A noble by birth, he is forced to re-evaluate his opinion of commoners when his lowborn best friend starts a revolution against the ruling powers of Ivalice. Players control a mercenary named Ramza who finds himself embroiled in a civil war and an ancient demonic evil that has begun to take hold over the world. Ivalice has technology in line with the late medieval era of human history along with the typical magic and supernatural abilities found in most Final Fantasy games. The first is Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings and the third is Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift. The War of the Lions is the second announced game in Square Enix's 'Ivalice Alliance' promotional campaign of video games set in the Ivalice fictional world.
The game is a departure from traditional Final Fantasy titles in that it is fully turn-based it makes no use of an Active Time Battle system. The game is an updated version of Final Fantasy Tactics for the PlayStation video game console, which was originally released in 1997. Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lionsįinal Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions is a tactical role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix originally for the Sony PlayStation Portable.