Originally posted by: -Sharingan-Kakashi-
...a ghost in the shell game coming out. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]
....what? ....WHAT? Really? [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif[/img]

I never heard about this (which isn't a shock cos I only follow games news when I'm in Uni killing time between lectures, and I'm on "study leave"), although would it be released over here? Theres a Blood: The Last Vampire game apparently for PS2 and as far as I know that was released in Japan but not Europe [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img]. If it was released then that'd be well ace.

I'm half looking forward to and half dreading FFXII, though to be honest from what I've seen of the actual game...it looks kinda naff visually imho...the main character looks crap, and possibly has the most punchable face in video game history. Heres a quote from Gamespot that leaves me quite worried:


"This does not play like any previous Final Fantasy games. In fact, you could easily mistake it for an action adventure game rather than a standard console RPG, but don't take that remark the wrong way. All it means is that Final Fantasy XII does away with the awkward, yet ancient, role-playing conventions of random battles and jarring transitions between exploration and combat. Instead, in Final Fantasy XII, you'll never get taken out of the core gameplay experience, except when the game shows you a cinematic cutscene or when you access your status menus.

That means combat occurs seamlessly within the game's fully 3D environments--no screen-shattering, no your-guys-on-one-side-bad-guys-on-the-other-side battle screen, no signature Final Fantasy victory music as you collect your gil and cure potions after you win. None of that. And you know what? We got the distinct impression that this is the best thing to happen to the series in a while."


Call me stuck in the past, but I LIKE all those 'awkward, ancient conventions'...X-2 and Crystal Chronicles are different enough from the rest (especially Crystal Chronicles with all the hack and slash stuff)...just how far removed is this gonna be from the rest of the series?

/rant