 | | |
| Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions | 
 enlarge
| From: Square Enix
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $13.79
You Save: $6.20 (31%)
Buy New/Used/Collectible from $13.79
Avg. Customer Rating:  (47 reviews)
Sales Rank: 983
Platform: Sony Psp
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0 x 0
MPN: 90711
Model: 90711
UPC: 662248907116
EAN: 0662248907116
ASIN: B000SSPH3E
Release Date: October 9, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
|
| Customer Reviews:
 The best Final Fantasy! September 7, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
The best Final Fantasy!! Yes its better than FF6 and 7! I love it on PS1 and even more on PSP with the newly added classes and cutscenes, and now even portable. I heard many people complaint about the slowdown when you cast a spell or special attack, it doesn't really bother me. It was annoying at first for a hour and then I just got used to it and it doesn't really bother me anymore. Pick it up if you love SRPG! The best one there is.
Gaming Revival August 27, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I basically got this game because I tried to play the PS1 original twice before and could never get past the first few battles. I figured if I got this version, it'd settle once and for all the greatness of this game. And once again, I was right. They took all the great things about the original and added to it. Better camera control, improved translation and controls, new jobs and characters to use (including Balthier from FFXII and Luso from FF Tactics A2.) If you liked the original and want to get taken back, try this game out. It'll give you what you enjoyed the first time around and more.
 A lot of disappointment with a little excitement August 22, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm going to make this short and sweet because the other low reviews pretty much cover everything. This was a weak remake of a great game. Now I know everyone who loves the original FFT wants to give this 5 stars, but this was [..].
Sounds and animations that separate, a rather over-complex dialogue (I liked the one in the original. Yes, I know it was rushed and came out bad, but that added some of the charm). Everything slows down for no reason, you would've thought they would have worked stuff like this out before releasing this game.
But wait, 2 NEW JOB CLASSES ZOMG! One is useless unless you master all the other classes (and find it's equipment in VS mode) and the other is really too difficult to worry about getting in the greater scheme of things.
Nice try, I hope they get it right the next time around.
Classic Final Fantasy With a Strategic Twist August 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Summary:If you've liked the GBA or DS Versions of Final Fantasy Tactics, you won't be disappointed by War of the Lions. It's an almost direct port from the PSX version, but it doesn't disappoint. It can be a bit slow paced at times, but a complex and deep storyline filled with beautiful hand drawn cutscenes makes this a pretty emotional game.
Gameplay- Five Stars
Confusing at first, after the first hour, things will quickly sort themselves out. Every time you successfully perform an action, your characters will get both EXP (experience) and JP (Job Points, not Judge Points). EXP is obviously used for leveling up, while JP are used for advancing classes. Classes are the set of abilities that a character can use, i.e. the "White Mage" class allows a character to use White Mage JP to access stronger and stronger White Mage spells, such as Curaja or Holy. You can change the camera angles to get a better look at the battlefield or to plan your next move. I'll admit, sometimes waiting for the CPU to move was a bit boring, but you have to pay attention or else you'll find yourself losing people left and right. Gameplay can be frustrating when you lose a character. When someone in your party loses all of their hit points, then a three turn timer is activated; when it reaches 0, your character is lost forever, and a jewel or chest takes its place.
Story- Five Stars
The story is rather complex. I won't reveal it, but it's a classic theme: save the world. Hand drawn cutscenes add to the story. It's a deeply emotional game, and there is no happy ending. You follow Ramza in dark times as he defeats revived legendary monsters, kept in stones known only as the Zodiac Stones.
Online Play - Two Stars
You can play with a buddy if they happen to own a copy of the game, and go on cooperative missions together, or battle each other. There is no infrastructure mode included, but there is a means of obtaining it is you really want to play other people. You don't honestly expect an infrastructure mode for a decade old game, do you?
Final Verdict- Five Stars
This game really is epic, and is a perfect port from the Playstation One. If I could only own five games for the PSP, this would be one of them. There is almost unlimited replay value.
A good remake of a great game August 4, 2008
I played this through and it feels to me just like the original did on the playstation, only with some fixes to the dialogue and such. Basically to me, it just feels like they cleaned it up and re-released it for PSP. I'd have been thrilled to see this released with HD graphics for PS3.
Anyway, the game is a heck of a lot of fun, the graphics are good, etc. The only thing I don't like is it seems harder to adjust the angles to see where units are. It might be a software bug, or it might just be that my eyes are having trouble with the small screen size on the PSP.
Anyway, it's a great game, if you liked the original, you'll love this as well. Very very good game.
|
|
|
myGamer.com | | |
