ethomaz on 05 July 2015
| Johnw1104 said: It's the reason I got a playstation as a kid. Despite the so-so translation, the story had me so engrossed that I really, really worked to keep progressing through that game lol Ramza and Delita's friendship being torn apart by social strife was rather wrenching, and I've never felt more anger than when that SON OF A BITCH (lulz) that we rescued, Algus I think his name was, went and killed Delita's sister Teta. You got to see medieval life (and strife) from nearly every angle, and each argument was presented. There were the desperate poor who were treated like animals and fought to improve their lives and standing, but often wound up committing their own atrocities in pursuit of their goals. There were the mercenaries like Gafgarion, who was akin to Callicles in his "take-what-you-can" mentality, fighting only for coin but astutely pointing out that things had always been this way and they were merely a symptom, not a cause. The redeeming potential of the gentry were present in characters like Agrias, who valued honor and loyalty over power even when her superiors didn't. The potential for the corruption of the Church and its application as a tool for achieving power is a theme present throughout. Even those wealthy rulers who were manipulating all of this from behind the scenes had their moment on the podium, referencing that ancient concept of the "Wheel of Fortune" and that you either played the game or lost. I think what was most endearing was the gradual loss of naivety that Ramza underwent as he learned just how imperfect the world around him was and that even his closest relatives were flawed and untrustworthy. Being only a kid when I played it, I think the timing could not have been better as I was undergoing the same process myself lol Still, despite all the noise and contrasting views presented to him, Ramza's decision to simply protect his friends and side with his conception of "justice" in all engagements made you really want to see the story through. I recall that they made a version for the PSP where the dialogue was almost Shakespearean, it's one of the main reasons I bought the PSP heh (along with FF I and FF II I think). From what I recall I didn't play very far into it as I got distracted though... I might go play that right now heh So yes, FF Tactics remains one of my top all time games. In regards to FF I'd put it right there with FF IX and FF VI. |
From story standpoint it remembers me the actual Games of Thrones books but in my view FFT is a bit more deep and come fist lol
The original transalation didn't help the game btw :(
