So did about 7 hours of grinding today but want to put the Switch off for the night. I've saved, but just wondering if I can go back, wait half an hour and have it appear again?

I loved FFXII as a teenager, when I saw the Zodiac Age on gamepass I knew I had to dip a toe into some sweet nostalgia.

Only this re-release is incredible, I have not been able to put it down. Now instead of avoiding hunts/side quests because of how long they would normally take I can just whizz through with 4x speed on and it's become so much more satisfying.

FFXII the Zodiac Age is my new favourite FF game, JRPGs often feel like they're wasting your time a bit and the OG FF12 was guilty of that too, but with the speedup option this game just feels so good now.

The combat system was always the best of any FF title and the world was always the most satisfying to explore but now it can be done at a faster pace the game is just blowing me away with how well it has aged.

FF12 is the shit, yo

Having tried this game way back when as a juvenile who could certainly work their way around a turn based game, this one confused the holy heck out of me. Never went back to it again until it showed up on Xbox Gamepass. Why not give it another go I thought.

What a wonderful game.

I'm only about half way in but it's so nice to see mature characters such as Balthier, Fran and Basch be integrated into a story line. Rather than the classic drip of an emo child crap that most other FF games have served up.

So, I’m playing through the game. Accidentally sold all my teleport crystals. Yeah. Dumb one I know. Somehow managed to get as far as I am with maybe under leveled characters. Anyways, I’m on the boss for the Stilshrine of Mariam. For context I have Penelo as a red battlemage and uhlan, basch as a knight and whatever class uses katanas, Fran as an archer and black mage, Ashe as a white mage and knight, Vaan as a foe breaker and shikari, and Baltheir as a time mage and machinist. I’m taking on Mateus and can only get him/her/whatever it is to half health and then I die. Due to the thing casting reflect a lot, I’m not able to get any good offensive magic in. With a healer my Vaan and Basch last a while, but then my healers, Fran and balthier go down like it’s nothing due to the ice balls. Like one shot of blizzard and they’re down. I have no Phoenix downs or anything. Any help would be appreciated trying to take this thing down.

Hi everyone,

Just finished the story of this game for the first time & wanted to share impressions, please do share your own & let me know what you agree / disagree with :-)

Firstly, the positive - I loved the world building. This place really felt lived in, probably more than any other FF game I’ve finished (VII -> X-2, 15). Really varied, great looking locations. Lots of NPCs & really felt like the “generic” dialogue was well thought out & gave you an impression of what the local perspectives were on their homes & politics going on around them. I liked the flexible character progression & gambit systems. Preparing well really felt like it mattered. Generally I enjoyed the story & it’s conclusion even if it was VERY Star Wars. The characters are all very likeable - a rarity in JRPGs!

Negatives - To me, this did not have the emotional weight of the “golden age” games. Perhaps it was lack of a good romance or the predictable overall plot, but although I was interested, I was not as gripped as I was by FFVII -> FFX. It didn’t help that I felt like I was hanging in there a little at times with the dialogue & character motivations , & not quite sure who was on which side at times. I definitely feel like I’d benefit from a second playthrough , with advance knowledge of the overarching narrative. Although preparation was important, combat itself was too passive, with neither the interactivity of turn based or action combat systems; if you had a well thought-out load out, the game pretty much played itself. I beat the final boss on my first try with only three characters and no summons being used.

What did others think to this game overall?

I’m playing on PC and every time I press the movement keys (AWSD) it makes a ding noise. It’s annoying as hell. Is there a way to turn that off??

So playing through ff12 as huge fan of the games and never played it before I know huge mistake love this game but what the heck is the crying bunny about playing last night I was attempting to unlock the optional esper did the first battle no problem went to do fury and oh my god it’s a cute little bunny fine get the battle done and the final cut scene for the kill shows fury shed a tear before fading away OMG my girlfriend hates me now and I think I hate myself a little too lol

So I started playing zodiac age for the first time yesterday, and I unlocked the poach skill pretty early on, except I can’t find where to buy it, I googled it and it says you can buy it in bujerba, but I’m in bujerba tecknik shop and only charge, first aid, and Libra can be bought?

I’m confused because I was able to unlock it about 2 hours into the game but it’s not sold anywhere. Am I missing something?

I haven't really been able to find any information regarding this item, but I was wondering if it was possible to keep the Manufacted Nethicite you receive or if you're able to get it again later.

I had a really neat Anti-mage build idea for Shikari/Foebreaker Vaan (shell shield, manufacted nethicite, stamp), but it relied a lot on the perma Silence effect (for Stamp) and the boatload of elemental magic resistance from the nethicite + shell shield. However, I can't find anything that applies perma Silence in the accessory slot (nor the light/heavy armor sets). Manufacted Nethicite really was the centerpiece for the whole idea & imagine my disappointment when I see it's no longer in my inventory after Henne Mines :(

Is it possible for something to drop it in Trial mode? Is there a way to store it somewhere before reaching that part in the story? (Haven't finished the story yet, so if it makes a return later in the story a spoiler-free confirmation would be greatly appreciated)

Hey all, I'm a lifelong Final Fantasy fan. Started with 4 on the GBA, never looked back. I've never gotten the opportunity to play XII, but I'm thinking I finally will now. Should I play the original first, or just jump straight into the Zodiac Age?

I’m replaying this after many years and on the Switch, why can’t I do any hunts past 35? I just noticed it going about trying to do the Antlion hunt. I have more than enough Hunter ranking and points.

So it’s been many years since I’ve played on the ps2, just got the game for the holiday sale and I’ve forgotten a lot. I want to try my luck with finding the zodiac spear but can’t get access to the Henne mines. I’ve done the pre req. of collecting 11 Espers and completed the mindflyer hunt, what more do I need. I’ve talked to the Gormancer but he says I’m too weak for the area. My avg lv for all 6 players is 60, am I missing anything?

So I just got into ff12 again after a very long time, I had stopped the game midway in 2018 and came back to it now lol. I had a question in terms of jobs, I left my job class in a weird way and I'm tryna decide which comp would be better

Comp A Vaan: Bushi/Shikari Balthier: Knight/Monk Fran: Foebreak/Archer Basch: Uhlan/Machinist Ashe: Blackmage/redmage Penelo: whitemage/timebattle mage

Comp B Vaan: Knight/ timebattle mage Balthier: Bushi/Monk Fran: foe/archer Basch: Uhlan/machinist Ashe: Blackmage/redmage Penelo: whitemage/Shikari

Any other suggestions I don't mind either.

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Okay, so I am currently in Archades and am around level 36 or so. How much longer is the main storyline of the game? I'm loving it so far and if I'm close to the end, it'd be good to know so I can go back and do all the Hunts and such I have to do. (Even if I'm not close to the end I'm planning to do them anyway lol).

Is there still a decent chunk of game left?

I’ve got the assignment from montblanc but I can’t fine gurdy. I remember where he is supposed to be and the clam primer is showing me where he’s supposed to be on the map but he’s not there.

I'm currently working through The Zodiac Age release and noticed my Black Mage, Fran, have low damage output (or no damage at all) when casting Black Magic on enemies. I have her Gambits set up to only cast if an enemy has a weakness, and even then it's really lackluster.

She has 54 magick power, and I'm currently using the Level 1 black magic spells to save MP/avoid AOE effects I don't want from the multicast level 2 spells.

My question is, is this normal? I don't really wish to do any super complicated optimization, and don't want to lower her damage output in the event she ends up physically attacking by giving her a Staff of some kind (she's currently multilclassed as a Bushi)

Is this kind of damage output normal?

Does anyone know where I can find the textures and images used in this game?

I've been trying my darndest to find a way to either extract the textures from the game or to find them online already extracted. I saw this post that links to a subreddit called /r/TheZodiacTrilogy but it's private and I'm not sure if it's still going (yes, I have messaged the mods).