Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2: The Sealed Grimoire (Final Fantasy Tactics A2 Fūketsu no Grimoire lit. "Final Fantasy Tactics A2: The Grimoire of the Sealed Hole") is the sequel to the Game Boy Advance Strategy role-playing game Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. It will be released on the Nintendo DS. Very little further information on the game has been released by Square Enix as of yet.

Characters

 * Luso: The brown-haired protagonist with a sense of justice, uses a large sword. Has a fear of ghosts. Luso is a mischievous boy who pulled a prank just before his school's summer break. Sent to clean the library as a punishment, Luso found a mysterious book and wrote his name on it. He was then transported to the world of Ivalice. Rather than wishing he could go home, being the adventurous one, he decides to go on a little adventuring. It was then he meet with Adel.
 * Adel: The silver-haired female protagonist, a thief-type fighter. She is a hunter, and is called among other hunters as "Cat Adel". Unlike Luso, Adel actually comes from Ivalice.
 * Cid: The Rebe leader of a group of hunters, Clan Gari, Cid will make his appearance by saving Luso from being attacked by a monster. Intent to help Luso return to his world, Cid acts as a big brother. He seems to hide a mysterious past and connection with a certain organization.
 * Hurdy: A joyful minstrel Moogle that Luso and the clan befriended. One of Montblanc's siblings, and twin brother of Gurdy, who left Rabanastre. In his travels, the Moogle gathered musical instruments and made his performance in pubs.

Races

 * Humes: A balanced race. The jobs available for them are: Soldier, White Mage, Thief, Black Mage, Archer, Paladin, Hunter, Samurai, Blue Mage, Illusionist and Ninja.
 * Moogles: The mechanics specialists. The jobs available for them are: Animist, Thief, Black Mage, Mog Knight, Gunner, Juggler, Machinist and Time Mage.
 * Viera: Forest dwellers that are comparable to humes, but having better agility and speed, able to inflict large damage on enemies. Viera jobs are: Fencer, White Mage, Archer, Assassin, Summoner, Sniper, Elementalist and Red Mage.
 * Bangaa: Natural combatants. More suited for jobs such as: Warrior, White Monk, Dragoon, Defender, Bishop, Gladiator and Templar.
 * Nu Mou: Because of their high intelligence, they are suited for magic-related jobs: White Mage, Black Mage, Animist, Time Mage, Illusionist, Sage and Alchemist.

Two additional races/"tribes" are playabe, but have yet to be revealed.

Ivalice Alliance
It is the third in a game compilation known as the Ivalice Alliance, together with Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings and Final Fantasy Tactics: The Lion War.

Development

 * Ivalice of Final Fantasy Tactics A2 and Final Fantasy XII are close from a chronological point of view.
 * Luso's weapon is the Grand Grimoire.
 * The creature in screenshots which accompanies Luso is an important character.
 * A Moogle forms part of the team, but Montblanc will not be present.
 * Seeqs will be present.
 * Because of the temporal proximity, the characters of Final Fantasy XII will make their appearance.
 * The judges and the law system is present, but was changed.
 * There are no more punishments such as imprisonment.
 * When a judge forms part of the clan, the characters do not die any more but must respect the law.
 * At least one new job for each race; Samurai for Humans, ? for the others.
 * Totema summoning scenes take up two screens.
 * The bottom screen is the principal play field, the top is used to display the status.