Overview

• Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles is set to launch on September 30, 2025 for PC and modern consoles via Steam and digital storefronts
• Square Enix confirmed the original master data and source code were lost, prompting the team to reconstruct programming from existing game versions and hands-on analysis
• The remaster is based strictly on the 1997 PS1 original to maintain its core design and narrative, with no additional content from the PSP’s War of the Lions port
• Players will have access to both a classic mode and an enhanced edition featuring full voice acting, a new UI, fast-forward controls, auto-saving in battles and adjustable difficulty settings
• Veteran director Kazutoyo Maehiro reunited original team members, including writer-director Yasumi Matsuno, to oversee a labor-intensive process described as a ‘sheer force’ rebuild