Been more than a week since I started Final Fantasy tactics and let me tell you....the game sucks just like any Final Fantasy game its so bad like how can they keep making these bad games like square shouldn't have been named square it should be called sqaurehead because they make games for people with square shaped heads....its SUCKS.
Alright now the game is so bad that I been playing it forwas past 9 days and sank 20 hours in it how can this game be this is unfathomable to me.
So the game so far is pretty good its basically the battle system we know and love but this time you can run around in it and do a hell lot of cool stuff like flanking enemies and such.
The game even has job system pretty cool right? Here are my thoughts on some jobs:
Squire: light/basic infantry they can do a little of everything from attacking enemy up close with swords or even axes to harassment from afar by throwing stones they can heal and are quite maneuverable by having +1 move as an ability , they also have another important ability "gain JP up".
Knight: the knights are expansive and hard to maintain , they are your only warriors who can use heavy armor and shields until lancers get introduced with high durability and evasion they are the tanks of the team , they also can debuff the enemy in multiple ways from breaking their armor to most importantly their weapon , breaking enemy weapons like archers removes them from the battle its that good.
Chemist: battle medics but guy chemists look like shady dudes who would give you substances that make you dizzy , girl chemists are wearing maid clothes repurposed for fighting , they can throw all sorts of potions and can equip guns later on , their weakness is unlike magic the potions can be blocked by trees or walls....since they can equip guns im thinking of making a rifle squad using chemists only.
Archers: with good reach these guys are excellent for harassment or sniping enemy back lines from killing summoners and mages the archer can get to the high ground and kill everyone from there especially with charge.
Chocobo: while not a class or job of itself chocbos have move value of 6 enabling them to maneuver and move great distances they can reach enemy rear pretty easily and work on harassing the enemy from there they can also work as support with their cure , they however can't equip stuff making them less durable.
Since this game allows you to hire soldiers and name them here are the MVPs of the team 2 of them I started the game with as chemists
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This guy is carrying the team the whole time , starting as a chemist in mission 1 he quickly developed into a black mage (game calls them wizard) and start burning people left and right he helped in the early battles greatly his most important battles were:
1-battle vs algus
2-battle of lionel castle helping defeat Dracula by casting flare amounting to 202 damage
3-various skirmishes against wild beasts , the death corps and more.
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My dear Chamberlain became the archer of the team his help in defeating algus is unforgettable, helping defeat various summoners and mages without Chamberlain I wouldn't have progressed this far into the story.
His most important battles are:
1-defeating algus by taking out the lone knight that faces squad 2 he climbed up to the stairs and rained down charged arrows on algus and his lackeys.
2-rescuing mustadio and his father by constantly keeping enemy archers at bay.
3-battle of lionel castle by neutralizing the summoner and the archers.
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And finally Shelia , without her none of the impressive feats Chamberlain or sorvez would have been possible , the healer of the team and later on with a gun in her hands became a damage dealer from afar whenever she could shoot that is , while her stats aren't as impressive when it comes to faith she is a terrible spellcaster , her efforts however in keeping the team are legendary everybody stand up for Shelia as a sign of respect
The game can be pretty difficult and its quite unforgiving in that if the soldier dies you have only 3 turns to get him back up otherwise he will die permanently , this makes investing into soldiers a bit of a risk since they might die next battle , and this is even worse considering highly experienced troops.
This game is the result of someone at square looking at the battle System and saying "I can make a tactics game out of this" and here is the result.
Looking forward for the sequel Final Fantasy strategy where you command vast armies of troops and can mount knights on chocobos.
Like really? Knights can't ride chocobos in this game they fight on foot instead what a shame....
