Final Fantasy Tactics is a Tactical RPG for the Sony Playstation. Unlike most other Final Fantasy games, battles in Tactics are fought on a grid where characters can move about, and actions can only be executed within a certain range. Obstacles and elevation create further strategic elements. Each character gets one move and one action per turn. Order of turns is determined on an "Active-Time" like system, where as soon as a character's Charge Time hits 100, that character gets to act. Spells also have charge times, and once cast, will go off when the spell's charge time hits 100. Actions work best when attacking an opponent from the rear, and are least effective when attacking from the front. In addition there is Zodiac Compatibility which causes characters from certain Zodiac signs to be especially effective against each other. For instance a male Pisces and a female Virgo (such as Miluda) can inflict massive amounts of damage on each other, where as a male Pisces and a male Virgo (such as Wiegraf) will not be able to hurt each other very well.
The Job System
While job systems were nothing new to the TRPG community, Final Fantasy Tactics used many classes that have been seen in previous Final Fantasy versions. The localization of the game might have caused some of this to be lost in the translation. Jobs that had previously been know as White Mage got translated to Priest or Black Mage being refered to as a Wizard, for instance.
As each (human) character develops, they gain experience, which will increase their overall level, but also they gain Job Points(JP) which allows them to level up within a job until they have mastered it. As a character gains more experience in various jobs, they gain access to other more advanced or specialized jobs. The game also allows you to collect creatures, like chocobos, and these creatures do not gain jobs or skills in Final Fantasy Tactics.
The complete list of jobs that appeared in Final Fantasy Tactics is as follows; Archer, Bard, Calculator, Chemist, Dancer, Geomancer, Knight, Lancer, Mediator, Mime, Monk, Ninja, Oracle, Priest, Samurai, Squire, Summoner, Thief, Time Mage, and Wizard.
Plot
The hero of Final Fantasy Tactics is Ramza Beoulve, who is initially part of the Hokuten (Northern Sky Knights). He deserts after his best friend Delita Hyral's sister is killed, and while on a mission to protect Princess Ovelia, ends up discovering that the Murond Glabados Church is not what it is presenting itself to be, and that 12 Zodiac Stones said to be holy are in fact conduits for the Lucavi demons to exist in Ivalice. The demons plan on resurrecting their leader, Altima, and Ramza must stop them. However, the Glabados Church labels him as a heretic, causing considerable trouble for him. Meanwhile, the Hokuten and Nanten (Southern Sky Knights) are on the verge of war, which will only further the Lucavi cause. Can Ramza stop the Lucavi in time?
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