marikitORG random thoughts, some nuts and bolts

on Final Fantasy XII

After months of putting it off, I finally finished Final Fantasy XII. Finally. The last time I played, a couple or more months ago, I stopped prior to entering Bahamut. I always pushed it back for a couple of reasons. First, I would really love to finish the hunts/marks and the sky pirate den part before actually finishing the story. I was down to the last three marks left when I got bored and just went on to with the story. Second, you know the feeling of not wanting something to end, so as much as possible, you try to prolong it? In my case, since I didn't want my FFXII game to end, I just didn't play it. XD

Warning: Spoilers for the ending! This will be your only warning.

And now that I've finished it, I so want to play the game yet again. Balthier! OMG! I love you Balthier! You're such a hero. You really are the leading man in my book. *snuggles* I'm glad I finished it. Call me crybaby but I teared up when I saw Balthier fixing the Bahamut in order to save Rabanaster. Talk about hero complex, this guy loves saving the day. I was sorta spoiled in this part of the game, knowing that he and Fran will be staying behind when the Strahl leaves, but I still was rooting to have a small glimpse of him prior to the end credits. But no, I just get to see a card/note. Now, I'm wanting Square-Enix to make an NA release for Revenant Wings just to be able to see Balthier yet again. Good thing that I'm really planning on getting a DS than a PSP.

The only thing that kept me baffled was... there was something between Basch and Ashe? O_o I mean, throughout the game, I was thinking that what Basch was feeling for Ashe was more of loyalty and duty. I didn't know that there's something romantic going on between these two. So when Penelo said in her letter to Larsa that Ashe was missing Basch... I was like... ehhh?! I felt more chemistry between Ashe and Vaan than Ashe and Basch. Actually, I was rooting for Vaan and Ashe til the end. I didn't feel anything for the Penelo and Vaan relationship unless you talk about friendship because that's the only thing I saw between the two. I saw Penelo having some feelings towards Vaan but it felt like Vaan wasn't returning Penelo's feeling and she's just the bestfriend. I never saw Vaan gave Penelo the same concern he gave Ashe.

But then, this is a game that I truly enjoyed even with the lack of the romantic side of the story. I enjoyed it more actually due to it's political strife and war. Plus, who needs the love story when you have a hero like Balthier. XD