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Final Fantasy Tactics
PSP
Released On: Oct 9, 2007
88
8.8
Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 41 Critic Reviews
88
95% Positive
39 Reviews
39 Reviews
5% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 41 Critic Reviews
88
95% Positive
39 Reviews
39 Reviews
5% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
The biggest change to the formula is a number of graphical updates to the entire system.
Overall, War of the Lions is definitely a fun play through for anyone that has yet to try the game. It is, quite possibly, the most popular strategy RPG of all time and with very good reason.
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 331 User Ratings
8.8
85% Positive
280 Ratings
280 Ratings
11% Mixed
35 Ratings
35 Ratings
5% Negative
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 331 User Ratings
8.8
85% Positive
280 Ratings
280 Ratings
11% Mixed
35 Ratings
35 Ratings
5% Negative
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
Jul 17, 2025
Incredible game. Beat it 3 times. Still haven’t got all the characters. A must play ! Music is amazing.
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PSP Nov 2, 2024
A beautifully woven story of friendship, romance, lineage and betrayal set amongst one of the most immersive worlds the Final Fantasy universe has ever offered us. The characters make you question whether things are ever Black & White. Perhaps everything is just a shade of grey depending on the lighting. I've never felt more divided on what constitutes justice. Without giving away any of the story just know that this game will linger in the recesses of your mind and morality for years to come. Oh, and the combat and job systems are absolute perfection. Enjoy!
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PSP It will keep you busy for months to come and is easily one of the most enjoyable games on the system.
There are some programming errors on the game that some veterans find game breaking. Any simple moves such as throwing a stone during battle, causes this relatively long slow down.
Althought wrapped in a mediocre package, Final Fantasy Tactics is a stellar game. If Square Enix had spent just a bit more time on the in-game graphics, writing, and user interface, this could have been one of the top titles for the PSP.
With this many ways to organise your team and develop abilities, everyone will find something to suit their style. [Nov 2007, p.123]
Jan 14, 2023
worth it and glad to play this game again. so much memories and nostalgia within this spin off game in the series.
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PSP Jul 7, 2012
This game has no value in the modern SRPG field. Issues include: 1) The worst thing about this game is the AI. You often have guests - friendly AI controlled characters - on your team that screw up everything. For instance, one of them ran into a doorway, behind which was almost the entire enemy army. He was a strong fighter, so I positioned my White Mage behind him to heal why he fought. I healed him, it came to his **** he used a potion on himself (to restore about 15 of his 78 hit points) and ran away, leaving the enemy army against my White Mage. Horrendous. 2) You place your characters on grey square tiles before you even get to see the map. Random enemy placement often results in team members being in less than ideal positions. 3) The camera is horrible. It works off the four angles of the board, so if an enemy is in between walls in the middle of the map you usually can't see them. Worse, you generally have to exit the command menu to actually control the camera. 4) There's no easy way to check the turn list or AOE on enemies attacks. You have to exit the command menu, bring up another menu, find the character you want and click on them. This really slows games down, as enemies will often charge a spell within two seconds, so you're checking every move to see where you can and can't move and wondering whether they've locked the attack to the unit or tile. The enemy always knows what you've done, but there's no way for you to know. 5) It's impossible to keep your team alive. Phoenix Downs restore a random amount of health, which is always less than a single hit from an enemy. Trying to restore an ally to health usually results in the death of your healer. 6) Enemies rank off your highest level character. The game's tutorial suggests you keep a balanced team, but it's impossible when in one mission your entire army dies. You go to town, hire new warriors, find a random battle, and then die instantly because the enemies are 8 levels higher than you. I honestly have no idea how this was ever considered any good when it was released, but it certainly isn't any good now. All the Fire Emblem games are basically the same gameplay wise, but they are infinitely better than this. The same goes for Jeanne D'Arc, the Disgaea games and Tactics Ogre. I would never recommend this game to anyone. My biggest regret is assuming it would be good and buying it off the PSN, since I can't return it.
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PSP Jan 13, 2022
This stuff aged poorly. Clunky menus, terrible (truly terrible) AI, confusing class system (they did SO WELL in FFTA) and the story is indeed old by now. I was searching for another fft games aside from ffta and ffta2, but this one got me bored in like maybe 2 or 3 hours. Terrible.
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PSP Summary [Metacritic's 2007 PSP Game of the Year] Originally released in 1997, Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions is a portable update on the classic turn-based strategy game that gave birth to the world of Ivalice. In development exclusively for the PSP system, FINAL FANTASY TACTICS: The Lion War features PSP system exclusive content n...
Rated T for Teen
Platforms:
- PlayStation
- PSP
- iOS (iPhone/iPad)
Initial Release Date: Oct 9, 2007
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Publisher: Square Enix
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