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''Tactics Ogre'''s story follows Denam, his sister Catiua, and his friend Vyce as they join a rebellion against a totalitarian regime run by Cardinal Balbatos. They soon are caught in the web of political intrigue, and are forced to make unimaginable sacrifices for the freedom of their kinsmen. The storyline has multiple branches, and the choices Denam makes effect the state of the world around him, and the fates of him and his friends. It touches on the themes of class warfare, democratic reform, etc, and continues in the direction throughout, unlike its many counterparts which swerve into the direction of Magic Stones.
This game was very popular in Japan, for its story, and well-executed, if different, gameplay. Its reception in the West was a little poorer, though; it was released on the [[PlayStation]] in the wake of Matsuno's next game, the rather
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* [[Annoying Arrows]]: ''Very'' averted, especially in ''Let Us Cling Together''. Archers are widely considered [[Game Breaker|ridiculously overpowered]], and for good reason.
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** Possibly inverted, gender-wise by Lanselot Hamilton as well. Anyone who plays ''March of the Black Queen'' knows that Lanselot is one of the playable characters and can grow very powerful. In ''Let Us Cling Together''? He got cheap-shotted by Barbas/Martym (OFF SCREEN), gets himself imprisoned by Lanselot Tartaros, {{spoiler|and mentally tortured to the point that by the ending, he's turned into some sort of vegetable}}.
* [[For Want of a Nail]]: Explored via the chapter system. Characters who are ''vital'' in one timeline can be near afterthoughts in the other. Characters who would be villains in one can be some of your most powerful allies in another. The text entry describing the [[New Game+|World]] system in the post-game lampshades this slightly, explaining that duplicates, dead people, etc have all been seen in your party recently.
** {{spoiler|Vyce takes the cake, however: he turns on the party no matter what decision you make, but in the Chaotic route, he [[Jumping Off the Slippery Slope|swan dives off the slippery slope]], in the Lawful route, he actually becomes ''heroic''... fitting, since it's later revealed he doesn't really care about either path as much as he cares about going up against '''[[The Rival|you]]'''
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: {{spoiler|Lanselot Tartaros}} had such a big one it took {{spoiler|an entire [[Gaiden Game]]}} to establish it.
* [[Gender-Restricted Ability]]: Less so in the PSP, which re-balanced some classes (Witches were turned into the female version of Wizards, both can now cast damage and support magic) and added opposite gender variants of the existing ones that did not have a close counterpart. There are, however, gender restricted pieces of equipment, such as [[Paper Fan of Doom|fans]] and [[Whip It Good|whips]].
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* [[Two Guys and a Girl]]: Denam, Vyce and Catiua.
* [[The Unfought]]:
** Balzepho/Balxephon and Volaq in the original versions were never fought. In fact, battle data of Volaq did not even exist! This was averted in the PSP remake, where Balxephon fights you in a [[Dual Boss]] story battle, and Volaq is an [[Optional Boss
** Barbatos/Balbatos are either captured and then executed offscreen (although you can view his execution) or he commits suicide in the law route.
* [[The Very Definitely Final Dungeon]]: The Hanging Gardens (Eden), both the climb and its underground floors.
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