Square Product Development Division 4
4.08 from 1099 ratings
2375 members have it in their collection · 48 playing now · 599 backlogged · 373 wish listed
How long? Main story 37h · with extras 37h · 100% 77h (from 9 logged playthroughs)
Review MistRain 3/5 · Aug 16, 2025
This game looks absolutely incredible, top gba game over here! The gameplay, it's rough for me. Im not a strategy kinda game player at all. And holy shit is it slow, damn. Also isn't it insanely hard right of the bat? Not gonna finish this but enjoyed looking and listening to it for sure!
Review balbinator 5/5 · Jun 8, 2024
Compared to his bigger brother on the psone, this title is in fact way more simple, but takes advantage of the gba color pallet to deliver awesome graphics. The story is kind of shallow, but the battles get very complex with the law cards mechanism. In confess that in the late game this mechanism gets annoying as you get 3 …
Read moreCompared to his bigger brother on the psone, this title is in fact way more simple, but takes advantage of the gba color pallet to deliver awesome graphics. The story is kind of shallow, but the battles get very complex with the law cards mechanism. In confess that in the late game this mechanism gets annoying as you get 3 laws preventing you from using most techniques. It was a long time in my back log and now I finally took the time to appreciate it. If you enjoy Final Fantasy Tactics, give this one a try.
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Status SailorV Jan 16, 2024
Woke up to snow-covered ground. Around noon, primary school students were playing during what I assume to be their lunch hour, having a snowball fight. It reminded me of this game.
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance was my first tactical rpg. That was around two decades ago if I remember correctly, and I myself was in primary school. An emulator for …
Woke up to snow-covered ground. Around noon, primary school students were playing during what I assume to be their lunch hour, having a snowball fight. It reminded me of this game.
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance was my first tactical rpg. That was around two decades ago if I remember correctly, and I myself was in primary school. An emulator for the Game Boy Advance was popular at my school - or at least with my friends - at that time for playing the third generation of Pokémon games. In the compressed file containing the emulator and Pokémon, there were a bunch of other GBA games included. This games was there.
I did not know what an emulator was or that that was an emulator and how this thing that was shared with me works, and I was just randomly opening files to see what happens. When I first played this game, it didn't really click with me, because I just can't fathom how my character's movement in the game are so restricted. I can only move characters during battle in fixed grid spaces, and outside battle, I'm limited to go around and spend time in a pub or saloon of sorts. I pushed through playing because I liked how it looked and from distant hearsay, I got enamoured with the Final Fantasy brand.
After a short while, I discovered that I loved it. I don't think I finished the game, and I don't remember the story, but those aren't really what I look for in games, when I think about it. I think I still got pretty far though. I so enjoyed battling, the class system, and how you learn skills from equipment. Up until now I still long for such gameplay, but I've kinda given up that I'll ever feel that much wonder again. Perhaps some part of it stems from youth as well.
I'd like to think that these files are still in the old PC back in my mother's house, and maybe they are. I don't think it would even be hard to find these on the internet. If I weren't so stubborn, I would do that and probably have a grand time.
Status Kory Jan 22, 2023
I wanted to playa GBA game because I felt tired of being a completionist with PS4 games in order to get the platinum trophy. Well, that didn't quite work out as I got sucked right in. I beat the game and then continued on beating all 300 missions so that I could recruit Cid and do the bonus corrupted judge …
I wanted to playa GBA game because I felt tired of being a completionist with PS4 games in order to get the platinum trophy. Well, that didn't quite work out as I got sucked right in. I beat the game and then continued on beating all 300 missions so that I could recruit Cid and do the bonus corrupted judge missions. Some annoying grind involved for a few missions, but nothing too insufferable. I played quite a lot, but that playtime is a bit exaggerated. I ended up falling asleep while playing this in bed multiple times. :p
Status Kory Jan 20, 2023
I'm not sure I ever actually played very far into this as a kid. I always thought I did, but playing it now I think the opening is just super memorable and I've been mixing it up with A2 for the DS. It's a delight though and I adore the job system. Thinking about trying for all 300 missions.
Review FredLobster 3/5 · Feb 4, 2013
The nominal sequel to Final Fantasy Tactics, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance is a kid-friendly tactical RPG. Although it bears no resemblance to FFT in terms of plotline or mood (you control a bunch of school kids who need to rescue their friend from a maaaagical fantasy realm), it borrows heavily from it mechanically. The difficulty's been ramped down, the …
Read moreThe nominal sequel to Final Fantasy Tactics, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance is a kid-friendly tactical RPG. Although it bears no resemblance to FFT in terms of plotline or mood (you control a bunch of school kids who need to rescue their friend from a maaaagical fantasy realm), it borrows heavily from it mechanically. The difficulty's been ramped down, the balance has been tossed out the window, and there are a number of new features which actually work out pretty well. I wouldn't call it a terribly fine-tuned game, but it's a fun popcorn title at least.
On a side not, I will never forgive this game for changing SquareSoft's "Ivalice" from one of the most promising mature settings in gaming history into an E-rated children's programming fiesta, complete with talking donkeys and a protagonist dressed like a colorblind birthday clown.
