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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]
According to an interview with Joypad, a French gaming magazine, in 2004, Yasumi Matsuno claimed during its development that Ivalice, the game world he created when he joined Square in 1995, is a complex world with a very long history and the stories of Vagrant Story, Final Fantasy Tactics, and Final Fantasy XII are said to unfold quite close ...
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.
Includes Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings, Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions, Final Fantasy XII International Zodiac Job System, and Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift. [ 83 ] Does not include games set in Ivalice released prior to 2007, when the subseries was announced, which are Final Fantasy Tactics , Vagrant Story ...
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]
In Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings, the Occuria were revealed to have played a part in the sealing of the Purvama Lemurés long ago, which by the present time became a land of legend that many Sky Pirates sought for its Auracite. Revenant Wings also introduced beings known as the "Yarhi". Also known as "Espers" to those on Ivalice, they are ...
Of its properties, the Final Fantasy franchise is the best-selling, with a total worldwide sales of over 173 million units. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The Dragon Quest series has sold over 85 million units worldwide [ 4 ] [ 3 ] and is one of the most popular video game series in Japan, [ 5 ] while the Kingdom Hearts series has shipped 36 million copies worldwide.
Following the positive reception of Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions, a decision was made to remake Quest's Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together. Minagawa directed the game and took on the laborious task of assembling the original 1995 staff members—including Matsuno—who were now working at different companies. [ 6 ]