Finally! We were beginning to think that Square-Enix would never announce its stateside release date for Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift, keeping localized copies of the SRPG out of our reach to punish us for poor Front Mission sales. Surprisingly, FFTA2 will hit stores as soon as June 24th, usually a slow period for video game releases.
The North American version has been enhanced to improve its touchscreen controls, one of several complaints we've listed about the game. Players should be able to now command their characters and navigate FFTA2's menus using only the stylus, as should be the standard for SRPGs on the DS. This comes in addition to the sequel's new classes, jobs, and clan system. Hit the gallery below for four new screenshots from the English-translated game.
See also: Final Fantasy Tactics A2 gets confirmed for North America
[Via press release]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
3-19-2008 @ 3:39PM
Alex said...
Well. There goes my summer. But in a good way.
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3-19-2008 @ 3:45PM
jsutcliffe said...
Maybe I'll have finished the GBA one by then. Either way, summer just got more awesome.
3-19-2008 @ 3:48PM
Pinkechidna said...
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Oh God, summer can't come soon enough!!
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3-19-2008 @ 4:04PM
C02M0 said...
even tho im not a big fan of startegy games as this , it seems very nice .
tho i have so much games to finish i doubt ill play this one when it comes out ...
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3-19-2008 @ 6:14PM
Mr Khan said...
Alright! Finally a good DS game that fits into my release schedule. I'll pick this one up at launch
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3-19-2008 @ 6:29PM
Husky said...
The most waited game for me in years!
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3-19-2008 @ 7:07PM
Bluebreaker said...
"poor Front Mission sales..." Huh? Not from me, that was a day 1 purchase. As will A2 be for me.
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3-19-2008 @ 7:38PM
RabanastreRat said...
Finally!!!
And the news about the touchscreen is excellent. That was one of my only worries about the game. If it works anything like FFXII:RW, I'm a happy panda.
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3-19-2008 @ 10:45PM
Ivan Hu said...
"usually a slow period for video game releases"
So is there any particular reason why they're dropping a great game like FFTA2 in the middle of no-man's land? Are they taking advantage of the lack of competition from other games in this period or are they simply not expecting anyone to buy this?
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3-21-2008 @ 5:20PM
Dayv said...
"I'll be in my bunk."
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3-23-2008 @ 4:15PM
Mooks said...
main characters look faggy this time round
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3-25-2008 @ 8:15AM
josheat said...
For christ sake, it took them bloody long enough.
Cannot wait to get this game already. Finally.
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4-12-2008 @ 7:26PM
Josh said...
the gba version rocked. before that I never even played final fantasy.. i got ffta free with my blue GBA SP. I then got ff1+2 dawn of souls but that game was terrible. If this game is more like ffta then those other two then it will be great.
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