Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age

"FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE improves upon the 2006 classic FINAL FANTASY XII, now more beautiful and easier to play than ever. The high-definition remaster introduces several modern advancements…

88 11 July 2017

Adventure Role-playing (RPG) Action Fantasy Sandbox

Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age is an adventure developed by Square Enix Business Division 3, released 11 July 2017 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 64.6 hrs to finish.

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What Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age is

Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age is an adventure game developed by Square Enix Business Division 3 and released in 2017. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on PhyreEngine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

"Enter an era of war within the world of Ivalice. The small kingdom of Dalmasca, conquered by the Archadian Empire, is left in ruin and uncertainty. Princess Ashe, the one and only heir to the throne, devotes herself to the resistance to liberate her country. Vaan, a young man who lost his family in the war, dreams of flying freely in the skies. In a fight for freedom and fallen royalty, join these unlikely allies and their companions as they embark on a heroic adventure to free their homeland."

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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 41 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Final Fantasy series

Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age is the 239th of 349 entries we hold in the Final Fantasy series. The next entry was Pictlogica Final Fantasy: Nearly Equal in 2017. Its critic score of 88 is 11 points above the series average of 77. The highest-rated entry is Final Fantasy III at 100.

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How it was received

Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age holds a critic score of 88 out of 100. That places it above 90% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 17 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 86, across 88 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 64.6 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 100 hrs, roughly 1.5 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Pentium G3260 @ 3.0GHz (2 cores), 4 GB RAM and NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660 or AMD equivalent w/ 2GB VRAM. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 50GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age launched on 11 July 2017, within three weeks of Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Diablo III: Eternal Collection, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy and Splatoon 2. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Diablo III: Eternal Collection, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Splatoon 2.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Screenshots

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Quick answers

Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age — frequently asked questions

When did Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age come out?

Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age was released on 11 July 2017 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age?

At minimum, Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age needs Pentium G3260 @ 3.0GHz (2 cores), 4 GB RAM, NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660 or AMD equivalent w/ 2GB VRAM graphics, 50 GB available space of storage.

How long does it take to beat Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age?

The main story of Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age takes around 64.6 hrs, or 100 hrs for 100% completion.

How many GB is Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age?

The PC version needs about 50 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("50 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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