Tactical Grid RPGs

[Del Murder]

Other than FF Tactics, Fire Emblem, and Tactics Ogre, what other grid-based tactical RPGs are there? I really enjoy this subgenre.

[Scotty_ffgamer]

Jeanne D'Arc for the PSP is a pretty fun tactical RPG. Disgaea is pretty good too.

[Del Murder]

I have Jeanne D'Arc on my list. Tried Disgaea once but it wasn't my thing. Maybe I just played the wrong one. It was the DS one.

[Scotty_ffgamer]

That one is the first game in the series, but I've heard that the DS port was pretty bad. The PSP version is probably the best version, but the original PS2 version of Disgaea is good too. I've only played the PSP version, and I've never played very far. I have a problem with beating these kinds of games for some reason. The only game I've beaten that's similar to this genre is Valkyria Chronicles, but that's pretty different.

If you are more interested in having a serious story in the game, though, Disgaea probably isn't for you. Jeanne D'arc has a pretty good, serious story.

[Jiro]

Front Mission is apparently great.

There's a Wild ARMs tactical rpg. Um. What's the crazy cross over one? Project X Zone. Yeah.

[Sephex]

Shining Force. The second installment is one of my favorite Genesis games.

[Skyblade]

Shining Force. The second installment is one of my favorite Genesis games.

Shining Force and Shining Force II are both good answers to this.

You could also try La Pucelle Tactics. I remember it being a pretty good game, but it came a little too late, and I was already starting to play too many of this style game on handheld, where I think they really shine.

[Jiro]

Isn't La Pucelle (and Phantom Brave with it) in an extremely similar vein to Disgaea, though?

[Skyblade]

Honestly, I don't know. I've played even less of Disgaea than I did of La Pucelle (even though I did have a handheld Disgaea game, I just never really got into it).

From what I remember of those two titles, La Pucelle seemed to be a little better on the tactical level, encouraging a bit more thought about movement and placement, due to the energy portal manipulation. But it's been a while since I've played it.

You seem to be right, though, as apparently at least one of La Pucelle's bosses showed up in a later Disgaea game.

[Shauna]

Vandal Hearts is pretty great. :3

[Bolivar]

Shining Force II was the first RPG I played to completion and has aged pretty well when I played it on the Sega HD collection for PS3. I'm hoping Atlus does something with it since they showed an interest in bringing back SEGA's older franchises.

Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together is the high watermark of the sub genre IMHO. It's a masterpiece in every way a game can be but the PSP remake has the most impressive mastery of game mechanics that I've seen.

Valkyria Chronicles is the evolution of this subgenre and it seems only right that it came from SEGA. The PS3 original is a wonderful game and the PSP sequel is even better in some ways.

[Del Murder]

I agree that the PSP remake of TO is the pinnacle of this subgenre. It's a masterpiece and should be a blueprint for how you do a remake correctly.

[Bolivar]

I am honored to please my lord.

[black orb]

>>> Tactical RPGs, Sudoku, Excel, etc.. All grids look the same to me..

[Fynn]

I remember there being a stench I Muyo game like this on the SNES, but it was pretty terrible.

Pokemon Conquest, on the other hand, is smurfing amazing.