FFXII: Revenant Wings - Worth getting it?

[Bambi]

I really like it

I actually DO think thees more of a plot to it than XII The battle system was abit meh at first but now Im used to it, it's all good

I think I finally have all my playable characters (hopefully they won't bog off like a certain banga)

I love the whole thing with the Judge of Wings and finding all about her and whatnot

And Vaan actually feels like the main character

I like doing all the monster melees & stuff, I have seen the game over screen alot tho which is a pain & it's no fun when you finish a mission and your battery dies, but I think thats more user error than the games fault

Ihn short,Id definately say it was worth getting

one set of villains have an even worse case of "WHY WON'T YOU DIE?!!" than Seymour .

Lord yes, just DIE already

[mckracken3996]

this game is ok at best i bought it beacause its a final fantasy game and ive been playing final fantasy for as long as i can remember i enjoy ff12 and i enjoyed this game too however compared to ff12 the diffucluty lv was dropped by at least 93% this game was to easy it was fun but its worth waiting a couple months till the price drops yes theres emotions in it for the characters saying as emotions is a mager part of the story line all in all its a thumbs up for the ds although i believe it woulda been better for the psp

MC. KRACKEN this is my first post

[twrexx]

so, you think its 93% easier? 93%?not like, 92%? 'cause thats where I was in the neighborhood of...... *snicker*

[V_Translanka]

So, I was thinking of playing (emulating to be precise) RW & had some specific questions regarding whether or not I should & figured this was as good a place to ask (right?)...how's the battle system exactly? Do I need to have played XII? Because I haven't (besides the demo in DQVIII)...Will there be a bunch of crap I won't understand? Or is it enjoyable to n00bs of the XII world?

[Misty]

Well, it kinda helps, seeing as you'll find out more about past characters.

The battle system..basically, whenever you gain pieces of auracite, and defeat monsters, you can unlock a pact space, and you can enlist an Esper to help you in battle. Rank III espers do not come out onto the field unless you have a summoning gate in the level. Level I and II ones are automatically brought up without having to go to a gate to get them summoned. You can have as many characters as you like, and once you assign Espers to a little team, you can have up to 3 different teams. Make sure you do what you can to give each character the type of monster they're related to skillwise. Say, seeing as Pennelo and Kytes are Ranged, they need ranged beasts. Kytes creatures do damage, so give him so damaging ranged espers. Pennelo, heals, so chances are you will either use the Giza Bunnies, or Carbuncle. I sometimes, depending on what monsters I go up against, make some characters have different types of beasts. Once in battle, I think you can summon as many beasts as you can, but you are limited in how many you summon by the amount of affinity points you have . So you can only summon so many at one point.

You can make your characters do whatever - split some groups up to take on different monsters, and some to take treasure.

Characters learn skills as they go along, and you can also set them one Gambit. Like, you can set Pennelo with Curaga, Vaan with Dual Attack, Lluyd with Jump. You can change the Gambits anytime of course.

[Bambi]

so, you think its 93% easier? 93%?not like, 92%? 'cause thats where I was in the neighborhood of...... *snicker*

What....?

I was just on 93% when I completed it....and your point is what exactly?

[Wonder Woman]

Well, I was wondering if it would be better if I beat XII first, then played Reverent Wings? Cuz I'm in the last dungeon area in XII, but I just haven't beaten it yet.

[Bambi]

You might aswel finish it off if you're that close, are you in the pharos or the Bahamut?

I hate the pharos, but the story suddenly gets great when you reach the top

The story of Revenant Wings would certainly make alot more sense if you completed it, altho I wouldn't say it was completely necessay

[Archades]

OK, so I LOVED FF XII, but I am a little hesitant on this new DS sequel. What am I in for people? I would love to hear any thoughts, opinions, and anything else you would love to share. I read up on the moving/battle system and it looks like its all stylus. I guess you cant use the directional pad to move? That kinda blows. But hey, sacrifices must be made I guess.
Anyways, back on topic. Also, I hear the game seems to take to Summoning a lot? I would also love to know how that goes. I mean, summoning in FF XII was pointless unless you were under level and in a bind. So...its more useful now?

This game looks like some cross between FF Tactics and Age Of Empires lol...
Lemme know whats up guys.

[Misty]

The story isn't epic, it's nice enough, not too depressing. Battles can be annoying, repetitive, but there are a lot of ways you can enter a battle. Different Gambits you can use, different types of monsters etc.

Missions later on do get hard, so get plenty of training done.