Don't Be A Tease, Square!

OK. Trying not to get insanely angry at Square/Enix of Japan. Trying to keep the faith.







Most likely you may know that I am an avid fan of RPG games. Specifically I like Square/Enix's line of Final Fantasy. Since I had to purge XI before it destroyed my life, I have been looking for a really good non-online/ non-MMORPG replacement for the ultra-dynamic adventures of XI. In December of 2004 I discovered that Square/Enix was readying the release if XII that would be OFF-line.








I have been looking forward to FF XII because it is carrying over the same "roaming sensory monster" battle engine that got me completely enthralled in FF XI. Meaning, instead of the "old-school" bullshit random battles that seem to pop out of thin air is gone and your own intelligence and stealth gauges whether you even start a battle. How? Cuz you can see the bastards roaming around you. Except FF XII is supposed to have built in some ambush models to keep you on your toes. Not that I have not gotten my ass beaten to the floor due to smart AI monsters in XI. Monsters in XI were able to sense you by sight, sound, smell, magic and health. Each different species would have a different way of seeking you out, XII is supposed to make this more complex.








I am also eager to try this newer battle system OFFLINE and not with some teenage twit in Japan that will leave me hangin out like fresh meat in front of starving agitated tiger just because my auto-translator skills are not up to par. I would rather solve the landscapes with my own brain on not trying to hold a group of 6 together for 8 hours only to never get anything done and get most likely dead because tommy's mommy said its dinner time.

No more MMORPG for me. Too much cheating, too much time, too many angry people.

And XII will hopefully fulfill my now niche RPG thirst.

And it will be released in March of 2005. No, November 2005. Scratch that. December 2005. Did I mention this game was released in Japan in 2003?








Hold on.

Release date is now slated for March 2006.








Nope.

The Movie Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children is being released for Christmas 2005.

The re-release of Final Fantasy VII (one of my favorite versions (RPG 1996)) the game but changed to a 3rd person action adventure? VII was the shit I must admit. Chocobo breeding and races. In game video arcades. It was a sign of things to come. This is will be available JUNE 2006... maybe.

What about FF XII for crying out loud!!!!!

Currently, August 1, 2006. Wonderful timing you bastards!








So its taking you almost 4 freakin years to translate all that Japanese? Perfecting the game for North America? Or are you up to no good? Force all your fans to buy a brand new Playstation 3 (Spring 2006) when you change what you want to do with your obviously valuable instant platinum game?

Square/Enix knows that crazed fans like myself will do almost anything to get the next installment in their epic stylized RPGs.

Then they went and released playable demos at E3 last year.... and all the movies circulating all over the internet. Including G4: Cinematech's little teaser video today.

All this teasing is driving me mad. I might be speaking Japanese before long.... I might accomplish becoming completely fluent before Square/Enix finally gets their shit together and releases that damn game.