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Dale Gobbler

#1 April 13, 2008, 07:40:55 pm

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Good news everybody. FFTA2 will be released sometime this summer for the Nintendo DS. It's been out in Japan since last October. It keeps the same gameplay style as it's prequel (FFTA) and looks like in has 2 new races (Seeq and Gria). The setting is going to be in the real Ivalice instead of the Ivalice that was dreamed up in FFTA. Looks like a totally different story with different characters, but maybe some characters from the first installment will make an appearance.The Wiki mentions Cid. Might be the same Cid from before.

Wiki Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_Tactics_A2:_Grimoire_of_the_Rift

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Timothy Musclerash

#2 April 13, 2008, 07:45:04 pm

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The Cid in this one isn't the same Cid from FFTA, fyi. Unless he got TRANFORMED or something.

Also the Judges are way better in this than in FFTA. I dunno if that wiki article talks about it, but basically you can break the laws if you want, but if you don't you get rewarded with bonus items.
(I've played the jap version)

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theHunter

#3 April 13, 2008, 10:05:57 pm

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Doesn't A2 take place in Ivalice proper and not Neverending Story Ivalice?

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#4 April 13, 2008, 10:15:40 pm

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A2 takes place in actual Ivalice, the same Ivalice from FFT and FF12.

I never played the original FFA, so I have no idea what to expect. I don't own a DS either, so I don't even know if I'll get to play it, but it looks decent so far, I suppose.

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Marcus

#5 April 13, 2008, 10:21:02 pm

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Why is it being called Advanced 2? Shouldn't it be Tactics DS?

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#6 April 13, 2008, 10:38:37 pm

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Quote from: angry black man on April 13, 2008, 10:21:02 pm

Why is it being called Advanced 2? Shouldn't it be Tactics DS?

Haha, that's a pretty good point. I guess they felt that it was easier to market the game as a sequel and simply kept the name.

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#7 April 13, 2008, 10:55:17 pm

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Quote from: Feldschlacht IV on April 13, 2008, 10:15:40 pm

A2 takes place in actual Ivalice, the same Ivalice from FFT and FF12.

I never played the original FFA, so I have no idea what to expect. I don't own a DS either, so I don't even know if I'll get to play it, but it looks decent so far, I suppose.

And Vagrant Story.

FFA was decent, it's good to hear that the judges are better.

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Dead Phoenix

#8 April 14, 2008, 12:22:42 am

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Quote from: angry black man on April 13, 2008, 10:21:02 pm

Why is it being called Advanced 2? Shouldn't it be Tactics DS?

Actually its just A2 not Advanced(I'm serious)

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#9 April 14, 2008, 12:45:16 am

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Quote from: Dead Phoenix on April 14, 2008, 12:22:42 am

Actually its just A2 not Advanced(I'm serious)

my god square... my god

i'm going to ignore everything that's a part of the "ivalice alliance" until square releases a game that somehow answers how the high fantasy rabbit girl prancing world of ff12 connects with the dark and realistic tactics and vagrant story.

Last Edit: April 14, 2008, 12:47:13 am by angry black man

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#10 April 14, 2008, 03:03:21 am

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The game is going to be released on June 24. I was pretty excited when they released the date and they recently announced the date for FFIV too.

I hope the menus are easier to access this time around since the game will support dual screens.

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#11 April 14, 2008, 04:05:41 am

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Quote from: MysteriousWanderer on April 14, 2008, 03:03:21 am

they recently announced the date for FFIV too.

when is that 'cause i've seriously had the japanese roms on my computer for like half a year.

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#12 April 14, 2008, 08:08:11 am

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I'm looking forward to this. FFXII: RW was a BIG letdown for me (it was like a crappy RTS mixed with a crappy RPG) and I'm looking forward to another good portable RPG to keep me going. The first was quite good - definitely on the easy/cutesy side of Ivalice, but fun and a good time drainer nontheless. I'm hoping they beef up the story and tone down the cutesy factor for this one.

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#13 April 14, 2008, 08:36:28 am

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Quote from: angry black man on April 14, 2008, 12:45:16 am

my god square... my god

i'm going to ignore everything that's a part of the "ivalice alliance" until square releases a game that somehow answers how the high fantasy rabbit girl prancing world of ff12 connects with the dark and realistic tactics and vagrant story.

Tactics takes place roughly 1000 years after FFXII and around the same time as Vagrant Story. The Seeq and Banga, enemies in FFT have integrated into society. Very few Viera have traveled the world which is why many have never seen one. Also there are more than one Viera woods. Valendia (the country of Vagrant Story) was assimilated into the Archadian Empire.

Looking at the maps I'm pretty sure that Ordallia (or whatever that other country was in FFT) is to the west of the Tomb Of Raithwall, this part is an assumption.

The Ivalice of FFT Advance is just a city in a Fairy Tale world similar to Fantastica from the Neverending Story.

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#14 April 14, 2008, 10:31:19 am

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Quote from: theHunter on April 14, 2008, 08:36:28 am

FFXII takes place roughly 1000 years after tactics and around the same time as Vagrant Story. The Seeq and Banga, enemies in FFT have integrated into society. Very few Viera have traveled the world which is why many have never seen one. Also there are more than one Viera woods. Valendia (the country of Vagrant Story) was assimilated into the Archadian Empire.

Looking at the maps I'm pretty sure that Ordallia (or whatever that other country was in FFT) is to the west of the Tomb Of Raithwall, this part is an assumption.

The Ivalice of FFT Advance is just a city in a Fairy Tale world similar to Fantastica from the Neverending Story.

Where did you find this information? I don't remember seeing any banga(goblins maybe...) or seeq in FFT and from what I've heard FF12 takes place before FFT, supposably the airship from the last level is from FF12's era and its stated in the information of Seggy Woods(or something like that) that the moogles are extinct.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivalice#Timeline

square hasn't said much about it, probably because they are still trying to figure it all out(they should just admit FFT and VS has nothing to do with the new games, and just say they are a completely different Invalice based off the old one with a couple similarities)

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#15 April 14, 2008, 11:49:22 am

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Quote from: Dead Phoenix on April 14, 2008, 10:31:19 am

Where did you find this information? I don't remember seeing any banga(goblins maybe...) or seeq in FFT and from what I've heard FF12 takes place before FFT, supposably the airship from the last level is from FF12's era and its stated in the information of Seggy Woods(or something like that) that the moogles are extinct.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivalice#Timeline

square hasn't said much about it, probably because they are still trying to figure it all out(they should just admit FFT and VS has nothing to do with the new games, and just say they are a completely different Invalice based off the old one with a couple similarities)

The timeline part came from Square. They said in an interview before FF12 came out the FFT took place about 1000 years before hand Edit: This part is backwards FF12 THEN FFT. The Seeq part was a guess. And the fact that Arcadia assimilated Valendia is just something thats accepted XD

The reason Valendia's assimilation is accepted due to the Riskbreakers being in Archadia in 12 and also the Kiltia religion which was the religion of the ghost town in VS. Either Valendia broke away from Ivalice afterwards or Archadia took it over in their conquest, the assimilation is what it accepted.

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#16 April 14, 2008, 01:16:23 pm

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square is starting to remind me of marvel comics.

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#17 April 14, 2008, 02:28:06 pm

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Quote from: Dead Phoenix on April 14, 2008, 12:22:42 am

Actually its just A2 not Advanced(I'm serious)

Also it would be Advance and not Advanced. I have no idea why so many gamers (who tend to be autistic nerds) thought the last Game Boy was the Game Boy Advanced because that is not what it was called.

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#18 April 14, 2008, 05:05:28 pm

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Quote from: XxSylverxX on April 14, 2008, 01:16:23 pm

square is starting to remind me of marvel comics.

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#19 April 14, 2008, 05:08:33 pm

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Also it would be Advance and not Advanced. I have no idea why so many gamers (who tend to be autistic nerds) thought the last Game Boy was the Game Boy Advanced because that is not what it was called.

For me it's because "Advanced" sounds grammatically correct. Personally, it pains me to even type Kingdom Hearts because the title is so ridiculously wrong. I can't even verbally acknowledge some James Bond films because the titles are so bad.

There's a reason I don't read manga or watch anime.

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#20 April 14, 2008, 05:44:47 pm

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Quote from: theHunter on April 14, 2008, 08:36:28 am

FFXII takes place roughly 1000 years after tactics and around the same time as Vagrant Story. The Seeq and Banga, enemies in FFT have integrated into society. Very few Viera have traveled the world which is why many have never seen one. Also there are more than one Viera woods. Valendia (the country of Vagrant Story) was assimilated into the Archadian Empire.

Looking at the maps I'm pretty sure that Ordallia (or whatever that other country was in FFT) is to the west of the Tomb Of Raithwall, this part is an assumption.

The Ivalice of FFT Advance is just a city in a Fairy Tale world similar to Fantastica from the Neverending Story.

What are you talking about? Final Fantasy Tactics is AFTER Final Fantasy 12.

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