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Final Fantasy XII - Limited Edition Guide
This guide includes a full color photo/sketchbook of the characters, beasts, etc., plus the full-sized 352-page players guide with a fold-out map. They both come in a portfolio folder.
LIMITED EDITION CONTENT:
• Exclusive Art Book - Spectacular images of the characters, airships, monsters, and races of Ivalice grace the pages of this expansive art collection.
• Every Side Quest - Discover how to unlock every side quest, including all the hunts. Detailed tactics for each one ensure you get the most out of the game.
• Walkthrough & Area Maps - Game-tested strategies and tips leave no stone unturned. Maps of each area reveal all important objectives and items. Unstoppable boss tactics give you the edge to decimate every foe.
• Magick, Technick, & Item Lists - Full list of every magick and technick. Use them to your advantage to devastate our enemies. Every weapon, piece of armore, and accessory is broken down statistically.
• License Board Explained - Illustrated license board exposes all there is to know. It's the perfect reference in planning your character's advancement!
LIMITED EDITION CONTENT:
• Exclusive Art Book - Spectacular images of the characters, airships, monsters, and races of Ivalice grace the pages of this expansive art collection.
• Every Side Quest - Discover how to unlock every side quest, including all the hunts. Detailed tactics for each one ensure you get the most out of the game.
• Walkthrough & Area Maps - Game-tested strategies and tips leave no stone unturned. Maps of each area reveal all important objectives and items. Unstoppable boss tactics give you the edge to decimate every foe.
• Magick, Technick, & Item Lists - Full list of every magick and technick. Use them to your advantage to devastate our enemies. Every weapon, piece of armore, and accessory is broken down statistically.
• License Board Explained - Illustrated license board exposes all there is to know. It's the perfect reference in planning your character's advancement!
176 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2006
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January 6, 2017
BradyGames has produced another very thorough and engaging turnkey walkthrough of Final Fantasy XII, in this LE version of the strategy guide that includes a separate art collection book and packaging that is standard across other Brady titles.
I would have given this a 4-star rating easily. The walkthrough itself is thorough and filled with full-color maps, detailed breakdowns of the characters, enemies and locations in the gameworld, and a lot of attention and detail paid to the License system and everything it entails.
Unfortunately, that level of detail is what I normally expect from a turnkey walkthrough, and the rest of the package is somewhat lackluster. The packaging itself (which works fine for other Brady LE guides like Gears of War (which I also reviewed here) doesn't work nearly as well with FFXII, primarily due to the fact that the guides are twice as big. As a result, the package feels flimsy and the main walkthrough doesn't stay in place. The copy I bought (which was second-hand, but like new) had obvious indents in the front of the package where the flap to close the book is, and thus it felt like it was going to fall apart. Additionally, it's impossible to slide the front cover of the walkthrough into the main packaging without wrecking the spine.
The art collection is another mixed bag. Unlike the aforementioned Gears of War LE Guide (which had lots of design documents and BTS images interspersed with commentary from the developers), the FFXII "Art Collection" is just a series of images showing the characters, enemies and weapons, without much in the way of actual full-color shots or promotional photos. There's no commentary or explanation of what all this stuff is, and the book takes on a dry, detached tone as a result.
I recognize that this is a lot of minutiae no one will care about, but the FFXII LE guide just isn't up to the same standards of quality Brady has published in the past. I think that might have more to do with Square-Enix themselves than the book publisher, and the guide itself is a great read.
I would have given this a 4-star rating easily. The walkthrough itself is thorough and filled with full-color maps, detailed breakdowns of the characters, enemies and locations in the gameworld, and a lot of attention and detail paid to the License system and everything it entails.
Unfortunately, that level of detail is what I normally expect from a turnkey walkthrough, and the rest of the package is somewhat lackluster. The packaging itself (which works fine for other Brady LE guides like Gears of War (which I also reviewed here) doesn't work nearly as well with FFXII, primarily due to the fact that the guides are twice as big. As a result, the package feels flimsy and the main walkthrough doesn't stay in place. The copy I bought (which was second-hand, but like new) had obvious indents in the front of the package where the flap to close the book is, and thus it felt like it was going to fall apart. Additionally, it's impossible to slide the front cover of the walkthrough into the main packaging without wrecking the spine.
The art collection is another mixed bag. Unlike the aforementioned Gears of War LE Guide (which had lots of design documents and BTS images interspersed with commentary from the developers), the FFXII "Art Collection" is just a series of images showing the characters, enemies and weapons, without much in the way of actual full-color shots or promotional photos. There's no commentary or explanation of what all this stuff is, and the book takes on a dry, detached tone as a result.
I recognize that this is a lot of minutiae no one will care about, but the FFXII LE guide just isn't up to the same standards of quality Brady has published in the past. I think that might have more to do with Square-Enix themselves than the book publisher, and the guide itself is a great read.
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