Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles ‘Battle System’ trailer

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Square Enix has shared a three-minute trailer showcasing the battle system in the remastered strategy RPG, *Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles*.

Here is an overview of the game, via Square Enix:

About

Experience a captivating story of ambition, betrayal, and honor, now brought to life with fully voiced dialogue and stunning updated graphics. These improvements create a more immersive and enjoyable battlefield. This enhanced version also includes features designed to make the game easier to pick up and play, like new difficulty levels, a redesigned interface, and automatic saving. Enjoy strategic, turn-based battles and a deep character progression system that keeps every encounter exciting and unpredictable.

Praised for its incredible story, this game takes players to the Kingdom of Ivalice, a war-torn medieval world. You’ll uncover the hidden story of Ramza Beoulve, a young noble whose true place in history has been forgotten.

Akihiko Yoshida created the latest artwork featuring Ramza and Delita, the main characters in the story. The image captures their complicated bond – sometimes working together, and at other times hinting at a future where they go their separate ways. Above them, Ovelia and Alma, both closely connected to Ramza and Delita, gaze into the distance, suggesting the destiny that awaits them all.

I’m so hyped for *Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles*! The people who *made* the original game are coming back – Kazutoyo Maehiro is directing again, Hiroshi Minagawa is handling the art, and Yasumi Matsuno is writing the story, just like before. It’s awesome to see the original team reuniting for this!

Both updated and original versions of *Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles* will be available. The updated version features modern improvements like fully voiced characters, completely new graphics, and a streamlined interface, making it a great way for new players to experience this classic tactical RPG. The original version lets longtime fans relive the game as it was first released in 1997.

As a huge fan, I was so excited to see the voice cast for *Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles*! They brought in some amazing talent, including Joe Pitts as Ramza, Gregg Lowe as Delita, Hannah Melbourn as Agrias, and Timothy Watson as Cidolfus. Harry McEntire voices Mustadio, and Ben Starr is Dycedarg. It was a really cool surprise to hear Cody Christian as Cloud and Briana White as Aerith from the *Final Fantasy VII Remake* series too – such a treat for longtime fans like me!

Key Features

  • Challenging, Tactical Turn-Based Battles – Experience the addictive tactical turn-based combat and deep character progression system that made the game an instant tactical RPG classic. Players will test their battle acumen against a host of powerful enemies, and use the various terrains, characters and customizations, as well as their strategic thinking, to achieve victory.
  • Customizable Job System with Dynamic Character Progression – Players can master a robust roster of over 20 jobs—including black mage, dragoon, geomancer (who can use the environment against foes), summoner (who can call forth the iconic Final Fantasy moogle and other espers), time mage (who uses time magick), thief, and more—and over 300 character abilities to strategically build endless party combinations.
  • Enhanced Gameplay Features and a Faithful Classic Version – The enhanced version features a revised script and fully voiced dialogue, offering a new level of enjoyment to this classic story. Additionally, a brand-new user interface, improved graphics, as well as additional character conversations and dialogue create a new level of immersion. Additionally, many new features have been added to make the game even more approachable including the ability to confirm unit turn order with the press of a button, scout the battlefield from afar with the tactical view feature, speed up battles with fast forward, auto save during battles, adjust game difficulty to match your play style, and more. The classic version faithfully recreates the 1997 release of Final Fantasy Tactics alongside the acclaimed War of the Lions translation—perfect for fans who wish to relive the original experience.

The classic strategy game, *Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles*, will be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC (through Steam) starting September 30th.

Watch the trailer below.

Battle System Trailer

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2025-09-24 06:46