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Revision as of 07:39, 8 April 2021
Developers | |
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Square Enix | |
Virtuos | |
Publishers | |
Square Enix | |
Engines | |
PhyreEngine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | February 1, 2018 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 83 |
OpenCritic | 85 |
IGDB | 88 |
Taxonomy | |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Continuous turn-based |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control, Menu-based |
Genres | JRPG, RPG |
Themes | Fantasy, Piracy |
Series | Final Fantasy |
Key points
- Based on the International Zodiac Job System version of Final Fantasy XII, which overhauled the original game's character-development system and added numerous quality-of-life improvements.
- Features support for 60 FPS gameplay, 21:9 aspect ratios, and multiple-monitor setups.
- Exclusive to the PC version are boosters (developer-programmed built-in cheats) which maximize LP and gil, as well as the ability to play both New Game Plus and Minus without having to first finish the regular game.
- Received game patch to v1.0.4.0 on 24 April 2020 via Steam which adds new gameplay features from more recent ports of the game.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Publisher website | Collector's Edition also available. | |||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Microsoft Store | Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC. | |||
Steam | DRM-free when Steam is not installed or when steam_appid.txt is in directory containing any number. Steam AppID for this game is 595520.[1] |
- Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM was removed on 24 April 2020.[2]
Version differences
- The Day One Edition, available only during February 1–8, 2018, also includes three audio tracks, an exclusive wallpaper, and a 20% discount.
- The Collector's Edition is a version that comes with a download code for the game, a steelbook containing the game's soundtrack, a set of five Judge-themed busts, and six art cards.
- Complete version-feature-differences between PC and other platforms as well as Steam-patch-history are available on the Final Fantasy Wiki page.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/595520/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/595520/pfx/[Note 1] |
- 199 save slots available.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud | ||
Xbox Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | 4:3 and 16:10 aspect ratios are letterboxed. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Default FOV is 45°.[3] Use Daedalus TZA FOV Changer Utility (no external dependencies required) or FF12 FOV Changer (requires FF12 LUA Loader module). | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Up to x16 MSAA plus FXAA or SMAA. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Choice of double- or triple-buffering. | ||
60 FPS | In-game 30 FPS or 60 FPS limiter. | ||
120+ FPS | Partially working unlocker available FFXIITZA-FPS-Unlocker. However the gamespeed is still tied to frame rates when above 60. The unlocker does not yet resolve this on any steam version. Does not work at all on the current version 1.04 (April 2020 Update). Extremely broken on 1.03. And very buggy on launch versions. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Full keyboard remapping. | |
Mouse acceleration | Follows windows settings. | |
Mouse sensitivity | Six settings for both X/Y axis. | |
Mouse input in menus | Controlled with WASD/Arrows and Left/Right clicks by default. | |
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | Optional config tool must be used with mouse. | |
Controller remapping | Can swap config/back buttons between A/B or X/O. Defaults to B or O for confirm and A or X for cancel. | |
Controller sensitivity | Mouse sensitivity settings affect controller sensitivity. | |
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | ||
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes |
Generic/other controllers | ||
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | Changes dynamically as soon as input is detected. | |
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | No vibration on DualShock 4.[citation needed] | |
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, sound effects and voice sliders. | |
Surround sound | 4.1/6.1 - No center channel. Otherwise good 3D positional surround sound. | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Game pauses when not focused. If it doesn't pause (e.g. some cutscenes), sound is not muted. Auto-Pause can be disabled via modding. |
- Music can be toggled between the PS2 original in-game BGM, PS2 original soundtrack, and new re-orchestrated BGM.
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | Fan translation. Download here. | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation. Download here. | |||
Russian | Fan translation. Download here. | |||
Spanish |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age. |
Issues fixed
Game runs at double speed
Disable VSync[4] |
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This issue (unrelated to the F1-F3 keys, which adjust the speed of the game and are working as intended) can be caused by having a high refresh rate monitor. Disable Vsync in game. If the game crashes when disabling Vsync, go to |
Press F1 |
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The game has an option to run at different speeds by pressing the F1-F3 keys. Press F1 to return to default speed. |
Set monitor to 60hz and/or disable G-Sync/Freesync |
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Known issue posted on steam. Doesn't seem to impact most users, but you can try this as an last resort fix if the above two do not work. |
Crash on launch with "A fatal error has occured" (Windows 10)
- There are many potential issues causing this error, this only fixes one of them.
Disable high entropy bottom-up ASLR |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
FFXIITZA-FPS-Unlocker
- Unlocks framerate beyond 60 fps.
- Custom in-game speed multiplier.
- FOV customization
- Gamma customization
Note: No support for the latest Steam version 1.0.4.0 as of 24 April 2020.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium G3260 3.3 GHz AMD Athlon II X4 655 3.3 GHz |
Intel Core i5-4460 3.2 GHz AMD FX-8320E 3.2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 50 GB | 70 GB |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon RX 460 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 AMD Radeon RX 5600 4 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit Windows OS and compatible hardware/drivers are required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/595520/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (595520) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.