A Great Game...10 out of 10...endless hours of extremely entertaining gameplay...warning though, you cant put this game away...sore arms and tired eyes await all who dare. Awesome and amazing achievement
Overall rating
2/ 5
Gameplay
2/ 5
Graphics
4/ 5
Sound
3/ 5
Lasting Appeal
1/ 5
arcgriffon
fromCT
This game is perfect for:hardcore gamers
Not a Fan
PostedJanuary 25, 2013
I was expecting something like FFT or other Ogre Battle-esk games but was completely disappointed and was unable to get into the game. Leveling a 'class' instead of individual players takes the fun of building a team of your favorite people and growing with them. Combine this with having to individually level each weapon skill per character the game becomes a daunting task to just become successful. There is no real tutorial either, where as some give to much, this had like nothing to explain how the confusing mechanics work so you go 10-15 battles into the game and suddenly you're getting wiped out each battle and to make things worse, you can't even go 'grind' levels because everything scales! Most of these games are pretty obvious, this one not so much. I have to say there's at least 20 copies of this returned at the local Gamestop, which should serve as a warning, you will be disappointed!
Overall rating
5/ 5
Gameplay
5/ 5
Graphics
4/ 5
Sound
5/ 5
Lasting Appeal
4/ 5
arrowM
fromNoveria
This game is perfect for:hardcore gamers
My new favorite Strategy RPG
PostedMay 16, 2012
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together may very well be my new favorite SRPG, as well as my new favorite PSP game (although I think it's tied with Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker). This game offers some of the most smooth, balanced, and addicting strategy gameplay I've ever experienced. Customization of characters is incredibly deep and engaging, opening up literally hundreds of different possible tactics in battle. The lengthy campaign provides a rich tale of a young man named Denam and his allies as they embark on a quest for rebellion. The writing, which has been improved since the original 1995 release, is filled with political themes and complexities. During the course of the story, many choices are presented in a mature fashion that all have realistic pros and cons. Through the use of the World System, you can go back to any previous choice you made and go from there, allowing you to easily experience all the different endings possible. Throughout the entire game you will hear sweeping scores that feel unique. The graphics, while only slightly improved from the SNES version, are still quite nice. However, the character artwork has been completely overhauled and looks brilliant. My only complaint is that when the camera is zoomed in during battle, the battlefield graphics are a little bit blurry. I think this is something that could have easily been updated during the development process. Overall this is an incredible game that will surely leave you addicted. On top of the campaign mode, there's a multiplayer option that lets you create a battle party from your story mode characters and send them off to do battle with your friend's party. Unfortunately, it's not a true multiplayer mode because you only send over your party to be controlled by the AI rather than controlling it yourself. I also wish there was a co-op mode. Despite these nitpicks, the game is truly wonderful and shouldn't be missed.
When I had just gotten this game, I had just finished a third playthrough of FFT, and I thought to myself "What tactics game could possibly be better than FFT?" Well i can tell you, that this game is defiantly one of them. From the moment you pick up the game, you can notice some well done graphics, very smooth, but a little childish, something I wish Square could have done in FFT's image, but other than that they are superb. The leveling system is completely unique, as you level the class of the character, not the character. It might seem easy to just play with one class the entire game and have a very powerful class, but its not so simple there are so many classes that you will always be weak to something or other. Speaking of which, there is so many unique classes and characters with their own backgrounds that your going to spend tons of time figuring out who you want on your squad. There is also many ways to outfit your characters, so many finishing moves to discover and unlock, and so many different clans classes, that simply, you can make an army, and literally an army as there 50+ spots for characters, of any size, strength, power, or class. The sound does get a little repetitive after a while, but nothing too bad. There are tons of spells to find, and there are tons of items to craft or refine. The world map has many areas to it, ranging from the gate to heck, great standing castles, deep forests, forts, volcanos, deep rivers, dark caverns, villages, the snowy tundra, blazing deserts, and long forgotten ruins of old. This allowing for unique battle anywhere, and it even has a few dungeons, and trust me, these dungeons can take weeks to complete, for example, the palace of the dead is a 100 floor dungeon on its first run, but then goes even deeper next run. Battle is fun, as the many abilities a character can learn allow for more customization, and it allows for special and unique abilities to be used during battle. Also battles are very realistic as well, as anything can happen. The story itself is very immersiful, as there are so many twists and turns that anything can happen. Also, your choices as the leader of an army affect how the story unfolds, and ultimately choose your path and your alignment. There are three different story lines, each with its own unique story, outcomes, unique characters, side quests, and bosses. A single playthrough can take up to 300 hours of gameplay, and with the many ways to play the game and story lines allows for tons of re-playability. Ultimately, there will always be something to do in Tactics Ogre, and with such a great story, gameplay, and customization, why wouldnt you buy the game? I mean it took me this long to write the review, just go and buy it already!
