Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift  Posted: 07/03/08
With Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift, the DS
sequel to 2003's Final Fantasy Tactics Advance for the Game Boy
Advance, Square Enix wages turn-based battle on handhelds once
more. The punishing laws of the first game have been loosened
up, but does A2 do justice to its fans?  Square-Enix and epic
storyline are often synonymous with one another, but the story
takes a backseat in this Grimoire. Like the last game, things
begin in a school where a kid named Luso stumbles across a magic
book with an incomplete story. The curious young boy decides to
make his mark on one of the page, and is whisked away into the
midst of a battle in another world.  The remainder of the game
takes place in the land of Ivalice, where Luso searches for a
way to return home with the help of the Gully clan. Except for a
few select points, the story never develops into anything truly
meaningful. For a series that started off with a bang in the
story departmen