Even despite the advent of Disgaea and other new entries with innovations aplenty, Tactics remains one of the best strategy RPGs ever made. However, it's impossible to deny the fact that much of what makes the title good stems directly from the Square's early Final Fantasy entry into the genre. The new classes, expanded story, cell-shaded cutscenes, and multiplayer options make this not only one of Square's best remakes, but one of the best PSP games to date.Ī lot of attention has been given to Level5's J'eanne D'Arc, a compelling strategy RPG with a well-told story. Not only is Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions a beautiful remake of the original masterpiece, it's actually-and I say this with full confidence-better than the original.
And while that may still hold true in most cases, the recently-released PSP remake of Final Fantasy Tactics is certainly the exception that breaks the rule. Ever since the introduction of the first anthology set, the company started down a path of offshoots and remakes and seemed hell-bent on cashing in on previous glory time and time again. I've often criticized Square-Enix for going rather remake-heavy in recent years.