FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE
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What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (46%); after 20h it's 1 in 12 (8%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- 18% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Galbana Bloom” (Defeated your first mark) and “A Traitor Redeemed” (Escaped from the Nalbina Dungeons): from 93% to 74% of starters.
- 85% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 10,422 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 48h for positive, 13.4h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (85.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- For the Homeland Faced the Archadian Empire as an initiate in the Order of the Knights of Dalmasca. 100%
- Galbana Bloom Defeated your first mark. 93% −7
- A Traitor Redeemed Escaped from the Nalbina Dungeons. Most players quit here 74% −19
- Fated Meeting Rescued the Princess of Dalmasca. 66% −8
- The Mist Seethes Obtained the Dawn Shard. 57% −9
- Visions of the Dreamer Set out from Mt Bur-Omisace. 44% −13
- Reins of History Faced Doctor Cid. 35% −9
- Wings of My Own Restored peace to Ivalice. 18% −17
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (41)
story milestone ending side
- For the Homeland Faced the Archadian Empire as an initiate in the Order of the Knights of Dalmasca. 100%
- Galbana Bloom Defeated your first mark. 93%
- Assault Striker Used Attack 300 times. 83%
- A Traitor Redeemed Escaped from the Nalbina Dungeons. 74%
- Blood Dancer Defeated 500 foes. 66%
- Wayfarer Took 50,000 steps. 66%
- Fated Meeting Rescued the Princess of Dalmasca. 66%
- Spellslinger Cast Magicks 200 times. 63%
- Plunderer Acquired 100,000 gil. 59%
- The Mist Seethes Obtained the Dawn Shard. 57%
- Premier Prestidigitator Used Technicks 100 times. 55%
- The Unrelenting Completed a 50-chain in battle. 48%
- Visions of the Dreamer Set out from Mt Bur-Omisace. 44%
- Master Thief Successfully stole 50 times. 42%
- Privateer Sold 1,000 pieces of loot. 42%
- Record Breaker Obtained 500,000 Clan Points. 39%
- Reins of History Faced Doctor Cid. 35%
- Conqueror Earned 48,000 License Points. 33%
- Spendthrift Spent 1,000,000 gil. 26%
- Exemplar Raised your party's average level above 50. 25%
- Sharpshooter Defeated the Trickster. 25%
- Freshmaker Defeated Carrot. 21%
- Wings of My Own Restored peace to Ivalice. 18%
- Collector Obtained a Morbid Urn. 16%
- Eagle Eye Defeated Deathgaze. 16%
- Master Swordsman Defeated Gilgamesh. 15%
- Wyrmslayer Defeated Fafnir. 14%
- Fell Angel Defeated Ultima. 14%
- Lord of the Kings Defeated the Behemoth King. 11%
- Judge Magister Completed the 50th trial. 11%
- Radiant Savior Defeated the Hell Wyrm. 10%
- Zodiac Knight Defeated Zodiark. 9.9%
- High Summoner Obtained every Esper. 8.3%
- Hunter Extraordinaire Defeated Yiazmat. 7.3%
- Runeweaver Learned every Magick. 6.2%
- Jack-of-All-Trades Learned every Technick. 5.9%
- Mist Walker Performed every Concurrence. 5.5%
- Cartographer Fully explored every map. 4.5%
- Imperator Completed the 100th trial. 4.5%
- Scrivener Completed the Bestiary. 3.1%
- Champion of Ivalice Collected all other achievements. 2.6%