Like I mentioned in an earlier post, there are still tons of great games coming to the PS2 machine. One title I forgot about is Final Fantasy XII. I picked up my copy today at my local EB games store and even that I knew I have tons of work to finish, I couldn’t bare having the game lying there in front of me with the plastic unbroken and concentrate on my PowerPoint. I just needed to see the fabulous Square Enix intro… and of course the intro delivered what I was expecting. A insight into the story line, beautiful graphics and the desire to jump straight into the game. One small detail, the intro was made in 4:3 aspect and not 16:9 which was a bummer, but not a biggie.
A short summary of the game as Square Enix wants to tell it:
It was an age when magic was commonplace and airships plied the skies, crowding out the heavens. Our tale begins in Dalmasca, one small kingdom in the world of Ivalice. There, a young orphan named Vaan dreams of escaping his life on the streets, piloting an airship of his own, free to go where he will. Against the backdrop of the war engulfing Dalmasca, Vaan meets Princess Ashe, the sole surviving heir to the Dalmascan throne who had been given up for missing. They are joined by Vaan’s friend Penelo, the sky pirate Balthier, and his partner Fran. And with them is Basch, a captain in the Dalmascan army who turned traitor and slew his king. Grand adventure and unforeseen encounters set the stage of Ivalice for the telling of this epic tale.
I just played for like 1 hour and so far so good. Let’s see when I will be able to find time out to play more… or rather when I will find time to finalize my PowerPoint 
To see videos and screens, please visit the Official European Final Fantasy XII website
