final fantasy 12 / XII / FF12

The hero of FFXII is Vaan, a 17-year old boy from Dalmasca whose family was killed during the Arcadian invasion. He wishes is to escape Dalmasca and become an air pirate.
The girl 19 yr old, Ashe, is also a victim of the Arcadia Empire. The dethroned princess of Dalmasca, Ashe is the only proper heir to the kingdom. Presumed missing, she's secretly leading an underground resistance against the Arcadians. Unlike Vaan, Ashe's loss has made her bitter and vengeful. Eventually, their paths cross and they go on a grand adventure in their war-torn world.

official prologue

A warrior takes sword in hand,
Clasping a gem to his heart.
Engraving vanishing memories into the sword, he places finely honed skills into the stone.
Spoken from the sword, handed down from the stone...
Now the story can be told...

That is the story of a world called Ivalice.
The strong military kingdom known as the Arcadia Empire that rules the Valentia Continent,
And the Rosalia Empire that rules the Ordalia Continent have been continuously at war for long years.

In the midst of it, Arcadia Empire invaded the small kingdom of Dalmasca, Positioned in the hallway between the two continents and thus is geopolitically important.

Under the invasion of the Arcadia Empire, the Dalmasca Kingdom accepted defeat.

But Ashe, the rightful heir to the trone of Dalmasca,
Joined the resistance army movements to fight against the empire. The enemy's chase and attack of this girl with the liberation of her mother nation in heart is severe,
But, she can not be defeated.
At this moment, she meets the young man Vaan.
With this meeting, begins the change in Ashe's heart. And thus... The meeting of these two people will greatly change the story of this world.

Ten years of FFXIII Posted by eradinn on 25 Apr 2007 | 0 comments IGN is reporting that the next game in the Final Fantasy series will probably be around for quite a while. If Square/Enix has anything to say about it, we'll be playing the FFXIII family of games for the next ten years.

New info on upcoming titles Posted by eradinn on 19 Apr 2007 | 0 comments In the interview with Shinji Hashimoto, he claims that "The entire Fabula Nova Crystallis project will have the same world view and last approximately 10 years, which is a long period, like in the Star Wars saga or The Lord of the Rings."

ff13 info, scans and release date? Posted by eradinn on 13 Apr 2007 | 0 comments A few new scans from English magazine GamePro has surfaced, thanks to FF-XIII.net. This scan features a small piece of new information about the game: "In the story an exile from the floating kingdom of Cocoon..

Doubts Surround FFXIII Exclusive for PS3 Posted by eradinn on 23 Mar 2007 | 0 comments It was assumed Square-Enix's Final Fantasy XIII was a PS3 exclusive for some time, especially given the series affinity with the PlayStation, but now it appears other formats could be getting in on the act - as with Devil My Cry 4, Assassin's Creed and GTA IV before it..