Final Fantasy XII
The game takes place in the fictional land of Ivalice, where the empires of Archadia and Rozarria are waging an endless war. Dalmasca, a small kingdom, is caught between the warring nations. When Dalmasca is…
Final Fantasy XII is an adventure developed by Square Enix Product Development Division 4, released 16 March 2006 on PlayStation 2. The main story takes about 60 hrs to finish.
What Final Fantasy XII is
Final Fantasy XII is an adventure game developed by Square Enix Product Development Division 4 and released in 2006. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on PlayStation 2 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Final Fantasy XII is a 2006 role-playing video game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 2 in March 2006. It added elements including an open world; a seamless battle system; a controllable camera; a customizable "gambit" system, which lets the player control the artificial intelligence of characters in battle; a "license" system, which determines what abilities and equipment can be used by characters; and hunting side quests, which allows the player to find and defeat increasingly difficult monsters. Final Fantasy XII also includes elements from previous Final Fantasy games, such as Chocobos and Moogles.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, open world and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Final Fantasy series
Final Fantasy XII is the 76th of 349 entries we hold in the Final Fantasy series. The next entry was Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan in 2006. Its critic score of 91 is 14 points above the series average of 77. The highest-rated entry is Final Fantasy III at 100.
How it was received
Final Fantasy XII holds a critic score of 91 out of 100. That places it above 96% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2006 averaged 65, so it scored 26 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 87, across 337 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 60 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 100 hrs, roughly 1.7 times the length of the critical path.
What it launched against
Final Fantasy XII launched on 16 March 2006, within three weeks of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II, Daxter and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All. It reviewed better than all of them.
Released around the same time: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II, Daxter, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Final Fantasy XII yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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