Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles Now Available

In a nutshell

  • Revived Classic: Final Fantasy Tactics returns with enhanced visuals, voice acting, and quality-of-life upgrades, alongside a faithful classic mode featuring the War of the Lions translation.
  • Cross-Generational Team: Original creators like Kazutoyo Maehiro and Yasumi Matsuno join forces with new talent to reimagine the game for modern platforms.
  • Star-Studded Cast: Features new and returning Final Fantasy voice actors, including Joe Pitts (Ramza), Gregg Lowe (Delita), and cameos by Cody Christian (Cloud) and Briana White (Aerith) from the FFVII Remake series.

Square Enix and Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia have announced that Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles is now available for PS4, PS5, Xbox Series, Switch, Switch 2, and PC via Steam.

Widely regarded as the gold standard for tactical RPGs for its strategic combat, deep job system, and one of the most unforgettable stories in gaming, the critically acclaimed title, now earning perfect and near-perfect scores worldwide, is ready to be enjoyed by newcomers and returning players.

Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles Overview

Here’s an overview of the game:

Key Features: 

  • Tactical Battles that Define the Genre — Engage in strategic, turn-based combat across diverse and dynamic terrains where every decision matters. Terrain advantages, unit positioning, and character customization come together to deliver thrilling battles full of unexpected twists. This acclaimed battle system is what makes FINAL FANTASY TACTICS – The Ivalice Chronicles a quintessential tactical RPG experience.
     
  • Robust Job System — Utilize over 20 jobs and 300 abilities, from black mage to dragoon to time mage—each job features a distinct skill kit, which can be further customized by assigning abilities learned from other jobs, providing nearly endless builds and strategies unique to each player’s playstyle.
     
  • Enhanced & Classic Versions — The enhanced version of the game includes a breadth of new features such as updated visuals, an overhauled UI, added dialogue and full voice acting alongside quality-of-life enhancements like fast-forward and autosave. The classic version lets players relive the faithful 1997 classic with the renowned War of the Lions translation—discover what made the original a timeless masterpiece.

FINAL FANTASY TACTICS – The Ivalice Chronicles transports players to the war-torn Kingdom of Ivalice, a medieval realm fractured by political infighting, class struggle, and the ambitions of rival noble houses in the wake of the Fifty Years’ War. Against this backdrop appear Ramza, third son of House Beoulve, one of Ivalice’s leading military families, and his childhood companion Delita, a commoner raised amongst nobles, who find themselves on opposing sides of a war brewing within the kingdom. 

Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles is brought to modern platforms by a cross-generational team, blending original visionaries such as Kazutoyo Maehiro (Director), Hiroshi Minagawa (Art Director), and Yasumi Matsuno (Writer/Editor), with fresh talent like Shoichi Matsuzawa (Producer) and Ayako Yokoyama (Co-Director).

The voice cast features a stellar mix of new and returning Final Fantasy actors, including Joe Pitts (Ramza), Gregg Lowe (Delita), Hannah Melbourn (Agrias), Timothy Watson (Cidolfus), Harry McEntire (Mustadio), and Ben Starr (Dycedarg), with special appearances by Cody Christian (Cloud Strife) and Briana White (Aerith Gainsborough) from the Final Fantasy VII Remake series.

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Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles is now available for PS4, PS5, Xbox Series, Switch, Switch 2, and PC via Steam.

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