

The story then focuses on the exploits of Marche as he attempts to return to the real world while facing opposition from those around him.

The children are transported to a realm of the same name as their town, "Ivalice", after discovering an ancient magical book. The game's story centers on four children Marche, Mewt, Ritz, and Doned, who live in a small town named St. Players are mostly free to decide the classes, abilities, and statistics of their characters. The player assembles a clan of characters, and controls their actions over grid-like battlefields.

A spin-off of the Final Fantasy series, the game shares several traits with 1997's Final Fantasy Tactics, although it is not a direct sequel. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance is a 2003 tactical role-playing game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance.
