FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles

Let's me say this first, the story is very good ( a bit confusing but w/e ) and this is the first time I played FF Tactics. Could say its equivalent to Game of Thrones ( and its made in 1997 which makes it more impressive ). So why the negative review? Here are some stuffs that is [b]very annoying[/b] and its all part of the game mechanics of this game. 1) My biggest grip of the game is that you have to grind because there are certain gatekeeping checkpoints in the game. Imagine playing the first time in your life and literally the 4th mission, you have to grind because if you arent lvl up, the game becomes more difficult. In the spam of my 50hrs+, I am pretty sure 20hrs of it went to grinding. 2) Then because you are grinding, you are capped to 5 characters. Which means that if you want to grind other characters, you have to swap and this means that there is no "bench experience" which adds more to the grind. 3) Then on top of that, you grind normal soldiers because you dont have access to the special "guest" which you have to unlock them in certain chapters which then makes your first soldiers grinding kinda useless because they arent special therefore you can miss certain dialogue or skillset from the special guest. Add on, you are grinding the special guest job experience starting from 0. All these problems would be mitigated if there is a bench experience + more than 5 players in the battlefield system but alas, it isnt. 4) Oh add on one small tiny thing. There is this thing called the "Zodiac Sign". 99% of the time, most new players wont even care about it because who wants to look 12 signs and minmax but here is the thing.... The zodiac signs influence damage, healing, and both positive and negative status effect rates. If the characters involved have good compatibility, then their effects (positive or negative) get a 1.25x multiplier. If they have bad compatibility, 0.75x. And if they’re Best/Worst, 1.5x/0.5x respectively. This means you can [i]miss[/i] your revive.... Damage wise is w/e because you are expected to have so many different zodiac signs so you do what you can but well... if you never put effort into finding good compatibility, then you can be screwed over and that on YOU... 5) Color me surprised that I have to ask Reddit where is X guest and to find out that content from WotL is not included... both guest and jobs apparently... In any case, it is a solid game with a very good story but the grind + the missing content makes me "yuck". And to anyone who thinks " Well what can you expect from a 1997 game ", well... they buff Cloud apparently which means they could have done something with the grinding system like... add an accessory to give characters that equip it get bench xp?

[h1] Possible spoilers [/h1] [i] I don't use half points for my scores [/i] [hr] [/hr] [list] [*] First game in The Ivalice Alliance that I'm playing. This was a retroactive thing [*] This is by far my favorite game so far. [b]Phenomenal VA work[/b]. the story is of warring ducal houses with a touch of fantasy. It feels like there's many characters making the world feel bigger. The remaster is mostly just a coat of paint but I loved the artstyle as well [*] The job system was so fun to tinker with. There's a job tree and five abilities to equip at any time. Two sets of actions (one primary from the chosen job, and the secondary from any other job), one reaction, one passive and one movement ability. Finding ways to break the game the same way that I did with FFV was so fun and the vast number of combinations make it feel like each character is truly your own. Grinding for the all job mastery achievement was just boring though. It also uses a grid based tactical battle system instead of traditional turn based [*] The story is amazing. Felt very traditional fantasy with warring. There's ducal houses going to war, the church with it's knights templar and the peasants rising up after too many wars, very traditional fantasy, however you can definitely feel the FF touch throughout (in a good way). The final boss felt almost conceptual, like we're fighting a system rather than one person. That was also really cool. There were some sidequests with some surprise characters, all of it is in Chapter 4 though [*] Music is great, however it is just the original music. Although it is good, I preferred some of the soundtracks from the other games and this one does get a little repetitive [*] Overall amazing game, my favorite so far as I said. Probably not great as a first final fantasy and I'd definitely recommend atleast FFV before as a primer to the job system Time to Beat - [i]47.3 hours[/i] Time to Complete - [i]55 hours[/i] Story - [b]5/5[/b] Music - [b]3/5[/b] Artstyle - [b]5/5[/b] Combat - [b]5/5[/b] Overall - [b]5/5[/b]

每次小更新都会引起加载steamAPI失败，然后折腾半天，卖这么贵最基本的维护都做不好

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Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles is arguably the peak of the tactical JRPG genre—this isn’t really up for debate. Its standout system is class mastery and unlocking new jobs, which is exactly what draws people into this kind of game. With over 20 classes, each offering different skill sets, the game promises a huge number of possible combinations, making every character feel unique in theory. In practice, though, the balance falls apart. Some skills are ridiculously overpowered, while others are completely useless. Because of that, the “build variety” never truly delivers—most players will naturally gravitate toward a few dominant setups. Worse, you unlock most classes by the middle of the game. At that point, you’ve already seen everything the system has to offer, and the sense of discovery disappears. For me, that’s where the game started to lose its appeal. On top of that, the grind to master classes is a pain. Yes, there are plenty of “fast grind” methods online—but the fact that you need them says enough. The story is decent, but it leans heavily into political themes. If you’re not into that, it becomes more of a drag than a hook. Overall, despite being one of the best in its genre, this is not a game for everyone. If you don’t enjoy grinding or dense political storytelling, you’ll likely burn out before the end.

PS시절에도 몇백시간 했던 PSP 시절에도 몇백시간 했던 게임이 스팀에서도 백시간 넘게 한 겜이 되었네요 그래도 역시 PSP판이 아닌 PS판 베이스, 거기에 추가된 컨텐츠가 없어서 그 부분은 너무 아쉬움 업적은 모두 달성했으니 노가다없이 스토리 꺠기나 해봐야지

They removed the beautiful War of the Lions animated cutscenes. Worse, they are actually in the game but hidden away in the menus and there is no option to inject the cutscenes through active story progression. Now I am removed from immersion in the game as when I reach a cutscene, instead of thinking about the story all I am thinking about is the nonsensical reason why they wont even give me the player the option to experience the story how I wish to. I tried to refund the game, but I was too far progressed before I realized they removed the animated cutscenes.

The number of times my characters got instantly killed before I even had a chance to move, forcing me to restart the match? TOO DAMN HIGH. Parts of this game are fun but honestly it's mostly just frustrating.