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[guardbreak]

lol FantasyDragon; well an exciting battle strategy game I like to play besides Tactics is the original Kessen for PS2. The soundtrack is grand and the fights are epic with clashes between huge armies. Success depends on the type of warriors you send in different situations, timing of attacks, troop morale, knowing when to retreat, taking risks, etc.

[Seph Lonehart]

I dunno what about Fire emblem? I like it and tactics...
Final fantasy tactics advance was a let down...
do you all hate Fire Emblem or what o.o... I loved it >.> <.<

[ShunNakamura]

Well just now started playing tactics. However If i remember correctly there is a tenchi muyo rpg game for the super nintendo whos batte system is nearly exactly the same as tactics.

Anways Just figured I'd give the heads up... I was truely amazed at how similar the systems are.

[BG-57]

Anyone mention Kartia?

That one had characters who could use magic cards to create monsters (and coffee!). There were three types for each monster class, each weaker than one and stronger than another (like rock, paper, scissors). The battles were fought Tactics-style.

The game used the same character designer as for the FF series, but they stayed truer to his conceptual art.

[RedCydranth]

Tactical RPGs are nothing new and FFT wan't close to the origin of said style. (I'm sure you all knew it, but still I said it) The first in my memory was Fire Emblem for the NES, but that never caught on. The first popular RPG to have strategic elements like FFT was Shining Force (as mentioned by Average Samurai) However that game was for the Genesis/Mega Drive system and was a cult classic. To be honest the SF series is my favorite dispite its extremely linear play, lack of character development and easiness. SF2 made up for what SF1 couldn't do. SF2 is held as the greatest Genesis game in the console's life. Many say Phantasy Star 4 too.

Anyhow. Tactical games were on the SNES as well. Fire Emblem came out with a few SNES games, but were overshadowed by the immensely popular Ogre Battle. The company that made Ogre Battle only made a certain number of copies and was rare, even when the SNES was in its prime. FFIII (now 6) and CT were easier to find than Ogre Battle cartridges.

When Playstation came around Ogre Battle was rereleased and came back to glory. Meanwhile Sega created the Sega CD game Shining Force 3, a very in depth story line with the same classic battling as the first 2 games (they also made 2 Game Gear SF games but those were later included on a CD SF game released after SF3)

Long before La Pucelle and Disgaea was the first in Atlus's Tactical RPGs in that story line. Rhapsody: A Muusical Adventure, starred Cornet, a young girl with the gift to animate puppets and a dream of marrying a handsome prince. You take control of Cornet and eventually run into Marjoly(Who Laharl of Disgaea can recruit, Marjoly is also found in La Pucelle Tactics) an evil witch hell bent on becoming queen. Good game dispite its very girly play.

At this point FFT came around to become the most famous Tactics game. Since then Fire Emblem has been reborn, FFTA came and sucked, and I've never seen nor played Vandal Hearst but I hear good things.

[Black Chocobo]

The first Vandal Hearts game is a bit on the wilder side of Tactical games, the graphics let alone the fighting style would leave you wanting to play FFT even more.

Vandal Hearts 2 on the other hand, I have not played. However, I have heard that the enemies move while you are moving in that game. Which would leave me to believe that it would be more challenging than FFT. Not saying that FFT is not a challenging game. It took me forever to beat Wiegraf at Rioveness Castle. (The one-on-one fight) I don't think I spent enough time training. (Anyone else think that battle is a bit hard?)

Tactics Ogre on the other hand- I couldn't get enough enjoyment out of....It was quite fun...but since this is a FF forum, I shall not be asked to tell you any more of it..