User Reviews

Average User Score:
4.29/5.0		» Submit your own review

Pages: 1 2 3 4 next»
GBA  One of the Best 4.8
0 comments
by skittles07
from , WI, 		Dec 11, 2005
THE GOOD:
-300 Missions
-Long game.
-Lots of Weapons
-Lots of Clan Members
-Lots of Classes and Jobs
-Different Battle Areas

THE BAD:
Not much is bad about this game.

About the only thing is that the battles get repetitive. But evenetually you will be able to kill a whole enemy clan before they get a chance to even move if you play it right.

SUMMARY:
This game is amazing. I never played Final Fantasy in my life before and then my neighbor bought this game and said he liked it so i went out and bought it. It is amazing.

The game can be played for ages because after the story missions there are plenty of extra missions to do. Then after the extra missions you can do certain missions again and you can increase your characters levels and you can even increase the levels of certain equipment. It takes a while to increase the equipment but thats the fun of it. You can play this game forever and not get bored.

There is also a lot of classes of characters you can have in your clan. Then in those classes you can change jobs and have more variety in you clan. There are very dominate offensive jobs and there are defensive jobs. So you have full control over the customization of your clan. You can master abilities and use them at any time you want to. There are also special characters that you can get on your clan by doing certain missions and other secret characters that you have to get by taking certain thing with you on the missions.

Go out and Buy this game. It is endless fun.I have played for about 150 hours. A waste of time? Heck NO?

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.Did you find this review helpful? YES  NO


GBA  Not just for Final Fantasy Fans 4.3
0 comments
by Guillotine
from Kidderminster, West Midlands, England		May 29, 2005
THE GOOD:
- Great Graphics for a GBA game
- It's a very long game, keep you occupied for months!
- I'm not a Final Fantasy fan by any means, but I still think this game is great!
- More characters, weapons, items and missions than you could dream of.

THE BAD:
- Not that good a storyline I feel. 'The world has changed! OMG!', but the game is good anyway.
- Laws can get really, REALLY, annoying.

SUMMARY:
I am by no means a fan of Final Fantasy, but I saw this game in the shop and thought, Well, I've heard good things about this game... It looks pretty good.. and most importantly, I have the cash. So I took a risk and bought it. A risk well taken! You see, from the moment I put the game in, I knew this would be good.

The opening level is something like a snowball fight, and at this point I was wondering what I had gotten myself into. But the game gets better.. much better.

You go through a world as a clan. Doing missions, getting more clan members, but most importantly, trying to get back to the real world. That is the main mission. More secrets and things get unvieled as you play the game, and also, the game gets better a you play it. Some missions are really hard and will keep you occupied for ages, but most of them are really fun.

This is probably the best Game Boy Advance game I have ever played, and will probably stay that way, therefore I reccomend this game to any GBA owner. Final Fantasy fan or not, this game is worth the money. Some parts can be difficult and challenging, but all in all, it is a very good game.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.Did you find this review helpful? YES  NO


GBA  Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 3.0
0 comments
by Calvat 69
from , , 		Mar 7, 2005
THE GOOD:
-300 mission's
-Tonnes of day play
-100's of weapons and armour
-More people join your clan further you are in the game
-Can change jobs for different abilities
-The battles are always different

THE BAD:
-Can get boring with too many battles
-Too many members with the same jobs and abilities can get boring
-graphics are ok but not to die for
-It's hard to tell which weapon is better

SUMMARY:
This game is good to get
nice game play tonnes of day play ca be played over and over
This game is worth getting
good grpahics not to die for
music can hardly notice when playing the game
stratergy game dont like straterhy's then dont get this game every battle i stratergy.
u can evern change ur aperaence with ur team clan but u cant chnage your own looks

a good game to get worth it and great

2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.Did you find this review helpful? YES  NO


GBA  pretty good 3.0
0 comments
by joemamasdaddy
from , , 		Jan 28, 2005
THE GOOD:
music=xellent
engagements=magnificent
300 missions 2 do!!!
secret characters like babus ritz shara n even cid!!!!!!!

cool totemas
wide variety of weapons
cool races
xellent magic moves
over 30 different jobs

THE BAD:
really short
mild storyline
2 of the totemas r completly useless
mewts a friggen crybaby
queen remidy is super ez
wutss the point of making llendar invincible in the beggining if cid had that antilaw the whole time!!!!!!!!
i bit 2 ez n hard at sum places

completely unfair laws like no fighting or techniques or magic like come on u fight n u go 2 jail!?!?!?!

SUMMARY:
my friend said this game is good so i bought it. his guys r bad cuz hes lvl 4sumthing but he still doesnt have masamune100 n he kicked out babus!!!!!the game itself is pretty good.i just hate pressing A just 2 get past mewts whining.queen remidy is 2 ez even in her strongest form

2 out of 4 people found this review helpful.Did you find this review helpful? YES  NO


GBA  This game is totally the bomb, it r0x! 5.0
0 comments
by Eagle Eye
from Somewhere nice., , 		Dec 10, 2004
THE GOOD:
I love this game to bits, it has the best graphics in a Gameboy Advance game out so far, the levels are ver detailed, and the range of characters are awesome!

THE BAD:
There isn't anything bad about this game!

Well, in one of the levels, you can't pick up a power cell, and I alway's need it

But there isn't much that could flaw this game, it is too good!

SUMMARY:
I totally love this game, I reccomend that you get it now!

Overall a great game that will get you hooked even after the game is over so you can get secret characters. This is a great game to have for long trips like vacations or summer trips. Oh, also this is a game you won't regret to get because it can have 300 hours of gameplay just to get the last secret character and build up those secret items and getting them! So finally I give this game a 5.9!

1 out of 5 people found this review helpful.Did you find this review helpful? YES  NO


GBA  meh. 3.5
0 comments
by warror of dreams
from , , 		Dec 10, 2004
THE GOOD:
interesting storyline
good characters
impressive battle system
has a bit of replay value
over 245 missions!

THE BAD:
very short
LAWS
game is rather easy or hard

SUMMARY:
This game is one of the better games I've played. The storyline is impressive and in a wierd world you could see happen. The characters have great person alitys considering they are just sprites. The turn battle system has been done plenty of times but this game proves it has not been overdone by making it one of the most impressive battle systems yet. The replay value is there but rather hidden so after a few weeks you'll want to play it again. The number of missions is a overwhelming 300! there are a few flaws to the game however. It is short. There is no way around it. If you go though all the impotant missions only you will beatthegame in about 45 hours of playing. Laws are a bet overwhelming. If the main character disobeys one of the laws oyu'll get a game over. The game can be easy or hard depending on how well you level up oyur team. If you play every mission it will be easy and if you try to rushtohugh it will be pretty hard. Warror of dreams signing out.

5 out of 8 people found this review helpful.Did you find this review helpful? YES  NO


GBA  Just play it! 4.8
0 comments
by SepheroT
from 2d floor of hot, , damn Hell		Dec 2, 2004
Intro

You know how Final Fantasy has a reputation for good RPGs? I didn't know that until recently, when I was looking for a new GBA game. I knew it had more than ten games but I hadn't looked into them. I was looking for strategy games and I found Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. As soon as I pushed the tiny cartridge into my GBA I knew how amazing it was.

Story: 7/10

If you were going to buy this for the story, I'm terribly sorry. It's another menial RPG plot, you know the kind where it's like ''Oh my goodness! The world changed, so now I have to go fight everyone!'' That sort of thing. I haven't gotten very far in the story, but the few twists and turns have made it somewhat interesting.

Graphics: 10/10

Because of my respect for the ratings system here at GameFAQs, I will not rate it with an 11. I would like to, though. This games graphics will make your jaw drop. Aside from a few things, like the inability for the sprites to face diagonally, it is colorful and interesting. Everything is vividly colored, and everything is a treat for the eyes. These are quite possibly some of the best graphics I have ever seen for a GBA game, seconded only to Golden Sun.

Sound: 9/10

The sound is amazing. The reason it only gets a 9 is mainly because of the music in the background. You could be fighting a bunch of assassins (bad guy connotation) and there would be an obnoxious, repetitive hunting song in the background. Even if the song is good, I grind my teeth in agony.
However, the sound the units make is fantastic. Bows twang when arrows are being shot, swords clash. When people die, they let out a little plaintive scream. When the judge has to do something, he lets out a shrill whistle. Amazing...

Gameplay: 10/10

A 12 at the most. This is the reason I would ever play any RPG, because if it didn't have good gameplay, it would not be a video game, it would be an RPG. An example of this is how you can turn which way a unit faces. If he or she is attacked from behind, they have a much larger chance of getting hit then if they were attacked from the front. You can have spells target multiple units, units have traits such as Reflex (can't be hit my physical moves) and Block Arrows (self-explanatory).
Also, the entire point of the game is to go to the pub, accept a mission and clear it. There are 300 missions in the entire game, so you have plenty of things to do.
But the best parts are the judgment system and learning abilities. When a unit is equipped with a certain item, they will eventually master the spell the item teaches. Then, if you remove the item, they can use the spell. When they master a certain amount of abilities, they can move up to new jobs, like Monk moving up to Bishop.
The judgment system is equally cool. There is a judge who presides in the match. He can move around dead bodies (which can be strategically used as obstacles), but he also enforces ''laws.'' Laws are ever-changing rules set to battles. They forbid using certain things from missiles to magic. If you break a law, you get a yellow card, along with a fine. If you break it again, you get a red card, which sends you to jail. You have to pay to bail someone out of jail. A fine gameplay system indeed.
Another thing I love is the amount of races. There are five races (Human, Nu Mou, Bangaa, Viera, Moogle). Only certain races can become bishops and only certain races can handle summoned monsters. You really have to think when you accept someone into your clan (a group of people whom you fight with) or when you change someone's job.
The game itself is easy, although the absence of a tutorial caused me to lose my first battle. I have not lost one since. It really is impossible to lose a lot of battles, and you don't have to think very much. I enjoy watching the enemies take a beating when I purposefully do a mission that is too easy for me.
Control: 9/10

I like the control, and it is easy to learn, but during battles, up on the d-pad can mean right on the screen. It is set at a 3/4's aerial perspective, so movement of your cursor can seem random at times. Other than this, the controls are simple, and could not be better.

Other: 10/10

There are numerous extras. You can battle with clans. You can raise monsters. You can change classes. You can do a lot more than this. You can choose where you want to place major landforms on the world map, and if you put them in certain places you get to find treasure. But if you really want to know about everything, you have to buy the game.

Pros:
Amazing graphics
Amazing sound
Amazing everything

Cons:
Obnoxious background music
3/4's aerial perspective can make controls whacked

The Bottom Line: 10/10

Buy, Rent, Borrow:

Definitely buy. Everything is a treat, everything is fun, and even though everything is the same it never gets boring. This is an amazing game, and Square Enix could really not have done better. I would thank them like some people at the end of their FAQ's or reviews but I find that sappy. I really, really, really love this game.

Conclusion

Basically the title of this review. I do not play video games very much, but I have already spent like 1/9 of my weekend playing this game. I only got it yesterday. I have played for six hours. I have dreams about playing and beating this game. Writing this review is hard because I would rather play the game. Before I got the game, I could read and entire book in a day. But now I draw frightening parallels from the book I'm reading to the game. Concentrating on homework is difficult. I just love this game. If you don't buy this, you are truly missing out.

4 out of 7 people found this review helpful.Did you find this review helpful? YES  NO


GBA   Unbeliveably Cool!! 4.2
0 comments
by Freak 2345
from , ON, Canada		Dec 1, 2004
THE GOOD:
Awesome character deseign. Good script!! One of the best battle engines of all time!! Great audio(the sound is mind blowing!!) Nice and long but the best thing about this game are ths exelent GRAPHICS!!!

THE BAD:
Well the only real negative is that it might be a little too hard for some early gamers. And NO real multiplayer exept for battle against another player.

SUMMARY:
Overall then I deffintly recomend this game too any who loves tuff but easy to get into games!!This is deffintly a buried treasure. But it might be a little to hard for gamers. Great everything for this game how can you not recomend this game? EH? Well,you don't. I mean even if you dont like role-playing games(like myself) you will make an exption for this one. This is Freak 2345 and im signing off!!!

*IM A PIRAHNA FROM THE AMAZON!!!*

3 out of 5 people found this review helpful.Did you find this review helpful? YES  NO


GBA  Final Fantasy Tactics Advence 4.5
0 comments
by Hyato
Dec 1, 2004
THE GOOD:
-Many races to choose from for your clan.
-Awesome pixel graphics
-Nice gameplay
-Many items to choose to customize your characters!
-A game with a gunner!

THE BAD:
-LAWS!
-Kinda short

there is nothing really else bad about this game other than the laws that can get you really furious and if Marche gets a red law card then it is a game over >_<!

SUMMARY:
Overall a great game that will get you hooked even after the game is over so you can get secret characters. This is a great game to have for long trips like vacations or summer trips. Oh, also this is a game you won't regret to get because it can have 300 hours of gameplay just to get the last secret character and build up those secret items and getting them! So finally I give this game a 4.5/5!

Peace out my homies on the west side!

3 out of 6 people found this review helpful.Did you find this review helpful? YES  NO


GBA  Great rp game!!!!!!!! 4.5
0 comments
by Spyrofiro
from , , 		Oct 13, 2004
THE GOOD:
Everthing this game is great. You had better get this game.

THE BAD:
Nothing, flawless

SUMMARY:
This game is the best- it has a in depth storyline. it was the best game i played all year. The graphics were good and the character quality and amount was awsome. I reccomned you get this game.

Next, it has superb storyline. You dont just go in one city looking for missions or for characters you get to go on a map and do cool misions.

The missions are great. They have over 300 so it will tkae some tme to beat it. All the missions have great graphics and awesome enemys. This game has some of the best enemmys i have ever seen. This game is great for kids of all ages.

I highly recommend this game. two thumbs way up!!!!!!!if you dont get this game you will be missing one of the greatest rps of all time. I mean it.

3 out of 5 people found this review helpful.Did you find this review helpful? YES  NO


Pages: 1 2 3 4 next»

Lowest Prices
Series
PS3XBOX360WiiPCPS2DSPSPGBAGC
Final Fantasy Series [71]
(0.1668/d/nova)