History YMMV / FinalFantasyTacticsA2

* MemeticMutation: The mess that is Luso's outfit has become the go-to example for hideous and impractical fashion sense among EasternRPG characters. Expect the poor guy to eventually show up in any conversation about bad video game character designs.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: While laws return and are still generally disliked, it was reworked to be less restrictive than it was in the first game. You are incentivized to follow the laws for any given fight as you can apply a bonus to your stats as long as you don't break any of the laws. And if you DO break a law, you lose your buff and you won't be able to rez any downed units for the remainder of the fight, but lawbreakers will no longer be incarcerated and you won't have to pay their bail to continue using them, and after the a law has been broken, you can basically go all out for the rest of the fight as there are no further penalties.

* TearJerker: There is a quest where you have to fetch someone zombie powder to end their life, and thus, their pain. All through this quest, [[https://youtu.be/uYV4Kp9g0v4?t=6121 this song]] is playing, making the burden the player takes on this quest far heavier, and the mood ''very'' sad. [[spoiler:You ''do'' have the option of getting the memory-erasing herb so they can forget their pain, but the fact you have to make the choice between the request and what looks like the better option still looks tough.]]
** [[spoiler: And thus, VideoGameCaringPotential ensues if you get the memory-erasing herb.]]
** What's even worse about this? [[spoiler:The person wants to end their life with Zombie Powder to forget their pain. However, the Witch Of The Fens tells you that Zombie Powder ''preserves the user's memories''. If you fulfill the request, the man is doomed to become a living corpse. Near-immortal, and ''still in pain''.]]

* CultClassic: Not as well known as the previous two ''Tactics'' games, but ii's considered just as good as them in terms of gameplay and is fondly looked upon for fixing many of their mistakes.

** The first fight against Illua isn't a picnic either if you haven't spent time doing sidequests. While you only have to defeat the Mark, her allies are hardly pushovers, and she uses unique and devastating magic that can quickly tear about your forces. How badly? Try 75% of all units' HP in 3x3 diamond. Illua also boasts high hp, the "Reflex" R-ability that allows her to avoid most physical attacks, and she is immune to debuffs. Oh, and she also seals the Judge, meaning no clan privileges and no bringing KO'ed units back. Finally, [[spoiler:beating her immediately sends your party into ''another'' BossBattle without a chance to save in between]].

** The "Time to Act" mission, which combines this with ThatOneBoss, LuckBasedMission AND AnnoyingVideoGameHelper. You only have one controllable character, along with five guest moogle allies of various classes. If any one of the moogles is KO'd, you lose. How Scrappy the mission is mostly depends on the [[QuirkyBard Tinker]]. If the Tinker skills go your way, the mission isn't so bad. If it ends up casting Haste on the enemies, you might as well turn off the DS and try again. What's more, the mission starts with an enemy Sniper packing the double-shot ability with a very {{squishy|Wizard}} Black Mage moogle already in range, so it is not uncommon to fail this mission before your character even gets a turn.

* {{Woolseyism}}: The Yojimbo class, meaning a samurai/ronin hired to be a bodyguard, is changed to Parivir, Sanskrit for bodyguard. The change is of questionable quality as the Parivir is a samurai class. To be fair, Yojimbo also means bodyguard.

* CultClassic: Not as well known as the previous two ''Tactics'' games, but is considered just as good as them in terms of gameplay and is fondly looked upon for fixing many of their mistakes.

* CultClassic: Not as well known as the previous two Tactics games, but is considered just as good as them and is fondly looked upon for fixing many of their mistakes.
* GameBreaker: [[GameBreaker/FinalFantasyTacticsA2 Ahoy.]]

* TearJerker There is a quest where you have to fetch someone zombie powder to end their life, and thus, their pain. All through this quest, [[https://youtu.be/uYV4Kp9g0v4?t=6121 this song]] is playing, making the burden the player takes on this quest far heavier, and the mood ''very'' sad. [[spoiler:You ''do'' have the option of getting the memory-erasing herb so they can forget their pain, but the fact you have to make the choice between the request and what looks like the better option still looks tough.]]

* PopularWithFurries: All of the races from the previous game make a return here, along with two new additions: the [[PigMan Seeq]] and [[LittleBitBeastly Gria]]. While these two are nowhere the level of popularity the Bangaa race has garnered, they are still welcomed by the UsefulNotes/FurryFandom. Especially the Seeq.

* PopularWithFurries: All of the races from the previous game make a return here, along with two new additions: the [[PigMan Seeq]] and [[LittleBitBeastly Gria]]. While these two are nowhere the level of popularity the Bangaa race has garnered they are still welcomed by the UsefulNotes/FurryFandom, especially the Seeq.

* {{Narm}}: The default clan name is "Gully," and you will get some bizarre messages. The player can [[HelloInsertNameHere invoke this even more]] by giving them an even ''dumber'' name and it features no blacklist.

* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Most agree that [[spoiler: Vaan]] is much more accepted/tolerable here than [[spoiler: he]] was in [[spoiler: Final Fantasy XII]]. It doesn't hurt that [[spoiler: he took a level in badass a little]].

** Also, ''anything'' able to attack you at extremely long range (looking at YOU, enemy Fusiliers/Cannoneers/Tricksters)

* {{Narm}}: The default clan name is "Gully", and you will get some bizarre messages. The player can [[HelloInsertNameHere invoke this even more]] by giving them an even ''dumber'' name and it features no blacklist.

* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Most agree that [[spoiler: Vaan]] is much more accepted/tolerable here than [[spoiler: he]] was in [[spoiler: Final Fantasy XII]] it doesn't hurt that [[spoiler: he [[TookALevelInBadass took a level in badass]] a little]].

* AntiClimaxBoss:
** The Neukhia in the second part of "A request". It deals even less damage than the proceeding boss (who is to be fair, ThatOneBoss). Even though it sets itself up as a puzzle boss (you have to hit 4 switches around the map to damage it) it's really pretty easy to steal his [[FlunkyBoss flunkies']] Genji armlets and pound it into the ground without using the weapon.
** Unless you made it through the previous boss without grinding and [[{{Unwinnable}} the Neukhia ends up healing itself more quickly than you can hurt it]].
** The Final Watch at the top of the third Brightmoon Tor. After facing off against wave after wave of brutal foes that can easily massacre unprepared parties many times over, your final foe is...an ordinary Crushatrice with only two Blackwind guards. The former does have more health than anything else in the game, but not a single Turning ability, meaning it should barely scratch you compared to the preceding fights.

** The Neukhia in the second part of "A request". It deals even less damage than the proceeding boss (who is to be fair, ThatOneBoss). Even though it sets it's self up as a puzzle boss (you have to hit 4 switches around the map to damage it) it's really pretty easy to steal his [[FlunkyBoss flunkies']] Genji armlets and pound it into the ground without using the weapon.

** The Neukhia in the second part of "A request" . It deals even less damage than the proceeding boss (who is to be fair, ThatOneBoss). Even though it sets it's self up as a puzzle boss (you have to hit 4 switches around the map to damage it) it's really pretty easy to steal his [[FlunkyBoss flunkies']] Genji armlets and pound it into the ground without using the weapon.

* ScrappyMechanic: Laws, again.
** Specifically certain laws that you may end up violating by an unavoidable accident. Namely "no damage above X, no hitting enemies more than 1 square away, or no critical hits" which you will end up breaking if you accidentally score a CriticalHit because you'll deal more damage than you expected to, will knock the opponent away counting the attack as damaging multiple squares away, or break the law for the Critical itself. Or the No Knockbacks law. Or the No Solitude law, if that was the only character next to you.
** Many battles have enemies that are [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard scripted]] to have one or two turns right at the beginning of the battle. Brightmoon Tor has enemies that cast Haste on themselves, doubling the number. One battle combines this with an EscortMission to create one of the most insulting [[LuckBasedMission luck-based missions]] in video game history.

* ThatOneLevel: The "An Earnest..." missions, which require you to find up to four dates for a chronically overscheduled petitioner. Amazingly, the lucky ladies care more about level, MVP trophies and other [[GuideDangIt unspecified attributes]] than little things like gender and species.
** Even worse with these missions is the fact that "An Earnest Delight" (the last of them) is PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE to complete without dispatching, so if you are mainly using story characters then my friend you are '''FUCKED'''.

** The first fight against [[spoiler:Illua]] isn't a picnic either if you haven't spent time doing sidequests. While you only have to defeat the Mark, her allies are hardly pushovers, and she uses unique and devastating magic that can quickly tear about your forces. How badly? Try 75% of all units' HP in 3x3 diamond. [[spoiler:Illua]] also boasts high hp, the "Reflex" R-ability that allows her to avoid most physical attacks, and she is immune to debuffs. Oh, and she also seals the Judge, meaning no clan privileges and no bringing KO'ed units back. Finally, [[spoiler:beating her immediately sends your party into ''another'' BossBattle without a chance to save in between]].

* AntiClimaxBoss: The Neukhia in the second part of "A request" . It deals even less damage than the proceeding boss (who is to be fair, ThatOneBoss). Even though it sets it's self up as a puzzle boss (you have to hit 4 switches around the map to damage it) it's really pretty easy to steal his [[FlunkyBoss flunkies']] Genji armlets and pound it into the ground without using the weapon.

** The first fight against [[spoiler:Illua]] isn't a picnic either if you haven't spent time doing sidequests. While you only have to defeat the Mark, her allies are hardly pushovers, and she uses unique and devastating magic that can quickly tear about your forces. How badly? Try 75% of all units' HP in 3x3 diamond. [[spoiler:Illua]] also boasts high hp, the "Reflex" R-ability that allows her to avoid most physical attacks, and she is immune to debuffs. Oh, and she also seals the Judge, meaning no clan privileges and no bringing KO'ed units back [[note]]That is, your judge gets sealed unless you do a ridiculously obscure and completely disjointed side-quest to prevent it[[/note]]. Finally, [[spoiler:beating her immediately sends your party into ''another'' BossBattle without a chance to save in between]].