My Conclusion: How to prepare for FFXII

*FFXII Trailer spoilers*

I created a thread a couple days ago about how one would go about preparing for Final Fantasy XII. I originally mentioned Final Fantasy IX, and many of you agreed. Both Zidane and Vaan look very much alike and both are theives according to the FFXII trailers that can be viewed on YouTube (Penelo accueses Vaan of "stealing again"). Both games have similar looking worlds and town-folk and both put a heavy emphasis on airships. Also a spoiler from the trailer and a bit of a spoiler from FFIX, the crystal seems to be minorly involved in both games as well.

Many of you mentioned FFXI due to the similar battle systems, some of you mentioned FFVIII for the futuristic aspect, but I was shocked that many of you did not mention a game that I've actually been debating playing for quite a while......Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles.

Now granted, I've bashed that game for having practicly no story whatsoever. But that's really all I hate about the game. The world is colorful and in some ways resembles Ivalice in its overall design and post-modern setting, the crystal is involved in both games, and the battle systems are both action RPGs, not the traditional turnbased system found in FFs I - X. Both games have the whole Clans thing, and both feature somewhat similar character designs, well not entirely, but you know what I'm getting at, the whole not everything human aspect found in FFVIII primarily. The game is a quick, simplistic re-imagination of what Final Fantasy has been all these years in 3D on the Playstation systems, in other words, its an easy way to prepare for XII, especially adjusting to the new battle system. Its not as expensive as XI, unless you want to play multiplayer, and its got enough gameplay to satisfy my FF cravings for a while....well, at least a week....hopefully....

Anyways, there it is, that is how I have decided to prepare for FFXII, by playing and defeating FF Crystal Chronicles. So the point of this thread is, how have you decided to prepare now that you've had some time to think about it?

Well, We have a long time untill it comes out, So I'm just going to play them all, I figure thats the best way to lead up to XII, Because then you get the experiance of all of them, rather than onethe_unbroken

[QUOTE="the_unbroken"]Well, We have a long time untill it comes out, So I'm just going to play them all, I figure thats the best way to lead up to XII, Because then you get the experiance of all of them, rather than oneffxjunky06

Yeah i don't prepare for a game. Because i am so excited about this game, that this is the only game i want to play right now :P

when i buy a game, i never look at the instruction manual until later when im wondering what the hell something is or how to do something. its always been a problem of mine. take ff vi for example. i couldnt figure out to do sabins pummel move. took me days.jordina

I have to admit, i do :P. When i have just bought a new game and i am in the car on ym way home, i just start reading the instructions and see the characters and stuff :lol:

I'm just going to go to work, come home, maybe play a little FFII, go to sleep and go back to work. I don't change my routine for a game, no matter where it comes from. But hey, that's just me.GreatMno

[QUOTE="GreatMno"]I'm just going to go to work, come home, maybe play a little FFII, go to sleep and go back to work. I don't change my routine for a game, no matter where it comes from. But hey, that's just me.ffxjunky06

yeah, its less confuseing that way, Games are just games, There are many thing's more important, and one is work. So do good and get a promotion :P

I've never really prepared for a game. I just jump in feet first & see what happens. It also makes the experience somewhat new, even if there is a familiar quality (ex: setting, battle system) with other games. I guess everyone has something they do before getting a new game. Mines is buying it...sometimes not even playing it till a few days later (work had me drained)...then diving in & hope I don't get bored in the first hour.CMakaCreative