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The ULTIMATE for those with brains

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If you're the type of gamer who likes his games challenging, methodical, and with plenty of adventure, then FFT is THE game. In fact, if you're a gamer at all, you should at least TRY FFT. I'll stop being the poster-boy, and get straight to the facts though. This game hones the job system seen in FF3 and FF5, and soon FFX-2 to the sharpest of edges. With incredible depth and the fact that even the most useless of skills can be devastating if played in the right way (Cloud's Limits, anyone?), this game makes you plan. And whereas sometimes that gets tedious, in FFT it's quite a lot of fun. The plot, sometimes accused of being a poor excuse for an RPG, actually has a pretty pivotal tale, especially when you get further in the game and start toying around with just about everything you can. The battle system itself lends to just about any plan you can think of (except for a few battles.. the Roof of Riovanes Castle battle is a painful example, but it's deep in there). All in all, anyone who enjoyed games like Tactics Ogre should get a thrill out of FFT, but then again they SHOULD have played it already.

My Absolute Favorite Game, A Review

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 01, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Final Fantasy Tactics (for PS, not GBA...GBA was too easy for me, but still beautiful) is, without any doubt or second thought, the BEST GAME I have ever played. It is challenging, involving, and nearly perfectly done. I'm a 16 year old girl using my father's account to write this, but don't get the idea that I'm not a serious gamer (actually, anyone who's beaten this game has to be--it IS very difficult to win).

PROS:

Gorgeous music and 2-D art (the sprites are adorable while the speech-bubble heads are serious, classic, and maturely drawn)

Very tactical fighting--being a high level may not secure victory for you.

The job class system allows for amazing customization of how you want to fight (i.e. using mostly magic or physical attacks, using far or short-range abilities).

Beating Final Fantasy Tactics will make you proud. It's a challenging game.

It is a very political work--I found myself honestly disgusted by Ivalice's government (and, of course, Algus--ugh...miserable rat...). The ideas are very mature, and will change how you think about certain things or reinforce the ideals you already have (I do not suggest this game for younger players--it cusses).

Very replayable. I think I have...five different new games on there? Something like that. There is so much hidden bonus material in the game that I went back and replayed it several times in an effort to get all the plot this game offers (and it offers more than enough in just the main storyline--weeks of deep, tactical play await you here).

You can save often, wherever you like...as long as you're not in a battle.

Square Enix definately spent a lot of effort and time making this. You can see this in the believable dialogue, the graphics, the music, and the complicated but learnable battle system (basic stats, jobs, abilities, items equipped, each characters/monsters zodiac sign even affects attack power!)

Every main character has a well-devoloped story behind them. Sometimes, this won't be obvious. However, in the book Daravon wrote (I think you can get there by selecting "story" in the main menu) all the main characters (even some you'll never meet, like Ovelia's baby brother) have at least a couple paragraphs explaining why they matter, what they've done, whether or not they're still alive, their age (which changes, depending on how long you play), and what their part in the giant web of deceit that is Final Fantasy Tactic's plot is. While you only play as Ramza, this feature helps clear up confusion if you get lost in the plot.

Completely addictive. Worth whatever you pay for it if you like tactical fighting.

CONS:

Slow loading, but I have a very old disc (so that may be mishandling, not the game--I don't know for sure).

You cannot travel through towns and paths personally--you get a map with destinations on it that are connected by lines. It takes a day to travel over a line, and most destinations let you choose from a little menu (i.e. in a normal town, you can go to the bar, shop, or recruitment office). You engage in random battles by walking over an uncivilized area (like a forest or field). So...there isn't really much physical exploration--but, hey, no endless dungeons, either!

There are a few spelling errors scattered throughout the game, but it's not terribly noticable until you read the Grim Grimoire (but it may have been done intentionally there, since the words Ramza can read had to be translated manually by an old man).

It is possible to get stuck saving in a place you can't get out of. A few of my secondary efforts at beating the game are stuck in the battle with Weigraf. The game will ask you if you want to save between major boss battles so you don't have to redo the first one if you lose the second. Unfortunately, if the second battle is much harder than the first, you may not be able to beat the second one without more training even if the first was easy for you. To avoid this problem, I suggest saving in an alternate file at times like this--NOT overwriting your main file until you're back on the world map.

You can permanently lose party members if you leave them "fallen" on the ground for three rounds of turns. While this makes the game more challenging, which I consider a good thing, it also had me restarting the playstation out of a refusal to lose whatever member had died. SAVE OFTEN.

It's terribly easy to level your party members up unevenly. Since you can't use all the members of your party in a battle, you will probably end up picking favorites and raising them more than everyone else. At times in the game, an NPC will join your party and force you to use one less party member under your control, therefore having one of your favorites weaker than the others and unsuitable for combat by the time the NPC leaves your party. Of course, this can be avoided by strategetically raising your team (which I failed to do in time on my first file)--I'm just warning you.

OVERALL:

Still, hands-down, my favorite game ever. Writing this actually made me want to play it so badly I'm having trouble focusing on typing... Anyway, worth the price, worth the time, save often, play with your whole party in mind, enjoy this amazing game.

Again, SAVE OFTEN!

decent, but has some critical flaws that almost ruin it

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: April 02, 2004
Author: Amazon User

To get the bad out of the way, this game is slow, tedious, and "tactics" simply is not a good way to describe it. There is very little tactical combat involved. Moves happen immediately as soon as you choose an action. There are no attacks that change the position of enemies, so a very large amount of the game is luck regarding the position of your enemies to allow you to cast wide-range spells that will annihilate everything. Adding to the bad is the downright broken leveling system. Essentially it works like this: Perform an action, get experience and job points. Regardless of what action you perform. This ends up making you enter a random battle, killing all except one enemy, and throwing rocks at each other for an hour until you all have leveled up obscenely, and can essentially learn any skill now. Not very fun. The story is also pretty pathetic, the translation makes the game very difficult to understand, and the story itself doesn't stand out among other RPGs. Personally, I don't care for the whole medieval politics setup, but it might please some. The good? There are a whole lot of skills and classes to learn and be, and the idea of being able to equip TWO job skills at once makes for some pre-battle strategy. For instance, you can choose to have a hybrid black and white mage, or a knight and a monk, or a summoner and a gunman. It's a nice little touch. The soundtrack is also pretty decent orchestral stuff that can be catchy at times. Nonetheless, the whole experience gets very old after a while. The battles are not very diverse, you just unload your skills on everyone time and time again, the graphics are annoying and the camera can be frustrating, and overall, it just isn't very fun. Get Disgaea: Hour of Darkness for the PS2 instead, which does EVERYTHING much better, is deeper and more stylish, and much more strategy-oriented.

a Playstation Masterpiece

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: June 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Final Fantasy Tactics is an incredible accomplishment. While bearing the Final Fantasy name, it is not part of the main numbered series. Final Fantasy Tactics brings a new style of gameplay to the Final Fantasy series: strategy. This is a strategy game. The goal of Tactics is not so much to explore the world, but rather to strategically win battles to advance the story. The only exploration comes in finding where the best place on the battlefield is to put your characters in order to attack the most effectively. This is a difficult game to get into at first, but given the chance the game becomes very addictive and soon may be one of your favorite games. It is that good.

The game begins slow and is a little confusing at first. You are moved from location to location and given a lot of story (the story in Tactics is the deepest of any bearing the name Final Fantasy). You must fight by moving your characters around the field of battle and placing them so that they can do the most damage while hopefully avoiding getting too injured. Terrain is important. This game features a very well done job class system, so what job class your characters are affects what they can do. Only a chemist can use healing items, only a mage can cast magic, Knights are very strong and can wear armor, and so on. Mastering the job classes and learning what the best way to fight battles is very important and will determine how successful you will be. It seems a little daunting at first, but putting the time and effort into this game is worth it. It is often overlooked, but it is one of the best on the Playstation. For RPG fans, Final Fantasy fans, strategy fans, or just someone looking for a great game and a new experience: Final Fantasy Tactics is the game to get.

The best game I ever played in my life

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I never wrote a review for Amazon before so bare with me. I can say this though this game is AMAZING! The battles are still turn based but a little different then other Final Fantasy games because of the amount of characters you can play other than your main character. I don't want to give too much away but I'll tell you this there're lots of twists and special characters and they're really good. If you like the other Final Fantasy games you'll love this. There's also a job point system where your characters can change jobs and abilities as well as learn new ones. Oh and don't get counfused in the begining because you flash back after the first battle.

Great

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: July 08, 2001
Author: Amazon User

It's definetly a getter. Luckily for you (and me) it's comingout again on ... as a Greatest hits...in other words... ... for a new version and not 80 for an old, scratched up, possibly non-working one. And it works for PS2, whereas Tactics Ogre (the previous game by the same team, only published by Atlus and not Square...I think) doesn't. So go get it..in ... days and counting.

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: August 08, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Final Fantasy Tactics is an OUTSTANDING game. I like how strategy and Final Fantasy have come together. The Game was recalled due to a fault with the formating of the game. Squaresoft is releasing this game and it should be out in a few more days. When it comes out get it. The demand is so high you my not find on after a few days

Final Fantasy at its best.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: January 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game sums up all the greatness in Final Fantasy games and makes it perfect. The strategy, descisions, and depth mak this one of th ebest games for the Playstation. The story is the worst translated game in history but the gameplay makes up for it. You can select what class your characters will be and you can play anyway you want. Take your time and play it safe or fight like a maniac with a bunch of kinghts, it's all up to you. The graphics are not the best on the Playstation but again gameplay is what matters. I would recommend this game to people who are in love with the Final Fantasy series. I would also recommend Front Mission 3 which is similar but with mechs and longer gameplay.

Biased? Me? Of course!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: June 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User

One of Squaresoft's most complex and intricate games ever made, Final Fantasy Tactics just about takes my cake for Best. RPG. Ever. And here's why.

1. The battle system. Yeah, it takes a little getting used to, but once you do (in two or three battles - and the development team saw fit to include a large tutorial and a simple first battle) it clearly shows its superiority. Instead of stampeding through every battle with thumbs blazing through menus, you can take your time to figure out just what you want to do with your five-unit party. Let's face it: Active Time Battle is the product of the coked-up Eighties, when everybody saw time going past as a blur. (Yeah, I'm ranting, so what? My review.)

2. Character creation. Instead of your characters being fated to a single identity (i.e. Cloud's Heavy Physical, Aeris is Healer, Barrett's Heavy Missile...), you can decide for yourself what you want them to do. And after that, if you change your mind, you can make them something else. Or you can mix and match abilities from different classes, allowing you to make just about anyone you want. Warrior mage? Check. Heavy-armored ninja? Yup. Wizard with a gun? Oh yeah.

3. Storyline. Despite the often garbled translation, nit-picked by so many impatient gamers, the plotline is a testament to the tried-and-true Hero's Journey, to the tune of a backdrop of political intrigue, national and religious corruption, and the theme of finding true motives when everything around one is tainted by selfishness and personal agenda. The main character, Ramza, even undergoes change in feelings and goals as the game progresses. Wow, Squaresoft, a dynamic character? Who'da thought they could pull it off?

Yes, the plotline is very hard to follow, and there's a lot of characters to keep track of. What do you expect in a game of political intrigue? Play Final Fantasy 7 if you want an easy plot to follow, you won't be disappointed there either.

If you want stunning graphics, impressive FMV, rapid-fire gameplay, or a good power-trip, go play Final Fantasy 7 or 8 - they're great too. But if you want some incredible gameplay and an engaging, memorable story, play this. Thinkers come this way.

Not like the others

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 02, 2003
Author: Amazon User

wow. I don't know if some of you are just slow or what. over 100 hours? what game are you playing? I developed all the characters as much as you can and did all you can do and am under 70 maybe you left it running when you went for a pizza or something buddy. I have beaten this game twice. The first time it was pretty tough but the second time I only lost a few times. As for battles taking a long time, that just depends on how fast you are. Anyway this game is much different from the regular ff games but if you are an rpg fan and you aren't afraid of something different play this game. It's worth the 20 bucks. After you beat it put it away and bring it out a year or so later and it's still fun to play.

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