Tactial RPGs

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Who here plays these, examples include Final Fantasy Tactics, Disgaea, Vandal Hearts etc...

I like them as much as JRPG/WRPGs but they tend to be seen as time-consuming and difficult, though that can depend on the game.

Right now Im playing Luminous Arc 2 (DS) which is a good game, with anime characters.

I've no idea about those examples, but Silent Storm is one of my all-time favourite games; it has corny but funny voice acting, nice graphics, preposterous and semi-random plot, and the opportunity to do creatively nasty things to buildings, which is a really big draw for me (what can I say? ). Unfortunately, it doesn't work with modern machines that have over 3.whatever Gb main memory (well, it does, but you have to mess around and I can't be arsed), a failing which also extends to its sequels (no great loss IMO), and to the game of Night Watch, which uses the same engine (no idea whether it's good or bad, it doesn't look very good, but you never know).

I also like, well, most other games inspired by UFO, in particular UFO:Afterlight, with its cartoony Martian graphics and limited number of characters (which works well, it encourages you to take care of them); sadly, the three UFO:Aftersomething titles all have frequent and crippling bugs, even after many patches.

I've bought Disgaea 3 for the PS3, I was really fascinated, once I started playing I was even more fascinated but as soon as the real game (me having to do things) started I was lost, just didn't know what to do. Sure I gave up too easily but I really had no clue. Ironically, today I made a big purchase of PS2 games including...Disgaea 2, so I'll definitely give it another try.

I'm not sure if this is what you're looking for, but I'd describe Jagged Alliance 2 as a tactical RPG and it's a great game.

X-COM (and Rebelstar and etc. before it) are the fathers of "Tactics" games \m/

I do. Nothing at the moment, though. I always get overwhelmed by the item customisation in N1 games.

Jagged Alliance 2 would have to be my all time favourite tactical RPG, very closely followed by Valkyria Chronicles, which had similar gameplay but without the overworld/strategic element and inventory management.

Jagged Alliance 2 is fairly old and can be picked up for about $10 on Steam. It's a bargain at that price, and though old still looks decent with high resolution 2D artwork.

Valkyria Chronicles is PS3 exclusive, although it has a sequel coming soon which will be PSP exclusive (boo). For all intents and purposes I consider it the sequel to Jagged Alliance 2 despite not actually being in any way related to that franchise.

See if you can get Fallout Tactics, The Brotherhood of Steel

Very VERY good game, in depth, techno-apocalyptic Mad Max-ish environments, all with an excellent story-line

Jagged Alliance 2 has a few official mods out such as wildfire that improve on the game somewhat and add new challenges.

It is quite a well thought out game.

Now combine the gameplay of jagged alliance 2 with the game engine of silent storm and that would make my day

I wasn't a fan of any of the JA2 expansions. They were all excessively difficult. The original's difficulty was already somewhat elevated to begin with, most noticeable in the game's final sectors where saving/reloading was essentially part of the gameplay.

The Fire Emblem series is some of my favorite games. I love that they take a lot of strategy, and they're very difficult, even if you're good at them.

FF Tactics and Disgaea are two of my favorite games. I liked the art style of Stella Deus, but I felt the game lacked variety.

Yggdra Union is an amazing tactical RPG. I've also got a lot of time for Disgaea and FFT. I'm not sure if X-Com/etc count as RPGs, but I love them dearly in any case (especially X-Com, as it absolutely scared the life out of me as a child.. and a teen.. and an adult).

Jagged Alliance 3, which has been abandoned twice by different development teams, has been announced for release by a third development team for 2011. The announcement was made today by the publisher.

In case anyone's curious, Fallout Tactics is available for digital purchase/download at gog.com.

I've been meaning to snag that one.

The first ever tactical RPG I played was Final Fantasy Tactics, which I still have the copy of. Also, I've yet to beat it, but that's more to do with lazyness/ADD than the game's quality. I've got that issue with a lot of games.