# Looking for Strategy RPG video game suggestions (La Pucelle Tactics) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 29, 2005, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-strategy-rpg-video-game-suggestions-la-pucelle-tactics/319039 "2005-08-29T01:27:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2005, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-strategy-rpg-video-game-suggestions-la-pucelle-tactics/319039/21 "2005-09-09T17:22:56Z")
> [@SolGrundy](#): > > I agree with both of those. _Final Fantasy Tactics_ is still my favorite game ever (although _Half-Life 2_ and _Suikoden 3_ come close). > > A series I haven’t seen mentioned yet is [_Front Mission 3_](http://www.gamespot.com/ps/strategy/frontmission3/index.html) (for PS1) and [_Front Mission 4_](http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/strategy/frontmission4/index.html) (PS2). They’re both by Square and are tactical combat with battle mechs. It’s a pretty neat battle system, where you upgrade your mech instead of your character. And the storyline was pretty engrossing as well. I recommend 3 very highly; 4 I’m a few missions into and it has yet to really grab me. Something about FF Tactics’ battle system rubbed me the wrong way. It felt too artificial, a complaint I also have with the later FF RPGs. On the other hand, FM 4 is awesome, partly because I found it for 10 bucks, but mostly because mecha combat is cool and this game is very well done. I might have to track down FM 3 if I ever finish this one. There’s an odd game for PS1 called Vanguard Bandits that I liked. It’s also a mecha strategy game, but fantasy based - the mecha are powered by magic and can cast spells. I never finished it though, because the last few battles suddenly got insanely difficult. A friend of mine says he hates that game so much he took a belt sander to the disk, so it’s perhaps not for everyone. If you can find it for cheap it’s probably worth a look. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-strategy-rpg-video-game-suggestions-la-pucelle-tactics/319039.md?page=1)