Grandia: How a forgotten JRPG solved the problem of repetitive combat

[theRepublic]

Very cool article. Thanks for posting.

It seems just a little similar to Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. Equipping a weapon gives you an ability. After enough battles, you eventually permanently learn that ability. Learning enough abilities in a class gives you access to new classes. Sometimes, you need several abilities across more than one class to open a new class. It makes regular battles important to advancing your characters. It also allows you a lot of flexibility to customize your party as you see fit.