The official (belated) "Final Fantasy XII is dissapointing" thread.

[Typhoid]

I know HOW it works, there's just no indication as to what items to sell to receive what..

In the FFXII guide it does.
I don't have the guide - my friend does, and I noticed it in there.

[DeathsHand]

Originally Posted by Typhoid

In the FFXII guide it does.

Exactly.
I seem to remember there was once a time in gaming when the harder-to-obtain items were harder to obtain due to say, subtle clues or riddles... An insanely hard boss... A long side-quest... Or other various things that are held and/or take place WITHIN THE GAME...
Not something requiring a guide that would otherwise be left up to pure luck...

[Typhoid]

Originally Posted by DeathsHand

Exactly.
I seem to remember there was once a time in gaming when the harder-to-obtain items were harder to obtain due to say, subtle clues or riddles... An insanely hard boss... A long side-quest... Or other various things that are held and/or take place WITHIN THE GAME...
Not something requiring a guide that would otherwise be left up to pure luck...

There are clues, actually.

Ever read the little stories (opposed to animal descriptions) in the beastiary?

[DeathsHand]

Originally Posted by Typhoid

There are clues, actually.

Ever read the little stories (opposed to animal descriptions) in the beastiary?

I have... And I did notice that every now and then they feature a highlighted loot word...
I've also noticed that some of the loot items they mention are fairly common ones...

But if that's how they expect people to figure out on their own how to make items, I'm not sure I agree with that design choice...
Scattering the subtle clues, not all of which are truly of importance, amongst 100+ double-paged entries made up mostly of useless information?

I dunno maybe I just haven't looked close enough... I'm not used to the bestiary playing any role in a game beyond being a tool for the completiest of the completists...

[Typhoid]

So your main complaint with the game is that it's hard and confusing?


I hear Glover is nice.

[DeathsHand]

Originally Posted by Typhoid

So your main complaint with the game is that it's hard and confusing?


I hear Glover is nice.

Actually, I think shoving clues about the weapons/armor into the bestiary falls under the same theme as a number of my other complaints, which is that it's bland/boring...

Maybe I just don't have the patience for the RPG way of life anymore...

Still doesn't change the fact that I didn't find the characters, story or setting interesting...
But I believe that we've already established that the reason for that is because I simply wasn't prepared for how amazing it all was...

So I guess all my arguments have been discredited...

P.S. Danny?