I think we can expect more changes to the dialogue, though I was hoping for that line. I did feel like my friend did upon playing Final Fantasy 6 Advance. "THAT'S NOT HOW IT WENT!"

I think I can live without "Blame yourself or God", considering the rest of the source material isn't exactly up to snuff.

As much as I could complain, all things considered I entirely agree. The translation in the game for the most part was absolutely horrible so I can live without a few classic lines if it means cleaning up the rest of the poor dialogue in the process. :)

I actually like the cinematics. They look like the original art and the voice acting isn't bad. While I don't have a PSP I'll definitely be watching them some way or another when the game drops.

This is old news, but I didn't see it in the thread here.

Anyone else picking up the FFT Trading Arts figures?

I'll be getting a box of 8, and I hope I get all 5, as unlikely as that is.

Wow, why is Balthier in there instead of Mustadio or Beowulf. :(

Trading Arts lines usually have a secret/unannounced figure or two (or sometimes like the Ivory stuff from the Star Ocean/Radiata Stories set) that could very well be Moose or something. I don't know for sure and it's all speculation though.

I'd like a figure of him, though.

1up's preview about The War of the Lions:

Sweet.

Not so sweet. :/

And finally, a little taste of the new localization:

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Gah, October can't come fast enough.

Oh hey English gameplay videos:
http://rpgland.com/movies/fftlionswarenglish1.mov - Blizzaja
http://rpgland.com/movies/fftlionswarenglish2.mov - Ifrit
http://rpgland.com/movies/fftlionswarenglish3.mov - healing

http://www.rpgland.com/content/media...tlionswar1.jpg
http://www.rpgland.com/content/media...tlionswar2.jpg
http://www.rpgland.com/content/media...tlionswar9.jpg
http://www.rpgland.com/content/media...tlionswar4.jpg

I haven't seen reports of the slowdown being reduced anywhere except 1Up, and that preview's been up for a while now. So I'm remaining cautiously optimistic.

Wow, it's jarring as hell to see the Hokuten referred to as the Order of the Northern Sky. And yes, I am aware that hokuten literally means "north heavens".

EDIT: What the fuck is with that button command? I don't remember that.

There is a button input thing on multi-player battles to deal more damage against an opponent.

Not sure if that's the same thing in the screen though.

Checking the recently released videos, the slowdown is not as bad as the japanese version. However is not as good as the original version either.

And I think that sequence is when a character falls into a trap (that were previously set by your opponent in VS mode) you have to input it without mistakes in order to avoid being affected by the trap.

Anyone seen this scan yet? From what I've heard, Vaan and Penelo are going to show up in FFTA2.

I hadn't actually seen it, but Magicbox reported on it last week. I like the designs, and the fact that Vaan is wearing a real shirt now.

I see that even the noble order of the Internet cannot rid itself of... oh. So I suppose that Nanten knights would be "Southern Sky." I think it sounds better already, but that's because Hokuten and Nanten remaining in the original seemed so jarring to me considering the setting.

Looks like they're running with Balthier as a mentor for Vaan, which works well considering "lol wear a shirt, fag." I like the design, unfortunately I can't say the sprite styling of Tactics Ogre holds up well. The original Final Fantasy Tactics has me spoiled rotten, graphics wise.

That and I hate Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, but hey, honesty and stuff.

A few FF Tactics A2 screens
http://www.rpgland.com/content/media...09/ffta291.jpg http://www.rpgland.com/content/media...09/ffta292.jpg
http://www.rpgland.com/content/media...09/ffta293.jpg http://www.rpgland.com/content/media...09/ffta294.jpg

Ah, looks like the Gria are the all female dragon race people were talking about. And the Seeqs look goofy, even moreso than they normally do anyway.

Final Fantasy Tactics A2 TGS 2007 Trailer:
YouTube - FINAL FANTASY TACTICS A2 - TGS 2007

Wow, that was pretty damn slick. I saw Scathe in there too, and on that note I have to say that the spell effects are much improved from the previous game. Looks like some more folks will be appearing in this one according to this scan:

Well, what a pleasant surprise! I wasn't expecting to see Al-cid again, I kinda was expecting Montblanc (don't know why) though and it's nice to see him back.

I was browsing the official site the other day and got to check the jobs that will be available for each race.

Hume: Soldier, White Mage, Thief, Black Mage, Archer, Paladin, Fighter, Ninja, Illusionist, Blue Mage, Hunter, Samurai and finally, one more to be revealed.

Bangaa: Dragoon, Bishop, Warrior, White Monk, Defender, Gladiator, Templar, Master Monk, Cannoneer and one more.

Nu Mou: Beastmaster, Time Mage, White Mage, Black Mage, Illusionist, Sage, Alchemist, Arcane Mage and one more.

Viera: Fencer, Archer, White Mage, Sniper, Elementalist, Red Mage, Assassin, Summoner, Magic Fencer and Green Mage.

Moogle: Black Mage, Gunner, Animist, Thief, Mog Knight, Juggler, Gadgeteer, Time Mage, Chocobo Knight and Magic Gunner.

Seeq: Berseker, Ranger, Lanista and one more.

Gria: Hunter, Raptor, Bastard and one more.

Just a quick/dumb Question: Tactics Advanced 2 IS for the DS right?

Yup, though I'm disappointed at the number of jobs for Seeqs and Gria. They'll have to be pretty fucking awesome jobs or else they'll be pretty useless compared to the others (and boring if they have one or two really good jobs, and the others are crap).

I don't even care if the jobs suck, I will use a Seeq.

You sound just like me and Bangaas. Technically they suck badly compared to the other races in the first game, but I used one because I liked it. Otherwise I might as well make a team with nothing but Viera and Hume.

Concerning a character in the this scan of yours: