After years of rumors and hypothesis, Final Fantasy Tactics is heading to fashionable consoles with a remaster, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles. Director Kazutoyo Maehiro, artwork director Hiroshi Minagawa, and authentic script, situation author, and editor Yasumi Matsuno all gave statements about the remaster. Nevertheless, it was Matsuno who opened up in regards to the political backdrop of the story and the way it’s nonetheless extra related than ever.
The story of FFT facilities round two males, Ramza Beoulve and Delita Heiral, who come from utterly totally different backgrounds however initially have related targets. Ultimately, their lives fork off in massively totally different instructions they usually discover themselves now at odds with each other.
“Practically 30 years in the past, the collapse of Japan’s bubble financial system engulfed the nation’s monetary establishments in mountains of dangerous debt, triggering a wave of company bankruptcies, a sudden and excessive rise in unemployment charges, and stagnation of Japanese society as a complete, it was an period when many have been robbed of hope, when desires have been measured by their price ticket,” Matsuno stated.
Matsuno had made a profession of injecting heavy politics into his tales. Earlier than FFT, he had helped create the Ogre Battle collection. Followers would possibly bear in mind Ogre Battle (initially Ogre Battle: Let Us Cling Collectively) for the PlayStation, having related tones and story construction. Atlus even pushed again the North American launch to restrict the competitors with FFT, but in addition to get the eye of gamers who favored FFT on board with its sport.
“In opposition to this historic backdrop, I crafted a narrative. It was the story of Ramza, a younger man who fought tirelessly in opposition to the entrenched social class system,” he continued. “It was the story of Delita, who sought to benefit from this confusion and despair to advance his personal social place. It was a narrative of a peculiar future, during which friendship and betrayal intertwine. And now, in 2025–a time when inequality and division are nonetheless deeply rooted in our society–I provide this story as soon as once more.”
Matsuno signed off with “the desire to withstand is in your palms.”
Regardless of being within the shadow of Final Fantasy 7, Final Fantasy Tactics has turn out to be a cult basic over time, with Ivalice changing into a mainstay in FF lore.
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles is scheduled for launch on September 30 on PS4 and PS5.