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Fantasy Tactics Shishi Sensou -
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NCS Game Synopsis
«©NCS» Return
to the world of Ivalice and join a lad named Ramza
Beoulve and his friend Delita Herial who find
themselves embroiled in The Lion War. Princess
Ovelia, the adopted daughter of King Omdolia, has
been kidnapped and two mighty houses marshal for
war. On one side is the Gallione Family ruled by
Prince Larg who's family crest is a White Lion.
Opposing them is the Zeltennia Family stewarded by
Prince Goltana who's family crest is a Black Lion.
Two lions clash and Ivalice suffers from their
enmity.
Players take on the role of Ramza
Beoulve who teams up with Delita Herial and cohorts
in an adventure to beat back enemy hordes. The first
chapter is titled, "The Meager" and the game starts
in Magic City Gariland where Ramza's party is
charged with defeating a group of brigands. The next
mission takes place on the Mandalia Plains where the
party may opt to save a warrior named Algus. In
general, the goal of each mission is defeating all
of the enemy units on the map but different
objectives pop up from time to time.
Final Fantasy Tactics Shishi Sensou is based on the original
Playstation game from 1997. The visual presentation
of the game is a near 1:1 copy of the original but
Square adds a cel-shaded introduction cinema and
numerous animation sequences which play after each
chapter. The PSP update of Final Fantasy Tactics
also features two new playable characters: Balflear from FFXII
and Luso from Final
Fantasy Tactics Advance 2 (not released yet).
Jan Code: 4988601005074
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NCS Game Notes
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In the intro to the game, a lad drops a rolled map
on a wooden table and unfurls it. Clouds that
cover mountains and "Zodiac Brave Story" text
appears followed by the FFT logo in bold white
letters against a black background. The camera
pans across mountains and then takes in a figure
kneeled in front of a stream. He gets up and
shakes off some water before getting on his
Chocobo. He beckons other riders and they all
charge off and skitter across the forest. From
overhead, the camera picks up their trajectory as
they motor along four-in-flanking-configuration.
They stop and an eagle is seen overhead and later
ride through a wrecked city.
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The title screen options are:
New Game / Begin a new adventure in the
world of Ivalice
Continue / Resume a game from memory stick
save data
Tutorial / Learn how to play the game with
lessons and exercises
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The first battle takes place outside of a church
where the rain patters onto the ground and causes
visible splashes. Five enemies are unevenly
arrayed against your team of six. Just before the
battle starts, the fighters stand in place and
then starting moving their legs. You only control
Ramza and the COM controls everyone else on your
team in this particular fight. In later levels,
you'll generally get to control the majority of
fighters in your crew with the exception of Delita
and Algus who are autonomous.
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The D-pad is used to move Ramza and the analog nub
rotates the screen around. The battles are menu
based in that movement, attacks, and defense are
selected from a selection of options. To zoom in
an out of the action, press the L-Trigger. The
R-Trigger shifts the plane of the level slightly
higher or lower (two positions).
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When an enemy croaks, he'll make a whiny death cry
that sounds like an utterance from a famous
glove-wearing rodent.
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When a character levels up, he'll jump up and down
on the stage. When fighters are critically
wounded, they'll take a knee and seemingly wait
for the final blow.
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New cinemas break up the missions but there's no
voice acting - just sound effects and dialogue to
relay the thoughts and feelings of the characters.
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A total of 15 save slots are available per memory
stick duo. To save your progress to memory stick
duo (assuming you can't read Japanese), follow
these instructions:
1) On the map screen, press the START button
2) Highlight the fifth option and press O
3) Highlight the first option and press O
4) Select a save slot to store your progress to
5) Done
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There is no English option in the game and the
story, dialogue, menus, and option text are in
Japanese.
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Before each mission, you choose the warriors to
use in the battle. After each mission, the amount
of GIL plundered and war trophies are tallied.
After each mission, your War Funds grows as is
tracked on the lower-right corner of the map
screen. The team travels from mission to mission
by selecting destinations on a worldmap.
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Final Fantasy Tactics on the PSP isn't as crisp or
snappy as the dynamic action in the recent Final
Fantasy XII Revenant Wings but considering that
this is a PS1 remake, it holds up well nearly 10
years after its original release. The game is
enjoyable with bite-sized missions which are
strung together by short interaction sequences
which gradually reveal the story and backdrop of
the adventure.
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Two new job classes have been added to the game as
follows:
1) Onion Knight - a meek profession at the outset
of the game but his potential is nigh unlimited as
he levels up and gains experience.
2) Dark Knight - yep, finally available without
using a cheat code.
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The game features a wireless multi-player mode but
you won't find the option in the title screen. To
access it, clear the first few missions and then
visit the town that opens up. After buying armor,
weapons, and elixirs from the vendors, visit the
bar and you can opt to link wirelessly with
another player for Cooperative Challenge game or a
Versus Battle Mode.
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