▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁a ▁first - person ▁view . ▁ ▁The ▁player ▁begins ▁the ▁game ▁by ▁choosing ▁four ▁characters ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁party ▁and ▁is ▁locked ▁into ▁that ▁choice ▁for ▁the ▁duration ▁of ▁the ▁game . ▁Each ▁character ▁has ▁an ▁" occupation ", ▁or ▁character ▁class , ▁with ▁different ▁attributes ▁and ▁ab ilities ▁that ▁are ▁either ▁inn ate ▁or ▁can ▁be ▁acquired . ▁There ▁are ▁six ▁classes : ▁F ighter , ▁Th ief , ▁Black ▁B elt , ▁Red ▁M age , ▁White ▁M age , ▁and ▁Black ▁M age . ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁game , ▁the ▁player ▁has ▁the ▁option ▁to ▁have ▁each ▁character ▁under go ▁a ▁" class ▁upgrade "; ▁where by ▁their ▁sprite ▁port ra its ▁m ature , ▁and ▁some ▁classes ▁gain ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁use ▁weapons ▁and ▁magic ▁that ▁they ▁previously ▁could ▁not ▁use . ▁The ▁game ▁contains ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁weapons , ▁arm or , ▁and ▁items ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁bought ▁or ▁found ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁characters ▁more ▁powerful ▁in ▁combat . ▁Each ▁character ▁has ▁eight ▁invent ory ▁sl ots , ▁with ▁four ▁to ▁hold ▁weapons ▁and ▁four ▁to ▁hold ▁arm or . ▁Each ▁character ▁class ▁has ▁restrictions ▁on ▁what ▁weapons ▁and ▁arm or ▁it ▁may ▁use . ▁Some ▁weapons ▁and ▁arm or ▁are ▁mag ical ; ▁if ▁used ▁during ▁combat , ▁they ▁will ▁cast ▁sp ells . ▁Other ▁mag ical ▁artifact s ▁provide ▁protection , ▁such ▁as ▁from ▁certain ▁sp ells . ▁At ▁sh ops , ▁the ▁characters ▁can ▁buy ▁items ▁to ▁help ▁themselves ▁recover ▁while