Which is better X or 12

April 17, 2008, 8:34 PM

I was just wondering what people thought when comparing the grid system between FFX and FFXII. They both follow the same idea where you cant use something until you get it on the grid, the difference being with FFX you can use weapon classes without unlocking. I am having trouble deciding which i like better so I'm looking for some input. Thanks

April 17, 2008, 8:40 PM

10s was better cause when you learn the spell you can actually use it. As for 12 you had to do devious and boring chains to bring Lp up. And then after that you had to buy the spell and if they weren't selling the spell you just wasted your Lp. To me 12 made things harder and more annoying i hope they never do that again.

Backloggery · April 17, 2008, 8:42 PM

I hated that you needed a license to wear a frigging hat in XII, I was fine when it came to skills etc to an extent but restricting the weapons/armour I can use? Not so much.

X was fine although it might have been better if like XII each character had their own grid so the characters would have had more individuality.

Edit: Thanks to above poster for reminding me, having to buy spells was annoying as Hell.

April 17, 2008, 8:43 PM

I like X's sphere grid better than XII's license system, because throughout the majority of the game, the sphere grid lets each character have their own special abilities making then unique. At least that's how it is to me.

On the other hand, the license system's strength is also it's weakness. With the license system, the player can tweak each character's abilities and skills the exact way they want them. No character HAS to be a mage or a fighter or an archer, but can be what ever the player wants. Depending on how you us it, though, it can away the uniqueness of each character.

EDIT: Needing to a License to use specific gear and having to buy magic and skills before you could use them was also a pain.

April 17, 2008, 11:41 PM

x's was far better, having to have the licence to use a certain weapon stunk, I loved the sphere grid, it was such a good way of levelling your characters up, the licence grid was just naff....

the sphere grid had so much more to it it it made the licence grid just look piddly and annoying

April 17, 2008, 11:49 PM

I like FFX's system better. FFXII's faults have all been mentioned, but the only thing that sucked a little about FFX was when I leveled up TOO much and sometimes I didn't have the spheres to use in the node. Ability spheres were hard to come by in the beginning of the game >.>

EDIT: I appreciate the effort that Square put into the FFXII grid system, but it was more annoying and tedious than anything

April 17, 2008, 11:53 PM

I'm saying FFX too!
I thought that the story of FFXII had the potential to be better than FFX but the lack of character depth and personality sort of ruined the storyline...and the same goes for the sphere/license grid, X's was great and funner whilst XII's you were just getting the same license's for all the characters.

Backloggery · April 17, 2008, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Mercurial

I'm saying FFX too!
I thought that the story of FFXII had the potential to be better than FFX but the lack of character depth and personality sort of ruined the storyline...and the same goes for the sphere/license grid, X's was great and funner whilst XII's you were just getting the same license's for all the characters.

You did read the OP didn't you? This was just about the Sphere/License grid.

JR is so gonna love this thread when she comes across it.

April 17, 2008, 11:56 PM

Although their powering up systems are similar (license grid and Sphere grid) i preferred X to XII as i found the story line better, i prefer the fighting style and i also preferred the ones specific type of weapon for one person system

April 18, 2008, 12:01 AM

The game just made me more curious though. I would like to know what would happen if you equip Weapon,Armor, and Acc without getting licensed. Thats like telling people what to wear and not to wear.