Final Fantasy 12 PS2 Q&A

Q: What's with the majick jar in the subterra of pharos after defeating the peonix??? it does't register to my bestiary...

A1: You have to give it an elixer by going to the item menu and pressing R2 or L2 to target the magick jar. After he gets it, he'll hop around like crazy and let you kill him. (steal your elixer back before you do though) and then he will be in your bestiary.

A2: If you killed it, it should be in your Bestiary. Here's a tip, though. Hold down the "flee" button until your Battle Info box says "It clamors for an Elixer!". Use an Elixer on it, and it'll hop around in circles no matter what you do to it, including stealing your Elixer back. But if you hit it straight off, it'll be mad and commence beating the stuffing out of you, and it won't let you use the Elixer on it to calm it down.

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Q: I am a huge final fantasy fan, and I was wondering how is the game? I havnt had a chance to play it because I cant afford to purchase a new game at the moment and I cant find it to rent at any rental stores. So is the game fair to the others? Better? Please inform me, I want to know before I purchase it.

A1: I think this FF is the best from all of the FF series. Much more fluid and fast paced since it is using real time battle (similar to like PC's MMOPRG game). The graphic is also the best of all FF series.

A2: Its awsome in my opinion I think its the best Final Fantasy game I ever played

A3: I think this is one of the best final fantasy's ever made.. and i have only been playing for about a week

A4: The game is different, but enjoyable. The story will remind you more of Tactics than it will FF10. The gameplay will almost remind you of an MMO. I was put off at first by that, but after 20+ hours, I'm enjoying it.

A5: I like it alot

A6: I like that you can see the monsters coming, but the fact that you have to keep going back into the same areas, repeatedly, to fight and gain levels, to be strong enough to advance in the game, is quite annoying. Great story-line and graphics. {HeHeHe, I named my puppy Kupa, in honor of the moogles}

A7: Ive played most of the final fantasies and this one was ok until i got about 15hrs in and now its more enjoyable.

A8: Other then FFVII which will always b the greatest in my eye, FFXII is my 2nd fav by far...havent got into the full story yet but the battle system, lisence board, and graphics are amazing and ive heard its longer then a lot of other final fantasy titles :)

A9: I have been dissapointed in all the games since Final Fantasy IX.... I am very happy with FFXII. It's about time!

A10: It's opening gingle is from one of the first FF's from the super nintendo era which was cool. it's no longer about running around and getting hit by random battles. You actually see the enemy and can decide to do battle and there is no down time waiting to get in and out of battle. I don't think the story line is as catchy at most others. The love story sub plot is missing. One character runs around in heals and skimpy lingere if you like that sort of thing. Great game play and choices to level up with license points. Lots of weapon and armor choices. I've played 25 hrs so far. I found the game for $40 online. I would have paid much more. The one pain in the butt is changing "gambits" all the time, essentially macros to tell you characters how to attack/heal in battle. You don't have to tell them every move. You can set them up for a strategy. It always has to be changed depending on if you're in an easy/hard/or boss area.

A11: I still think ff7 was the best and had the best storyline but this one has the best graphics

A12: I believe it is also the best FF game I have ever played in the series. It's very interactive with the hunts. The espers and quickening attacks are also very nice. I LOVE the gfx when one of the characters are doing a quickening. It's way better than FF VII.

A13: The leveling up and license board are much better but i dont find the storyline very interesting, me and my boyfriend usually skip through it.

A14: The games preety good but i thought that it was going to be a littel better than it is but the game still frickin kicks ***

A15: No where near as interesting as FF7 or FF8 as far as STORY and character design, but by far, this has the best INTERACTIVE GAMEPLAY and GRAPHICS. Kicks all other current gen RPGs onto the streets. This game is off the hook, a real RPG breakthrough

A16: This game has a sweet battle system but the story line i think sucks, it is a very short game, beat in 40 hours, but thats not including the clan hunts and ultimate weapons and armor collected, i think the lisence system in it is so much better, your not forced to use stupid weapons like in the previous games, i give it a 8/10

A17: It's pretty much like Final Fantasy Tactics meets Vagrant Story: straightforward political plotting merged with easy yet complicated gameplay. The story is somewhat interesting at a few places, but it's the sidequests and other optional merits that really gets the game into a somewhat addictive rate. If you're just in for the story, I suggest you pass; but if you're an avid RPG player searching for total perfection, you may have tons of lip-biting fun and endless hours on this title.

A18: While Final Fantasy VII was groundbreaking in it's storyline, graphics and gameplay, Final Fantasy XII trumps it all. A long game with an impressive story, followed by fulfilling graphics, and great gameplay makes this the best in my eyes. As a Final Fantasy fan from FFI I am very pleased that this series continues to impress and would recommend it to any FF fan.

A19: Great addition to the series. Battle system took some time to grow on me but after getting further into the game, I do like it better. Great game overall but I do think the storyline is probably the least interesting of all the games in my opinion.

A20: When I first started the game, my first thought was something along the lines of "ohhhh, this is going to be different". However, turns out this was a good different. I'm over 20 hours into the game name and the storyline is amusing, the gameplay is great, and how extensive it is makes it a worthwhile buy.

A21: Final Fantasy XII is well worth the money, so save up! The storyline is different from all the other games which is a nice change. I've played 100+ hours and it is getting very interesting. I'm leveled at 50+ each player. Just like the other FF games, it pays off to level yourself throughout the game. It saves time and frustration later. Graphics are the best yet, the plot thickens as you go along. Don't undersetimate the storyline of FF XII, I think we'll all be surprised in the end...By the way, you can find the game online (e-bay), much cheaper than retail...

A22: I live in Indonesia and it costs only Rp 5000 (USD $0.50) to purchase a pirated video game CD. Not that I don't have any intention of buying the original CD, but you will find 80% of the CDs being sold in Indonesia are pirated and 20% of them are originals. So, in short, it is freaking hard to find original CDs in here

A23: Dude, All I can say is Buy the Game. Starve yourself if you have to. Cuz you missing out. Big Times.

A24: Ff vii was, of course, the best. I dont care what anyone says, but ff vii was the VERY BEST. but, this one is my second favorite.

A25: I too am a big FF fan, but I think this game lacks in a lot of areas. Coming off of FFX and FFX-2 I realized that there haven't been solid characters since FF7. I mean it really looks like Michael Jackson designed Vaan. I have no idea why we can't have the more grown up characters instead of these children for characters. I love how they incorporated the old with the new. As somone said above the music is even from the older versions. You can actually hear melodies from just about all of the games. The original melody was from the first FF on regular Nintendo-still a good game. The story line for FF12 sucks though! I thought FFX had the best. FFX-2 seemed to be a capitalization on money and not really about the game. FF7 had a great storyline as well. However, the graphics are awesome, especially for the PS2. I wish they had a lot more rendered scenes though. I mean that's what you are playing to see anyways. The game mode is awesome though. I like how you can choose your enemies and how the battle and wandering modes meld together. Overall in FF terms I would give it a 6 out of 10. I only say that because I really don't like the story line and that is what you play these games for anyways. Worth the purchase? Yes. Worthy to be in the elite FF games-absolutely NOT.

A26: If you enjoyed ANY of the FF games since FF VII, then you'll like this one...they just keep getting better (different, but better).

Question from: Guest Rating: 50% Was this QA for Final Fantasy 12 : Bogus or Helpful?

Q: How and where do I find garif village?

A1: Search the ozmone plain its to the west

A2: It is down soutwest of ozmone plains

A3: In the Ozmone plain. keep heading south from the field of fallen wings until you get to Haulo Green then just head west. you should then find three black chocobo, 2 of them should be sleeping so just run past them, a viper will then attack but just ignore it and jun to the closest exit, you will then be in jahara

A4: During the rain season, go to the giza plains, then go all the way south to where the exit is to the westersand, go even more south there and you should find a narrow pass inside the giza plains that will lead to the ozmone plains, then keep going southwards, you should find black chocobos in the south-western part of the plains, keep going west there and voila, you are in Jahara (Garif Village)

A5: - OK first of all it HAS to have started raining in the Giza plains it will move the log were the warewolves are.next u have to head south through the ozmone plains( carefull theres tough monster if ur not a high level) after you cannot go south any further go left youll get to a place with lots of snakes keep going left past some black chocobos and you'll be in Jahara the Garif village.

A6: South-east of the osmone plains -Answer by:Rain17

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Q: I'm having trouble getting to Judge Ghis.I got to him before but now I can't.What is the easiest way to get there and how do I defeat Ghis?

A1: Just carry on fleeing till you get to the port lanch. Then just keep using your mist till you have 5 or 4 chain. Tyler Atherley

A2: No matter what route you take to get to ghis a machine is available to reset the alarm for 60 seconds so reset the alarm and run like the wind. When you reach Ghis the best way to kill him is a mist charge. Ghis is only a level 14 so if you spent your first several hours of the game levelling up this should be easy

A3: The best way to get to ghis is to enter the second area after the save crystal and start killing soldier to get a high kill chain. When the chain is high enough, items have the chance of healing members of your party or casting protect or shell. This will save your party mp on your way to ghis. In the next room you should fine a security panel, activate this to prevent more enemies from appearing, and kill the existing enemies. Use the security console again and get outside of ghis's room. Now recharge you MP through walking, you should not see any more soldiers in this area despite the alarm. Get 2 or 3 lvl 1 quickenings and max your mp. Enter the fight and chain 3 lvl one quickenings in a row to unleesh inferno, which kills ghis instantly.

A4: There is no easy way to get to him. Dont fight all the imperials just run throught it. When u get to Ghis just keep on attacking and heal when u have to. Its really easy

A5: I think the easiest way to defeat monster, boss, esper, blablabla in this ff is: U HAVE TO LEVEL UP YOUR CHARACTER, HAVE GOOD WEAPON, ARMOUR, ACCESORIES, OBTAIN ALL QUICKENING. I dont have very good weapon in the beginning of the game but at level 25 with only penelo in the party, I managed to learn quickening very early in the game, I am now at level 70 going to giruvegan, I can kill most of them with one or two strike, its a hard work but worth it! the clock at the game now stating 370:22:25

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Q: How do you get the second esper? because I went through the caves and the monsters inside are too hard! I am about level 31 lowest 26! I tried everything casting shell,reflect,protect, and region but still dying when it comes 2 the monters in the cave! help =[

A1: I suggest you train your characters equally and if its the zertinan caverns you are talking about level 26 wont be any good. just level up more and update weapons and such.

A2: You must be lvl 50 vaan and 37 Bathlier and 39 fran with teh storgest weapon and armor you have

A3: I ran through it and used a mist chain on the esper there. I got him like that...click! -Answer by:FFobssesive

A4: Level up alot because these guy is stronger than you think because the enemy in the cave are testes to fight the big guy himself oh when you fight him zombizes are helping to so use blizzaga on the esper because that is he's weakness be aless lvl above 50. -Answer by:Badbone

A5: If you are at low level than dont fight any monster in the cave just run to the esper. The esper is weak against ice, so cast reflect on all of your party members and use blizzara on each other. If that doesnt work then use quickening, and chain it up to 11 quickening chain. Then swap out new member and use quickening again. .RYDER

A6: I think he is talking about adrammelech

A7: If you mean Adramallech, you have to be about l40, because there are zombies the continuosly appear, and they are annoying if you've got Blizzaga, use it.

A8: Adrammelech was my third esper - I did it at level 39, third try - after getting kicked about a bit. My method was really fast but expensive (60000 gil) because I used Gil Throw. Very effective! I think I used one 5-chain mist quickening but it didn't do any damage as Adrammelech uses a paling when he's critical. Then run back to the save crystal and breathe a sigh of relief.

A9: I fought him with Vaan 32 Fran 30 and Penelo 28 and I beat him with a 10 hit quickening

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Q: How can I get to ULTIMA? Which path should I take in giruveran?

A1: Look at my excalibur map up there......it shows the path....and ultima is all the way on the top of the map.....and there should be a save crystal.... i warn you.....shes very annoying....the holyga screws up everything.... the effects of the attack is reverse magick..... -TomTM

A2: I spend hours drawing a map and the found out there was a perfectly good one at www.ff12maps.com ( this came from finalfantasyman) I hope everyone finds this map because The Great Crystal was a pain and this would have been great to know ahead of time. -Answer by:oldfriend734

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Q: Know where I can find a little hunts list, you know, like for the bills posted. Some of my monsters wont come out, and I want to see what im doing wrong.?

A1: ............................Go press /_ (triangle), then go to Clan Primer......then go to hunts......and there's your hunt list.... Sometimes monsters wont come out because of certain circumstances..... For example, in the Crime n Punishment hunt, you have to play as all the girls for that purple jelly to come down. Another one is that you can only find some monsters during a typical kind of weather.....Lastly, if the monster aint there in the area its supposed to be in, kill all the monsters in that area then go out of the area then come back, only the monster you should hunt should be there... -Tom TM

A2: But sometimes, like the Carrot hunt, you have to NOT kill any creatures in the area AT ALL until you defeat the mark. Happy hunting. -Skye

A3: Also, when you do the hunt for Deathgaze you have to go on airship to airship for it to appear,oh, talk to the boy traveler who petioned in the hunt to know if Deathgaze is near. -Answer by:finalfantasyman

A4: If you ever get stuck on any other hunts, the small white creature standing on the desk in Clan Centurio can give you hints about different hunts. He will mention a random hunt each time you talk to him. -Answer by:SkyeWinters

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Q: Where and how do i get the masamune? because vaan using the same katana is sorta annoying...

A1: Beat gilgamesh

A2: You must defeat the ancient man of mystery GILGAMESH, montblanc will tell you where he is.

A3: You get it from the moogle in clan centurio after beating giglamesh hunt

A4: Efeat Gilgamesh twice then talk to Montblanc at clan centurio

A5: Dude the masamune only does 95 damage. go to the eastersand village on the south bank and the merchant complaining about his chocobo taking his money sell golden axes that do 110 damage.

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Q: How do I get past gate gigs in the feywood?

A1: Sigh..............summon belias and then touch the gate... BELIAS IS THE GIGAS!!! DEE DEE DEE!

A2: OH! man that's very EASY!!-------------------------read the info of the gate......it states there that only a gigas can open it!! you know.....BELIAS IS THE ONE YOU HAVE TO USE!! THATS WHY HE IS CALLED BELIAS THE GIGAS!! G-I-G-A-S, GIGAS!!! SHEESH!!

A3: Before going to the gate and summoning Belias you have to make sure you step on those little circle things and fallow the illusion that appears until it takes you to the gate and then summon belias. Unless you do the illusion thing first it won't work.

A4: Many people ask this question. Summon Belias then touch the gate. easy huh?

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Q: I hate reverse and I try not to use it but it seems that it may be impossiable to beat omega weapon or yiazmat with out using it problem is when I cast it the spell only lasts 12 seconds or so is there anyway to make it last longer or another way to beat those two marks ive gotten yiazmat down to ten bars then the goes crazy and I cant keep my attacker alive and I dont even want to talk about how fast omgea weapon kills me im at level 70 I dont think leveling up would be that helpfull so I need help thanks?

A1: Have your main character use a gambit casting beserk on himself. use the others as healers. Have one set up to cast dispel on your main battle character and the other set up to cast reverse so when it wears off of the main person, they recast it. Also set up an arise gambit in case someone dies. If you find yourself running out of magic, steal some from you beserked character by using syphon. the main character beserked will regenerate mp because he/she is constantly attacking

A2: You're missing something. The Battle Character needs to have decoy on. So he will be attacked and not the others. And your Gambit isn't complete. Like if someone has status Stop > Chronos Tear or Ally status=Petrify > Gold Needle And if someone's HP Curaga and Ally status=Sap >Regen not more! -Answer by:Rain17

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Q: Rabanastre key?

A1: There is no such key....

A2: If you mean the one for Garamsythe waterway key you must complete the white mousse hunt. once you speak to the moogle go to the sluce control thing and go right. This area has level 39 monsters so beware. Make your way to the area and fight it. Return to the moogle and you get the slouce key.

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Q: Where can I find cluckatrogs?? ( I dont know their name exactly) but they say they are seen at giza plains, northern bank at the rains and when they see humes they go away, how can I hunt these creatures? help...

A1: Oh you mean the Cluckatrice? yeah I know how.... They are not appear actually in the rains, they only appear in a sunny day, fist kill all hyenas and giza bunnies in that area quickly then go to the other area (not rabanastre), then go back in the northern bank, if they don't appear, go in and go out again, if they do not appear I the sunny day, try in a cloudy day, not the rainy day..... NOTE: Cloudy day is when the clouds are going to form a greyish colored nimbus cloud....... Hope I helped!!:-) -Answer by:finalfantasyman

A2: Beat every mopnster in the area northeast of the village. Enter the village and go back out the cluk;oiub whatever it is is only found in dry weather -Answer by:FFobssesive

A3: The easy way is to use fran in solo then go out if they not show up go back again its much easier than killing all monsters

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Q: How to open the gate in feeywood to go giruvegan?

A1: Summon belias and check the gate.

A2: Just summon belias and touch the gate

A3: Wah! *SIGN* this is a hard one..........it make me wet my pants..... just summon Belias and touch the gate.......you see it's VERY VERY VERY HARD!( I am just playing sarcastic)hehehehehehe!:-) -Answer by:finalfantasyman

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Q: How do I get the sword of the dynast king! its really hard to do.plz hlp meeeeeeee!?

A1: Ok just go to the temple and equipt the dawn shard on ashe then at the first side of the temple (in front of statues head) touch the little pedestial thing and I think you teleport. then its easy from there.

A2: Buy continuing thru the game you will come accross it

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