super cool game!
finally got around to playing this. loved 12 so much, when i learned the game had a follow up on a nintendo device and it was a strategy game i knew i had to play. like c'mon, a final fantasy xii sequel strategy rpg. is made for me.
and ya in a lot of ways its exactly that, but the gameplay is not super well balanced and tends to be either kind of a pushover or very annoying, in part because of this game's super up-front grind check level scaling. couple that with big maps and slow movement and a healthy bit of lag and you have an uhhh dated experience.
game's still good tho. is fun micromanaging all your party members and armies of summons to run the table with stuff and once ya get in the rhythm of cycling through abilities its quite fun, works well with the ds hardware.
story is great, although some of the returning characters feel like a bit of an afterthought. its still nice to see everyone again, but the new stuff is very well done, although the shift in writing is obvious. the transition from how a character like basch talks in xii, to him invoking the power of friendship here is jarring.
presentation could be better, more of the game's gorgeous art and full animations on the potraits and stuff would've helped deliver the story a bit more.
also the cgi dual screen cutscenes are such a nice treat
finally got around to playing this. loved 12 so much, when i learned the game had a follow up on a nintendo device and it was a strategy game i knew i had to play. like c'mon, a final fantasy xii sequel strategy rpg. is made for me.
and ya in a lot of ways its exactly that, but the gameplay is not super well balanced and tends to be either kind of a pushover or very annoying, in part because of this game's super up-front grind check level scaling. couple that with big maps and slow movement and a healthy bit of lag and you have an uhhh dated experience.
game's still good tho. is fun micromanaging all your party members and armies of summons to run the table with stuff and once ya get in the rhythm of cycling through abilities its quite fun, works well with the ds hardware.
story is great, although some of the returning characters feel like a bit of an afterthought. its still nice to see everyone again, but the new stuff is very well done, although the shift in writing is obvious. the transition from how a character like basch talks in xii, to him invoking the power of friendship here is jarring.
presentation could be better, more of the game's gorgeous art and full animations on the potraits and stuff would've helped deliver the story a bit more.
also the cgi dual screen cutscenes are such a nice treat