Final Fantasy Tactics and War of the Lion are pretty much the same game, and they both rip from Let Us Cling Together. So get the last two.
They aren't "pretty much" the same game, they are the same game. The only difference is that War of the Lions has a vastly improved translation and some extra content. There's literally no reason to get the original version of FFT if War of the Lions is available.
FFT is basically Tactics Ogre with significantly improved design. If you plan on playing both, play Tactics Ogre first because going in the other direction is going to be really hard. If you're only getting one, get FFT.
Can't go wrong with either game, Tactics Ogre remake is the more recent game(and older game of the two). FF Tactics is still one of my favorite games and story though.
I really wanted to like that game, but it burned me out when I had to spend way to much time fighting that asshole Talbot.
It had potential, but the game lacked anything resembling an actual challenge.
@Paul_Is_Drunk said:
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Definitely FFT/Lions. Tactics Ogre was just plain terrible.
Terrible? Not the same game, maybe, but terrible is a strong choice of words.
I played through the game wondering why the gameplay was trapped in the same era where it was originally released. Locking up the class skills the way they did was absurd. It took the strategy out of the concept of a strategy game. Item creation felt tacked on and the battle spam at the last area was ridiculous. A 10-part battle of normal encounters isn't epic, it's a waste of time.
Definitely FFT/Lions. Tactics Ogre was just plain terrible.
Terrible? Not the same game, maybe, but terrible is a strong choice of words.
I played through the game wondering why the gameplay was trapped in the same era where it was originally released. Locking up the class skills the way they did was absurd. It took the strategy out of the concept of a strategy game. Item creation felt tacked on and the battle spam at the last area was ridiculous. A 10-part battle of normal encounters isn't epic, it's a waste of time.
I have the same general complaints about it that you do, but I think it'ss still one of the better games of that type out there. But yeah, FFT is definitely a superior experience in every regard.
EDIT: Also your avatar is a big letdown after reading your username.
Tactics Ogre removes some of the annoyances I have with the genre, namely getting xp/ability points/ whatever character progress only on the character that delivers the killing blow.
Between FF Tactics WotL and Tactics Ogre I'd go with TO. Its in my opinion still the most advanced Tactical RPG to date. And its dirt cheap.
If you like / don't mind the anime style, you should also look into Disgaea (3 or 4) just because of the craziness.
Currently playing through Tactics Ogre and it's good. What's more there's a lot of it. Some medium level annoyances including the fact that it's sometimes hard to get new units up to speed since you level the jobs, not the units. Want your level 14 Warrior to switch to Dragoon? Back to 1 he goes. Unless I'm missing something important, that's a major headache.
FFT is good (I forget if it has the "killing blow unit gets the XP" thing). Whoever suggested Jeanne D'Arc is correct as well. That's a very enjoyable game.
Both are lengthy SRPGs that gain their length through you being unable to speed up animations, and in the case of FFT, obligatory grinding. Also they were made by the same team only a few years apart. That being said, the PSP remake of Tactics Ogre is incredibly solid, for whatever faults I may have with it. The PSP port of FFT has some nasty slowdown during the (unskippable) spell animations. Also it's hella grindy.
FFT is basically Tactics Ogre with significantly improved design. If you plan on playing both, play Tactics Ogre first because going in the other direction is going to be really hard. If you're only getting one, get FFT.
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