_xeno_'s Journal: Just Two Hours Into FFXII...

After a total of two hours of playing FFXII, I've apparently managed to screw up to the point it's no longer worth playing the game.

Apparently, if you open certain chests in the game, you lose the ability to get the best equipment in the game. One of these chests is very early in the game.

After opening, there's no point in playing any more. Just restart, it's done, you'll never be able to complete the game.

Someone has to explain to me why anyone would want to play a game like that?

I already put off buying this game until I found it in the bargain bin, but with crap like that, I'm already regretting buying it a mere two hours after starting to play it.

Seriously, what the fuck, Square-Enix?!

Re:

[_xeno_]

I'm more referring to optional side-quests, which do become effectively impossible without it.

Yeah, I could probably churn through the game with the knowledge that if I ever wanted to do any of the optional stuff I'd have to play through again - but why bother? It makes more sense just to restart now rather than play through and then restart.

Besides, based on the early game, it's not like the story is any compelling reason to play the game. You have to love a game where every character they show you in