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Final Fantasy Tactics Advanced Battle is one of those games that starts simple, then suddenly you're deep in strategy. At first, you just move little sprites around a grid, but after a few battles, you realize how much positioning matters. One wrong step and your healer gets surrounded.

The job system is what really pulls you in. You start as basic fighters and mages, but soon you're mixing abilities, trying to unlock weird hybrid classes. I remember grinding just to get a Ninja with White Magic, which sounds ridiculous but somehow worked.

Some fights feel unfair until you learn the rules—enemies will exploit height advantage, elemental weaknesses, anything. But when your plan finally clicks and you wipe a tough group without losing anyone, it's satisfying in a way most GBA games aren't.

Final Fantasy Tactics Advanced Battle isn't fast, but it makes you think, and that's why it sticks with you.