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A Square Enix conference report stated that Final Fantasy XII sold more than 2.38 million copies in Japan in the two weeks since its March 16, 2006, release. [140] In North America, Final Fantasy XII shipped approximately 1.5 million copies in its first week. [141] It was the fourth best-selling PlayStation 2 game of 2006 worldwide. [142]
Final Fantasy XII, a role-playing video game released by Square Enix in 2006, revolves around the attempt to liberate the kingdom of Dalmasca from the Archadian Empire. The story is told through the eyes of Vaan, an orphan who wishes to be a sky pirate, and other characters he encounters throughout his adventure.
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (2007): Background art director, character design; Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift (2007): Artistic supervisor; Final Fantasy XII International Zodiac Job System (2007): Background art supervisor, main character design; Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light (2009): Character design
Final Fantasy XII was released in 2006 for the PlayStation 2 and uses only half as many polygons as Final Fantasy X, in exchange for more advanced textures and lighting. [140] [141] It also retains the freely rotating camera from XI. Final Fantasy XIII and XIV both make use of Crystal Tools, a middleware engine developed by Square Enix. [142] [143]
Alexander O. Smith, who played a major role in the English localizations of games developed and published by Square and later Square Enix like Vagrant Story and Final Fantasy XII, helped re-write translations written by a Japanese native translator for one of the PlayStation Final Fantasy games in the 1990s.
Yoshinori Kitase (北瀬 佳範, Kitase Yoshinori, born September 23, 1966) is a Japanese game director and producer working for Square Enix.He is known as the director of Final Fantasy VI, Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VIII and Final Fantasy X, and the producer of the Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy XIII series.
Fran (Japanese: フラン, Hepburn: Furan) is a character in the Final Fantasy series of video games. She is a member of the Viera race, a group of rabbit-like humanoid people. She appears in Final Fantasy XII, having left her tribe and worked as a copilot to the pirate Balthier. Her character design was created by Akihiko Yoshida.
Amano's work on the Final Fantasy series, as with his science fiction and fantasy illustrations, is known for its wispy lines and vibrant use of color. In 1987, Amano joined Square (now known as Square Enix ) to work on a role-playing video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System : Final Fantasy .