First Impressions (XII) - Page 2

August 16, 2007, 11:42 AM

When I first played XII I couldnt remember any of the characters names which is probably the first time this has happened with a Final Fantasy game. The characters are not interesting at first, this could possibly be a lack of cut scenes. It took me around 6 hours before I started getting into the game and now after 50+ hours I'm hooked.

I've told a couple of my friends who quit the game early on to bear with it and play 10+ hours before making such a rash decision.

August 16, 2007, 6:16 PM

It was like I was hit with a pleasure brick when playing it. Everyone who knows me well enough, will know why I like it so much.

Characters eh?

Balthier - I'm British too, and I couldn't give a flying monkeys about him having a British accent XD. He is possibly one of THE most annoying characters I have EVER come across in FF history. He isn't funny, he isn't cute, and he is NOT a leading man.
Basch - Ack, he really got it bad didn't he? He's not in your face, too emo, or too vengeful. He never loses his temper, despite what has happened. Basch - you're awesome mate.
Ashe - The times she yabbered on and the times I thought will she ever shut up seemed to be endless. She took her frustration out on Vaan, blaming him for things which were not his fault.
Fran - She's cool - I feel sorry for her, being rejected from her society because she wanted to travel the world. Viera can be so cruel sometimes, so pig ignorant too.
Pennelo - Alright, however, though she was not a hyper little girl like Yuffie and Rikku (thank god), she was a tad boring. Good mage though.
Vaan - Alright, he was a nice guy, but his voice irked me a bit. He wasn't rubbish either.

August 16, 2007, 8:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Judge Rulia

Balthier - I'm British too, and I couldn't give a flying monkeys about him having a British accent XD. He is possibly one of THE most annoying characters I have EVER come across in FF history. He isn't funny, he isn't cute, and he is NOT a leading man.

Ya, the irony of that leading man stuff. I seem to have convinced myself that that was actually done on purpose, you know, to focus the light a bit on Balthier more than it would have if the producers had not done it at all.
Think about it, without that leading man stuff....there wouldn't be much more but sky pirate, a little less annoying. xD

But that's just me.

August 18, 2007, 6:46 AM

Initial impressions:

Vaan: an effeminate male with no sense of fashion...lovely

Penelo: looks like a hyper, walking, bruised banana
Ashe: seems like a good strong female lead
Basch: boring, dont care
Balthier: bad hair but pretty cool
Fran: damn sexy

Current impressions:

Vaan: snot-nosed brat tag-a-long with no fashion sense
Penelo: un-hyper, walking bruised banana
Ashe: whiny bitch
Basch: boring, wants to be a badass but cant succeed
Balthier: awesome character, still has bad hair
Fran: sexy bunny who actually has a good character and story (what little there is)

August 18, 2007, 6:53 AM

*copies Ronins layout*

Initial impressions:

Vaan: =/ Looks Like A Tidus Clone
Penelo: Ooo New Yuffie
Ashe: Where'd her clothes go?
Basch: Older Squall.
Balthier: He has the rainbow rings. Awesome.
Fran: Woah. Hawt.

Final impressions:

Vaan: Where'd he go? I never used him - ever
Penelo: Quiet little Uber-Mage
Ashe: Princess Leia
Basch: He had a backstory. Yay. Awesome character.
Balthier: Full of himself. Love the voice.
Fran: Nice Arse. Lovely Voice and Hair. Nice backstory too.

August 18, 2007, 10:06 AM

Vaan - immature kid who ends up growing the most on the journey
Penelo - the spunky girl (she was almost like one)
Balthier - I expected him to be sort of Auron-ish... like a teacher, but in a smart-ass piratey way
Fran - smoldering sexpot with a bad past (the only one I got right)
Basch - liar who did kill the king, but stays loyal to the party afterward, despite many suspicions
Ashe - girl who almost seems strong, but is later revealed to be a jellyfish

August 22, 2007, 3:52 AM

Initial Impressions:

Ashe - Princess Leia
Balthier - Han Solo
Basch - Obi Won Kenobi
Fran - C-3PO or one of Hugh Hefner’s fantasies.
Vaan - Luke Skywalker
Panelo - Jar Jar Binks… or Cindy Brady from the Brady Bunch.

Final Impressions:

Ashe - A Head-Strong and determined warrior who’s turned cold after the death of her Husband and Father. Aside from Yuna, I thought Ashe was one of the best leading female rolls yet, truly a breath of fresh air compared to the rest of the fairytale damsel in distress routine, in my opinion.

Balthier - A Nobile Thief, charismatic and witty on the outside, in pain on the inside. Again, one of my favorite characters in this game.

Basch - A loyal and true Knight, again, one of my favorite characters.

Fran - Wise, mysterious and quiet… Although some claim she’s the sexiest bunny they’ve seen since……………Since Bugs Bunny dressed in drag.

Vaan - An optimistic (Despite his past losses) yet annoying kid… -Psst, He want’s to be a Sky Pirate…

Panelo - Vaan’s shadow in a jump-suit, have Vaan will travel………………………Annoying!

August 28, 2007, 5:20 AM

very first impression? well i thought vaan looked a little queer with his clothing and whatnot. i also wondered what part he would play in the game. how disappointed was i to find out he played a minimal part. the rest of the characters i thought were pretty cool. my first impression of ashe was that her and vaan woudl end up together but that didnt happen either.

August 28, 2007, 5:34 AM

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|First impression|
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Vaan- The main character.
Penelo- The stupid broad.
Basch- That dude who pwns everything.
Balthier- A monkey still in the stage of evolution.
Ashe- The hot broad.
Fran- Sex on legs
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|Final Impression|
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Vaan- Big whimp. He turned out to be "That kid" in the party. :\
Penelo- The clueless broad that hung out with "That kid".
Basch- Megapwnzer of awesom
Balthier- No comment.
Ashe- Much more useful than I thought she'd be.
Fran- God, I wanted to punch her and rip her vocal cords out.