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WhoaitsZ · 09-09-2003, 04:08 PM

i played one hour in FFTA and am pleasantly surprised. i made the mistake of reading a review prior to playing that made me just kind of sigh softly to myself.

so........ if anyone cares this is the d/l for the moment.

the story is more kid friendly so far. not really childish, just a lot lighter than Ramza's tale so far.

the graphics are quite pretty and has a neat coloring filter-ish option that adjust to the gba, sp, or tv (via gamecube).

the battle system is very familiar to Tactics players but has some odd twists that is pretty damned cool. you have Laws in every "engagement" that turn off certain options during the battle. one battle will disalow item usage, some disalow the fight command or using a sword. You can break them, however, with bitchslap that looks fairly exploitable so far. basically if it says items and you use an item you get kicked out of the fight and pay a small fee.

now here's the kicker from my POV. i'm playing this via rom and em BUT I own both the GBA and i bought FFTA today so no preachy preachy, my eyes are fucked and i'm not paying money for an items that is 'less fucked'.

great game so far.

IckUber · 09-09-2003, 06:04 PM

Hey guys, just got the newist from SquareEnix. Its an awesome game, everyone should check this one out, its for GBA. Its even got multiplayer options for teaming up with freinds, and trading units/items. Square will never stop amazing me. But if you guys have any questions or general opinions of this game POST EM HERE!!

TheClarkster · 09-09-2003, 07:06 PM

If it's anything like FFT I'm down. That was the best game ever.

YaWhateva · 09-09-2003, 10:47 PM

holy shit. i cant wait to pick this up. FFT was spectacular. This will be too.

Jesus Pimp · 09-10-2003, 03:39 AM

Play this first before playing Disgaea, you'll appreciate it more..

Buk · 09-10-2003, 06:32 AM

I picked it up yesterday, fantastic game I played about 4 hours already and I really like the storyline so far.

I still haven't quite figured out what is up with places the pieces on the world map and what the order is all about.

meanSpleen · 09-10-2003, 06:46 AM

Question:

Umm, I failed a mission, where you send a guy out and he comes back later after a few days or after a few battles. Will the mission ever come back so I can not suck?

And I know this is super-lame of me too, but I hate choosing weapons and armor for all my units. Its too time consuming. I know, I know, its part of the game, and it unlocks different abilities. But still, I'd much rather just toss them on a map and kill a couple of fools than spend a few minutes customizing my guys/gals.

WhoaitsZ · 09-10-2003, 11:05 PM

If you fuck up a mission, according to a book, it will pop back up in a few days.

The equipment is a turn off.

meanSpleen · 09-11-2003, 06:11 PM

Oh good, thanks Z. I don't want those kids being stupid on my behalf

Why can't they do their own studying!?!?! Who really needs a (slightly used) ancient medal!??!

WhoaitsZ · 09-12-2003, 08:49 AM

sometimes i think these developers simply try too hard. try so hard that they fuck up what seems like a simple plan.

i am really into FFTA but...... the fact that only certain races can have certain jobs pisses me off. and the ability system is the same as vandel hearts 2 - thankfully gold is plentiful.

it's like a beautiful person with a huge mole on their forehead.
bleh

CapnWaffle · 09-12-2003, 01:22 PM

I plan to buy this as soon as I get some extra cash.

Does anyone know if the number in the TV commercials for FFTA is real or not? It's 1-866-PLY-2WIN or something like that. I might try it myself, but since I'm at work right now, I'll wait a bit.

AntHackerX · 09-12-2003, 05:36 PM

Yeah, its real. Toll Free, too...

meanSpleen · 09-12-2003, 06:25 PM

"HI, I'm Marche! I blah blah blah"

man... did they get the worst actor they could find to over act or what? hehehe, at least the chicks hot

Back to something else:

JEEBUS. How many times do I get to MURDERLIZE Clan Marble!?!? Hehehhe, if this was real life, I'd almost feel sorry for them. Getting their butt kicked over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, ....

WhoaitsZ · 09-14-2003, 11:04 AM

um.... ant asked me about the combo system.. i was unsure. now i'm very unsure.

sometimes i can do one man combos..... but nothing else.

wtf?

meanSpleen · 09-14-2003, 07:25 PM

Yeah, I was wondering about the combo system too. I know that you max out at 10 JP's, so no problems there. What I am having problems with is trying to figure out how to increase my chances of Multiple people actually Comboing... Not just the one guy doing his shtick by himself.

EDIT : just read a faq on gamefaqs (not reading the walkthough... like I really need it for all the Missions

Just kill everything that moves!!!)

Quote:

Q: How do Combos work? Are they all the same, or are there some differences?

A: If a unit is equipped with a Combo Ability, that unit can use their
accumulated JP to perform a 100% accurate attack, in which other units may
join in. Extra attacks from other units can 'miss', but will increase the
damage caused by the Combo substantially. The animation, range and damage
of a Combo is determined by the weapon equipped. But the active range
for nearby units to participate in a Combo is determined by the type of
Combo they have equipped.

meff · 09-14-2003, 08:17 PM

I heart Final Fantasy!

Can't wait to get it for my GBASP when I get some money.. Oh wait.. I have to send money to Hal too! Damnit.. There goes all my money

Seriously though FF kicks ass.

AntHackerX · 09-16-2003, 01:15 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by meanSpleen
Yeah, I was wondering about the combo system too. I know that you max out at 10 JP's, so no problems there. What I am having problems with is trying to figure out how to increase my chances of Multiple people actually Comboing... Not just the one guy doing his shtick by himself.

EDIT: just read a faq on gamefaqs (not reading the walkthough... like I really need it for all the Missions Just kill everything that moves!!!)

Yeah. Must have other people with the combo ability. To get them to get that, find their Mithryl weapons and get them to learn the ability.

I've done it for my white mage...found the Mithryl Cane. Thats about it so far...

CyN1caL · 09-16-2003, 09:20 AM

I'm playing to get this so I have something to do incase the power goes out during the "big Hurricane"

Looks good, and I've been needing a good GBA. Last one I got was Metriod...

IckUber · 09-17-2003, 08:47 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by CyN1caL
I'm playing to get this so I have something to do incase the power goes out during the "big Hurricane"

Make sure you have plenty of batteries!

CyN1caL · 09-17-2003, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by IckUber
Make sure you have plenty of batteries!

Will Do

FunHater · 09-18-2003, 11:14 AM

This game is just awesome. Alas, I too haven't had success in getting others to join in my combos...and I know at least a couple of my other characters have combo abilities. Sigh.

Seanathan03 · 09-18-2003, 12:09 PM

i want this game sooooo bad but i dont have a gameboy advance

nonjoejack · 09-18-2003, 05:08 PM

Playing it right now.. its an awesome game.. it did start kinda slow.. but once your used to it.. its all good... i'm hating the second boss battle though -_-

Kec · 09-19-2003, 06:17 AM

Alright, I've played the game forever, completed nearly 180 battles. Still have no idea how to use law cards. I know what they do, just not how to use em. Any help?

AntHackerX · 09-19-2003, 12:51 PM

After a battle starts(you've already placed your guys and pressed start), press B, then Start. Then go to the Law Cards menu to see which laws are in effect. Then press A on that menu to bring up your cardlist to start negating laws or adding them.

I think you can do it while placing people, but you just press select while doing it.

Tiser · 11-12-2003, 02:16 AM

I've been addicted to this game for about a week now. Have 24 hours of play in. Love the job system, slowly building up my characters. Avoid playing missions and just build up by fighting other clans, its so addicting.

I wish my friends had some money to do the same, so we could duel.

Oh and make sure you select LCDB if you have the GBASP, while LCDA is for the original and not-as-cool GBA.

rockzilla · 11-12-2003, 04:25 PM

I finished the game a week or so ago, like the original, it was pretty slow-paced and monotonous for the first few hours, but once your clan members have a good selection of skills the game gets a lot more fun. The law system was more of a nuisance to me than anything, I found I was wandering around the map waiting for a day with decent laws before I would take on a mission.
I liked the race/job system, but I found it heavily favored humans, especially since they were the only race who could learn the almighty Double Sword ability (which lets you learn 2 skills at once, or one skill twice as fast).
The game seemed imbalanced by the end, moreso than the original. There were very few challenging battles, and the only challenge from some of them was making sure you stole every rare/unique item before killing everyone (the last time you fight Ritz's clan)
Overall, I thought it was a great game with tons of flexibility and replay value. I hope Square Enix decides to make another Tactics on a home console soon.

Eldaire · 11-12-2003, 05:56 PM

Man, this thing has kept me locked away with my game boy for so long. I had to leave it in another state to break away from it. Sweet game, but addictive as heroin.

09-09-2003, 04:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
WhoaitsZ Crazy Location: right behind you...	FFTA i played one hour in FFTA and am pleasantly surprised. i made the mistake of reading a review prior to playing that made me just kind of sigh softly to myself. so........ if anyone cares this is the d/l for the moment. the story is more kid friendly so far. not really childish, just a lot lighter than Ramza's tale so far. the graphics are quite pretty and has a neat coloring filter-ish option that adjust to the gba, sp, or tv (via gamecube). the battle system is very familiar to Tactics players but has some odd twists that is pretty damned cool. you have Laws in every "engagement" that turn off certain options during the battle. one battle will disalow item usage, some disalow the fight command or using a sword. You can break them, however, with bitchslap that looks fairly exploitable so far. basically if it says items and you use an item you get kicked out of the fight and pay a small fee. now here's the kicker from my POV. i'm playing this via rom and em BUT I own both the GBA and i bought FFTA today so no preachy preachy, my eyes are fucked and i'm not paying money for an items that is 'less fucked'. great game so far.

09-09-2003, 06:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
IckUber Funran Location: Norman, OK	Final Fantasy Tactics Advance!!! I just got it! Hey guys, just got the newist from SquareEnix. Its an awesome game, everyone should check this one out, its for GBA. Its even got multiplayer options for teaming up with freinds, and trading units/items. Square will never stop amazing me. But if you guys have any questions or general opinions of this game POST EM HERE!!

09-09-2003, 07:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
TheClarkster Very Proud of Ya Location: Simi Valley, CA	If it's anything like FFT I'm down. That was the best game ever. __________________ Do not speak Latin in front of the books.

09-09-2003, 10:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
YaWhateva Friend Location: New Mexico	holy shit. i cant wait to pick this up. FFT was spectacular. This will be too. __________________ “If the Americans go in and overthrow Saddam Hussein and it's clean, he has nothing, I will apologize to the nation, and I will not trust the Bush administration again.” - Bill O'Reilly "This is my United States of Whateva!"

09-10-2003, 03:39 AM	#5 (permalink)
Jesus Pimp The Original JizzSmacka	Play this first before playing Disgaea, you'll appreciate it more.. __________________ Never date anyone who doesn't make your dick hard.

09-10-2003, 06:32 AM	#6 (permalink)
Buk Addict Location: Seattle, WA	I picked it up yesterday, fantastic game I played about 4 hours already and I really like the storyline so far. I still haven't quite figured out what is up with places the pieces on the world map and what the order is all about.

09-10-2003, 06:46 AM	#7 (permalink)
meanSpleen Squid hat! Location: A Few Miles Away From Halx	Question: Umm, I failed a mission, where you send a guy out and he comes back later after a few days or after a few battles. Will the mission ever come back so I can not suck? And I know this is super-lame of me too, but I hate choosing weapons and armor for all my units. Its too time consuming. I know, I know, its part of the game, and it unlocks different abilities. But still, I'd much rather just toss them on a map and kill a couple of fools than spend a few minutes customizing my guys/gals. __________________ Like TFP? Donate To Keep It Alive!!

09-10-2003, 11:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
WhoaitsZ Crazy Location: right behind you...	If you fuck up a mission, according to a book, it will pop back up in a few days. The equipment is a turn off.

09-11-2003, 06:11 PM	#9 (permalink)
meanSpleen Squid hat! Location: A Few Miles Away From Halx	Oh good, thanks Z. I don't want those kids being stupid on my behalf Why can't they do their own studying!?!?! Who really needs a (slightly used) ancient medal!??! __________________ Like TFP? Donate To Keep It Alive!!

09-12-2003, 08:49 AM	#10 (permalink)
WhoaitsZ Crazy Location: right behind you...	sometimes i think these developers simply try too hard. try so hard that they fuck up what seems like a simple plan. i am really into FFTA but...... the fact that only certain races can have certain jobs pisses me off. and the ability system is the same as vandel hearts 2 - thankfully gold is plentiful. it's like a beautiful person with a huge mole on their forehead. bleh

09-12-2003, 01:22 PM	#11 (permalink)
CapnWaffle Upright Location: Yakima, WA	I plan to buy this as soon as I get some extra cash. Does anyone know if the number in the TV commercials for FFTA is real or not? It's 1-866-PLY-2WIN or something like that. I might try it myself, but since I'm at work right now, I'll wait a bit.

09-12-2003, 05:36 PM	#12 (permalink)
AntHackerX Crazy	Yeah, its real. Toll Free, too...

09-12-2003, 06:25 PM	#13 (permalink)
meanSpleen Squid hat! Location: A Few Miles Away From Halx	"HI, I'm Marche! I blah blah blah" man... did they get the worst actor they could find to over act or what? hehehe, at least the chicks hot Back to something else: JEEBUS. How many times do I get to MURDERLIZE Clan Marble!?!? Hehehhe, if this was real life, I'd almost feel sorry for them. Getting their butt kicked over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, .... __________________ Like TFP? Donate To Keep It Alive!!

09-14-2003, 11:04 AM	#14 (permalink)
WhoaitsZ Crazy Location: right behind you...	um.... ant asked me about the combo system.. i was unsure. now i'm very unsure. sometimes i can do one man combos..... but nothing else. wtf?

09-14-2003, 08:17 PM	#16 (permalink)
meff Vanishing, like I do.. Location: Austin, TX	I heart Final Fantasy! Can't wait to get it for my GBASP when I get some money.. Oh wait.. I have to send money to Hal too! Damnit.. There goes all my money Seriously though FF kicks ass. __________________ Toy-like people make me boy-like.

09-16-2003, 09:20 AM	#18 (permalink)
CyN1caL Crazy	I'm playing to get this so I have something to do incase the power goes out during the "big Hurricane" Looks good, and I've been needing a good GBA. Last one I got was Metriod...

09-18-2003, 11:14 AM	#21 (permalink)
FunHater Tilted Location: Sherwood Park, AB	This game is just awesome. Alas, I too haven't had success in getting others to join in my combos...and I know at least a couple of my other characters have combo abilities. Sigh.

09-18-2003, 12:09 PM	#22 (permalink)
Seanathan03 Tilted	i want this game sooooo bad but i dont have a gameboy advance

09-18-2003, 05:08 PM	#23 (permalink)
nonjoejack Upright	Playing it right now.. its an awesome game.. it did start kinda slow.. but once your used to it.. its all good... i'm hating the second boss battle though -_- __________________ Will you go out with me? -- Real Email is martintremblay202@hotmail.com not the one in my Profile

09-19-2003, 06:17 AM	#24 (permalink)
Kec Upright	Alright, I've played the game forever, completed nearly 180 battles. Still have no idea how to use law cards. I know what they do, just not how to use em. Any help?

09-19-2003, 12:51 PM	#25 (permalink)
AntHackerX Crazy	After a battle starts(you've already placed your guys and pressed start), press B, then Start. Then go to the Law Cards menu to see which laws are in effect. Then press A on that menu to bring up your cardlist to start negating laws or adding them. I think you can do it while placing people, but you just press select while doing it.

11-12-2003, 02:16 AM	#26 (permalink)
Tiser Crazy Location: Some big island.	I've been addicted to this game for about a week now. Have 24 hours of play in. Love the job system, slowly building up my characters. Avoid playing missions and just build up by fighting other clans, its so addicting. I wish my friends had some money to do the same, so we could duel. Oh and make sure you select LCDB if you have the GBASP, while LCDA is for the original and not-as-cool GBA. Last edited by Tiser; 11-12-2003 at 02:19 AM..

11-12-2003, 04:25 PM	#27 (permalink)
rockzilla Junkie Location: The Kitchen	I finished the game a week or so ago, like the original, it was pretty slow-paced and monotonous for the first few hours, but once your clan members have a good selection of skills the game gets a lot more fun. The law system was more of a nuisance to me than anything, I found I was wandering around the map waiting for a day with decent laws before I would take on a mission. I liked the race/job system, but I found it heavily favored humans, especially since they were the only race who could learn the almighty Double Sword ability (which lets you learn 2 skills at once, or one skill twice as fast). The game seemed imbalanced by the end, moreso than the original. There were very few challenging battles, and the only challenge from some of them was making sure you stole every rare/unique item before killing everyone (the last time you fight Ritz's clan) Overall, I thought it was a great game with tons of flexibility and replay value. I hope Square Enix decides to make another Tactics on a home console soon.

11-12-2003, 05:56 PM	#28 (permalink)
Eldaire Loser Location: Davidson College, NC	Man, this thing has kept me locked away with my game boy for so long. I had to leave it in another state to break away from it. Sweet game, but addictive as heroin.