

Also there are a lot of complex mechanics to wrap your head around which should keep you busy for hours on end.įinally, unlike the more serious tones of games like Final Fantasy Tactics, Disgaea games are generally a bit wackier, lighthearted, and silly. The series is a min-maxer’s dream, allowing you to reach insane heights in both damage and levels, and reward your work with challenging content.

Specifically we would recommend Disgaea 5, but any of the games will give you the same experience. If Final Fantasy Tactics and some of the other games on this list aren’t complicated enough for you, enter Disgaea. It became popular around the same era as the PS1 classics like Final Fantasy Tactics and Tactics Ogre (which we’ll get to), and it has blossomed into one of the most iconic franchises in the genre. They are both fine games if you decide to play them, but the smaller screen also leads to smaller battles which kind of waters down a part of what makes the other two games fun.ĭisgaea is one of the longest running strategy tactics RPG series in existence. And in the case of VC3, it was only released in Japan. If you’re wondering about Valkyria Chronicles 2 and 3, they exist but only on PSP.

Both games have their moments where they will be incredibly challenging even to the most experienced strategy and tactics game fans coming from Final Fantasy Tactics. Whether you’re playing VC1 or VC4, you’ll experience a dramatic story about war, death, and a mystical race of people known as the Valkyria that have powers impactful enough to change the course of a war. There are different unit classes to play around with such as Scouts that have high mobility and vision, but have only average health and offense, and Shocktroopers that have low mobility but carry a ton of firepower with improved defense. When you select a unit, you zoom into their perspective and are then able move and attack with them according to their strengths and weaknesses. In Valkyria Chronicles, you jump between a tactical map mode where you’ll make your bigger picture choices such as where to deploy units, and how to approach objectives, and the perspective of your individual soldiers. It’s your choice whether you want to go for the remastered version of the first game, or jump right into the newest entry Valkyria Chronicles 4, you really can’t go wrong with either as both of them are excellent games. Let’s kick this list of games like Final Fantasy Tactics with a series that is widely available on most modern consoles: Valkyria Chronicles.
