It?s been over 10 years since the original version of Final Fantasy XII was released. Back then, the game was a significant deviation from the long-standing Final Fantasy formula. The game featured a new and more open progressions system as well as a new real-time combat system that became the precedent for future combat systems in the franchise. It was also the most visually beautiful and impressive Final Fantasy game at the time. In spite of its successes though, FFXII wasn?t perfect. And a little over a year after its release, the International Zodiac Job System version of the game was released in Japan.
Final Fantasy XII: International Zodiac Job System, which ended up only being released in Japan, introduced some significant changes and additions in the games including the titular Zodiac Job System, which solved the original?s late-game problem of each character ending up pretty much the same. The new system expanded the original?s single License Board into a total of twelve, each representing a sign of the Zodiac as well as a specific job including White Mage, Dragoon, Machinist, Red Mage, Knight, Monk, Time Mage, Breaker, Archer, Black Mage, Samurai, and Thief. The International Zodiac Job System version also added two New Game+ modes (a Strong and Weak mode), an unlockable Trial Mode, a fast-forward feature that doubles the game speed, a new Quickening system, and a slew of other changes. It was this version of the game that was then announced, almost 10 years late...