Pantera's Classic Game Guides - Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (a.k.a. タクティクス オウガ)
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Story
Tactics
Ogre, the highly anticipated sequel to Ogre Battle Limited Edition, is
now available to US gamers. The story takes place in a land called Valeria,
it consists of 15 islands and several different ethnic groups. As a result,
many wars have been fought over who would control Valeria.
The purpose of the game is to end the war in Valeria. You, the player, will play the role of Denim, a 16 year old Walstanian boy from the port town of Goliath. The Walstanians are an ethnic group, who were given a chance to gain independence under the leadership of Duke Ronway. But now, they are forced to live on an island just south of the continent called Gurdohki. The outcome of the game will differ depending on the choices you make.
Warning - Game Spoiler and cheats/saved games included from this point downwards
Game Highlights
 Underground
Meeting A Band of young Walstanian fighters gathers together, with the common goal of putting an end to the war which has rid them from living normal lives. At the start of the story, they meet another faction whose leader, Lans Hamilton, tells them that he and his men have been exiled from Zenobia and are now traveling in Valeria looking for work as mercenaries. |
 One
For All, All For One.Together they plan to rescue the Walstanian king, Duke Ronway from prison. After successfully returning home with their royal leader, our heroes get declared as official knights of the Liberation Army, where they will help the other knights in the war against the Gargastan army and Cardinal Barbatos. |
 Negotiations
With The EnemyAmong the errands that Duke Ronway prepares for the young soldiers, he sends them East to negotiate a no attack treaty with the old enemies from Bacrum so that he will not have to fight a war on two fronts. The Dark Knight Lans Tartare greets our heroes' entourage (consisting of Denim, Kachua, Vice and Leonard) and tells them that Bacrum and their king Branta have absolutely no intention of getting involved in any war. |
 Massacre
In BaramusIn the process of getting the better of the Gargastan army, the Walstanianians visit Baramus in order to incite the population to revolt against the Cardinal and join their ranks instead. When it is evident that no one is interested in the revolt, Leonard tells Denim that the Duke had suspected this and that the only way that people will revolt is to destroy their villages and make it appear that the Cardinal did it. After arguing about it, Denim decides to obey the order and massacre his own people. However, Vice does not want anything to do with this and leaves the party. |
 Defeated
at SwanziAt first, the Duke's plan pays off and the Liberation army has grown enough to invade the Cardinal's lands. However, Vice and his followers start spreading the truth about Baramus and while Denim is moving towards Barbatos, the Walstanian army gets defeated at Swanzi. Denim and his sister Kachua plan their retreat via the sea. |
 Duke
Ronway Gets ItBy now Duke Ronway has started to lose his grip on the strategy to adopt. He even suggests an alliance with Bacrum! Leonard convinces Denim that the Duke must be taken care of. While the Duke's castle falls down to the Liberation Army's attack, Leonard assassinates the Duke and gives the leadership to Denim. |
Denim moves onwards, joined by Jenounes and other heroes like Canopus and later also by Vice. Together they witness the Cardinal's suicide after successfully invading his castle. |
He convinces Kachua by showing her an amulet. Lans takes the princess with him, away from Denim and Walsta. |
 Searching
For KachuaWhile Lans is away and cannot interfere, Branta, the leader of Bacrum takes the opportunity to attack. However the Walstanian army keeps growing stronger and moves on towards Fiduc castle. There Denim meets Kachua, but she flees away from him, confirming that the word about her lineage was true. |
 Pursuit
of The TruthKachua gets crowned as Queen of Valeria. Denim goes to visit his father who sadly confirms the story of Kachua. In his dying words he says however that Kachua is not going to be a happy queen, but that instead she is being used by the Roslolians because only she can break the seal to King Dolgare's treasure. |
 Reality
Is Stranger Than FictionWhile on his way to find the priest Moruba as directed by his father, Denim meets Olivia, a priestess of the Filaha Order. She tells him that the person he is fighting against is in fact his uncle Branta and that Denim is originally from Bacrum, the nation that he is trying to invade! |
 The
Queen Is DeadAfter coming to terms with his origin, Denim goes to visit the high priest Moruba and later finds out where Kachua is being kept. He goes to save her, but by the time that Denim has gone far enough to embrace his sister once again, Kachua has already had enough of everyone using her and makes up her mind to kill herself. |
 Stealing
The Sword To Break The SealEnraged by the death of his beloved sister, Denim pursues the Dark Knights to get his revenge, however Branta imprisons the Dark Knights himself before Denim arrives. Aided by traitors, he takes the sword Brunhild from the Dark Knight, when he found out that said sword can be used just as effectively to open the late king's seal. |
 Seeking
The SwordWarren tells Denim about Brunhild which is also the true reason why the Zenobians have come to Valeria. Denim accepts to help the Zenobians to get their sword back and together they go to Eden to reclaim it. Related Download: brunhild.zip (2Kb) |
In
the ending sequence, Denim is crowned as the new King of Valeria,
but after his encouraging speech an intruder takes a shot at him.
It is unkown whether our hero Denim has survived or not, but this
story lives on in history, now become known as the war of Heigm. |
Note: In order to play the saved games, you need to use the PSX Smart Link Manager.
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