Martin’s Game of Thrones series, particularly since it uses the same war as its inspiration. It bears some superficial similarities to George R.R. It takes place in a newly created world, focusing on the land of Ivalice (very transparently England).
Tactics Ogre took inspiration from the real life struggles of the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s, while Final Fantasy Tactics looks much farther back in history to the War of the Roses. The result is one of the best games in the SRPG genre, Final Fantasy Tactics. After its release, key members of the team, including writer/director Yasumi Matsuno, and artists Hiroshi Minagawa and Akihiko Yoshida, left Quest to join Square, where they essentially created a Tactics Ogre sequel, using the Final Fantasy name. It wasn’t exactly new – it was building off the backs of Nintendo’s Fire Emblem – but together with Square’s Front Mission, released earlier that year, essentially redefined a whole sliver of the subgenre. When it was released in 1995, Quest’s Tactics Ogre shook up the strategy-RPG formula with its strong, politically oriented storytelling and complex tactical combat.
