Final Fantasy XII is the twelfth installment in the main Final Fantasy series, and is also part of the Ivalice Alliance. The game was released on March 16, 2006, in Japan and in North America on October 31, 2006. The game was released in Europe and Australia on February 23, 2007. Unlike the previous game, Final Fantasy XI, Final Fantasy XII is an offline, one-player RPG with fixed characters. In addition, this game also made a return to its more "medieval fantasy" roots, as opposed to the more "modern" and "sci-fi" worlds of Final Fantasies VII, VIII, and X, although Final Fantasy IX also made a return to its medieval roots in between VIII and X.
Final Fantasy XII spawned a direct sequel, Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings, for the Nintendo DS.
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