{"id":1218493,"date":"2026-02-22T23:02:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T23:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=603099"},"modified":"2026-02-22T23:02:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T23:02:52","slug":"final-fantasy-tactics-is-finally-getting-an-enhanced-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/final-fantasy-tactics-is-finally-getting-an-enhanced-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Fantasy Tactics is finally getting an enhanced edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/final-fantasy-tactics-is-finally-getting-an-enhanced-edition.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Square Enix announced that the beloved strategy game <em>Final Fantasy Tactics<\/em> is getting a lavish enhanced version called <em>Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles<\/em>. Square Enix revealed a breathtaking teaser trailer at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/news\/603104\/sony-playstation-state-of-play-june-2025-start-time\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sony\u2019s State of Play<\/a> showcase on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The game\u2019s visuals offered a look into a polished and refined version of Ivalice, an updated look for our hero, Ramza Beoulve, and a glimpse at the game\u2019s deep customization and strategic combat, revamped for a modern audience. Additionally, the game offers two different versions to fans: an enhanced version and a classic version of the game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The enhanced edition adds fully voiced dialogue, an optimized UI, graphical refinements, and other quality-of-life features, while the classic version preserves the OG feel of the PlayStation title plus the translation incorporated into the PSP port, <em>Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>Final Fantasy Tactics<\/em>: <em>The Ivalice Chronicles<\/em> is scheduled to launch in Sept. 30, 2025 for PlayStation 5, with pre-orders opening today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The original <em>Final Fantasy Tactics<\/em> was released for PlayStation in Japan in 1997 and then in 1998 in North America. Serving as a spin-off of the main FF series, the game focused on strategy-based combat for its turn-based battles and was met with critical acclaim upon release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">This success <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/2013\/5\/28\/4371924\/square-enix-unveils-final-fantasy-tactics-s-gameplay-in-a-new-trailer\">eventually led to more games <\/a>in the Tactics franchise, including 2003&#8217;s <em>Final Fantasy Tactics Advance <\/em>for the Game Boy Advance<em>, 2007&#8217;s Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift <\/em>on the Nintendo DS<em>, <\/em>and an enhanced version of the original game for the PSP with <em>Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions<\/em>.\u00a0Various ports of <em>Final Fantasy Tactics<\/em> were released years after, including a port to iOS and Android in 2013, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/2013\/4\/26\/4268670\/square-enix-to-release-final-fantasy-tactics-s-on-mobage\">Mobage in 2014,<\/a> and then the Nintendo Wii U virtual console in 2016.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">While Tactics is commemorated for many reasons, one of the franchise&#8217;s most defining features included the robust job system, which saw players customizing their characters with different classes and unique abilities, injecting a new concept into the FF mythos.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Fans have been begging Square Enix to revisit the Tactics franchise for years but to no avail. But the wait and longing are finally over; <em>Final Fantasy Tactics<\/em> has officially returned.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/news\/603099\/final-fantasy-tactics-remaster-announcement-trailer\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Square Enix announced that the beloved strategy game Final Fantasy Tactics is getting a lavish enhanced version called Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles. Square Enix revealed a breathtaking teaser trailer at Sony\u2019s State of Play showcase on Wednesday. The game\u2019s visuals offered a look into a polished and refined version of Ivalice, an updated look for our hero, Ramza Beoulve, and a glimpse at the game\u2019s deep customization and strategic combat, revamped for a modern audience. Additionally, the game offers two different versions to fans: an enhanced version and a classic version of the game. The enhanced edition adds fully voiced dialogue, an optimized UI, graphical refinements, and other quality-of-life features, while the classic version preserves the OG feel of the PlayStation title plus&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/final-fantasy-tactics-is-finally-getting-an-enhanced-edition\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1218494,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1218493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Final Fantasy Tactics is finally getting an enhanced edition | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" 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