I love ffxii. I love the seamless gameplay, even the gambits. XIII ruined the fighting for me and I remember them advertising it as real time combat or something like that. XIII already did that, and so much better.
That’s what I like about the game. The NPCs tell you where to go to the best of their ability, and you follow to the best of yours. I like it a hell of a lot more than quest markers.
I miss the older marathons. Everything was in person, which I feel had better energy. And the runs were simpler. I don’t really like 4-way races, or controller passing whatever. It’s all a gimmick as far as I’m concerned. I like paying attention to the games and how skilled the runners are.
I’m not agreeing with OP, but this isn’t every game. Jiggle physics is a key feature here. It might as well be part of the gameplay loop. Surely we’re supposed to masturbate to this game, right?
I love it. My only “complaint” is that junctioning discourages using the magic. But that’s fine. I’ll just hit em with my awesome sword that just so happens to also be a gun.
I still love it.