Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Fuuketsu no Grimoire
a.k.a
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: The Sealed Grimoire
Platform: NDS
Publisher: Square-Enix
Final Fantasy Tactics A2 is a strategy roleplaying game from Square Enix for the Nintendo DS handheld game console. It is a sequel to Final Fantasy Tactics Advance.
The game takes place in Ivalice, like Final Fantasy Tactics Advance and Final Fantasy XII. There are seven playable races in the game: Hume, Moogle, Viera, Bangaa, Seeq, Nu Mou and Gria. Chronologically, the game takes place some time after Final Fantasy XII.
Similar to Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Luso Clemens is a mischievous boy who lived in the real world until, after being punished for being late countless times and sent to library clean-up duty right before summer vacation, he finds an old book in the library. The book abruptly becomes blank in the middle, after mentioning that someone must "tell the name of the one who will 'bury the vacuum.'" He then writes his own name on the blank page, "Luso Clemens," after which he is transported into the world of Ivalice. Dropping into the middle of a forest right in front of a large bird called a "Dekatrice" (a play on the adjective "dekai," huge, and "cockatrice"), he is told by a warrior named Cid nearby that if he wishes to live, he should join his clan, the Garee clan. Luso excitedly does so, and, in front of a judge, swears into the clan, after which he magically transforms into a soldier, complete with sword and fantasy garb. Luso tells Cid that he probably should be looking for a way home, because his aunt will be worried about him. Cid agrees to help him find a way home, and Luso agrees to help the clan and see the world of Ivalice until he goes home. This is slightly different from Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, in that he is not overly concerned with getting home. However, unlike in the previous installment, the main character travels to the real Ivalice, instead of a creation of his imagination born of strong feelings; this fact is reinforced by the reappearances of familiar characters such as Vaan and Penelo.
Additionally, references to Final Fantasy Tactics are present through the existence of the Kamyuja criminal organization, which first appeared in Final Fantasy Tactics in relation to the characters Marach and Rapha Galthena.
Square Enix is currently developing the game's grid-based battle system, and increasing the number of character jobs. Some enemies also appear in larger scales, taking up multiple squares on the grid. The world map is also developed to be more in-depth with the introduction of "area maps". The area maps will feature multiple battle locations and a town, which will work similar to its predecessor. It also revealed the existence of enemy clans that will also travel the world map.
