Will be exciting


>>382870364
English voices are good.
Can confirm.

>>382873625
>respects

Damon autocorrect. I mean espers.

>>382873625
>WOLF
So can I use English voiceovers with Japanese system text and subtitles?

>>382873847
That Is don't know. I'm sorry.