Bashing

[Gabranth_is_king_99]

some people say because the characters were to mature compared to FFX, and others say the gambits made the game play's itself

[Xanatos]

It's somewhat different from your traditional Final Fantasy, and as you've noticed majority of FF fans are pretty much afraid of changes, thus all the forks and torches.

Shame really, as Final Fantasy has potential to evolve, XII while not perfect was on a good path, unfortunately Square will have to keep forcing all those cliche elements they (over)used God knows how many times, the series will stay predictable and stale as it has been for quite some time now, but at least fans will be happy, I guess.

[The_Dream_Recluse]

Personally, i loved this game. It's one of my favourites. I loved the political-driven story, most of the characters, and i greatly admired the licence board/espers. I also liked how you could tailor any character into whatever you wanted (for example, Balthier usually was my bowman/pole wielder).

I loved that it gave players freedom as opposed to other Final Fantasies, where the games narrative makes a considerable amount of the game linear (such as X and XIII).

Granted, i am aware that XII, like any other Final Fantasy, has its flaws. And in regards to the characters/story, it doesn't feel like a traditional Final Fantasy. But i admire and respect Square Enix for having a go at trying something new. It is a great game in my eyes and regardless of whether people like it or not, it is still a part of the Final Fantasy family.