![]() The game uses Final Fantasy’s trademark job system but translates all that into a tactical setting. While the narrative is where Final Fantasy Tactics excels, it's all backed up by an exceptional combat system. It’s not a feel-good tale by any means, but it’s easily the most ambitious storytelling the Final Fantasy series has ever seen, a narrative that manages to feel wholly realistic even while the world is filled with magic and monsters. ![]() Final Fantasy Tactics’ story was relevant in 1997, but amazingly, the themes feel more relevant than ever 25 years later. One of the more interesting facets of the story is how Ramza has to confront his own privilege and realize the role he himself plays in an unjust system that oppresses people. Towns transfor over time into slums as the people turn to banditry, left with no other option to survive.Ī remaster called Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions released on PSP in 2007, and added on gorgeous CG cutscenes, new jobs, characters, and more. The land of Ivalice is wracked by sociopolitical problems. The overarching theme of the game is classism, how the poor suffer and struggle at the whims of the wealthy aristocracy. The story is where Final Fantasy Tactics absolutely shines, and its tale is riveting from start to finish. The game chronicles Ramza’s role in The Lion’s War, a massive conflict that decides the very fate of a Medieval, magical land called Ivalice. In Final Fantasy Tactics, players take on the role of Ramza Beoulve, a member of a respected royal house. Matsuno has a very distinct directorial style, as his games consistently have political themes on top of deep and customizable gameplay systems. ![]() Tactics comes from the mind of Yasumi Matsuno, who’d go on to direct more critically-acclaimed titles like Vagrant Story and Final Fantasy XII. While Final Fantasy Tactics didn’t reinvent the wheel, it refined the genre to a dazzling sheen that manages serious depth while still being accessible to even newcomers - despite some serious challenges. 25 years later, it still holds up as an all-timer. Final Fantasy Tactics was first released on PlayStation in 1997 and at the time it was something wildly different for the franchise, a tough tactical RPG that tells an intensely thematic story dealing with classism, religious dogma, and political conspiracy. However, there’s one Final Fantasy spinoff that simply doesn’t get the due it deserves, especially in how it revolutionized tactical RPGs. Final Fantasy is filled with dozens of beloved titles, many of which remain some of the best RPGs ever made.
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