Seriously, they’re likeBorgnowadays. “We will add your distinctiveness to our own,” mumbles Square-Enix, shambling towards our favorite franchises and classic titles. Then the leatherly paw extends and — well,you know the rest.
I’m really stoked forFinal Fantasy Tactics A2on the DS; I loved me someFinal Fantasy Tactics Advancealmost more than the original, so any more love coming in a similar scope and style as the GBA’s series reboot makes me a happy bunny. But after months of new announcements, big Square-Enix parties, and over thirteenFinal Fantasytitles in development, I feel a wee bit anaesthetized to the thrill and rush of discovering a yet-unreleasedFinal Fantasytitle. But let’s put that aside and hope for the best, yeah? Ivalice is the best thing Square-Enix still has going for it.
Final Fantasy Tactics A2is poised as a sequel to the originalFinal Fantasy Tactics Advance, set in a sort of storybook Ivalice, as opposed to the rape-murder-deceit-pillage Ivalice ofFinal Fantasy Tactics,Vagrant StoryandFFXII. The first shots revealed forFFTA2reveals a similar battle system and visual style to its predecessor, highlighting specifically two lead characters, Adel and Luso. The new races introduced inFFTAmake a return with Bangaas and Vieras in tow, but it’s likely to assume that some new anthropomorphic allies will be hurled into the mix by the game’s release — maybe lobster-men who walk upright, I dunno.
