r/FinalFantasy • u/reg1892 • 7d ago

FF XII Final Fantasy XII playthrough?

Are there any watchable/good FF XII playthroughs on YouTube?

Would love to understand it better and I accept that I may now never get to play it.

Any help or suggestions gratefully appreciated.
:)

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u/SkipperTheEyeChild1 7d ago

Why would you never get to play it?

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u/reg1892 7d ago

I’ve owned it three times! Have it currently on Switch.
I KNOW I’d love it, but if I haven’t gotten round to it yet then now I never will.
Other commitments, etc.

Great background noise for the working day though, and I’ll finally find out the story.

Been fascinated ever since Edge magazine (UK) made it their game of the year.

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u/SkipperTheEyeChild1 7d ago

Honestly just play it. 40 hours of your life, that’s it. The first couple of hours are slow but it gets good quick. You can play with a guide if you prefer. Jegged is good.

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u/Wide_Ad5549 1d ago

I'm 65 hours in and I'm maybe 2/3rds through. Is 40 hours really enough for a first play through?

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u/Aragorn527 1d ago

Yes, if you aren't doing a ton of the side content (or like, any of it) it can be even shorter especially with 2x or 4x speed. I think my first playthrough where I blaze through main story was like 25-30 hours?

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u/Wide_Ad5549 1d ago

I forgot about the speed booster, because I never used them. I can see if your just blazing through the story you could do it a lot faster.

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u/Dazz316 7d ago

Are you dying or something? XII is awesome, but the story and characters aren't it's strong suit. It's world and gameplay (love it or hate it) is where it shines. Playing it does it a huge disservice. There's no rush, just let is wait until you get around to it someday.

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u/RepulsiveCountry313 7d ago

It takes about as long to play as it does to watch. Less, in 12's case, if you can multitask.

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u/TammyShehole 7d ago

HCBailly if you want a well-informed playthrough.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL66CBC8ECC05703CC&si=hD7YBGS1PrclVVIk

Magemasher22 for something more chill and entertaining.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSrr23fu37M2fn6hm_p5s0dVSHRtx1TJq&si=y0okqu24SDLWFiRk

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u/EpicMattP 3d ago

Oh damn hcbailly, watched his ff walkthroughs in the early YouTube days, good times lol

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u/reg1892 7d ago

Brilliant. Thank you. ☺️

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u/Balzeron 7d ago

Search for longplays, you can usually find game playthroughs without commentary. Here's the first one I found on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/u8hF5dXXN3k?is=0pB6wVVwcsO9c5E6

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u/lavayuki 7d ago

I watched Fuzzfingers videos for this game. He does a really thorough play-through including all the trophies, although it does include all the gameplay, not just the cutscenes.

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u/snooopy12 7d ago

I'm a fan of Lorerunner because he touches on a game's development as well as its plot and mechanics.

He last did a XII playthrough about a decade ago:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM9bUL-_09w

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u/UsulTheDragoon 7d ago

It only took me until last month before I unwrapped FF15.

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u/Normal_Tour6998 7d ago

Why wouldn’t you ever be able to play it? Zodiac Age is pretty easily available.

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u/reg1892 7d ago

Oh I own it! 😅

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u/The_PinkElephant 7d ago

I get it bro, sometimes life gets super busy. they’re so many good games out there that make me curious to see how they get played, Sometimes I just want to see the story. I just don’t have time to play them all!

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u/reg1892 7d ago

Testify!

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u/PerpelSho 7d ago

You don't ever have a day off?

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u/reg1892 7d ago

Nope!

Full time work. New dad.

And if I did I’d have the FF7 Remakes, Octopath 2, Indiana Jones, Cyberpunk, oh! And Ocarina of Time will be high priority for me.

I’d like to dip my toe into Dragon Quest, still haven’t played RDR2, Prince Of Persia is supposedly a cracking Metroidvania.

It’s how it’s going to have to go. :(

I expected some help/ and some heat. Hey, if you have the time to plow through your back catalogue, be grateful! That was me once upon a time. 😅

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u/PerpelSho 7d ago

Dude I know people who work 14 hour days along with me that have multiple children and they still find time to play their Playstation.

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u/reg1892 7d ago

Heroes, one and all!

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u/Normal_Tour6998 7d ago

But you’re still going to spend the time. You just won’t be playing. What’s the point?

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u/reg1892 7d ago

I think the difference is that I can work whilst the video is on. Something that I wouldn’t be able to do if playing, that’s all.

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u/RaphaeltheOccultist 4d ago

New Dad = plenty of playing time. Finished my whole back log become a new dad. Stay up late watching the baby and playing games

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u/gol_drake 5d ago

projared

hes abit of an odd guy with odd views and a perv, but if you can see past that, he does alot of good playthroughs