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The best rpg game on the face of this planet.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I would like to start off by saying that for those of you who enjoy role playing games, this is one you can not miss. Tactics offers you hours of fun and will keep you awake throughout the night. To start the pros are that the characters are very cool, and you learn to love each and everyone of them very quickly, the music is great, and the greatest thing is the battle system. The battle system is quite creative and brings a new perspective to rpgs. The cons are the graphics, but of course that is not why one plays games. To elaborate on the battle system, each member of your party is placed on a part of a grid before each battle based on your placement, then each and everyone *including enemies, take turns attacking in a cycle. In a single turn you can choose to move on the grid, and attack. There is a job class system where you can literally customize each of your characters to be what you want them to be. YOu can have a combination of an archer or a ninja, or a samurai or knight, it is up to you. ALthough there are simple characters that you can just buy from the simple soldier stations, you meet about 7-8 people that have unique jobs and partake in the storyline. FOr example there is Orlindu, the holy swordswan, a crucial character to your party who has ALL of the strong sword attacks. Then there is Agrias another holy knight, but not as powerful as Orlindu. Mustadio, is an engineer, and the only character able to use a gun in the story. There are also secret characters like Reis, who is a dragon tamer. Cloud (from ff7), who is a soldier and requires his materia blade to perform all his limit breaks including a new one called Cherry Blossom. The storyline of this game is great and vivid, and you will have no problem getting addicted to this game.

Fun game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Most people get bored fast with game like this but I for some strange reson don't,so if like me you should pick this one up.

Pros:nice game play.
Good music
Cons:Way to short
no tthe best graphics ever

my all time favorite game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

you either love or hate this game in my opinion i have met many rabid fans such as myself, and by the same token many people who despise this game with every fiber of their being. It is however my all time favorite game for the playstation. It may not have the best graphics but in terms of story, gameplay, depth, difficulty...it's all there. For more casual gamers it offers a fairly easy main story, but for those who like a challenge there is the deep dungeon not to mention plenty of opportunities to steal rare equipment that you only get one chance for. I enjoyed this game and i'm sure if you are a strategy rpg fan you will to.

easily one of the best final fantasies

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 20, 2008
Author: Amazon User

everyone said alot already about this game, so there isn't much to say, but if you havn't played it you should give it a try.

Arguably One of the Greatest Final Fantasy Games Ever Made

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 26, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Final Fantasy Tactics, originally released in early 1998, went on to be one of Square's most critically acclaimed games of all time as well as becoming one of the mostly highly sought after Playstation titles until it was released as a greatest hits title. As the years go by, Final Fantasy Tactics is one of the few games where reception of the game has increased over the years rather than decrease. Despite having a reissue on the PSP, the original game is still a treat. However, both versions have their own cons. While many have reported that the PSP version has slowdown, the original Playstation release suffers from a mediocre translation of a fantastic story.

Final Fantasy Tactics concerns itself with Ramza Beoulve. A noble who believes in justice and honor. In the world of Ivalice, Ramza is about to be involved in the biggest power struggle in the world's history. It concerns a conspiracy bigger than anything Ramza could imagine. The story is full of almost everything you can imagine. Betrayal, injustice and some of the most mature themes Final Fantasy has ever dared to go to. Be forewarned, though. Despite a T-Rating, the game is actually quite dark. Despite it's cutesy graphics this game is anything but cute as it is easily the most violent and moving of all the Final Fantasy games.

The gameplay that makes Final Fantasy Tactics a treat. Thanks to the job system, customization is nearly endless. Before each battle you can assign jobs to your characters. Each job has specific traits about them and can greatly affect how you perform in battle. Mages have devastating magic abilities while Knights are strong physical attackers. They also bring their own unique abilities to the table. Because there are so many job classes to choose from, there's a lot of experimentation you can do. As you master abilities you'll also be able to mix and match. You could have a Squire casting white magic, for example provided you've learned some of the white magic abilities.

As battles progress you gain experience. You pretty much gain experience after each and every turn, which is nice. Not only do you gain experience but you also gain job points to help you master the abilities in your job class. It's pretty simple stuff and you'll be surprised at just how fast you can learn abilities here.

However, Final Fantasy Tactics was notorious for being an incredibly challenging game. In order to survive some of the games toughest battles you'll have to spend hours roaming around to learn abilities and raise levels. Enemies don't let up and they actually are quite smart. They'll take advantage of your parties disadvantages by usually attacking the weakest character or even ganging up on certain characters. It's also no help that their attacks deal a startling large amount of damage. If you want to survive in Final Fantasy Tactics, level grinding is a must and it's not negotiable.

In terms of graphics, Final Fantasy Tactics is fairly cute looking. But the sprites are incredibly detailed, especially for 1998. Unlike the PSP version the game also runs smoothly and fast. There are also a few cutscenes here and there to show you some of the story. Tactics also sports some of the best music the series has ever known.

If there was anything to criticize about the original release it would be the same thing that everyone criticizes. The translation is absolutely horrible. The story is incredible, but the script for the original Playstation version may be one of the worst efforts done in localization history. It's almost worth it to pick up the PSP version of the game for this one reason alone. Some of the translation is so bad some parts of the story are utterly confusing. The only other problem with Final Fantasy Tactics is that if you really want to get through the game, you'll spend the least amount of time taking in the story. As I mentioned earlier, level grinding is a must to survive throughout the adventure. The problem is you'll have to do it too much. To the point where it stops the advancement of the story. Sometimes for long intervals at a time. And the story hardly retreads or reiterates events.

Final Fantasy Tactics is easily one of the best games in the series. It is not, however, for the beginner or the inexperienced Tactical Strategy game player. For those who don't wimp out, however, Final Fantasy Tactics is rewarding.

FFT FTW IMO

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 11, 2008
Author: Amazon User

On occasion I feel the need to pull out my PS2 and play one of my old PSone games. When I do Final Fantasy Tactics is always one of the first.

With the exception of monsters each character may change jobs between battles. Some examples include the armor and weapon breaking Knight, the duel-wielding Ninja, the enviroment dependant Geomancer, or the bare knuckled Monk to name a few. A character must learn certain jobs first to unlock more down the road. In the beginning you choose either Squire to have a more 'fighter-type' skill set or Chemist for the 'wizard-type' skill set. The Archer, which you learn later, unlocks the 'rogue-type' skill set. Each and every job brings its own unique skills to bare and you may cross your current job with another job you have been training with earlier. For example; If you had mastered the Thief class you may change classes to the Lancer, set your seconardy skill as 'Steal' (the Thief's skill), and now you may level the Lancer class but use all your hard earned 'Steal' skills too. I can't say how much I appreciate this in a game.

The combat works something like an intricate game of chess. Characters have a Move and Jump rating determined by their Skills, Class, and some equipment alters these ratings also. Move and Jump together show you how far and where you are capable of moving. The Time Mage class learns a skill learn that allows you to Teleport around the map. Certain monsters and classes are able to fly (!), thereby removing the need to Jump. Different weapons have different attack ranges. Bows fire in a large ring around the character, being on higher ground allows a larger range. Lances reach two squares away from the character. Swords, daggers, axes, and rods have a reach one square. Guns (Yes, guns) have a HUGE range but cannot fire over obstacles, such as walls, trees, or other characters (Yes, you can shoot them if they get in the way), like a Bow can. Learning how to equip the right characters with the right weapons becomes very important as your amount of classes expands and the enemies become smarter.

I can't say enough about this game. My only real recommendation: Play it. If you don't own it, burrow it from a friend. You will want to own a copy within an hour of starting a new game.

(For those who didn't get the Title for my review: Final Fantasy Tactics for the win in my opinion)

A hidden treasure!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 23, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game holds the spot as my ALL-TIME favorite video game, and yes, it's 2008. FFT is somewhat like playing a strategic game of chess with cool graphics, but more complicated and interesting and with a storyline. It is unique from anything I have seen and I was really hoping this style of game would take off with better versions of it, but unfortunately it hasn't happened. It definitely took me a while to get the hang of this game and I have to admit that I didn't really like it at first mostly because it takes time to learn, but once I played it for a few hours I was hooked.

Dont listen to people who give it 1 star

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 12, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I originally bought this game when it first came out on the ps1 and I still play it to this day.The people who gave it one star all said the same thing:"It's too hard.""You have to think to much.""Your always outnumbered."
DUH!It's called Final Fantasy TACTICS for a reason! No war in history has ever been an even fight.Ever hear of 300?

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