Final Fantasy Tactics: The War Of The Lions - (by Square Enix)

[Quantus]

Needs a skirmish mode

[Trev1]

Originally Posted by chaos_envoys

this is definitely one of the best game I've ever played!
I sank countless hours unlocking the dark knight and getting all items in this game
the fun factor for me is the job system.. really immersed on that..

Originally Posted by VonWillebrand

This was one of the best games I've ever played. Funny how some people found it boring. I never enjoyed traditional JRPGs and probably liked FFT because of the tactical turn based combat. I wonder if there's any chance of getting Tactics Advance 2. Tactics Ogre or Fire Emblem games on iOS. I haven't played any of those but they look like FFT.

both of you get time of heroes...u will digg it

[Quantus]

Originally Posted by Cilo

There is no multiplayer, and no mode where you have all classes unlocked and just battle. You can however keep a party of I think 24 or 25 people on your roster, unlock all the classes and abilities, save your game before the ending on a different save slot and battle in skirmishes in zones like the Deep Dungeon for a challenge everytime. There are also random battles on the map that level with you so you can continue to do those indefinitely.

Anyone have a save with the above progress that they would be willing to share?

[EightRooks]

Originally Posted by VonWillebrand

This was one of the best games I've ever played. Funny how some people found it boring. I never enjoyed traditional JRPGs and probably liked FFT because of the tactical turn based combat. I wonder if there's any chance of getting Tactics Advance 2. Tactics Ogre or Fire Emblem games on iOS. I haven't played any of those but they look like FFT.

The Tactics Ogre PSP remake has an even better story than War of the Lions, though power-levelling largely breaks the game, which is annoying. I say better story - never did see the ending, as I ground too far down in the bonus dungeon, got bored, came out and ended up carving through all the story battles as if they were nothing. It frustrated me enough I put the game aside, and didn't go back to it before I sold my PSP.

Anyway, #coolstorybro aside, it's more of that awesome medieval fantasy/fantastic translation, turn-based battles with tons of depth and a rewind system that actually works and doesn't feel like cheesing anything. If Squenix bring it to iOS, buy buy buy.

[Rivozzz]

Can I replay the battles to gain exp and job points??? Is that possible??

[Drucifer]

Originally Posted by Rivozzz

Can I replay the battles to gain exp and job points??? Is that possible??

You can't replay battles that are part of the story but different spots on he map will randomly trigger battles when you pass through them. So basically most spots you get into a fight at can trigger a random fight later on if you walk to that spot on the map.

[Waks]

Originally Posted by Drucifer

You can't replay battles that are part of the story but different spots on he map will randomly trigger battles when you pass through them. So basically most spots you get into a fight at can trigger a random fight later on if you walk to that spot on the map.

These are the green dots, to be exact.

[Ayjona]

Originally Posted by Quantus

Anyone have a save with the above progress that they would be willing to share?

One of the most engrossing and important aspects of FFT is customizing your characters to build a very particular party. The job system is probably one of the, if not the, deepest customization systems in any TBS. You can literally mix and match the abilities of more than 25 different classes to build a highly specialized fighter.

Using a progressed save to gain access to unlimited skirmishes would defeat both this purpose, and rob you of one of the more detailed and convoluted (and often well-written) storylines in gaming, leaving you with only the actual combat mechanics to enjoy. And while they are excellent, they are nothing compared to what all these three elements of the game offer in tandem.

(Also, as posted before, as soon as you get past the intro, you can trigger an unlimited amounts of random battles just by walking across the map, effectively offering you what you look for, without robbing you of the rest.)

FFT is not Ravenmark, Elven Legacy, Wasted Lands, Neuroshima Hex, Time or Heroes, Great Little Wargame, Lost Company, Battle for Wesnoth, Silent Storm, UFO: Enemy Unknown or even Fallout Tactics (though it does bear resemblance to several of these games in different ways). In many respects, it is more dynamic, varied, and offers an experience that can be extended way past 100+ hours (thanks to side-missions and random battles). It often plays like a party-based RPG.

The actual combat mechanics and strategic opportunities in battles (while better than in many TBS games), still fall short of the greatest in the genre (of which Ravenmark is the best example for iOS). But the bizarrely deep unit customization and deeply extensive story more than make up for it, and easily makes FFT one of the most rewarding TBS games I've ever played.

[starfly3r]

is FFT gameplay like the old skool game, Vandal Hearts (PS1)??

[Rusothil]

Does anyone know how to take a saved game that I had on my iPad (about 30 hours spent on it) and put it on my 4s? I don't know if this was possible without special software and I'd love not to have to start over.