They were rediscovered when a Valendian government agent named Ashley Riot followed the leader of a heretic sect into the lost city of Leá Monde, finding himself and said leader hunted in turn by soldiers of the Church.
Several centuries after that, in the land of Valendia (which had existed since the days of Final Fantasy XII), magic and monsters had been mostly forgotten about. These Durai annals were written to make Ramza (and his band of soldiers and acolytes) known as the true heroes of the war, after Ramza was branded a heretic and villain by the Church. These events, as recorded in the Durai report, tell the story of a young noble named Ramza Beoulve and his uprising against the Church. Many centuries later, when airships and Magicite had long been forgotten and "Ivalice" had become only the name of a small kingdom, the events of Final Fantasy Tactics took place. These events, in turn, were followed by the story of Crystal Defenders and Crystal Defenders: Vanguard Storm. This Ivalice manifested itself as a magical hallucination based on the locations and characters of Final Fantasy XII. In the real world (or possibly a distant future after the last magic energy in the world has been exhausted and internal combustion engines and other technologies have been re-discovered), a young boy named Marche Radiuju ended up in a dream version of the Ivalice of this era, as told in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. This is the story of Final Fantasy Tactics A2. He eventually encounters Vaan, who at this point in time is a successful and infamous sky pirate. Some time after that, a strange boy named Luso suddenly found himself in Ivalice (Jylland to be precise). One year after the story told in Final Fantasy XII, there was another, smaller adventure for Vaan and his associates, told in Revenant Wings. This is the world Final Fantasy XII takes place in, starring the young war orphan Vaan, the widowed princess Ashelia B'nargin Dalmasca and the betrayed army captain Basch fon Ronsenburg. Humes, Bangaa, Seeq, Viera, Moogles and various other races shared the continent. Technology had been invented and discarded again in favor of natural Magicite fuel. Long ago, Ivalice was a world of magick and airships. Apply the MST3K Mantra where necessary.Īnd yes, the whole thing is swimming in Purple Prose. Some games inexplicably feature characters from other games as cameos, some events are decidedly "what-if", and most things linking the games together are only very vaguely hinted at. Also, much like with The Legend of Zelda, Word of God is not all too clear on the exact timeline. However, since this is somewhat arbitrary, the title is used here as the Trope name for convenience's sake. It should be noted that the term "Ivalice Alliance" doesn't refer to all Ivalice games. A group of characters known as the Lucavi/Totema, which eventually became an alternative to the stock summons of the main Final Fantasy series. The dichotomy of "Grimoires" ( Spell Books) and "Palings" ( Anti-Magic). The importance of historians, political intrigue and political negotiators to the story. The detailed visibility of inconsequential items during cut scenes (such as ropes, wine glasses and water skins), which most video games tend to avoid. Richly textured block-based graphics which (along with ICO) were at the start of the Real Is Brown trend in video games. The Ivalice Alliance games are notable for several things: Smith, whose outstanding work on Vagrant Story made him internationally known as a video game translator. #Vagrant story tv tropes series
Several games in the series were localized by Alexander O. Various other (art/music) directors have also worked on the series over time. The series' art design is overseen by Akihiko Yoshida, and the music is composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto. The series' main director was Yasumi Matsuno, who left the company during the development of Final Fantasy XII due to a combination of illness, Executive Meddling of both his own and his parent company's behalf, and the stress of creating a high-profile project.
Tying the story together is an overarching plot of the world of Ivalice note pronounced "EE-vah-leese" - a world of warring kingdoms, corrupt religion, massive beasts, dark magic, and breathtaking Scenery Porn. A series of games created by Square Enix, taking place in a shared universe closely linked to the lung-burstingly popular Final Fantasy series.Ĭonceived originally in the spirit of the Ogre Battle series, the Ivalice Alliance games tell stories of political intrigue, tactical combat and Xanatos Speed Chess, featuring a number of heroes of greatly varying ages, hairstyles and socioeconomical backgrounds.
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