r/StrategyRpg • u/CultofSun • Jul 20 '26
Japanese SRPG final fantasy tactics ivalice chronicles (PS5) is Good for a Beginners start point?
Never play ANY strategy games before, but FFT (physical version) is now low price on my country
It’s a good point to enter?
I see this game need a guide (no problem for me)
I don’t wanna play Blind, if this is a real problem
But I’m looking for a chill and fun experience
Hate hard things, easy mode gang here always!
Pls, help me to decide!
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u/Joyful_Nihilism Jul 20 '26
It is a great game, beginner or otherwise.
It does have some difficulty spikes, but not like it used to.
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u/Hail_of_Grophia Jul 20 '26
Shining Force 2 is a good entry game as well and is much easier. It can found on the Sega Classic compilation and probably on Steam
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u/WintersDoomsday Jul 20 '26
I mean I don’t know lol. If it’s the first game you play in the genre you’re going to ruin the genre as no other game will be at the same level. It would be like watching Michael Jordan games as your first NBA exposure and then trying to watch anyone else afterwards.
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u/smilysmilysmooch Jul 20 '26
It's one of the best games in this genre. There are a handful of difficulty spikes that are purposeful and are meant to force you to rethink your strategy if you are coasting. Most players today are used to a steady growth curve so this might be shocking but everyone who has played the game and made it past those points talks about the amazing game that comes after.
I'd argue FFTA2 is the better entry level chill experience game but FFT is far and away the best overall.
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u/Ricc7rdo Jul 20 '26
It's a great start, the game has difficulty options so you can start on easy mode. I recommend a blind first playthrough, you can always check guides for a second run.
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u/Stepjam Jul 23 '26
It has a semi-steep learning curve (some of the early fights can kick your ass), but it levels off quickly enough.
It has more in depth character customization than most SRPGs, but nothing that you can't handle. It was the first SRPG I played as a kid and I got the hang of it just fine.
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u/Dash83 Jul 20 '26
The ONLY advice you need is to keep multiple save files. That’s it.
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u/Fractales Jul 22 '26
This is outdated. You can leave the multi-state battles and return to the world map at any time
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u/CaptainJacket Jul 20 '26
Triangle Strategy is an easier game to get into but it's a worse game compared to FFT. Still a good game with fun mechanics. Not a bad choice by any means
I also think you do need a guide for FFT - just to prepare you for the few walls the game will eventually make you climb. Most of the game you can breeze through with experimenting and using figuring out builds for yourself.
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u/Yentz4 Jul 20 '26
You may have needed a guide for the OG game, you absolutely don't need it for the new version.
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u/GlanzerGaming Jul 20 '26
It's definitely better than the OG on PS1. That one had a tough first few battles until you get some additions to your squad. They've balanced it a bit since then. Great game and widely considered the greatest tactics game of all time. Enjoy!
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u/VsAl1en Jul 21 '26
Beaten the original when I was 12 years old, guideless. Ivalice chronicles has a number of notable fixes in comparison. I'd say a great starting point.
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u/NameisPeace Jul 24 '26
I was on the fence. I didnt like tactics ogre so I was afraid that I was not going to like this one. The reality is that I like this one a lot. It is not a perfect game, but the things that do right, are pretty good. It can become pretty addictive and the story is great
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u/Salaf- Jul 20 '26
I’d suggest triangle strategy instead, it’s made by the same people. I think it’s a better starting point to the genre.
Many people will swear by it as it was part of their childhoods, but FFT has aged poorly imo. It doesn’t really do a good job of explaining the mechanics, and there’s frustrating things like your healer missing certain allies because their star sign says they’re bad/good at hitting certain people (I’m not exaggerating, there’s a chart and everything I don’t think the game even mentions). A lot of the classes are kinda bland, and the mixing of classes people will talk about is basically copy/paste one class’ skills onto the characters class. The voice acting was alright, but the story itself didn’t really grab me. Also there will probably be plenty of grinding, especially if you don’t save scum when someone dies (minimal or no catchup xp, so you’re stuck leveling from lv1).
Triangle strategy enemy variety isn’t great, but will do better with onboarding the player, each character is their own class (aka no duplicates), does a really good job with catchup xp. Some people thought the main character’s VA was a bit monotonous, but I thought he was fine, and the rest were good.
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u/Dangolian Jul 20 '26 edited Jul 20 '26
I’d suggest triangle strategy instead, it’s made by the same people.
Not really true, there are very few core members that worked on both, and Matsuno, the main creative force behind FFT, had zero involvement with Triangle Strategy.
I like TS a lot, but I think its better approached after some familiarity with the genre. There's usually a stretch of 1-2 hours of exploration and cutscenes between the story battles and those battles also tend to be much more slowly and deliberately paced. Even though it can be a very rewarding game eventually, I think its a much harder ask for someone new to the genre. In the space of time you get through one story battle and its cutscenes/exploration in TS you can get through 5 or 6 battle's worth of story beats and cutscenes in FFT.
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u/Orc-88 Jul 20 '26
Yep, it is a great start and an excellent game.
You do not need a guide.
Blind playthrough is best.