Who could ever forget Final Fantasy Tactics? The epic storyline, the deep and strategic battle system, not to mention the revelations that stunned many a gamer during the days of the PlayStation One. And to get us back into that haze of SRPG goodness is this gameplay video update of Final Fantasy Tactics: The Lion War, featuring a cure spell and an ice elemental spell being cast.

Veterans will recognize these scenes, short and sweet as they are, as core elements in gameplay. After all, besides the use of items and weapons, magic is an important tool to be utilized both offensively and defensively. Healing spells give your characters some much-needed HP points, while attack spells take them away (and in a very flashy fashion).

Looking at the video, it's obvious that Square Enix made the decision to stick to the game's original graphics - using super-deformed 2D characters on a grid map. This in itself is very important, as we all know that the PSP is more than capable of displaying better-looking graphics - but any change to the Tactics formula, in this blogger's opinion, would've detracted from the experience itself.

Updates as we get them. Enjoy the videos!