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    May 13, 2010 5:07 AM

    I played Final Fantasy XII for two hours last night and didn't make any progress, I just did two hunts and upgraded equipment. I love it!

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      May 13, 2010 5:07 AM

      Also, the hunts are getting above my head now so I will pass and proceed with the plot for a while.

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        May 13, 2010 5:18 AM

        yeah they tend to include a few tougher ones when they unlock the sets, i usually did most of them and left the harder hunts for later.

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      May 13, 2010 5:18 AM

      I had a lot of fun with XII. XIII is just picking up now that I have paradigms and the battles are really engaging

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        May 13, 2010 5:21 AM

        I have no FFXIII experience, but I get the impression that paradigms are like prepackaged gambit lists. Is this anywhere close to the truth?

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      May 13, 2010 5:22 AM

      With the caveat that I haven't played them all (including VII), XII is far and away my favorite so far in terms of gameplay. I think my final playtime was in the 90+ hour range. I pretty much did all the Hunts as they became available, until I was all set to go on the final story-mission but was holding off to finish Hunts. Then I went looking for a T-Rex (I think), got eaten, and checked a FAQ. People who were significantly higher than me in level were taking an hour and a half to finish that particular Hunt, and it wasn't even the last one.

      At that point I said, "Fuck it!" and finished the game with no regrets.

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        May 13, 2010 5:24 AM

        Yeah, 100% clearing a Final Fantasy game can be an epic investment in time and effort. It's why I admit I will never get everything in the game, but I still try to get to the "my team can eat the end boss for lunch" level.

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        May 13, 2010 5:25 AM

        XII is my favorite post-SNES FF game. Is good shit.

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      May 13, 2010 5:26 AM

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        May 13, 2010 5:28 AM

        Yeah I am a whore for levelling up my guys in games. I was the guy who beat Demon's Souls at level 100+ because I spent so much time running through levels again and again just because I could.

        I am doing it again here, and enjoying it. (Though I'm still very early in the game.)

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      May 13, 2010 5:50 AM

      my last save game is clocked at around 56hrs, and maybe I'm halfway thru the game.
      So I shelved the game for now. It is fun doing hunts though

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      May 13, 2010 6:17 AM

      heh, wait until you try to farm what you need for the tournesol - if you really like stuff like that you're going to love this. Takes about 20 hours to farm the materials needed.

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