When was Final Fantasy Tactics originally released?
Final Fantasy Tactics was first released in Japan on the 20th of June 1997, and in North America on the 28th of January 1998, published by Sony Computer Entertainment America.
Questions about Final Fantasy Tactics
Short answers, pulled from the story.
Who directed and wrote Final Fantasy Tactics?
Yasumi Matsuno served as director and lead scenario writer. Hironobu Sakaguchi, creator of the Final Fantasy series, was the producer, and Hiroyuki Ito designed the battle system.
How many copies did Final Fantasy Tactics sell?
The game sold nearly 1.24 million copies in Japan by the end of 1997. The original PlayStation version had sold over 2.4 million copies worldwide as of August 2011.
What inspired the story and themes of Final Fantasy Tactics?
Yasumi Matsuno drew the story's class conflict themes from his experiences in the game industry and from Japan's Lost Decades following the economic bubble collapse. The premise of a suppressed historical account was inspired by the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the novel The Name of the Rose.
What is Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions?
The War of the Lions is an enhanced port of Final Fantasy Tactics released for PlayStation Portable on the 10th of May 2007 in Japan. It added in-game cutscenes, new characters, multiplayer capability, 16:9 widescreen support, and full English voice acting in its cinematic scenes.
What is The Ivalice Chronicles remaster of Final Fantasy Tactics?
The Ivalice Chronicles is an expanded remaster released on the 30th of September 2025 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X/S, and Windows. It was developed by Square Enix's Creative Studio III and includes updated graphics, full voice acting in English and Japanese, and a reconstructed version of the original code, since the master source data had not been preserved. It won Best Sim/Strategy Game at The Game Awards 2025.