Ivanna Batraal is yet another hot chick following Alphonse around. I took the Cybil choice, since that's canon with "Tactics Ogre". You can either join with Cybil or Rictor in the game, that divides the entire storyline. Lodis is actually ruled by the Pope, so that makes Cybil a serious power player, even if she's hiding in the shadows. Probably best as an offensive mage.Ĭybil Alinda is a secret agent of the Pope, of all people. I still haven't found a good niche for Eleanor in my army, sadly. In an RPG, always watch out for the characters with mysterious pendants, they'll be central to the plot and probably can blow up the Earth somehow if they really wanted to. She's actually the daughter of a mermaid, has a bit of amnesia, and holds a mysterious pendant. I didn't get a playable Rictor, so I don't know how he fights.Įleanor Olato is the main love interest of the game. At first Rictor is extremely fond of Alphonse, but depending upon which branch of the storyline, he'll either be your main ally or main foe for a good part of the story. Rictor is at the heart of the conspiracy looking for a powerful weapon hidden on Ovis, but he's not letting Alphonse in on anything. Rictor Lasanti is the best friend/rival character, similar to Vyce from "Tactics Ogre", only less evil. Use the computer's stupidity to your advantage. The enemy AI really loves to take shots at Alphonse since they seem to know that if he dies its an automatic GAME OVER, so he should be strong enough to survive them. As for Alphonse himself in this game, he's again, the player's foil, so really not much to say.Īs a gaming tip, Alphonse is best as a Knight, since that class soaks up damage well while still being crushing in its offense. If Denam's were in Alphonse's shoes, he'd end up the same misanthropic Dark Knight. They're both serious military commanders, caught in a situation where they have to basically take control. Denam in "Tactics Ogre" hates Lancelot Tartaros, Alphonse's future persona, yet they're a lot more similar than they'd ever think*. He's actually almost exactly the same character as Denam Pavel, the hero of "Tactics Ogre", which is actually a pretty interesting situation. Alphonse is pretty much a blank-slate character, existing largely for the player to fill in their own morality.
Because its tradition, I named him "Blue" for my campaign, but that's obviously non-canon. Oh well.Īlphonse Loeher is the main character, of course. In my usually thoughtlessness, I spoiled all of the endings. So there's no problem with writing a review. That ultimately makes for a great little video game.Ĭurrently I'm about 2/3rds of the way through "Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis", but I really don't think this game has many more surprises. Something evil is afoot in Ovis, and its up to you to stop it. Though the mission seems like a simple mission to stop a local civil war, its actually much deeper. Alphonse travels to the war-torn island of Ovis, a client state of Lodis, along with his best friend and commander officer, Rictor, in a secret mission. This game takes place when Lancelot was young enough to qualify as a hero of a JRPG, had both of his eyes, and went by the name of "Alphonse". Tataros wasn't actually fully evil in that game, but he was pretty much the central villain. The plot essentially is the story of Lancelot Tartaros, the one-eyed leader of the Lodis Dark Knights in "Tactics Ogre", and by far the coolest character in that game. And it plays just as well as any of its big brothers.
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Since its a handheld game, its basically a microsized adaptation of of the Tactics Ogre/FFT gameplay that I would usually enjoy on my PSP remakes. "Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis" came on the GBA some ten years ago, making this my least timely review yet. By the way, this game was made entirely without input from Yaizmat, so its existence is hope - for me at least - that some new Ogre Battle games can be made. What I'm reviewing tonight is actually the last Ogre Battle game ever released, a prequel to "Tactics Ogre" called "Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis". Unfortunately, SE, in their usual wisdom, has let Ogre Battle lie fallow for years. Matsuno built not just Ivalice franchise within the larger Final Fantasy label, but also the Ogre Battle franchise, which is probably the second most illustrious SRPG name behind Fire Emblem. "Tactics Ogre"'s PSP remake, by the way, was the best game I played last year, by some margin. Yasumi Matsuno is the incomparable genius who created such games as "Final Fantasy Tactics", "Final Fantasy XII", "Vagrant Story", and "Tactics Ogre". And I also desperately love Yasumi Matsuno, one of the few men on Earth whom I would willingly give up my freedom for in exchange for a life of pretty sexual slavery if he so desired. Have I ever mentioned that I love strategy RPGs? Because I feel it needs repeating every so often.
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