In the game, you build a team by recruiting many available characters you meet along the way and stockpiling plenty of items to defeat enemies who stand in your way. It was the first game to use a 3D, isometric, rotatable playing field, bitmap sprite characters, and a turn-based strategy system during the Final Fantasy 32-bit era. Tactics combine traditional Final Fantasy series elements with new game mechanics and battle systems. Final Fantasy Tactics marked a significant expansion of the franchise into new areas.