"Talking about Final Fantasy Tactics in terms of its place in history is easy. The foundational spin-off blended the Final Fantasy aesthetic with a tactical combat system. With Ogre Battle creator Yatsumi Matsuno at the helm and the likes of Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, FFVI director Hiroyuki Ito, and dozens more well-known names at Square Enix collaborating, Final Fantasy Tactics easily became a cornerstone for all future tactical RPGs to lean on."
"Booting it up in 2025, through the freshly remastered Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles, is still a fascinating experience. Nostalgia isn't the main draw for me personally, as I only played Tactics for the first time a few years ago. But in the modern day, Final Fantasy Tactics' time capsule feels ageless. While it still has a few creaks and cracks here and there, revisiting Tactics has made me resolute in the belief that this is, simply, a must-play."
"The Ivalice Chronicles offers two modes of play. One is, effectively, a port of the original game with a few updates (including the script) of the PSP's great War of the Lions version. The other is the "enhanced" version, which I spent the bulk of my time playing, with remastered graphics and a new script. No major story beats have changed in Square Enix's remaster of this script though, so this is the same story as before, with some new but welcome refreshes."
Final Fantasy Tactics combines the Final Fantasy aesthetic with a deep tactical combat system under Yatsumi Matsuno alongside Hironobu Sakaguchi and Hiroyuki Ito. The 2025 remaster, Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles, provides two modes: a faithful War of the Lions port and an enhanced version with remastered graphics and a new script. The narrative centers on Ramza Beoulve and Delita as noble power struggles and covert machinations reshape Ivalice. Ramza wrestles with aristocratic privilege, loss, and moral conflict. The remaster preserves core story beats while adding welcome visual and script refreshes, keeping it a must-play.
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