Final Fantasy XII hits Europe on Feb. 23
by Ludwig Kietzmann 
{ Jan 12th 2007 at 10:50AM }
It's about bloody time news now, with Square Enix announcing the official release date for Final Fantasy XII in PAL territories. Arriving on February 23rd (that's 2007), role-playing fans in Europe are the last to receive a game rife with political intrigue, androgynous street urchins and bunny-eared vixens. We think that might actually be the description on the back of the box.
There's no mention of a fancy collector's edition, but rumor has it that the game itself is well worth the asking price. Particularly impatient gamers would do well to pick up Okami in the meantime -- it's finally out in Europe on February 9th.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Dave @ Jan 12th 2007 6:37PM
lol What ridiculous costumes. Not that they don't look like the actual characters--they do. This is just one of the reasons I don't understand Eastern RPGs.
Derbeste @ Jan 12th 2007 11:14AM
Worst. Balthier. Ever.
A Pissed-off English Gamer @ Jan 12th 2007 11:23AM
"Particularly impatient gamers"? "Particularly impatient"!? Now, i don't consider myself "Particularly impatient", but a "Particularly impatient gamer" would have already resorted to crushing his testicles in reprieve of our treatment. Treatment which, yes, does make testicular punishment a reprieve. But it occurs to me that thinking Okami (which is already late e-fucking-nough) will hold us over is almost as insulting as the fact that Grandia 3 has no existence in our foreign and exotic "PAL region".
I was happy at this news, though, goddamnit. No sign of our FFV remake on the GBA, no sign of our FFIII remake on the DS (I'm starting to think this has been orchestrated by SE) but, goddamnit, i'm happy at this news. About as happy as a family member of an executed deserter, who has been posthumously pardoned, mind you, but there is something akin to happiness here.
sheppy @ Jan 12th 2007 11:29AM
Oh My God.... Bunnie Swan dressed up as Balthier?
"This uh... uh... judge.... he looky like a man."
Aex @ Jan 12th 2007 11:57AM
o.O I thought FFXII was released everywhere. Wow, I bet this will add a good number of sales to the already sold ~3 million. Someone had wrote about a declining trend in Final Fantasy sales, and they showed some numbers. I almost believed them o.o
Theberlindoctor @ Jan 12th 2007 11:43AM
Ugh. The pic alone reminds me of how much i hate both final fantasy AND cosplay. Sometimes I think i'm a little over-indulgent in gaming compared to balancing work and home life. Then I see these people and it makes me feel a lot better about myself, TEEHEE. LOLZZZZ!!00!)!)!0!!eleven!111!
baby sea tuna @ Jan 12th 2007 1:25PM
#4, you took the words right out of my mouth.
Just embarrassing...
Miharu @ Jan 12th 2007 11:58AM
Shouldn't it be Ubisoft publishing this? I remember they promised us a perfect 50hz port of the game, unlike Squeanix.
diskoboy @ Jan 12th 2007 12:16PM
Nothing says, "Hi! I'm 45, and I still live with my parents!" better than cosplay.
jabbles @ Jan 12th 2007 2:26PM
these people have alot of time and no friends.
and the winner for being the stupidest looking person goes to.......the FF cosplay crew ( chopsticks clapping together)
Scott @ Jan 12th 2007 12:57PM
Is the second girl from the right picking her nose?
Ajguy @ Jan 12th 2007 1:10PM
Well I don't know about your guys, but that chick second from the left is hawt!
Android18a @ Jan 12th 2007 1:14PM
Finally. I can't wait for Okami to arrive, hopefully I can clear it before FFXII is released. It's funny, because those are the only 2 games this year that really appeal to me, unless Blue Dragon is announced for the UK.
Someone tell Square-Enix to release Grandia III and Radiata Stories over here too.
Darc Requiem @ Jan 12th 2007 1:41PM
"8. Is the second girl from the right picking her nose?
Posted at 12:57PM on Jan 12th 2007 by Scott 0 stars"
Actually she is sticking up her middle finger if you look closely. I know its been touched on already but what is up with the lesbian Balthier!? The costumes are damned accurate though. I'm diggin the Fran outfit. Of course I'm sure that outfit is making the girl in it look cuter than she actually is.
Thrawn @ Jan 12th 2007 1:44PM
Is it too much to ask for a masculine FF hero?
sheppy @ Jan 12th 2007 3:11PM
God, I went to ACEN last year (to try and pitch a comic) and the whole place was littered with Soras. Saddest part, I never once saw a male Sora.
Strike Man @ Jan 12th 2007 6:14PM
" Is the second girl from the right picking her nose?"
She's trying to have the same pose as the character render here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Ashe.jpg
"I'm diggin the Fran outfit. Of course I'm sure that outfit is making the girl in it look cuter than she actually is."
In the words of Rivers Cuomo, "It'd still hit it." :o
Rowd149 @ Jan 12th 2007 10:03PM
It took me until just after you get back to Rabanastre after you initially hook up with Balthier and Fran to realize just how FREAKING HIGH HER HEELS ARE. Seriously. And they're pointy too.
Purple_Haze @ Jan 12th 2007 8:37PM
All I can say is its about bloody time!