Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age is a singleplayer third-person JRPG and RPG game in the Final Fantasy series.
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 most new gameplay features from the Nintendo Switch and Xbox ports of the game[Note 1] and removed Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.[1]
Enabling Full Resolution Ambient Occlusion may have a significant performance drop on many GPUs.[2][3]
General information
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
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| Publisher website |
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Collector's Edition also available. |
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| Microsoft Store |
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Features NG+ item carry over from Xbox+Switch versions not found in other PC releases. |
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| Steam |
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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.[4] |
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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
Save game data location
- 199 manual save slots are available, and 1 auto-save slot.
Video
Input
Keyboard settings. Some commands can be bound to up to three different keys, while others can only be bound to one.
Audio
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| Separate volume controls |
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Music, sound effects and voice sliders. |
| Surround sound |
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4.0/6.0 - No center channel/LFE handled by soundcard. Otherwise good 3D positional surround sound. FMVs would be proper 5.1, but the back-right channel is almost completely silent. When audio is present on this channel it is noisy and full of artifacting. This can be observed in SpecialK and there is currently no known fix. |
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| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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The game automatically pauses when losing focus (excl. movie cutscenes). In this case, the audio is also muted. The auto-pause feature can be removed via the following mod. Mute on lost can also be forced via Special K. |
- Music can be toggled between the PS2 original in-game BGM, PS2 original soundtrack, and new re-orchestrated BGM.
Localizations
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| French |
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| German |
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| Italian |
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| Japanese |
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| Korean |
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| Polish |
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Fan translation, download. |
| Brazilian Portuguese |
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Fan translation; download. Alternative fan translation by GameVicio available here. |
| Russian |
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Fan translation, download. |
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VR support
Issues fixed
Game runs at double speed
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Disable VSync[6]
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This issue may be caused by having a high refresh rate monitor. Disable Vsync in game. If the game crashes when disabling Vsync, go to Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE\<number>\GameSetting.ini and change VSync=On to VSync=Off
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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.
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Set monitor to 60hz and/or disable G-Sync/Freesync
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Performing these fixes has helped many users resolve this issue.
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Crash on launch with "A fatal error has occured" (Windows 10)
- There are many potential issues causing this error, however this fixes one of them.
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Disable high entropy bottom-up ASLR
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- Open Windows Defender and navigate to: App & Browser Control > Exploit Protection Settings > Program Settings
- Click the + button and select "Add by program name". Enter
FFXII_TZA.exe
- Scroll down to "randomize memory allocations (bottom-up ASLR)" and enable the "override system settings" option. Keep it switched
on but make sure that the "Don't use high entropy" option is enabled.
- Now the game should launch without this error.
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Other information
API
| Technical specs |
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| Direct3D |
11 |
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32-bit |
64-bit |
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- 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.
System requirements
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Minimum | Recommended |
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7 x64 or later | |
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Dual-core Intel Pentium G3260 3.3 GHz | Quad-core Intel Core i5-4460 3.2 GHz |
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4 GB | 8 GB |
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50 GB | |
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Nvidia GeForce GTX 660
2 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11[9][10] compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 980
4 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit Windows OS and compatible hardware/drivers are required.
[citation needed]Any AMD Legacy Driver will have very low framerate even if met the minimun System Requirement, it was patched on a Driver update from AMD.
Notes
- ↑ These recent console ports added a job reset function and expanded the gambit system from one set to three. These ports also allow you to carry over your belongings into New Game Plus; this is the only feature not brought over into the April 2020 patch.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References
