Been jonesing for a similar style of tactical RPG. Tried out some Disgaea demos, but the anime cringe and the sheer amount of shit on the stats screens turned me off.
I liked the focus on class/character building in those games. Been thinking about XCOM and Fire Emblem games, but I figure I'd fish for recs.
If you like Final Fantasy Tactics, you've got to play Tactics Ogre. The PSP version is easy to emulate.
I just started replaying it yesterday after a few years because I stumbled on a hack that adds new content, but the vanilla game is really good.
There are a ton of different classes to experiment with, and my favorite part is at the end of the first chapter, you make a big decision that changes the entire story for the rest of the game, and there are a few other branching points that make it really fun to replay.
Characters who were just another enemy you stomped on in one path may be your ally on another path, and it's really cool to see the different angles to the story.
Nice yeah, I'll definitely add it to my mental list. Thanks!