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Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions

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Narr:
I got this along with Orange Box.  I sort of bought a PSP just for this game as I mentioned in another thread.  Final Fantasy Tactics is just about my favorite game ever made.

That said, the remake has one notable, serious flaw: slowdown.  It's almost as bad as Odin Sphere boss fight slowdown, but it happens every time a move is done other than simply attacking (even things as stupid as throwing rocks or rushing the enemy with the basic job skills).  Also, while I sincerely appreciate a new translation, they did a total 180 and made it a bad translation for another reason.  Some retard decided they wanted to make everyone talk with archaic words and archaic syntax, which in essense makes every character sound like the same stuffy British guy.  It's still preferred to the original (casting Lich = Rich, hahaha) but I wish they could have kept, you know, regular English dialogue instead of trying to make it something more intellectual than it really is.

AND WITH ALL THAT SAID

If you own a PSP, buy it.  Because it's still one of the best strategy games ever made.

ackblom12:
The slowdown sounds suspiciously like the slowdown in the PS1 ports of the Final Fantasy games. I bought those on someone's promise that they were amazing and wonderful and I wanted to break their goddamn face after I played them.

Tactics is an amazing game though.

Narr:
The slowdown sort of feels like any other 2d port I've ever played.  I don't have a summoner yet but so far, the rest is bearable.  I imagine summons will be atrocious, though, seeing as they caused slowdown on the original game.

Ozymandias:
How close is this game to the original?

Because I didn't actually like the original that much. It felt very unbalanced, especially early on. I much preferred the GBA game, which had a much more friendly learning curve.

Storm Rider:
That was my problem with the original game. Some missions would be a cakewalk and some missions would be incredibly frustrating. Plus, everybody said the plot was so amazing and all that, but I really didn't think it was anything special. Oh look, everybody's a traitor and they all die within two missions of them showing up. What's the point in even introducing all those characters if you're just going to kill them off before I know enough about them to even care if they die? Having a high body count and a convoluted plot doesn't make your game Shakespearean, sorry.

When it comes to strategy RPGs, I'll take Ogre Battle or Fire Emblem any day. Although I did like the GBA game, and I hope the sequel on the DS turns out well too.

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