Some games have been inspired by it, but even the creators could never replicate it. Instead they went on to create Tactics Ogre, another legend. But one that is totally different from the grandfather here. This is one of the best if not the best strategy RPG ever made. The only thing it needs is to be remastered with additional maps, classes and ending scenes.
Released in 1993 this game was too good for the time. It has 13 endings. 13! This plus the "random" nature of leader creation and the huge number of unit combinations give it significant replayability. Of course we all know a Princess in the back row with a Lich is the best, but there's lots of other cool stuff too! I NEED a pixie and mermaid army in my life. This game costs hundreds in the second hand market so it is unatainable for most people that aren't using emulation.
It took Final Fantasy Tactis of all things to dethrone this for me. And FFT is great, legendary even, but as the decades march on I realized, FFT will never dethrone the QUEEN. Bring it back, don't F it up.