I have always bounced off this game and series, and I don't know why. I'm a huge Shining Force fan, and while that series is probably MUCH easier than the FFT series, I'd still like to learn to enjoy them. To that end, I'm open to any tips anyone thinks I should know, as well as hoping you all can give me some answers to the following questions (oh, and by the way, I'm playing the Final Fantasy Tactics Prime fan patch, which puts the PSP translation into the PSX game, mainly so I can understand the story):
1. I seem to be able to change character jobs already, to like Knight or whatever, I just don't seem to have all the equipment I'd want for them (such as any armor they can wear, at the moment). Is it advisable to leave everyone as their starting class for a while? Most of my characters, 2.5 battles in (does the first battle at the church count where I can only control Ramza?), are Squires and Chemists.
2. Do jobs unlock automatically throughout the story, or are there certain tasks I have to perform to unlock them?
3. I'm vaguely aware you can grind in this game. Are there penalties for doing that if I find certain battles difficult?
4. One of the main reasons I've bounced off this game is because the mechanic where you choose which way to face has always bothered me. Should I not worry about it too much, so long as I do my best to prevent enemies from getting behind me? If I should worry about it, any tips?
5. The date seems to advance as I move around on the world map. Does the date matter much, or can I fuck around as much as I want, going shopping and whatnot and/or grinding?
I appreciate any help. I recently bought Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, too, and if I like the original FFT, I plan on giving that one a shot, too. And if I'm really feeling the series, I'd like to try the Tactics Ogre games, since I'm a massive Ogre Battle 64 fan (though I've never been able to get into the original Ogre Battle, but that's a different thread lol).
1. I seem to be able to change character jobs already, to like Knight or whatever, I just don't seem to have all the equipment I'd want for them (such as any armor they can wear, at the moment). Is it advisable to leave everyone as their starting class for a while? Most of my characters, 2.5 battles in (does the first battle at the church count where I can only control Ramza?), are Squires and Chemists.
2. Do jobs unlock automatically throughout the story, or are there certain tasks I have to perform to unlock them?
3. I'm vaguely aware you can grind in this game. Are there penalties for doing that if I find certain battles difficult?
4. One of the main reasons I've bounced off this game is because the mechanic where you choose which way to face has always bothered me. Should I not worry about it too much, so long as I do my best to prevent enemies from getting behind me? If I should worry about it, any tips?
5. The date seems to advance as I move around on the world map. Does the date matter much, or can I fuck around as much as I want, going shopping and whatnot and/or grinding?
I appreciate any help. I recently bought Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, too, and if I like the original FFT, I plan on giving that one a shot, too. And if I'm really feeling the series, I'd like to try the Tactics Ogre games, since I'm a massive Ogre Battle 64 fan (though I've never been able to get into the original Ogre Battle, but that's a different thread lol).