Definitive version to play Final Fantasy Tactics for new player

[nobitakun]

in most cases I feel going with the first version of a game has never let me down. There’s cases where a new version is more accessible, but often some of those borderline on being straight up remakes, like picking between the NES or Super Famicom versions of DQ3.

Well, that works for some people allright, but in my case I went with the famicom version, then the super famicom. There are some aspects of a game you can't improve like music, because the original hardware plays it in a specific manner, then the new hardware tends to "update" that music instead of using it 1:1. It's not always, but most of the time. So, for me it's better to play both and compare which one I like most :)

 

[Yankee]

Either the PSX version with the PSP script, or the PSP version with slowdown fixes, imo.
Many people prefer the original script but I think the PSP one is a lot more fun.

Does the PSP script change my favorite line in gaming history?

 

[newageretrohippie]

Hey, glad to see you like your romhacks. I don't recommend romhacks unless I am confident those are superior to the original version of the game. So here we go:

The Lion War of the Lions (PSX)
https://ffhacktics.com/smf/index.php?topic=12951.0

There's just too much to cool stuff here. Mostly everything from the PSP version has been ported, all multiplayer content can be played solo, some JAP exclusive stuff was added, bunch of fixes and so on, please check the link above to have a look at the full thing. I'd go as far as to call this the definitive edition.

Edit: Kinda forgot about this PSP one, also a great option, especially if you want to play on your psp/vita.

War of the Lions Tweak (PSP)
https://retrogametalk.com/repository/psp/final-fantasy-tactics-war-of-the-lions-tweak-hack/

Has de slowdown fix, you can control guest characters and the random encounters do no scale up to your level, which is something I always felt like a pain. Bunch of other stuff.

you know, i kind of trust this place for quality romhacks.

I actually found this site because i was loading up a famicom classic edition (which i bought during the hype around the american nes classic).

Since it was the japan model i thought i would try to explore as many japanese titles as i could, and i landed on the site as a great resource for translations.

pretty much if its on here, a hack/trans is either pretty good or it says straight up that its wip/for testing purposes only.