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Video game, GBA
Sep. 26th, 2003 11:00 pmYou know, I was really excited when they announced that another FFT game was going to be made.
Then I was disappointed. ~_~
Title: Final Fantasy Tactics Advanced
Rating: E
Genre: RPG/Strategy
Graphics: 9/10 - Okay, I'll admit, the graphics on the GBA for this game are really good and an improvement from other games. The mog artwork is left to be desired, however. >.>
Plot: 4/10 - Um, the plot? Kids get sucked into a book. That = badfic idea. Come ON! FFT had one of the most deepest plots for it's time and you give us this little kid show story for a plot!? That's it for the plot, really. The game's focus is on dinky little missions, which aren't exactly appealing to me.
Music/sound: 6/10 - The music is... really bland for this game compared to other games. It's happy-go-lucky and really sounds like elevator music. ~_~;;;; It's not BAD, but it's no award winning masterpiece.
Gameplay: 3/10 - The gameplay is bad. They brought back the ability system from FF9, which sucked to begin with. The 'AP learning' and you equip weapons/armor to learn your skills depending on the class. Didn't they learn it wasn't good the FIRST time!? I think a lot of people HATED the system in FF9. It was annoying as HELL to equip weaker weapons to learn abilities. ~_~
Characters no longer gain JP points in the same way in FFT. Instead, when you kill an enemy or use the 'recommended' for a law in the area (will get into laws in a minute), you are awarded 1 JP point. JP points allow you to do special combo moves depending on the class and skill you have. You can do a combo or you can summon creatures of your totem and many other different things I have yet to discover.
And this game comes with a 'judgement' system. What's that? Basically, there are certain 'laws' that need to be followed in battle. For example, a law will prevent you from using the 'fight' option. This makes battles tedious, not strategical, as battles take a lot longer than necessary.
If you break a law in battle, you are pentalized. Depending on the law broken, your character can get fined, you'll lose rewards after battle, or you get thrown in jail. *yawns*
The only good thing about this game is the class system. That's about it in a nutshell though.
Overall: 5.5/10 - This is a game you want to try before buy. To me, it's a waste, it's too easy for someone who has experience with RPGs and tactical games. It gets tedious at times, especially when you want levels and AP points to get skills and spells.
I would say unless you're a real devoted FF fan, should you buy this game. Otherwise, pass and get something like Golden Sun or Lunar.
Then I was disappointed. ~_~
Title: Final Fantasy Tactics Advanced
Rating: E
Genre: RPG/Strategy
Graphics: 9/10 - Okay, I'll admit, the graphics on the GBA for this game are really good and an improvement from other games. The mog artwork is left to be desired, however. >.>
Plot: 4/10 - Um, the plot? Kids get sucked into a book. That = badfic idea. Come ON! FFT had one of the most deepest plots for it's time and you give us this little kid show story for a plot!? That's it for the plot, really. The game's focus is on dinky little missions, which aren't exactly appealing to me.
Music/sound: 6/10 - The music is... really bland for this game compared to other games. It's happy-go-lucky and really sounds like elevator music. ~_~;;;; It's not BAD, but it's no award winning masterpiece.
Gameplay: 3/10 - The gameplay is bad. They brought back the ability system from FF9, which sucked to begin with. The 'AP learning' and you equip weapons/armor to learn your skills depending on the class. Didn't they learn it wasn't good the FIRST time!? I think a lot of people HATED the system in FF9. It was annoying as HELL to equip weaker weapons to learn abilities. ~_~
Characters no longer gain JP points in the same way in FFT. Instead, when you kill an enemy or use the 'recommended' for a law in the area (will get into laws in a minute), you are awarded 1 JP point. JP points allow you to do special combo moves depending on the class and skill you have. You can do a combo or you can summon creatures of your totem and many other different things I have yet to discover.
And this game comes with a 'judgement' system. What's that? Basically, there are certain 'laws' that need to be followed in battle. For example, a law will prevent you from using the 'fight' option. This makes battles tedious, not strategical, as battles take a lot longer than necessary.
If you break a law in battle, you are pentalized. Depending on the law broken, your character can get fined, you'll lose rewards after battle, or you get thrown in jail. *yawns*
The only good thing about this game is the class system. That's about it in a nutshell though.
Overall: 5.5/10 - This is a game you want to try before buy. To me, it's a waste, it's too easy for someone who has experience with RPGs and tactical games. It gets tedious at times, especially when you want levels and AP points to get skills and spells.
I would say unless you're a real devoted FF fan, should you buy this game. Otherwise, pass and get something like Golden Sun or Lunar.
