PSP Tactics Ogre: Wheel of Fate (Let us Cling Together) announced for North America.

[Twinblake]

An improved remake of my favorite game of all time, Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together, has been announced recently. For those unfamiliar with the game, it's gameplay and style is like Final Fantasy Tactics. They are bringing back the original team who made the game to work on it and there will be a whole slew of additions to this version which will make it much more than just a remake.

From silconera.com:
"The PSP version of Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together has a re-arranged soundtrack with 15 new compositions, redrawn 3D maps that emphasize height, larger battles, a battle skill ability, new classes, and new characters like Raveness."

In addition, here are more announced features:
- Even though it may look like the game's visuals haven't changed much, they have been improved over the original. They're trying to keep the Super Famicom-like look of the game.
- They'd actually be proud if people would say that it's the same as the original.
- You can change the angle to view the action from above.
- The height-based play and other basic elements of the original remain in tact.
- They're adding a number of new elements for the game parts and battle parts. The battles will be greatly changed.
- The game will have a variety of new skill-based gameplay features.
- There will be new classes. (apparently opening some or all female/male restricted classes to opposite genders).
- The battle maps character count has increased from the 10 vs 10 of the original to 12 on your side vs 18 on the enemy side, for a total of 30 characters on screen.
- This is not a "Tactics Ogre Perfect Version," but a "rebuilding" of Tactics Ogre. It doesn't fit within the framework of a "remake."
- You won't be able to use your strategies from the original for the sequel.

A picture of combat:

I'm really excited for this. No North American release date information as of yet.

 

[Tiael]

It is definitely coming though to North America and Europe.

Fucking do want by the way, I love FFT and the original Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together, which it's keeping that subtitle for the NA release, not Wheel of Fortune.
Was ecstatic when I heard about the announcement last week, just never made a thread, thanks for making one TB.

 

[Elemmire]

Didn't tactics ogre come out BEFORE FFT? And made by the same guy?

 

[Twinblake]

Didn't tactics ogre come out BEFORE FFT? And made by the same guy?

Yeah, Tactics Ogre was released first and both were designed by the same guy, Yasumi Matsuno. For the U.S, Tactics Ogre didn't come out until 1998, the same year as FFT.

 

[Elemmire]

Ah I figured I can't wait, this game was fun as hell (only played on an emulator though). I could use another good tactical RPG <3 this guy needs to make more TRPGs!

 

[Tagrineth]

With no plans to get a PSP, ever, the best thing I get out of this is that SE actually hasn't shelved the Ogre Battle IP entirely.

Here's hoping for Ogre Battle 3 next!

 

[Elemmire]

What's wrong with a PSP :O they've got tons of fun.

 

[Tagrineth]

What's wrong with a PSP :O they've got tons of fun.

I would buy this and the Prinny game, the entire remainder of PSP's library basically doesn't interest me at all.

Oh, maybe that Metal Gear game that's supposed to be awesome but I haven't read a damn thing about.

 

[Elemmire]

Haha, shame

Being able to play FF7-9 and other PS1 games on the go is awesome, MGS Portable Ops was good (Ac!d 1 and 2 were fun to play at my cousins, been cheap about getting em myself), MGS: Peace Walker, Disgaea on the go, FFT: The Lion's War, Monster Hunter games, etc. List goes on. True, some are remakes or ports of other games, but it's not like the PSP is the only one guilty of that (Lookin' at you DS and iPad and other handheld devices).

But, to each their own I personally enjoy the fact it's a handy lil MP3 player as well.

 

[Dancingweapon]

It's too big and ugly to be called a handy little MP3 player.

 

[Elemmire]

I disagree it fits fine in my jacket pockets or whatnot XD pants pockets maybe not, but barely anything fits in pants pockets :| and it is pretty decent size for what it offers. People seem to have forgotten what older Mp3s were like

 

[Twinblake]

Just for an update for those who don't know! Tactics Ogre is scheduled for release February 15th!

Some new pics!

 

[Halifirien]

Sweet Baby Jeebus, thank you. Square Enix is also releasing it on PSN tomorrow, so I can play it on my PSP Go.

 

[Myrrh]

I'm excited for my Tarot Cards that come with pre-odering And yay a new strat game to play tomorrow~

 

[Tiael]

I'll be busy with DQVI first but TO and Ys I & II Chronicles the week after will keep my PSP warm.

 

[Myrrh]

God damn it, Why can't any fucking EB/Gamestop in my city get a fucking game that I want in on time. This is like the 7th time in 6 fucking months.

 

[Elemmire]

Bah >< I shoulda pre-ordered and it's out today? Totally gonna have to pick it up asap well maybe next week. No time :\

 

[Halifirien]

I'm hoping PSN will have updated by the time I get home from work tonight. I want this on my PSP Go, right next to Final Fantasy Tactics, Jeanne D'Arc and Disgaea. Tactics overload!

 

[Myrrh]

I really need to finish Jeanne D'Arc. I started it but got distracted by other things lol. I've been in such a tactics mood since my transplant too.

 

[Twinzero]

This game is awesome btw
I actually wasn't expecting it to be this good, as I absolutley loved the original one, and was iffy on if some of the changes I'd like. (L,N,C not seeming to matter, no elemental alignment, can't purchase monsters from store *atleast I can't yet*, etc)

BUT

They've made enough changes where it's really very different. It has some similarities to FFT now. There's even a way to make a chemist type job now, with a throwing weapon you can equip. The first job that can use it is Beast Master