Your opinion on FF-A2

[jyuukai]

Square Enix made a Final Fantasy game called Final Fantasy Tactics for PSX and then for the GBA. I have both versions and I enjoy the GBA version a bit more than the PSX but right about now, SE have released the second version of FF Tactics, called Final Fantasy Tactics A-2. My question for you users that have played or own it, is it any good? I wanna get it but I wanna make sure it's not a waste of time

[Nightmare]

regrettably I do not have I would like it tho.
I think it would be good.

[Viduus]

I love FFTA-2. The storyline is a bunch of crap mind you, so if that's what you're looking for you'll be rather dissapointed, but the rest does what a tactics game does: you get characters, you give them jobs, level them up, give them other jobs, until you've amassed clan with which you could beat the game with ease. Some of the quests are kinda neat (amusingly enough, the side stories are far more interesting than the main story), and since there's something like 300+, you'll spend a great deal of time doing them.

All in all it's a fun game, even though it's not very hard. I think I had some 120 hours played before I actually went and beat the main storyline, and I enjoyed every minute of it.

[jyuukai]

Thanks Vid, that helped alot. I think I will get it now...
Now all I need is $350.00...

[suigintou]

I think you're slightly confused. SQueenix didn't release FFT on the PS1/X and then on the GBA. FFT and FFTA are separate games. FFT has a much more difficult (actually, just more frustrating and stupid) battle system with a lot of restrictions, but has a better story. FFTA has a retarded story but a far better combat system and better class options.

FFTA2 is the "sequel," though not directly in storyline or anything, to FFTA. It's mostly the same, so if you enjoyed FFTA you'll enjoy FFTA2.

Here's some differences:

Some things have been nerfed, like the godly "Concentrate" for Snipers and Gunners (now called Fusiliers) that made it easy to go for 1-hit kills with an Assassin. Also, which way your opponent is facing has more to do with damage than hit rate now, at least with attacks...the old hit rate thing still applies to debuffs like Sleep and Silence. When it's damage + a debuff, like Charmshot, the debuff is now less likely to happen, it seems.

There are two new races, and a lot of new classes. The only old class I've noticed that's gone now is Morpher, which sucked anyway. Beastmaster works differently now...you'll see when you try it. Hunters have gotten worse. The old useless ones are still useless, especially Gadgeteer (now called Tinkerer)

The new shop system makes it a bit more challenging to get certain items, particularly rods and staves.

Areas are different...it's still Ivalice though. Areas are now expanded upon when you go into a province or whatever. For example, an area called Camoa is no longer just a city on the map, but a province with several spots within it. Also, you now have to win area ownership rights via auctions instead of clan wars.

Questing is better now. Now hardly any missions require you to dispatch anymore. Most dispatch missions give you the choice of dispatching or just taking the whole clan there...and of course the latter is generally a better idea unless you're really that lazy. And there's new types of missions...searching for things, killing the correct monsters (while the wrong ones annoy the hell out of you), etc.

Originally Posted by jyuukai

Thanks Vid, that helped alot. I think I will get it now...
Now all I need is $350.00...

Buying the DSi? I'd just go with a DS Lite if I were you.

[jyuukai]

Originally Posted by suigintou

I think you're slightly confused. SQueenix didn't release FFT on the PS1/X and then on the GBA. FFT and FFTA are separate games. FFT has a much more difficult (actually, just more frustrating and stupid) battle system with a lot of restrictions, but has a better story. FFTA has a retarded story but a far better combat system and better class options.

FFTA2 is the "sequel," though not directly in storyline or anything, to FFTA. It's mostly the same, so if you enjoyed FFTA you'll enjoy FFTA2.

Here's some differences:

Some things have been nerfed, like the godly "Concentrate" for Snipers and Gunners (now called Fusiliers) that made it easy to go for 1-hit kills with an Assassin. Also, which way your opponent is facing has more to do with damage than hit rate now, at least with attacks...the old hit rate thing still applies to debuffs like Sleep and Silence. When it's damage + a debuff, like Charmshot, the debuff is now less likely to happen, it seems.

There are two new races, and a lot of new classes. The only old class I've noticed that's gone now is Morpher, which sucked anyway. Beastmaster works differently now...you'll see when you try it. Hunters have gotten worse. The old useless ones are still useless, especially Gadgeteer (now called Tinkerer)

The new shop system makes it a bit more challenging to get certain items, particularly rods and staves.

Areas are different...it's still Ivalice though. Areas are now expanded upon when you go into a province or whatever. For example, an area called Camoa is no longer just a city on the map, but a province with several spots within it. Also, you now have to win area ownership rights via auctions instead of clan wars.

Questing is better now. Now hardly any missions require you to dispatch anymore. Most dispatch missions give you the choice of dispatching or just taking the whole clan there...and of course the latter is generally a better idea unless you're really that lazy. And there's new types of missions...searching for things, killing the correct monsters (while the wrong ones annoy the hell out of you), etc.



Buying the DSi? I'd just go with a DS Lite if I were you.

It's not the DSi, $350 is how much the FFTA2 costs in my country -.-
I already have 2 DS's

But changed into US dollars, it's about 350/6 = $50+ US