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War was on the horizon. Seeking to strengthen its base of power, the great Archadian Empire had been invading and subjugating its neighboring kingdoms one by one. The small Kingdom of Dalmasca, the stage on which this tale is set, was one such kingdom.

We had to ask if the English version of FFXII will contain any new content, but alas, it'll be merely a direct translation of the Japanese version. At least Square Enix is clearly giving the game its due in terms of localization, as the English text we saw was quite well written and had the same sort of haughty tone as Final Fantasy Tactics, the game that originally spawned the world in which FFXII is set. The voice acting we heard was also particularly well done, and we were interested to hear that a number of the characters exhibited different accents, ranging from British to American to what sounded like Australian. Overall, we were quite impressed with the quality of the localization, from the brief bit we got to absorb.

At this point, we feel like we know just about all there is to know about Final Fantasy XII without just sitting down and playing the thing from start to finish. The passage of time hasn't dulled our interest in the game much, and we're glad to see it's being treated with care in its transition to English. Look for more on Final Fantasy XII to surface in the coming months now that there's a version we can read.

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