Huge, lived-in world to explore
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The exploration in this game is unmatched where it feels like over half of the things you do are optional if you don't try to seek them out.”
Steam review · 102 h played ↗
FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 89%Very Positive · 89%Square Enix2018JRPG · RPG · Adventure
$49.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A sprawling single-player-MMO-style JRPG with a deep Gambit and job system and a vast world. Skip it if you want hands-on combat; the PC port often crashes on Nvidia.
Great for
Players who like programming party AI, exploring a huge world, grinding and hunts, and tinkering with mods
Main risk
Fatal error and runtime crashes on launch or save load, especially on Nvidia, can make it unplayable
What changed in the last 30 days
45 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews mostly report Fatal Error or runtime crashes on launch or load, often tied to Nvidia drivers. Some say rolling back to driver 581.80 helps. The pattern is fairly clear.
45 recent reviews
What players love
Gambit system is addictive and unique
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The Gambit system is the highlight: you program your party's AI behavior, and watching your team fight on its own feels incredibly satisfying.”
Steam review · 32.3 h played ↗
Zodiac job system adds build variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The job-focused rework of the license board makes every character actually feel unique”
Steam review · 84.5 h played ↗
Great music, art and voice acting
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Great music and voice performances.”
Steam review · 88.4 h played ↗
Speed-up and quality-of-life options
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“the faster game speed makes grinding and exploring much less tedious”
Steam review · 32.3 h played ↗
Deep content and replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“The replayability is phenomenal like no other Final Fantasy.”
Steam review · 282.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Fatal error crashes on launch or load
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 negative reviews
“The game always fails to launch due to frequent gpu cache corruption, even on modern and high-end hardware. Still no patch.”
Steam review · 24.2 h played ↗
Weak story and flat characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Weakest Final Fantasy story experience I have ever had.”
Steam review · 160 h played ↗
Combat feels like watching an auto-battler
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Use the wonderful gambit system so you don't have to do anything but watch.”
Steam review · 4.2 h played ↗
Boring, tedious and slow pacing
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“A cool setting with good music wasted on a game so boring that it gives you a fast forward button”
Steam review · 53.5 h played ↗
Port bugs: framerate, speed and controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“The game goes into slow motion if you cap the framerate, and fast forwards if you uncap it.”
Steam review · 3.1 h played ↗
Zodiac license board removes flexibility
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 negative reviews
“Now you only have access to ONE ability set per character. It totally ruined the game!”
Steam review · 72 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support50 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7-64bit or later
ProcessorPentium G3260 @ 3.0GHz (2 cores)
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660 or AMD equivalent w/ 2GB VRAM
Storage50 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7-64bit or later
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-4460 @ 3.2GHz (4 cores)
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980 or AMD equivalent w/ 4GB VRAM
Storage50 GB available space
OSWindows 7-64bit or later
ProcessorPentium G3260 @ 3.0GHz (2 cores)
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660 or AMD equivalent w/ 2GB VRAM
Storage50 GB available space
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