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FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch • 2025

Should you play it?

Featuring fully voiced dialogue, beautifully enhanced graphics, and countless gameplay improvements, the genre-defining tactical RPG makes its long-awaited return.

What works

  • Faithful remaster with quality of life improvements
  • Deep and engaging tactical gameplay
  • Excellent voice acting and narrative immersion
  • Includes original classic version
  • High replay value and customization

Things to keep in mind

  • Missing war of the lions extra content
  • No multiplayer or cooperative modes
  • Some ui and control quirks
  • Price considered high by some
  • Graphics filter and visual style not universally liked

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds

  • SpellForce: Conquest of Eo

  • Sword of Convallaria

  • Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga

  • GRANDIA II HD Remaster

  • Tactical Breach Wizards

More social

Games that feels like FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Stolen Realm

  • Dark Quest 2

  • Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut

  • Wasteland 3

  • Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars

  • Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition

Less story-driven

Games that feels like FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles but with less narrative immersion

  • Urtuk: The Desolation

  • Warriors of the Nile 2

  • Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark

  • Astral Throne

  • EARTHLOCK

  • Cosmic Star Heroine

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FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Story, Expression.

Last update: 21/08/2026