What are some god tier grid-based tactical games? Bonus points if you can name one better than pic related.
>>261167585
Tactics ogre let us cling together
It's the best srpg.
A2 was alright but the shit you had to do yearly or monthly or whatever was getting annoying when I was looking for winged dragon girls.
story meh. enjoy it from time to time.
tactics orge never finished it got kinda of stuck aim to go back into after i train up a bit.
disgaea 1,2,4 d2 are great game play and item world was just fun to comfy back and do. don't know how the series will do with most of the original people gone from what it seems disgaea 5 has female lead character.
also got fire emblem series hopefully the next game has more to the ai and victory conditions.
>>261167585
I think this is the best most memorable game i have ever played in my life.
![37765-Vandal_Hearts_II_[U]-2.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/H3MFoYt.jpg "37765-Vandal_Hearts_II_[U]-2.jpg")
>>261168753
>Some nostalgia
i only like fft, tactics ogre, and jeanne d'arc
>>261167585
The moral of FFTA was that you should stop playing games.
If you liked it, you should heed the Marche.
>>261168753
Is the first one not as good or...?
>>261167585
Front Mission 3
Front Mission 5
Final Fantasy Tactics
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
Super Robot Wars: Original Generation 2
SRW Alpha Gaiden
SRW Z
SRW W
Shining Force II
Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
I wish I can get into Disagea. But I just can't handle the fucking grind.
>>261169382
More like not using video games or anything else to permanently distract you from big issues in your life.
Or maybe it doesn't reach that far, yet stung a lot of people.
>>261172207
But that's the whole point of Disgaea, so why are you even interested?
>>261167585
>What are some god tier grid-based tactical games?
Since you didn't mention that they have to have RPG elements, I'm going to tell you to play the Advance Wars series as they're the best grid-based tactics around
Only betafags here
>>261168753
Elaborate anon.
every matsuno game is the same. tons of cool concepts that soon degenerate into getting just right resistances and counters, positioning doesn't matter.
The original FFT and TO:LUCT are better than the Advance games.
I guess Fire Emblem counts. It's simpler, but usually requires thought, instead of just building OP units and steamrolling.
Advance Wars: Days of Ruin is the undisputed king of grid-based tactics though.
>>261173246
>tfw that site doesn't real
>>261167585
I tried to like this game, but the fact that I was steamrolling everyone by just doing all the missions alone and playing the game correctly really turned me off. You should try the original Tactics though. And if you really really like the job system, play FFV.
For other good SRPGs, see Shining Force and Vandal Hearts.
Jeanne D'arc
Surprisingly solid PSP SRPG that was overlooked.
It has french waifus.
Tactics is fucking garbage
the interesting premise is only touched upon every 20 hours, the game explains NOTHING, it's slow as balls, and it's so fucking grind and dull.
Like I would I play it when I could play Fire Emblem and get actual gameplay and a story.
>>261174657
I hope you aren't talking about FFT, anon.
>>261174535
At least it played with one of the most core of classic FF things though: Existance vs. Nonexistance. If it was a normal game, you would definitely be playing the bad guy.
Also OP, try Eternal Eyes if you like monster games too.
Is there any way to design an SRPG and have it actually remain dependent on tactical decisions instead of grinding/how you raised your units?
I love Advance Wars, and I love the idea of an RPG mixed with that kind of gameplay, but every SRPG I try just feels like 90% of the battle is decided before i even make my first move
>Better than FFTA
Well for one, the original FFT
>>261175103
Have you played Fire Emblem yet?
>>261175278
Yes I have, and I consider it to be the absolute worst offender of the thing I just described.
>>261175103
The funny thing is, these games are designed like that.
At least, conceptually.
The problem arises in making the enemies worthy enough of handling a human opponent.
To some devs, this just means giving them cheap (sometimes unique) movesets.
The other alternative is, well, a cheating AI.
Disgaea games the king of the genre. Geopanels and blocks add a kind of puzzle like mechanic which makes these games a lot more interesting.
>>261175756
Yeah. That's why I want to make my own tactics game that maintains the feeling of RPG-like progression but still decides battles on how you play and not how you raised your units beforehand. But it seems the two might be mutually exclusive
>>261175940
Disgaea a shit.
>>261175940
It would be better if the item world made more coherent maps, maybe coupled certain geo-panels with certain monster types or something
>>261167984
Truth.
Wild Arms XF
>>261175940
I want to get into Disgaea, what games should I start with and which should I avoid? Unfortunately I don't have a PSP or Vita, but I understand those are the best ways to play those games
>>261175408
Not the same anon, but which ones have you played? As someone who's only played 7 and Awakening (which I found to have been a major downgrade), I can't say I really agree. Exp management was an important part of strategy in the same way managing weapon durability/uses was, although Awakening throws both of these out of the window. I can't speak on behalf of the series but I'd still like to hear your reasoning.
>>261173246
Alternatively, if you want to have fun with a bro Great Big War Game is pretty much just like this but onmobiledon't bother with little war game really, they're made for casuals
>>261176220
I like the random nature of the item world it can make you adapt to fucked up conditions. Like an invincible block with a block that spreads Geopanels will result in an unwinnable situation if you aren't fast or clever.
>>261174656
Is that fucking toady? I recognize him from Rouge Galaxy
>>261172891
The point of FFTA is that if your life sucks, you should get used to life sucking and not try and better it in any way.
>>261176491
I played Path of Radiance and Awakening (on Hard, which discourages grinding by making Reeking Boxes more expensive). I can see where your coming from, but EXP management really isn't the type of puzzle I look for in those kind of games. No offense to anyone who likes it, but it wasn't my preferred kind of strategizing.
>>261176779
Don't escape into fantasies.
>>261176478
Honestly you could start anywhere as they are all good and fundamentally similar. The portable versions are always better but console versions are fine. My fave atm is probably 4 or 2. 2 had some abusable mechanics that I liked.
>>261167585
Shining Force 2 and 3
>>261176478
Emulate PsP 1.
>>261169382
Marche was the villain.
Plain and simple
Operation Darkness is pretty cool. Maybe not god tier, but it's the only tactics game I can think of that lets you steal every last piece of equipment the enemy soldiers are using. All the options for cover/synch movements/ambushes were neat too.
Plus the setting is really dumb in a great way. One minute they're playing real black and white WW2 footage, and the next you're helping Frankenstein and The Reanimator stop Nazi vampire wizards from completing their summoning circle.
>>261176478
Start with 1 and play them chronologically from there, or it'll be difficult to play the previous ones without the latest features. Fuck anyone who says 1 has aged badly.
3 is really the only one I'd say to consider skipping because the cast is awful with the exception of Rasberyl. Dimensions I can't speak for but I've heard it dropped the ball in some aspects.
>>261174656
>Dem noses.
>Dat shitty 3D graphics.
>>261167585
Not tactics advance for sure.
>>261176779
Their lives did get better though.
>>261177282
You're a fucking liar, that game was terrible if only because you need rockets to kill skeletons and tanks, and there are a finite number of rockets in the game.
Had a generic soldier named Oliver Lick though, had him run suicide missions with only that shitty British starting pistol and he'd make it out alive. Shit amaze dme.
>>261174657
>Fire Emblem
>New and used from $39.18
Worth it?
>Inb4 just pirate it
>>261176998
Be happy being a cripple or having a deadbeat dad and no mom.
>>261176898
That's fair enough anon, I can see where you're coming from. Wish I could recommend you something but you probably have more experience with the genre than I do.
>>261177621
I don't have any of those in my life though.
>>261177530
If by "better" you mean "Doned spends all his time playing video games now", then yes, it got "better".
>>261175103
This game kinda, there's a very small amount of upgrading inbetween missions so it relies more on tactics than just having overpowered units. How it works is each mission you get 3 to 7 or so stars, and you decide which of your 6 units gets a star, which is one upgrade (usually a health upgrade, at certain intervals it can be something major like 10 stars might be a new gun) however any unit can only be given 2 stars at a time. It's a pretty fun game overall but it feels kinda unfinished, like when you kill an enemy they just disappear into a cloud of smoke. If shit like that doesn't bother you though, it's a great game for $10 or however much it is right now.
>>261177621
Better than being dead. Suck it up, pussy.
>>261177614
Maybe if you replay again again to get all the support convos, otherwisejust pirate it.Its a solid game though so if you're dead set on buying you're gba games I say go for it.
>>261167984
Give me one good reason I should play Tactics Ogre before I start Jeanne D'Arc
>>261178231
Jeanne D'Arc is pretty simplistic.
>>261174656
hated how slow this played, shame because i really loved the intro it had
>>261177895
Yeah, with his friends. He may even get a qt3.14 gf.
>>261178231
there isnt one, you should save the best for last.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6uKHqiIOJA
>>261177895
But not alone, that was the point of the whole game.
It wasn't a fantasy world just for himself anymore, it was a fantasy world that he could share with his friends.
>>261174656
ZE ACCENTS
>>261177678
No, you're like Marche, your life is perfectly fine. You don't need the fantasy.
>>261178979
None of your fantasy has any real meaning.
>>261178062
>Thinks being alive is always preferential to being dead
>>261178419
And that will never change the fact that he's stuck in a wheelchair for the rest of his life, having known what it was like to be able to move freely.
>>261179203
As long as there is life, there is hope.
>>261175940
>Deathblow
>Exp+250%
>Maximum staticians
>Dual Magichange Big Bang grind
>Level 1 to 9999 in two battles
>Repeat through 20 reincanations
>Overlord factory
>Test the system on Asagi first
>>261178231
>The 3rd Birthday
Anon, no!
>>261178719
There's a difference between "I am in another world where I can walk" and "I may be a cripple, but at least I can show other people this video game"
>>261168753
>Vandal Hearts 2
My nigga. People bitch about the synchronized turn system, but they also forget about everything else that was great in that game.
>mfwtimeskip
I love that shit in video games.
>>261179336
Haven't started it, whats wrong with the game?
>>261179451
Anon pls, what's so great about VH? Genuine question here.
>>261175081
>>261175217
>>261175347
speaking of front mission should I play the entire series or just cherry pick? I heard they're all set in the same universe so are they related story-wise?
>>261179085
What makes it less real than yours? Are you telling me you don't have any fantasy?
>>261179295
I'll be sure to tell that to the people born without limbs.
>>261176506
GBWG is fun with online play, but the ranges are definitely not the same.
>>261179203
>>Thinks being alive is always preferential to being dead
If it isn't, why don't you kill yourself? That would eliminate all of your dilemmas.
The joy of having functional legs was only going to be temporary. Someone in a wheelchair can still enjoy a long life despite that fact.
>>261179649
cherry pick
start with 3. protag is a faggot but it's a solid game
4 is alright
5 is the best gameplay wise, only released in japan but has a fan translation.
>tfw the series is dead thanks to Evolution
>>261179458
Mediocre third person action shooter with terrible writing that ruins the original games. Notice them not associating the game with "Parasite Eve" as much? The combat and gun customization mechanics also aren't as deep or enjoyable
>>261179929
No wheelchaired cripple will ever enjoy his life as much as if he were a commanding officer to an extremely elite clan of heroes fighting for a king. With working legs.
>>261179683
>no limbs
>better kill myself
the harsh truth is that limbless person can have the same life as others, but they can still experience other joys you narrow-minded fuck
>>261179616
VH2 is probably the only other SRPG that actually stands up there with FFT and TO as far as political and complex story, as well as mature setting goes. Alon with other things like visible equipment changes, wide cast of characters, customization through the ass without being limited to jobs, etc. Its only problem is the absolutely exploitable combat system aka enemies will ALWAYS, without fail, go for a back attack on your characters.
>>261180110
wrong image OP
>>261179683
Because I can't blow up a crystal and make this world fade away? Because I know exactly how the fantasy world got there, what its power source is, and how to turn it off? Because Li Grimm outright tells you it's a fake?
Dream Ivalice was basically a videogame where all the NPCs are self aware but at the end of the day they're still just NPCs.
>>261179649
>I heard they're all set in the same universe so are they related story-wise?
No. They're set at different points in time so you'll hear familiar acronyms here and there, but 3-4-5 are more related and should be played in succession.
>no one is mentioning SRW
Anon, since you're already on a GBA play the Original Generation games. Then after you're done with that, J.
>>261179649
>should I play the entire series or just cherry pick?
I'd start with FM1 or 3 and move on from there. They're all self-contained conflicts taking place in the same world and timeline but FM5 ties it all together, so you'd appreciate it more saving 5 for last. They're all pretty solid
>>261167585
There are no tactics in those games, you have to grind until you can progress.
>>261176613
>>dat music
>>dat gameplay
You I like.
>>261180729
Only if you are shit.
>>261180180
So won't a bitter loser on an imageboard with working legs, yet there have cripples who live fulfilled lives, some more than people with functioning limbs.
It did not matter if he could walk or whatever because the world was not going to last.
It's not grid based but I think valkyria chronicles was a really good innovation in srpgs. The sequel is even better mechanically but has unbearable characters and was on psp sooo... Anyway I hope more People adapt this formula
>>261180729
>Grinding
>In FFTA
Why? There's no reason to whatsoever
>>261180346
>no solidus
>>261180110
>Marche
reality is the only truth in this world, the Ivalice in FFTA isn't real and only perpetuates the idea of running away from the obstacles of life
these kids are just that, kids. they know nothing of what the world has to offer.
This is just neckbeards who would like nothing more to be guildfags questing, but then come ti the horrible realization that you have to be physically fit in order to do any of that shit
>>261180110
Wait, how was Light a bad guy?
>>261180729
I didn't grind outside of mission completion and I still found out that the game was horribly easy.
>>261167585
I hope you have your PSP hacked (or emulate it) so you can patch your game image with the anti-freeze fix.
>>http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/979/
>>261180557
>>261171325
>>261180346
>no solidus
>armstrong
yeah no.
/v/ would be the first place to go if armstrong had his way
in fact he would probably ban vidya and make everyone play football and join the military
>>261179929
Because my life isn't shit, but doesn't mean I get to tell someone who's got it worse off to "suck it up".
>>261180557
>Implying they localized any of the good onesAny of the best get full fan translations yet?
>>261181162
So? Who gives a shit other than neckbeards?
>>261181184
Alpha is going to be doneeventually
I just got disgaea 1 what should i expect
>>261180823
VC2 introduced alot of bad features.
thankfully VC3 fixed this
still doesnt excuse the switch to PSP, but it's perfectly emulateable thanks to PPSSPP.
>>261180934
he created the technology that would later doom the world
>>261180934
It's really stupid. Basically after Megaman went away Dr. Light made X. X was the most advanced thing ever conceived by a human. Unlike Megaman X was completely free of all robotic restrictions and could think and act on his own as his own person. As well as having a ridiculous series of weapons and armors. Light thought X was too dangerous to exist in that time and so locked him in a capsule to ensure that he'd never ever go wild and attack people. 100 years later Dr. Cain found him in Light's ruin lab and woke him up. In addition Cain built every reploid that ever existed based on X's design. But Cain was an archeologist, not a roboticist. So the reploids were imperfect and a large percentage of them randomly went crazy, eventually leading to a series of wars that pretty much destroyed humanity.
And somehow all of this is Light's fault for building X in the first place and not Cain's.
>Marchefags think the have the right to push their views on everybody else rather than letting people live the lives they want
>>261180241
And if they choose not to enjoy life? If they see the road ahead of themselves and say, "fuck it"? Are you going to be there to tell them to suck it up and deal with it?
>>261167585
The Banner Saga is pretty fucking rad.
>>261180952
This. At this point you might as well grind to make your characters how you want.
It's fun to do that at least, though you'll never find anyone to battle against you anymore.
>>261181394
Yes.
Everyone has to face the truth sometime.
>>261181381
yeah that definitely doesn't make him a villain, just lead to some unfortunate coincidences and incompetence on the part of others.
Kamidori Alchemy Meister is objectively one of the best SRPG's made
>30+ characters, ranging from humans to elves, angels to demons, and more
>different weapon types for each character
>hundreds of different abilities
>can craft your own weapons, potions, armor
>3 different routes to take
>also an H-game so you can fap to it
>EX dungeons are hard as hell
Though, the stories and the characters aside from the three main heroines aren't really fleshed out
>>261180470
And what makes that wrong? What makes it worse than any other method people use to escape? Should we ban escapism?
>>261181394
pretty much yeah.
if they can find any value in life thats their problem
i don't need to sympathize with them.
its matter of perspective, if they want to ruin it for themselves, then thats on them.
>>261181348
It's not rocket science. Just pay through the story and complex things like the item world/reincarnation are gradually introduced. I like the sequels a bit more on the mechanics side but the first one has the best characters, setting and art.
>>261167585
Final Fantasy Tactics for the PSX is superior.
It has a more engrossing plot and more interesting characters. It also has actual difficulty and better secret content.
>>261181348
Very primitive entry to the franchise. Widest breadth of potential endings, cast is very colorful and flavorful, the mastery system actually means something, be careful as fuck with the item world because no free Gency Exit, and some of the least impressive music, but most of the most iconic songs in the franchise.
>>261181348
Depends.
PS2: A fairly fun game with a grindfest that becomes a snoozefest as you watch the winged slayer animation a million times.
PSP: A fun game, fun endgame thanks to animation skip.
>>261167585
FFTA was too easy to even let me consider it as the best.
If I can blaze through the whole things, WITHOUT using my 3 I-WIN buttons from the 10 JPs accumulated, it's hard to say one way or the other if the strategy is good in it.
Regular FFT was better, I felt.
>>261180330
vandal hearts 2 was also ugly as fuck. probably in part by design to portray a gritty and merciless world, though.
>>261181572
it's time
>>261181594
>Should we ban escapism?
um, thats kind of what /v/ does to furryfags and bronies
they are all committing an act of escapism and /v/ condemn them for it
>>261181406
Just started this game today, and I like it a lot.
>>261181167
Everyone's life is bad in some way. We don't exist to be happy. The only way you can bear life is to deal or make it as good as possible for yourself and others.
Their issues weren't dealt with, they were distracted. And in the end, they would lose everything. It is better to "suck it up" than choose a dead end.
>>261181751
>Actual difficulty
But FFT wasn't hard at all either. Ramza was the hardest thing in the game, and he was weaker than Llednar Twem.
>>261181957
Downloading now.
>>261181406
Banner Saga would have really benefited from unit orientation.
>>261175081
>Front Mission 3
Is it ROFUP time yet?
>>261181963
How does it play? I got the impression it was like branching dialogues and ff tactics gameplay.
>>261181957
Her H-scene is the hottest sex scene in the game
>>261182090
Ramza has the best stats and one of the best skillsets in the entire game though.
The great dilemma,
>>261182056
>It is better to "suck it up" than choose a dead end.
According to you
>>261182145
characters can die on certain dialogue choices, but it mostly affects your "army" with things like, morale, food supply, number of warriors etc.
Is War of the Lions better than the original?
>>261182495
translation is off, has slowdown issues but there is a fix for it.
main bonus is that they put in Balthier from XII, and the Dark Knight class which is overpowered as fuck, although it's a pain in the ass to unlock.
>>261182495
The original LUCT was far better than the new one
Lost all of its Ogre charm and got replaced with FFT
>>261182145
>>261182145
Yeah, pretty much. As far as I can tell, there are like 15 different classes and they each have a niche special ability. Humans seem to be glass cannons while the giants can take a few hits but generally seem to do less damage. Difficulty is spot on though; I haven't been able to complete a battle without a unit getting KO'd but I also haven't lost a battle yet. Also, outside of battle, the decisions you make decide stuff like how many days worth of supplies you have, who you recruit, and it seems the only way for a character to die permanently is through the dialogue choices. (RIP Egil)
>>261182318
Overall I'd go with TO.
Having said that, I feel FFT's class system is flat out better, and FFT doesn't have that completely terrible crafting system. Holy shit what were they thinking.
>>261182495
With the slowdown fix, yes.
>>261182373
And the game you're bitching about.
>>261167585
Battle For Wesnoth.
It's not so much one game as an engine nowadays, and it's free.
>>261182318
I play these games at least once a year
These two are the pinnacle of the genre, and will never be surpassedbecause the genre is dead;_;
>>261181513
Well, it's a good thing we have moral guardians like you around to tell other people how they should live their lives.
>>261182557
>LUCT
What? Final Fantasy Tactics and Tactics Ogre are the same thing? Everybody told me War of the Lions was a remake of FFT for psp.
>>261180110
>Wanderer
Killing the collosi was a kind of fucked up thing to do, but far from unreasonable. Did anything bad even come of freeing the wizard (I forget his name and I can barely remember SotC's lore right now)?
>>261182804
Thank you.
>>261182685
I love Soul Nomad. Shame NIS never really followed up on it.
Is Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn worth playing?
>>261182589
I'm not bitching about it, that was the first post I've made in this thread.
>>261182898
Yes
>>261182813
No they are separate
I just mentioned the other because I am a mad individual about how FFT effected Ogre Battle/Tactics Ogre over the years
>>261182495
I don't like it because they removed the quotes characters would sometimes say before casting spells.
>>261182495
WotL updates the translation and adds some cutscenes and extra events. I found the music to be superior on the PS1 version, though.
The WotL version also fucked around with the job requirements, making it harder to get jobs. Fuck that.
>>261182934
Then you don't know the context of this conversation. Don't be a pest, anon!
>>261181649
Then why would you tell them to suck it up? Why not just leave them to their fantasy? Why does what they do with their lives affect you so?
>>261183249
It hurts the human race, and contributes to the emasculation of people.
>>261182885
Disgaea is the money cow. You could say the same thing about Makai Kingdom and Phantom Brave. Latter at least received some ports west-side.
>>261183249
>Why not just leave them to their fantasy?
Because they would all die. Play the game, nigger.
>>261183178
>Not posting must mean you have the inability to read
Stop being stupid.
>>261182056
>we don't exist to be happy
I can't tell if this is fedora or not
>>261182589
>escaping from awesome fantasy world to boring real world
Yeah, that game sure showed me
>>261182318
Probably LUCT, although I'm biased. And you can tell the team behind LUCT actually gave a fuck unlike the guys behind WotL who settled for superficial additions like the new cinematics while fucking up things in the process.
>>261181184
1-3, Alpha Gaiden, GC (WIP by /m/ last I checked), and J are the only ones on the list.
The UI is easy enough to where if you've played one you've played them all.Honestly though Alpha Gaiden and J are the best out of the bunch we have.
>>261183441
After you.
>>261183450
That's common sense. The DoI has the "pursuit of happiness" as a natural right instead of "right to happiness", because no one is guaranteed happiness. That is reality, all you need to do is look around.
>>261183563
>tfw best girl dies in Chaos Route
>tfw going back in time and putting up with Leonard's bullshit to save her
aww yeah
>>261183371
>they will never bring the PSP port of Makai Kingdom to America
why even bother getting out of bed
>>261183563
I like just patching the PS1 version of FFT with the new translation. It feels a bit better to me since I don't have any way of multiplayer anyway.
>What are some god tier grid-based tactical games?
>Thread degenerates into pointless escapism/existentialism debate
All you had to do...was follow the damn train, CJ!
>>261182575
That crafting system deserves to be forgotten. Damn you for bringing it up
>>261183431
If people want to stay in their fantasy to the point where it kills them, I saw we should let them.
>>261183785
What the fuck does the Declaration have to do with any of this? It's a political document, not a philosophical one.
>>261183560
>going back to real world with all its possibility vs dying
I don't know about you but I'd rather live, especially if my whole life is ahead of me like those children.
The fact that they were just children was something important, along with the fact that playing the fucking game lets you know the world would not last.
>>261184117
>not a philosophical one.
Jesus christ.
>>261167585
FFTA2
>>261181019
This game, damn it's good.
>>261184020
They had to all go back or else they would all die. And those were Marche's brother and friends, so it's that on top of saving his own skin.
>>261184020
Except Marche can't get out until everyone else gets out. I don't know about you but I'm not willing to die for someone else's fantasy
>>261184161
Yeah, they have a whole life of being a cripple, having no mom, having fucked up hair and whatever the fuck was Marche's problem to look forward to.
>>261184117
It's an example to show that people recognize that happiness is not a right.
>It's a political document, not a philosophical one.
Political philosophy. You can(not) be this dumb.
>>261184435
Wasn't that because Marche was breaking the fucking world? It's been a while since I've played this game but I seem to remember that being one of the plot points.
>>261184458
And there's nothing wrong with that but don't pretend you're doing them a favor.
>>261184910
They were going to die too. He WAS doing them a favor.
>>261184762
Yes, and dealing with those things and making the most of life like anyone else. Can't do that when you're dead.
>>261184781
It may not be a right but that's a whole lot different from saying "the point of life isn't to be happy", which renders the whole thing moot. If the point isn't to be happy, why pursue it?
>>261184910
The crystals that made Ivalice exist were powered by souls or some nonsense, they were all eventually going to die
>>261185050
No, I'm asking, were they going to die no matter what, or were they going to die because he was breaking the world?
>>261185102
Yeah, cause Mewt sure made the most of his life.
>>261167585
FFTA is dogshit.
Repulsive characters, shit law system, boring equipment and class restrictions.
>>261185308
They were going to die because the Grimoire had a vampiric effect to it. Breaking the world just sent them home and broke the Grimoire's hold over everyone.
Dream Ivalice is basically The Matrix and Marche is Neo trying to get everyone to break free of the illusion so they could attempt to take control of their own shitty lives.
>>261185426
Okay, see, then it's okay to break a fantasy. That context is important.
>>261167585
>Bonus points if you can name one better than pic related.
that is easy to do because of the retarded law System
>>261185532
Sypher was right
fuck reality
>>261185198
I don't think Moot cares.
>>261185630
You're using the wrong picture.
The final picture is supposed to be a ref in a wheelchair holding up a red card.
>>261167585
Shining Force 2 is best TRPG
>>261185652
Le so fanny joek
Summon night series, especially 3
Unique summon system and multiple endings
>>261185637
Get out of here Mewt. Your hair is shit.
>>261181019
Fuck that garbage. They fiddled with a bunch of stuff that I liked about the original version.
I have an .ISO of the PS1 version on my PSP instead.
>>261186292
You can apply the new translation to the original game and have the best from both worlds.
>>261186107
Maybe I'm wrong but I was under the impression that Summon Knight was neither grid-based nor a tactical game?
>>261178231
Jeanne d'Arc is a fine SRPG, but pales in comparison to TO. Save the best for last.Update your version of PPSSPP, nigger.
>>261186394
Ye olde Tyme dialoggue this fore goate buggereres.I speak Japanese and they don't talk like that in the original.
>>261185198
No, nothing exists to be happy, as in happiness is not some state that comes (or ought to come) with existing. The world is full of so much suffering to conclude that we are 'purposed' to be happy. That's what makes the pursuit of it meaningful.
I also think happiness is not all there is to life either.
>>261182992
How is it compared to Awakening?
>>261186606
>Patapon 3
Why bother? It sucks.
>>261186504
You are. Swordcraft Story series are spinoffs.
>>261186771
I wanted a complete collection.
>>261186771
3 could've been good. I was amped up for it. But Jesus some of those decisions they made
>Whimsical music replaced with ROCK
>Your big ass army replaced with 3 people
>Long ass dungeons with multiple stories strewn with enemies that can two shot your units
>Miracles taken away for whatever the fuck Don Don did
I sure do love exploding lizards and guillotines that one shot my units. The only good decision 3 made was how much more powerful the Hero was and your flag bearer remained alive as long as your shield pon was alive.
>>261186771
>no new Patapon for Vita
It's like Soney hates money or something.
IS there a list of decent sRPGs for the PC?
>>261176615
Yes since it's level 5Jeanne's best friend assumes her mantle as Jeanne D'archer friend gets burnt at the stakeToady inherits her powers
>>261186987
Did it sell like shit too?
Will we ever see a Patapon 4 on Vita?
>>261187051
Oh and I guess the giant enemies were cool too
>>261187360
2 had pretty big enemies.
I really liked that camp music in the second one.
>>261187141
It steers more towards games like Age of Wonders and HOMM than the console type.
Also Battle for Wesnoth scenarios.
>>261187505
Yeah but I'm not looking for anything along those lines. I'm probably stuck just emulating something.
>>261187272
I like to think of 2 and 3 as both good but in different ways.
2 had a larger focus on an actual army while 3 has only 5 units. Your Hero, 3 other fighters and your flagbearer.
However, in 3 they're way hardier and can actually take a beating. I'm not sure how I feel about the distinction of the Uberhero having a fully 'grown' body though. But I did like that the masks actually looked like masks.
>>261187443
Speaking of the camp, how about those minigames?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Spq1p39vPiQ
>>261180112
they actually couldn't use the Parasite Eve name because the author of the novel got pissed at them for Parasite Eve 2 so he reigned in the rights to the story and name
So they had to call it The 3rd Birthday and completely fuck everything over and no mitochondria shenanigans
>>261186679
If nothing exists to be happy, why pursue it? Why not focus your time on something that matters?
>>261187718
Your pons are hardier but holy shit the damage some enemies crank out. If one of your units gets caught in a Salamander explosion you may as well write that unit off. And a lot of times it feels like enemies act outside the normal rhythm so you have to throw away Fever just to get you units away in time.
>>261181019
anyone who likes FFT should try out the 1.3 Hard Difficulty hack
it's a FULL rebalance of EVERYTHING EVER in the ENTIRE GAME
Archers become Marksmen and also become OP DESTROYER OF WORLDS BONUS RANGE AND DAMAGE AT HIGHER ALTITUDES RANGED EQUIP BREAKS WHOA SHIT
a good altitude of like 10-12 can easily give a Marksman's 2H bow about 12-15 range
also reviving is way more necessary and stealing equipment is critical
>>261187925
Happiness is desirable, a 'good'. That's why it's worth pursuing.
I already elaborated on "nothing exists to be happy" so I won't bother with this anymore.
Tactics Ogre question. Should I play the PSP version or original?
>>261188641
Pandas exist to be happy.
>>261188193
Ehhh. It's not canon.
>>261188009
the only real time I hated 3 was doing the dungeons with the timed traps and shit.
Fucking bullshit was impossible.
>>261181071
Isn't it sad, Sadsucks
>>261188641
The way you're explaining it makes it sound like you're saying happiness isn't a worthwhile goal in itself, while I'm saying it is. I'm sorry you're so jaded that you think "being happy" isn't a worthy state of being.
>Patapon
Which one?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WVJcZj2A-o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y42Pj2btCsA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL9tsH2I0Gg
Minesweeper is the best grid based game ever
>>261176779
The point of FFTA is that you must accept that portions of your life are going to be shitty. Those shitty parts of life can never just be wished away or ignored, they must be confronted head on with realistic expectations if you ever want to make any personal and social progress with your life.
>>261181392
>not correcting people that are living their lives incorrectly
Do you even communal species?
>>261189990
What a dumb thing to try to preach to gamers.
These idiots trying to destroy their own sales market?
>>261188964
PSP version.
it's only flaw is the crafting system which didnt even exist in the original.
>>261190319
Life nor the universe has purpose. It will all come to an end eventually. Everything in between the beginning and the end is time we have to fill one way or another.
There is no objective way to live life. Live life how you want, not based on what others want.
>>261189990
Ritz can overcome her fear of being ostracized for her hair
Mewt can accept his mother's death
Cid can suck it up and become a better father.
Doned is stuck in a wheelchair, living a painful life taking medicine every day
>>261190786
Preachy faggots like the guy you're replying to have never been bedridden, or suffered a congenital disease, or had a kid that was a cripple.
Fuck em. Fuck em and fuck that stupid game.
Rondo Of Swords
If you can manage to get to the middle, it makes it all worth it. Be careful, it's easy to miss some pretty cool secrets.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tDhbHbb_tk
![article-0-1D08FE7200000578-464_634x661[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/6zOfpzV.jpg "article-0-1D08FE7200000578-464_634x661[1].jpg")
>>261191005
This guy is braver than you faggots will ever be.
His name's Nick Vujicic. Fuck you dicksuckers for hating Marche
FF Tactics for psx, FFTA is solid tho, never thought I could dump 300 hours into GBA game.
Front mission - start with FM 1 for NES then FM 2 with translation patch, FM 3 and so one.
You will be surprised how well even first FM holding up.
Since no one mentioned it, Xcom Enemy Unknown/Within is actually grid based and its pretty solid as long as you understand and ok with a few things:
>Obstacles dont stop the bullets, every single weapon is capable of penetrating and destroying everything (apparently thats how powerful they are)
>Obstacles just hide you from the view and making hitting you more difficult.
>Play with aiming angles or what ever but the next point is, you can see giant enemy towering above the car but the game will still count this as in cover, same if the enemy stand next to a pillar and you can see 90% of it.
Game is heavily based on RNG, example:
There is really narrow corridor and one giant alien that blocking most of it.
Your team has aprox 80-90% to hit it.
Your team fire 6 times with abovementioned hit percentage andevery shot missesdestroying everything to the sides of the enemy just not hitting the alien himself.
Some small dude firing at you across the whole map and is fucking instakill.
This how RNG work in this game, if you ok with it, you can try it, nice maps, well done weapons, soldiers skills are nice and managing your base has some strategic depth, nice visuals, just fucking RNG.
Tried to get in Disgaea 4 but before you get some skill you spend lot of time grinding on some very bad, randomly generated maps in item world, nothing to see or do, jsut grind but hey, people say its 10/10
Valkyria Chronicles, not really grid based but have some common elements with this genre.
Just few on top of my head.
>>261168753
>>261169154
Vandal Hearts II
Welp, brb going to buy a copy.
![rondo_of_swords_art_32[3].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/H5gNg99.jpg "rondo_of_swords_art_32[3].jpg")
>>261167585
Seconding Rondo of Swords >>261191728
