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Final Fantasy XII slips beyond March 2005 News

PlayStation 2 News by Tom Bramwell

24 November, 2004

Final Fantasy XII won't be out before the end of March 2005, according to comments attributed to Square Enix president Yoichi Wada in the Japanese Asahi Shimbun, although it should be out before the end of 2005.

Said Wada: "there are no plans to release the game within the current fiscal year," which ends on March 31st 2005. This despite the game's fairly strong showing at E3 this year, where it was equally praised and cursed for its art style reminiscent of PlayStation 1 underachiever Vagrant Story.

The PS2 game, the first original single-player Final Fantasy adventure since 2002's Final Fantasy X (we're not counting X-2, obviously), had been set for release in "winter of 2004 to spring of 2005," but no longer. We'll let you know when it gets a firmer release date.

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Roarer
24/11/04 @ 10:35
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So, christmas 2006 here then? *sigh*
boabg
24/11/04 @ 10:36
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Out by a year. Not bad!
tengu
24/11/04 @ 10:42
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WHAT?! That's bullshit! What's the hold up here, huh? I don't like to be kept waiting for my fix of JRPGs, especially when it comes to FF! Get the finger out already you twunts! Release it!

And why don't you count FFX-2 exactly? It was fine. I hear people bitch about that game all the time and they never have any solid reasons for doing so. Most FF fans need to learn to appreciate what they're given and not be such whining little fanboy arses all the time!

FF R0XX0R! SQUENIX SUXX0R!
Shinji [mod]
24/11/04 @ 10:45
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Because FFX-2 wasn't an original game, it was a spin-off. How's that difficult to understand?

(We actually liked FFX-2. Gave it 8/10 in fact.)
tengu
24/11/04 @ 11:00
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I never said I didn't understand why you didn't count it, I'm just one of those people that counts FFX-2 as the 'unofficial FFXI', seeing as THAT game is never getting a PS2 release in Europe it seems.

Basically, FFX-2 HAD everything you could really expect from a 'proper' numbered FF game, not like all those... 'odd' spinoffs like the awful Crystal Chronicles and the 'Just okay' FF Tactics. It was FF as FF is meant to be, and I for one feel it SHOULD be counted amongst the rest of them like it deserves.

So there!
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groovychainsaw
24/11/04 @ 11:08
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Now you're over-reacting - i have to respond when you call FF:tactics 'just ok' - the GBA version has more depth to it and the plot makes more sense than the than the ps2 rpgs so far... (but i still like ff VII,IX,VI..)
/dons fire-retardant suit
tengu
24/11/04 @ 11:16
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FF Tactics is fine if you like that kind of thing. You like it better than the PS2 games? Thats fine, everyone has their own tastes.

(weirdo)
Blerk
24/11/04 @ 11:22
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I hear Dragon Quest VIII is going to make it to the West! \o/
groovychainsaw
24/11/04 @ 11:48
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The PS2 games got a bit boring after a while - repeatedly fighting battles got tiring after a while (having been worn out over many FF titles..), especially when you can win just by pressing x all the time... the boss battles required a bit more strategy, but I preferred the depth of the tactics game - maybe I'm just a bit final fantasy'ed out - I look forward to the revised battle system in XII to cure me of this maybe....
boabg
24/11/04 @ 11:54
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Man that guys got a cheek slagging FF fanboys.
Blerk
24/11/04 @ 11:58
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I think we shouldn't count FFX-2 because it was absolute shite. 8 out of 10 my bottom. IMHO, of course. ;-)
tengu
24/11/04 @ 12:06
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Don't push it, Blerk.
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24/11/04 @ 12:13
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"I hear Dragon Quest VIII is going to make it to the West! \o/"
--Blerk

You Right!! ;)

At Game Star Live I asked the Markting Director nof Square Enix Ltd about it and he said that they will be translating for an Americam release and a European launch should follow shortly afterwards!

YAY!!
Galvanizer
24/11/04 @ 12:15
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BTW FFCC will NOT be the last Square Enix GameCube game!
Blerk
24/11/04 @ 13:27
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Don't push it, Blerk.

/pushes
/pushes a bit more
/pushes again

Shite! :-)
Shinji [mod]
24/11/04 @ 13:40
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the awful Crystal Chronicles and the 'Just okay' FF Tactics

Sweet jesus. Just go curl up in a corner and die. Now. Please. For all of our sakes.
tengu
24/11/04 @ 14:34
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Oooooh, touchy!

I didn't like CC, and Tactics was okay, but a bit boring. IMO! Just IMO! Shirty bast.

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Artemus
24/11/04 @ 14:35
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I hope Square pull their finger out of their arse and we get a fairly quick conversion like Star Ocean 3.
PaKo
24/11/04 @ 14:48
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This means that PS3 and XBOX2 will be out before this? Who will bother with it?
WoodenSpoon
24/11/04 @ 14:50
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Pfft, Final Fantasy's been on going downhill since 8.
Blerk
24/11/04 @ 15:04
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This means that PS3 and XBOX2 will be out before this? Who will bother with it?

You're kidding, right?
cloudaaa
24/11/04 @ 16:30
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FFXII will be bloomin amazing IMHO

key staff are ex-Quest for crying out loud - FFXII has to rock!

can't wait to hear hitoshi sakimoto's score...
boabg
24/11/04 @ 17:27
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FFXII will be bloomin amazing IMHO

Hopefully more amazing than the last 2 single player games anyway.
tengu
24/11/04 @ 17:45
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No pleasing some people...
WoodenSpoon
24/11/04 @ 18:08
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Erm, I wasn't pleased by the last 3 single player games. However I was pleased with the bunch before that... Maybe it's just I'm not pleased by shitiness, Tengu?

Heh. :D
Scimarad
24/11/04 @ 18:24
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"where it was equally praised and cursed for its art style reminiscent of PlayStation 1 underachiever Vagrant Story."

Who cursed it, the ignorant bastards!?!? I WANT NAMES!!
PinkSpider
24/11/04 @ 21:15
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This will be the reason I buy a PS2 again, Final Fantasy X was the reason I bough my original PS2. IMO FFVI, VII, IX and X are ace, VIII just got boring. Also FFTA is pretty fun, couldnt really get into the PS1 FFT though. Although while im in no doubt this game will be amazing im not eagerly anticipating this, but then again I havent been too enthusiastic about games these days :(
Hunam85
25/11/04 @ 00:03
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are they delaying it to fix vaan's nose

Also, i bitterly hated vagrent story in all its forms, such a bad game...
Foregone Reality
25/11/04 @ 02:30
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Don't worry guys.

I'm sure the reason behind this delay is to allow them to "Optimize" the game for PAL territories.

Scimarad
25/11/04 @ 07:23
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"I'm sure the reason behind this delay is to allow them to "Optimize" the game for PAL territories."

Now that IS a fantasy...

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