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Final Fantasy Tactics was one of the first games in its genre to be released outside of Japan. True to its name, Final Fantasy Tactics contains a vivid story, and introduced players to the world of Ivalice, which became the setting for Final Fantasy Tactics Advance as well as Final Fantasy XII, and will be the setting for the next Final Fantasy Tactics game on the Nintendo DS.
Even years after its release, Final Fantasy Tactics is still one of the best Tactical RPG (TRPG) ever to be created. Being a fan of TRPGs, having played games from Nippon Ichi (Disgaea, Makai Kingdom), Suikoden Tactics, Tactics Ogre, and even the SNES Tenchi game, Final Fantasy Tactics still stands out as one of the best (if not the best) TRPG.
While the game shows its age compared to many modern games, it is still comparable to games seen on the Nintendo DS, as well as other TRPGs. This game arguably brought the genre to North America, and its popularity is still seen through the cost of such an old game, as well as the nil chance that it can be located in stores.
Final Fantasy Tactics, unlike many other TRPGs, incorporate a huge array of abilities in addition to character jobs, allowing for a multitude of viable strategies to fit many styles of play. The characters move within a grid, similar to most TRPGs. Buildings and height differences are incorporated as well, to allow the use of terrain to be factored in.
Difficulty-wise, the game is not so hard to stump the casual player, but can be complicated enough to be fun for more avid gamers as well. This quality is probably what makes Final Fantasy Tactics so enjoyable to so many people.
Bottom line is, if you're a fan of TRPGs, Final Fantasy Tactics is definately a game to play. However, even those who have never played TRPGs should definately give this game or its sequel(s) a try. Fans of real-time strategy games such as Warcraft and Starcraft, as well as fans of western turn-based strategy games such as Alpha Centauri and Civilization would most likely like Final Fantasy Tactics as well.
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09 May, 2009
Beautiful art, no real plot
Paprika, brought to you by the people who brought you Perfect Blue, Millenium Actress and Paranoia Agent. The art is simply amazing, especially on blu-ray.
Just like the aforementioned films, Paprika is very psychological based, where a company was able to create a dream machine to be used for therapy, but dreams and reality began to merge.
The music is quite good; similar to Paranoia Agent's opening theme, as it is by the same composer. It fits the film quite well.
Overall, the film is good, and better than Perfect Blue in my opinion, and it would have been excellent had the plot been more clear. Like a review mentioned, it's something to be experienced, not understood.
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18 Jun, 2008
Pretty fun game, but the sequels are better
I first encountered this game in 2004 when someone was playing it at my school's union, and and stood and watched for a good 30 minutes. Then more recently, I saw a used copy of the PSP version for sale in a store for a cheap price, so I picked it up. I played that one for weeks on the bed before going to sleep till I got nearly all 100%.
Then I picked up We Love Katamari, and played that one a bit, though not as much, since I don't touch the PS2 very often. But it's very fun still, and there are some very interesting levels in there.
So I went ahead and bought the first game of the series, Katamari Damacy, and popped it in to try it. It has pretty quirky story scenes in between levels, which are very amusing if you're into the Katamari Damacy type of humor. Unfortunately, what I noticed in the first few levels is that it's all long and feels like everything's repeated, which I guess the later games handled better.
The King destroyed the stars, so the Prince gets a super sticky ball called a Katamari and goes to different countries on Earth to roll up stuff to make new stars. But the annoying thing is, moving countries doesn't seem to change much in the room at all. Out of the first 6 stars you roll up, most of the content is the same.
You can also roll constellations though, which are significantly different from each other, such as having to roll up as many fish as you can to make Pisces, or rolling up as many crabs as you can to make Cancer, which were very entertaining.
All in all, this is not a bad game, but it's nowhere near as good as its sequel, "We Love Katamari", or the PSP version, "Me and My Katamari".