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WOW!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: May 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is one of the better GBA games, but the excitement could be better, and less confusing. I still give this game a good rating and it should be one of your top choices.

More Tactics!! More Mayhem!! More FUN!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: May 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I'll keep this review short but hopefully sweet.

Yay...after waiting for this game to come out and be translated into English, I have forgotton that I have any college work...

Turn based strategy game for the Game Boy Advanced, 'Tactics Ogre: The Knights Of Lodis' is the 'GAME' and only game I play on the GBA ever since playing it for ages on the Playstation in Japanese, not having the faintest idea what I was doing...LOL. Now it's in English and...I still aint got the faintest idea what I'm doing but I love it. Okay in all seriousness, being a turn based strategy game, it's the same kind of game as the famous 'Shining Force' series. Plan your attacks with Dragoons, Knights, Mages etc. The game is very pleasant to look at and the AI (Artifical Intelligence) isn't exactly too bad either. The computer knows when to heal and whatnot causing more trouble for you.

It's a great challenge to play this game again, I highly recommend it.

Tactics lovers get your sword ready

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: September 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

THE GOOD:
14 job classes, to get some you'll have to do special stuff like to become an Angel Knight you'll need an Ark Angel Feather and you'll need to die in battle and have that charater would have had to been lawfull (holy), 32 different emblems you can earn to increase or decrease your stats based on your actions ( Blood Reign: awarded for those who kill 25 people terrifies enemies within 3 squares of hero, or Dragon Slayer , or Berserker, or War God are just some of the many different and creative emblems you can earn to show that you are the best).A great battle type just the previous Ogre battle on the SNES or for the more recent gamers like Final Fantasy Tactics. Two different endings are obtainable based on your desicions. Creative and amazing enemy designs that rival that of final fantasy tactics. A great multi-player function that allows you to battle others (you can finaly settle those who has the best final fantasy tactics file) or trade items and players.
THE BAD:
Not anything really wrong with the game but some job classes can never be obtained such as beast tamer (kill more then one beast and you can never become one) dragon tamer (kill more then one dragon and you can never become one) Priest (kill more then ten people and you can never become one) the really bad thing is that you need to try every job class to get a certian emblem.

SUMMARY:
Overall the best game boy advance game thats came out so far. Also I could'nt help but remember all the great times I had playing Final Fantasy Tactics while playing this game......Yes Ogre battle fans and FFT fans will definetly want to add this to their RPG collection.

Fans of Final Fantasy Tactics... GO BUY THIS NOW!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: July 30, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I own one of the rare copies of Ogre Battle 64. I never actually played it, because my brother was glued to it so I watched him play it, and since I already knew the story didn't want to play through it. The battle system didn't make sense to me, and how my brother managed to survive it is beyond me. Ogre Battle 64 had a fantastic story that surpassed many other RPG efforts for its day, however, which is why I decided that I would pick up this follow up and play through it. GameBoy is hard to watch while someone else is playing, which meant there was no way to spoil the story.
I must confess a lack of back history with the series. Apparently this is the traditional set up to the games, which reminded me of the great Final Fantasy Tactics, arguably the best Final Fantasy game of all time. I have since learned that FFT was one of those "what if" scenarios that we fan boys often dream about, along the lines of Marvel Vs Capcom, or Capcom Vs SNK, and the "we wish they'd do it, but they never will" Capcom vs. Mortal Kombat. FFT was a "What if Final Fantasy and Tactics Ogre (then called Ogre Battle) merged, and the result was the best Final Fantasy of all time (again, arguably.)
Although Tactics Ogre: The Knights of Lodis follows the Final Fantasy Tactics formula to many respects on complaint that I have is that unlike in FFT, its difficult for me to determine the best time to change class. In FFT you could master individual skills, and then master a class. The game kept track of all of that for you, and so when you brought up the character profile to see that the character had mastered everything (which took a great deal of time, but was well worth it.) Maybe I'm not smart enough for complicated game play mechanics, or maybe the instruction manual and tutorials didn't explain it well enough, but knowing when you've mastered something and can carry it over to a new class, or when you've mastered a class seems really difficult. That's okay though because the over all game doesn't necessarily require you to change class, you can stay on top of things by leveling up as normal.
Graphically the game looks just as good, and in some ways better than FFT did on Playstation. I'm amazed that a handheld could look this good. Its also not a very dark game, which makes it easy to see under most lighting conditions. This game will consume your batteries though. It will be easy to put over 100 hours into the game and never notice where the time went. I did this with FFT, and am likely to do it again here.
While the system is a bit more complicated than FFT was the story is just as deep, and twisted. These are the sort of stories that belong in books, big thick ones. Thankfully there's plenty of great strategy game play to go with its deep and dark story.
While the game can be hard to find its very worth the work to find this and buy it. While the game is certainly not for everyone, as it is a serious time investment, for those who do enjoy strategy RPGs it will defiantly be worth the investment as this game is, in my opinion, the best game for Gameboy Advance.

A Story Worth Purchasing

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: February 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

As some others have noted, this game is relatively easy when it comes to the actual "tactical" side of things; one is able to pretty much charge into battles as they will, with little actual planning and strategy.

The graphics were appealing, especially the character portraits, though there were a few times the Advance's processor slowed down the game time extensively due to too many sprites on the field, most notably whenever the "Crag Crush" spell is cast.

I found the in-game music to fit appropriately, and I never found myself annoyed or tired of the battle melodies or the between battle song. The sounds characters make when they are vanquished can be quite amusing the first few times heard, actually.

My true reason for writing this review, however, is to bring attention to the game's beautiful and intricate plot-line. I purchased this game on a whim, since I was looking for a way to kill a lot of time while on one of my various trips, saw that Tactics Ogre was a time killer, and went at it. I had no idea that the plot was so thick and rich in character and dialogue! The story flows as smooth as silk and oddly enough, is very believeable. As the player you are able to control certain aspects of the story, but if you want the fulness of it all then you should play the part of the true hero and go after the love interest of the game, Eleanor. She finds the hero on a beach after the first battle of the game, from which the seeds of love are planted. The hero's quest brings him from quaint seaside villiages to treacherous volcanoes, beast ridden forrests and icy ancient ruins, all for the sake of an angel's jealousy for God. (Which becomes very "Dogma-like" in theory.)

If you enjoy games with thick plot and adventure, then I highly suggest this game!

Solid tactics game, but could have been better

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 9
Date: December 16, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Fans of the "tactics" genre will probably enjoy this game, and will inevitably compare it against Final Fantasy Tactics (FFT) for the PS1. I'll focus on the similarities and differences between both games here. Character development, job classes, isometric battlefield views, these fundamental elements of the tactics genre are in Tactics Ogre. Overall graphics are solid in this game as well. However, this is no FFT. First, you select up to 8 men in your battle party. I think this is too much. The pace of the gameplay slows down considerably with more characters. The flow of FFT was much nicer with 5-6 men. Second, you have to select each character to move after each character's turn, rather than having it auto selected for you as in FFT. Again, this slows down gameplay because you have to move around the screen and figure out which of your 8 men to move next. Battles tend to be very lengthy, and thus become repetitive. Third, this title should have cut down on the plot dialogue, or offered a skip feature. If you tended to run through the silly storyline in FFT, expect the same problem here. Fourth, the classes seem less interesting and less varied than in FFT. Fifth, the magic animations could have been better. My basic feeling is that this game plays like a slightly lesser FFT clone (which is not such a bad thing). Hopefully the FFT version for Advance coming out in early-2003 improves on the genre.

This game rocks!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: August 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game rules!! There are new classes and what used to be male only classes are now female also and vice-versa.New missions new people new wepons what more could you ask for?If you like The ogre battle series buy it!!!!

Choose Your Fate!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: June 07, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Having played a bunch of Gameboy Advance titles recently I must give credit where credit is do. Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis takes RPG's on handheld video game systems to another level. I haven't seen an RPG for a HH this good since Shining Force on Sega's now dead Game Gear system. Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis has everything a great RPG should have. A story that is compelling enough to keep the gamer playing. Characters that are worthwhile and a memorable soundtrack. I hope ATLUS USA continues to bring out such top notch GBA games. This one is a keeper!

VERY good!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: July 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is awesome for the GBA. The storyline and gameplay seems to be similar to those in the Playstation classic, "Final Fantasy Tactics". A great strategy RPG for beginners who aren't TOO used to the battle system yet.

"Tactics Ogre: the Knight of Lodis" is quite addicting as well. Just like FFT, you get a huge asortment of characters and can change their magic, classes etc., and leveling up is no prob.

If you're into something that's not too hard and easy to follow, then this one's for you. BUY IT TODAY! IT'S WORTH IT!!

Rare, but worth your cash?

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: March 25, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Depending on your tastes you will either love, or hate this game. It's very similar to a pocket version of Final Fantasy Tactics. It uses a tactical battle system (Hey it's called Tactics Ogre) and requires lots of time and energy to complete. Casual gamers should stay away, but hardcore Strategy/RPG fans should pick this one up without thinking twice.

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