#zodiac age

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[lochness-tess]

Oh, and I've also been making silly memes from my ZA playthrough in case anyone might be interested in those lmao

[trash-sonamy]

Ready to risk it all for him

[jmkitsune]

I hate how the "bad guys" in almost every story have the prettiest cities (architecturally and aesthetically) Archades is a gorgeous place and I wish we got to see more of it in the plot BUT OF COURSE ITS WHERE THE EMPIRE IS HOMED...grumble grumble grumble my moral outrage that Empires are all evil and I wish the good guys had places like Archades lol

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Sleipnir! This is a creature from the game FFXII which I have been playing recently, I have always wanted to draw one of these guys. Right now I am working on unlocking all rare game creatures.

I plan on drawing the Thextera soon as well but I don't want to heavy reference as much as I did here (as to add my own style). Only resource used were the in game models, I tried to do a similar pose to one of the walk animations here and it turned out well. I try not to draw by models often so i can challenge myself but such a complex design needs it.

Obviously I cannot take full credit though so thank you developers for the game model! The coloring however is my own artistic choice and I felt it would be really cool to make him shiny like the cover/title art.

[loreweaver-universe]

Yesterday’s stream of Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age is up on Youtube!

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So I'm playing through Final Fantasy XII it's been wayyyy longer than a decade since I last played it. I don't plan on spoiling big things, but may talk about future parts of the game before they happen, but not really spoiling story developments, anything remotely spoilery happens after the read more:

The last time I played this the color was blown out because I didn't have the right converter and and for added fun, blownout speakers.

Yasumi Matsuno deserved better.

Rather than being known for the fashion choices of its cast (tho we'll get there trust me) this final fantasy places more emphasis on the lore and history of the world, which I remember to be pretty neat.

It's the Year 704 in the world of Ivalice a lot has happened in the past, there have been wars between the nations, invasions, stuff you'd expect from kingdom politics. Sending your invading army over to the nearest kingdom is just how you ask your neighbor if they have a cup of sugar they can spare.

Currently Ivalice is is experiencing a golden age brought on by the invention of airships and industrialization advances (brought about by the invention of airships). Today happens to be the royal wedding, see Lady Ashelia of Dalmasca, and Prince Rasler of Nabradia tying the knot.

This wedding is significant in this world because it unites the territory of Nabradia that lies above Rabanastre with that of Dalmasca of which Rabanastre is its capital.

But as is the case with games in this franchise even the most prosperous times can turn turbulent in s a flash, as we'll see in for the desert capital of Rabanastre.

The city of Nabudis in Nabradia which as served as a prime bulwark between this city and the invading Arcadian empire (they ARE called The Empire, the star wars comparisons are completely justified) has fallen, the opposing army will make it to the city by sunrise tomorrow.

Prince Rasler whom hails from Nabradia leads the charge to Nalbina fortress, the last line of defense before Rabanastre.

does every game have to have names and locations that sound so similar, like ya its to show that connections that can be seen in the language alone but I wish there would be more variation present to prevent confusion, I have this bad when trying to remember anything that happened in Elden Ring.

This transition of the airship from its departure from the capital to Nalbina

Playing Final Fantasy 14 means you become immediately attentive when there's a crystal tower supplying a magic barrier in any given piece of media

hey can I play as Rasler now?

shit.

Defending Nalbina completely failed, King Raminas B'nargin Dalmasca of Rabanastre, (also Ashelia's father) is being flown to Nalbina to sign terms of surrender for Dalmasca. Captain Basch of Dalmasca (above) brought Rasler's corpse back home, there was a funeral, everyones sorta feeling it rn

On the night of the signing Basch smells hijnx and is gathering up any able bodies that are still alive from the previous battle, in this case fresh faced Reks who we'll be playing as.

This section has so much detailed geometry for just this tutorial section where all u do is learn how to run and talk to ppl.

There's even some small breadcrumbing done for the player, this red dome stands out in this sea of blue and it's an identifiable architectural feature in the next screen once we pass the level transition.

Me looking for ppl irl with :) above their heads so I can talk to them.

Also having the infantry wearing gym shorts is very funny, also this outfit gets copied and used in Final Fantasy 14, it won't be the last thing that gets repurposed

Seriously there's no reason why this entrance is so elaborate it's not like we're not coming back here.

This shot of the tonberry in front of the moon still striking in 2023 even though it won't even take a minute to scrap.

boom

Somehow it's not destroyed after that, Some of the empire's airships, especially from a distance seem like they should have more capabilities in devastation but this tonberry model uses radio communication with a WW2 era audio compression that for me helps ground the technology in this world.

Dawn is breaking.

Now we're in this gorgeous hallway, but its cut off from the symbolic victory of bringing dawn back from the night. We're completely encased in.

All of the environments have been largely transitory so guessing this room exists to demonstrate the level of clutter players could expect in these spaces. Spoiler- it's a lot for something that originally released on ps2

King Raminas is beyond this door

oh.

oh that might be a problemmm

oh Reks being betrayed and murdered is so you

Ok so this guy above is Vayne. Compared to other final fantasy villain designs he's pretty muted. I like to think that if his design was more memorable and maybe had a unique pattern of speech the game wouldn't need this pickup shot of his face which dispels a bit of the intrigue.

kinda keeps u guessing with these twinks the first has iconic armor that looks important sure, players first thinking that he's the protagonist and then gets one-shotd

then theres muffin Reks we just played as, unbaptized in the fires of war, unprepared for the challenges that lay in front of him, that's pretty close to how these protagonists start out o wait plot got them too, honk now boarding the party Vaan

After it's revealed by Arcadian empire that Dalmasca's king has been assassinated by the captain of its guard. Basch is executed for treason, Princess Ashelia takes her own life, and the empire proceeds to occupy Rabanastre the game doesn't want you to be too down because now its time to bag some rats in a sewer

This is Vaan they've been living in occupied Rabanastre, they had strange textures on their abs that got removed in the remaster

Going from Reks fighting in Nalbina with a short sword to Vaan's here with dagger maybe creates an unconscious connection before the game outright tells you that the gutterpunk is Rek's younger brother.

this was kind of a lot, now's a good place to stop. next update will be checking out Rabanastre proper

[rivet77]

a self-respecting leading man

[miraworksstuff]

Added this game to my booth.

[balfiere]

I am as them, now. Am I not?

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[lochness-tess]

So I'm playing FFXII Zodiac Age at the moment (yep, I'm well behind on sharing my screengrabs! I'm a whole two games behind lmao) and does anyone else think the Salika Wood would be a much more fitting home for the Viera than the Golmore Jungle?

I know Eruyt Village is technically its own zone/area. But I feel like passing through Salika to get there is much more on Eruyt Village's vibe.

Then again, I suppose the wildness of Golmore is a good repellent for pesky humes. ((Have you seen how the big mantis monsters cannibalize the poor chocobos though!?))

Just thoughts!

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He's so babygirl coded

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New schedule! We work on increasing our Master Rank level with Buck, try to fight our way outta hell, explore Ivalice and the world around it, and return to Mallet Island! Hope to see you there~

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Zeromus condemns the Judge Magisters

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Final Fantasy XII Week - Day 1: Favourite Character - Balthier