And as Caspius pointed out with Elmdor, most of the game’s later bosses have equipment thats only attainable by stealing it from them. I haven’t played FFT in 6-7 years, and this will give me the perfect excuse to give one of my favorite PSX games another go.įrom what I remember of Move-Find Item, most of the equipment that you dig up isn’t completely missable, but there are some items that don’t turn up in the shops until a few battles later, so it helps you save money and have that better gear just a little bit sooner. Come with us as we revisit The War of the Lions! So, now we invite you to join The Starlight Megaphone on a search for the ‘truth’.

Use the comments thread to discuss where you are, strategies for battles, observations and comparisons between the different versions of the game, and your opinions about how things have changed in strategy RPGs since the original release thirteen years ago. This is the first week our our playthrough, which will wrap up on Halloween. By any estimation, it was a landmark title. It marks the first inception of the world of Ivalice, destined to become a cornerstone of core Final Fantasy series games such as Final Fantasy XII. Today, Final Fantasy Tactics has spawned several spin-off games on Nintendo portable systems. At E3 2010, an upcoming iOS release of the PSP version of the game was also announced. Seeking to bring the game to an even wider audience, Square Enix ensured that the original PS1 version of Final Fantasy Tactics was released via the Playstation Network in 2009. The new translation was universally applauded, as were the new cutscenes, voice acting, and scenarios added to the original game. In this regard success was immediately to hand. A PSP release in 2007, subtitled “The War of the Lions” after the game’s historical setting, sought to address the translation issues. The success of Final Fantasy Tactics only came with time, and soon fans around the world began to sing its praises. And, of course, the translation, so garbled at times that it earned its own name: Daravonese. Then, there was the strangely chess-like gameplay. Many fans of the core games in the Final Fantasy franchise were initially confused by the party members refusing to line up on the right side of the screen with helpful, blue-coloured menus beneath them. Released in Japan in 1997, and America in early 1998, Final Fantasy Tactics was not an overnight success. The Starlight Megaphone is pleased to present our Autumn 2010 feature: The Lion Wars Revisisted, a Final Fantasy Tactics playthrough.

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