So, today begins my quest of becoming a reviewer on Vizzed and what better way to start it with Square's break through of a game which created a small little franchise on the original Final Fantasy series. Now, who am I to talk about the mighty Square? Just one of their customers, and like everybody knows, the customer is always right. Well, usually. Now, Final Fantasy, as we know it, is considered as a turn-based RPG, especially for the retros. I mean, apart from the newer Final Fantasy's (or is it Fantasies....? ._.) such as Final Fantasy XV, all of them are pretty much turn-based, strategic RPGs with the main role of fighting through hordes of monsters, taking XP from the said monsters to make you stronger and to level up and master new techniques which will aid you in your quest to save the world or kill everybody or whatever Square thinks of at the last minute. "Oh, how about this!" Says Square. "We get an RPG, make them move like pieces on a chessboard, give them special attacks to make it fun and allow the user to change 'Jobs' to make him learn even more techniques!" Oh wow, that's brilliant Square, I mean, are you positive that you're not mixing up Advance Wars with Final Fantasy? "Nope! This is totally original!" Yeah, I heard that the people who made Ogre tactics - Knight of Lodis said the same thing. "AND WE'LL BEGIN THE STORY WITH A KID GETTING TRANSPORTED INTO A MAGICAL WORLD! " ... You've out done yourself there Square. Now, onto the Review.I give this game
8.2 out of 10.It's not a bad game! Not bad at all, in fact, it was quite intriguing. Any who, let's just begin the review!
Graphics : Giving it an 8!
Did I have a problem with this games graphics? No, and I think Square also has no problem with the graphics as they used the same graphics for the original Final Fantasy Tactics for the PSX for Final Fantasy Tactics Advance for GBA. I mean, if you want to develop a game, please make sure that you don't use the same graphics for the sequel.... I guess it is a sequel? Correct me if I'm wrong. Anyways, the graphics were good for GBA, has a bit of polish and a bit of innovation on the side, but overall, it's just a plate filled with originality, and I'm saying originality in a bad way, not good. Yes, making a games graphics original is good, but it just can't be the same. I would do a Call of Duty joke here, but I think that's repetitive.......... That deserves a massive applause. Give me a reward for the best joke in Vizzed this instant!
Sound : Giving it a 7!
The sound really has its RPG element intertwined with the dominating music of exploration to the Happy-Go-Lucky stops at the bar to the Grab your Sword and Shield type of music as you begin your battle. But as I said in most games, sound is usually the very first thing that pushes you away from the game. The music is good, don't get me wrong! But I think if it keeps repeating the same tune over and over again, it deadens the game significantly. You can't really expect much music wise for retro consoles, the SEGA chant at the beginning of the Genesis version of Sonic the Hedgehog took 1/8th of the cartridge's space, and that's just an Intro.
Addictiveness? : Giving it a 7!
There are 4 types of games in the world. The game in which when it's over, it's over! Just complete the game already and throw it in the bin with the stash of unfinished Nachos, your old rusty keyboard and your pirated copy of Golden Axe - Beast Rider. The game in which you just play it again to get all the achievements. You know, you just wanna get everything before throwing it also in a bin. Or, if it's worthy enough, sell it. Another kind is the type of game in which you'd repeat in once you're bored, you know, just playing it for the LOLs and for the great banter around it, even though there actually isn't any banter at all. And finally, the type of game that pulls you in to win everything you can! Didn't get that X Ultra 2000 Beast Killing Blade of Fury? Grab your sword, hack 'n' slash until you get around 2 million coins and unlock that little wooden stick! This game, luckily, is the 3rd type of game that I described. You know, you keep it around in the drawer beneath your gaming set and take it out to play it for a few hours, just to have a bit of fun.
Story : I think it's time to insult Square in any way possible! Giving it a 8!
Let me just get a hold of the story before giving Square my personal banter! Boy called Marche Radiuju ( Or 'whatever you want his name to be' Radiuju) who is the new kid at the school known as St. Ivalice which is inside the town of Ivalice. Not cliche at all. Anyways, he befriends 2 kids in his new school, Ritz and Mewt who both have their own personal problems. Ritz's real hair color is white and she pretty much gets bullied for it, but her tomboy lifestyle does speak out for itself, Mewt is being bullied.... A lot. Mainly because he's incredibly small and, well, puny. Oh, and his dad is out of work.. Marche just fits the puzzle all together as he has a pretty rough-ish lifestyle. Being the new kid and having a handicapped brother really isn't great, is it? Anyways, all 3 of them, with Marche's brother, Doned (I think that's his name...), read a book which is ironically called Final Fantasy. Anyways, they get transported to the world of Final Fantasy in the country, not town, of Ivalice. Oh, and if that's not bad enough, Marche and his clan (Which he joins in with a Moogle called Montblanc) gets attacked by hordes of creatures of that place in which he must slay, Ritz has her own clan for some reason and Mewt becomes the prince of Ivalice. So, the story basically goes to say, Marche wants to go back home, so he has to destroy some crystals to break the rope between the fantasy world and the real world. Not confusing at all. Square isn't a bad company, but the story was so predictable that even my nephew, aged 3, could understand his mission before he even saw the crystals which control the world. "Hey guys, I'm the Square chairman, I've got a new idea for a Final Fantasy game! Let's just do the same thing we do for every game! Make it about 1 or a band of main characters who have to destroy something in order to get what they truly want in their life!!! Genius, isn't it?" No Square, it's what you do in every game. Give them a task, complete the task, guess what? You win! Now just free roam until you bore your brains out!
Depth : Giving it an 8!
The Final Fantasy series are always filled with depth. Even though the story is quite repetitive, it goes on to actually create such a dramatic atmosphere, filled with detail. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance? Well, it's not as deep as the other Final Fantasy's. Yes, it does make you feel emotional after seeing that all Mewt wants is to be happy, but that doesn't really give it depth! Good story does not equal perfect depth, but it did go deep enough for a younger age RPG.
Difficulty? : 7. Just 7.
If you've read my reviews before, you must have seen how in Pokemon Mystery Dungeon : Red Rescue Team I did not save my game and I am not the type of person who saves the game whilst they're enjoying it. So, I did the exact same thing with FFTA and guess what happened? Marche died at the very first few missions, game over. I had to flip my keyboard like one of those memes, fury and outrage controlled me. But, hey! That's what you get when you don't save! See, I said the very FIRST few missions, your characters have low HP but pretty strong attacks for a person just starting off. It did tick me off that missions could get annoying with the incredible amount of huge monsters who have attacks with 1-hit KO's but luckily, I always have a white mage by my side. Anyways, the difficulty in this game slightly moves it on the right, between a Core game and a Hardcore game. Basically, if there was a scale from 1 to 10, 1 being casual and 10 being hardcore, this'll easily get a 5. Maybe a 6 if the game annoyed you that much.
Well, that's it for my review! Overall, I'd say the 8.2 out of 10 is a fair review! This game wasn't perfect but it wasn't far from reaching perfection! It's a good game for people who like a bit of plot and just want to power-up before moving to the next part of the story, just in case of not saving and death... Legit, I had 1 mission, fighting 4 Dragon-like monsters, they insta-killed my whole clan, had to restart the whole game AGAIN! -.- Trust me, this game will annoy you in certain times!
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