guide

August 15, 2007, 9:50 PM

is it worth me buying a FFXII strategy guide? i am new to FF, ive only played X and XII, im not great at it! im having trouble with gambits, i think im bad at setting them up! thought a strategy guide would/could help! what d'ya think!

August 15, 2007, 9:55 PM

You're not the only one having trouble setting up gambits. But really though, gambits aren't even that necessary. The more complex you make a gambit, the harder it is to fight battles. In my opinion, just command your characters like you would in the earlier Final Fantasies.

As for the guides, I would recommend it only once you're near to beating the game, so that you know what you have missed getting, like espers and all those other weapons. Trust me, it spoils a lot of things, guides. You're better off figuring out the game without it.

August 15, 2007, 10:00 PM

You will defiantly need it if you want to get 90% of the items and quests in the game. It has pretty pictures as well

Although this guide is basically a plot teller it does have useful map on where certain useful chests are.

And you will get used to gambits after a while. They are necessary against ceratin marks like yiazmat and bosses like omega mark 12.

August 15, 2007, 10:20 PM

aaah ok! im not struggling or anything to progress through the game! i think im doing ok! im only 30 hrs in though! my team are all at lvls 19 -22 and i just got past the moving wall! the gambits are working fine for me, but i feel i just use them to the bear minimun! if that makes sence, like, really simplistic! i dunno...

oh yeah, the quickenings, confuse me also!

i love the game so much, i want to be good at it!

August 15, 2007, 10:23 PM

Oh right lol. Well you will need to start using them when you fight your first dragon. And bloody hell you are a high lv I was like lv 11 when i was up to first demon wall.

August 15, 2007, 10:34 PM

Bloody hell indeed. xD

There's another thread referring to Quickenings and how to use them, but honestly, it does get a bit confusing on the first try, and heck, I'm still a novice at it.

As for the guide in terms of this? I think our members can explain it better. xD

August 15, 2007, 10:36 PM

is there no gambits you can set that are generally pretty good to use all round then?!

ps, how come next to my forum name, it hasnt got a symbol saying im female?!!!

August 15, 2007, 10:39 PM

If you need help with the game here..hope this helps

, there is plenty of help here on all sorts of FFXII related topics:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/game/459841.html

August 15, 2007, 10:43 PM

Are you a heshe then? Lol i'm joking, you have to go to usercp and say you are female then save it.

And gambits in general that are good: HP>30% ~ best cure spell available.
Against certain bosses and areas you may want to have status effect healing ones. ally any - haste/aga protect/aga, shell/aga, bravery, faith
ally status ko ~ phoenix down/arise/ etc.

August 15, 2007, 10:44 PM

I always kept healing gambits on at all times and of course attacks. Green magic like shell and protect are good to have on gambit too. I only used other gambits if they were needed.