i am just wondering do u think the new battle system is going to be good or bad

I'm not the only one when I say this:

I don't know anything about the battle system. Somebody needs to tell me, because I'm too lazy to find out about it myself.

well have u played final fantasy XI its kinda like that and i liked that battle system so yeah its pretty much that

Originally posted by DeMoN-mAn
have u played final fantasy XI
No.

Maybe you should have checked up some more about the battle system and told us about it yourself. Not everyone has read about it yet, so they wouldn't be able to make a fair judgment on it.

All I know is at first it appeared to resemble the Materia System.

I hope it doesn't.

oh sorry i guess i shouldve done my homwork sry bout that i would close this thread

The new battle system is based on the game and anime dot.hack

oh well i have not played the .hack games befor they any good?

Pretty good on a scale of 5 its a 4 on game play but on story line id say a 3

damn you kids and yur fancy new ways of ruining a classic series. Final Fantasy was not ever in my mind supposed to have a battle system like XI. Yuck. I been playing these games since their creation, everytime they change up the battle system, never removing the core, always improving. Why would they let some guy who made crappy .hack games touch our final fantasy? Why can't square ruin another series, why they gotta mess with the easy fundimentals of FF battle system? How wrong. In my opinion the new system sucks... IF IT AINT BROKE DON"T FIX IT!

I don't know enything about the bettle system,but the one in ffX was good, I think.
someone know when FFXll comes to europe(Denmark,Germany,Sweden or norway)

hopefully good

damn you kids and yur fancy new ways of ruining a classic series. Final Fantasy was not ever in my mind supposed to have a battle system like XI. Yuck. I been playing these games since their creation, everytime they change up the battle system, never removing the core, always improving. Why would they let some guy who made crappy .hack games touch our final fantasy? Why can't square ruin another series, why they gotta mess with the easy fundimentals of FF battle system? How wrong. In my opinion the new system sucks... IF IT AINT BROKE DON"T FIX IT!
IT. GETS. BORING. NUFF SAID.

Allow me to properly educate you guys, the battle system for XII is going to have elements that resemble Dot. Hacks, in the sense that you can assign battle scripts to your buddies that you aren't currently controlling. It will be similar to XI's in the sense that you distribute attacks and abilities in a similar way, but it will be more fast paced and hands on than that game. The general consensus from the major journalists on the web say its a rather engaging battle system and works extremely well. I mean, it's designed by the guy that devised the one in vagrant story, so it should be pretty deep, and pretty badass.

Allow me to properly educate you guys, the battle system for XII is going to have elements that resemble Dot. Hacks, in the sense that you can assign battle scripts to your buddies that you aren't currently controlling. It will be similar to XI's in the sense that you distribute attacks and abilities in a similar way, but it will be more fast paced and hands on than that game. The general consensus from the major journalists on the web say its a rather engaging battle system and works extremely well. I mean, it's designed by the guy that devised the one in vagrant story, so it should be pretty deep, and pretty badass.
How do you know? I know cause I work at S-E

I've done my homework.

It actually sounds pretty shitty. VS was more of a novelty, and it just worked well within it. But this is Final Fantasy, and people have certain expectations of an FF. It's a pity, because XII looks fantastic bar the fight system. Simply put, I don't want non-turn based battles in an FF (or any "RPG"). It's like buying a football game only to discover it has suddenly become a snowboarding game.

It's just not cricket.

It actually sounds pretty shitty. VS was more of a novelty, and it just worked well within it. But this is Final Fantasy, and people have certain expectations of an FF. It's a pity, because XII looks fantastic bar the fight system. Simply put, I don't want non-turn based battles in an FF (or any "RPG"). It's like buying a football game only to discover it has suddenly become a snowboarding game.

It's just not cricket.
Yeah, you got a point, I didn't really like the battle system when I got to try it, it was uncomfortable for a FF game, but still...I figure I might as well get it anyway...I might end up enjoying it either way...

Well I have faith my boys at square wouldn't create a poor battle system for their biggest series, I think it might take a little getting used to. There is a difference between shitty and aquired taste, and I think this new battle system falls in the latter category.

I personally can't wait for a new battle system in the Final Fantasy series. I usually only play an RPG for the story, but I'd also like the gameplay to be engaging. And after so many turn-based systems, a change is much appreciated.

One thing I can't stand about Final Fantasy is that I can win a battle without even looking at the screen.

The battle system is like Star Ocean, the new one if you've ever played it. Till The End of Time it is.

anyone konw what FF12's about i'm not sure yet but i'd like to see the new battle system

The battle system is like Star Ocean, the new one if you've ever played it. Till The End of Time it is.
sort of...

sort of...
It is. You find the enemy on the map. The screen swirls up. Then you run around on the battlefield and hack&slash the enemies to death.

i think it all depends. i don't know what the battle system is like, i jus hope its not like x-2, it'd be great if it was like x.....

hey chorns ur only 19 thats means u probably dont even have a college degree and u are to young to possibly work for Square Enix and the turn based battle system was better cuz it gave u more time to think and work out strategies and final fantasy was the first RPG and the original battle system was turn based so the turn based battle system is what defines RPGs and Final Fantasies. and for the record the turn based battle system does NOT GET BORING

i agree. your attacks will be planned out more, and u don't have to rush, without risk of being killed. and when its turn based, you have time to heal, and attack.

And then a game becomes ridiculously simple. When you have to make decisions quickly, it requires far more skill. Personally, I prefer something that will give a bit of a challenge over something I can breeze through with no effort at all.

its jsut as challanging when its turnbased cuz you can think outsid eof the box and do more and you can think more and there are rules to follow which is much more fun and challanging than simple hack and slash.

and even thoguh you ahve more time to think, i think it is jsut as challenging, then active battle. *i think i said that right*

If FFXII battle system is anything like the (dot)hack series I will be disappointed.

It should be more like FFX-2's.

i like the .hack fightin system, it was more of a hack and slash, but i think they should make it like FFX

i like the ff10 battle system

I heard they were ripping off the "BoF: Dragon Quarter" battle system. That would make me laugh seeing as how BoF has been referred to as an "FF copycat." But hey, I liked the D.Q. system.

If the battle system is like DQ's, I would be very happy, but it it's more like SO3, I probably wouldn't. It is possible to make a challenging turn based battle system, it just requires far more investment in AI development and the mechanics of the game would have to be pretty finely tuned.

whats the DQ battle system like?