Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age

 PC
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age Image
Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews What's this?

User Score
8.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 295 Ratings

Your Score
0 out of 10
Rate this:
  • 10
  • 9
  • 8
  • 7
  • 6
  • 5
  • 4
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1
  • 0
  • 0
  • Summary: 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 hisEnter 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.

    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, including reconstructed battle design and a revamped job system. With newly implemented trophies and share functions, as well as stark visual and sound improvements in true HD for the first time, players both returning and new to the game will experience a grand adventure that spans the world of Ivalice in an entirely fresh and improved way.    … Expand

Trailer

Play Sound
Please enter your birth date to watch this video:
You are not allowed to view this material at this time.
Final Fantasy XII Gameplay Movie 10

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. GameGrin
    Feb 27, 2018
    90
    Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age is an extremely solid and polished remaster of the most unusual mainline entry. If you’ve never played FFXII this is the best way to give it a go and if you are a veteran, having the changes from the previously Japan only IZJS version give you another reason to revisit Ivalice.
  2. Hardcore Gamer
    Feb 5, 2018
    90
    The Zodiac Age brings what we loved from this twelve-year-old release to a new set of gamers in the best way possible. The PC version is an added bonus for fans, not to mention newcomers, as it’s easily the best way to playthrough the lengthy adventure, provided your machine is capable of running it well. Sure, the protagonist doesn’t seem all there and is arguably one of the worst in the entire franchise, but we are treated to an intriguing political plot as it unravels slowly in the background. This is a remaster for the ages, introducing high speed mode to eliminate the needless grind and the various new graphical options only help exemplify the quality of late-PS2 games. Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age for PC is the complete package.
  3. GameWatcher
    Feb 20, 2018
    90
    Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age is not only a great remaster, but a massive improvement to an already excellent game. The story is engrossing, the characters really grow on you, and it’s an epic RPG that both doesn’t feel the least bit grind-y and won’t waste your time. The Job System is just perfect and is a minigame in its own right. Finally, the big Star Wars influence makes FF12 feel like Knights of the Old Republic 3 – and that thought kept me going until the end. I can’t believe I had to wait 12 years for this game, but at least it was worth the wait.
  4. Wccftech
    Feb 14, 2018
    85
    Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age on PC is an excellent port and the definitive version of the game, thanks to a variety of additional options not found in the original PlayStation 4 release, such as the ability to activate cheats, play in New Game + mode from the beginning, graphics customization and the absence of any major issue.
  5. PC Gamer
    Feb 15, 2018
    85
    A decent port of a great Final Fantasy with one of the cleverest combat systems in RPGs.
  6. GameStar
    Feb 26, 2018
    84
    Gameplaywise and visually impressive remaster and a great JRPG, but slightly disappointing in regards of story and combat system.
  7. Cubed3
    Sep 24, 2018
    60
    Final Fantasy XII is a good game that broke a lot of ground upon release, as an RPG, as a work of fantasy, and as a Final Fantasy entry. With that said, The Zodiac Age feels like a bare-minimum up-port, with little besides the textures being improved. Fans of the original adventure will probably love it, and fans of the series who never played it should give it a try, but on its own two legs in the present day, it doesn't offer much that other RPGs don't do while looking and feeling much better in today's technological landscape.

See all 14 Critic Reviews

User Reviews

Write a Review
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 32
  3. Negative: 5 out of 32
  1. Watersson
    Jun 2, 2019
    10
    My dearly beloved game from the PS2 era finally came to PC and I am literally over the moon. As for remaster and a port from PS4 it'sMy dearly beloved game from the PS2 era finally came to PC and I am literally over the moon. As for remaster and a port from PS4 it's incredible. I enjoyed playing every single second of it, just like I did back 2006. Now it's even better, because I have the possibility to play international version. New items, class system - what else one would like to have?… Expand
  2. LastResource
    Jan 14, 2023
    10
    worth it and glad to play this game again. so much memories and nostalgia within this twelveth game in the series.
  4. Louis88
    Feb 12, 2018
    10
    FF XII: The Zodiac Age is a revamped and expanded port for the PC of the PS4 title. The Zodiac Age contains many improvements on the originalFF XII: The Zodiac Age is a revamped and expanded port for the PC of the PS4 title. The Zodiac Age contains many improvements on the original FF XII, the largest being the Zodiac job system. These improvements were unreleased outside of Japan until the release on the PS4.

    The PC port of the game is near perfect, complete with support for 60fps in 4k. The game looks very good and the performance is fantastic. It can be comfortably said that this is one of the best Final Fantasy ports on PC. If you are a fan of the game, or of the series in general, you owe it to yourself to get this definitive version of FF XII.    … Expand
  5. aecsuter
    Aug 18, 2022
    9
    O melhor FF que joguei até hoje!

    Prós: - Graficos bem superiores ao X/X-2 e ficou muito melhor para o PC, apesar de ser bom lembrar que é    O melhor FF que joguei até hoje!

    Prós:
    - Graficos bem superiores ao X/X-2 e ficou muito melhor para o PC, apesar de ser bom lembrar que é um jogo orginalmente de PS2.
    - Batalhas em Tempo real no que pra mim é o auge do ATB
    - Variedade grande de monstros
    - Variedade imensa de mapas
    - Sidequests bem interessantes e imersivas
    - História envolvente e bem madura
    - Sistema de Gambits
    - CGS e cutscenes muito bonitas
    - Sistema de Evolução (Licenses) muito bom.
    - Summons muito legais, apesar de praticamente inuteis em batalha se focou nas sidequests
    - Side-boss incriveis, um mais forte que o outro

    Contras:
    - Dificuldade da história principal é extremamente baixa se faz tudo que o jogo oferece.
    - Preço salgadissimo mesmo em promoção.    … Expand
  6. ReviewsAreBS
    Feb 15, 2023
    7
    The combat system is extremely innovative and encourages you to write your own combat ‘program’. With a clever choice of gambits, you canThe combat system is extremely innovative and encourages you to write your own combat ‘program’. With a clever choice of gambits, you can essentially make the game play itself (with the exception of harder bosses). This remaster adds a fast-forward ability, so you can skip all the tedious backtracking and grind that the original had.

    And fooling around with the job system probably added about 10 hours to my playtime. It’s great fun to challenge yourself to use all 12 jobs.

    Main negatives are the plain level design and cliched plot. Without them, the game would’ve been 9/10.    … Expand
  7. delaware80
    Feb 28, 2022
    6
    FF XII ZA is a nice FF game: great battle system, interesting characters and a good balance between gameplay and cut scenes. But FF 13-1 (moreFF XII ZA is a nice FF game: great battle system, interesting characters and a good balance between gameplay and cut scenes. But FF 13-1 (more cinematic drama and better gameplay), FF 15 (more interesting side quests and better gameplay), FF VII Remake Intergrade have been more engaging.… Expand
  8. Ratingss
    Sep 29, 2021
    0
    On PC the game can run at whatever framerate you wish, but the game wasnt meant for that so the audio is always out of sync, other than thatOn PC the game can run at whatever framerate you wish, but the game wasnt meant for that so the audio is always out of sync, other than that its a fine port that supports modern resolutions and has a speed up option because even the developers realize how boring the game is.
    The combat system is an abomination and completely ruins the game, its the same old turn based stuff but you can pointlessly move around while you wait for your action bar to fill up. To add insult to that you dont even need to select your actions, the game can literally play itself, and the amount of mandatory grinding is insane.
    Playing this is a completely joyless experience, only meant for the dullest of people.    … Expand

See all 32 User Reviews

Trailers

Awards & Rankings

33
#33 Best PC Game of 2018
79
#79 Most Discussed PC Game of 2018
99
#99 Most Shared PC Game of 2018

Current PC Games

Full List »
93 Dwarf Fortress
92 Resident Evil 4
91 Chained Echoes
89 Portal with RTX
89 Pizza Tower
89 Hi-Fi Rush
88 Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania
87 Dead Space
86 8-Bit Adventures 2
86 Kynseed
86 The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure
86 A Space For The Unbound
86 Returnal
85 Meg's Monster
77 Contraband Police
75 Dead Island 2
75 System Shock
75 Atomic Heart
70 Storyteller
69 Firmament
All Current Games »