Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift for Nintendo DS system
A boy who seeks his home.

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift is a strategy roleplaying game from Square Enix for the Nintendo DS handheld game console. It is a sequel to Final Fantasy Tactics Advance.

Final Fantasy Tactics A2 is part of the “Ivalice Alliance”, which also includes Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings, a direct sequel to Final Fantasy XII for the Nintendo DS, Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions an enhanced port of Final Fantasy Tactics for the PlayStation Portable, and Final Fantasy XII International: Zodiac Job System, an international version of Final Fantasy XII for PlayStation 2.

Characters
The main character, Luso Clemens, is a mischievous boy who lives in the real world until, after being punished for teasing and being late countless times and sent to library clean-up duty right before summer vacation, he finds an old book in the library. The book is full of pictures of swords and wizards, but abruptly becomes blank in the middle. After this, the book commands that the reader should tell/write the person who should fill in this blank (presumably the ‘hero’ of the story) He then writes his own name on the blank page, “Luso Clemens,” after which he is transported into the world of Ivalice.

Upon his arrival in Ivalice, Luso is joined by Cid, the leader of a group of hunters known as Clan Gully. His adventures also introduced him to Adelle, the story’s silver-haired female protagonist, and Hurdy, a Moogle minstrel.

The plot of the game also involves supporting characters that have been featured in games within the Ivalice universe. Ezel Berbier plays a supporting role, featured in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. Vaan, Penelo and Al-Cid Margrace, a noble from Rozarria, are playable characters that are featured in Final Fantasy XII. Even Montblanc, who appeared in both games, makes an appearance due to being Hurdy’s brother. Other characters include antagonists such as Illua and Ewen of a criminal syndicate known as the Khamja, and new characters such as Lezaford and Frimelda.

Character Designer: Ryoma Itō

Director: Yuichi Murasawa

Exectutive Producer: Akitoshi Kawazu

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