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FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles

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

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Quick resume

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

Global score

90/100

Genres

Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical

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    Pros

    • 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

    Cons

    • 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

    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Leadership, Survival, Violence, Strategy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Expression, Fantasy.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

    Motivations

    • Autonomy
      4

      "Players can freely choose characters, jobs, and customize abilities extensively, allowing personal strategic decisions."

    • Competence
      5

      "High skill ceiling with complex tactical gameplay, strategic positioning, and character progression requiring mastery."

    • Competition
      -3

      "Focus is on single-player experience and personal progression; no multiplayer or ranked modes present."

    • Continuation
      4

      "Highly replayable with deep customization and grinding mechanics encouraging long play sessions."

    • Cooperation
      -4

      "Gameplay is primarily single-player with no multiplayer or cooperative modes."

    • Creativity
      5

      "Extensive job system and ability customization allow creative party builds and strategies."

    • Domination
      -4

      "Interactions are balanced and story-driven without emphasis on exerting superiority over others."

    • Escapism
      5

      "Immersive story and tactical gameplay provide strong escape from real life."

    • Expectation
      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and nostalgia, not obligation."

    • Experimenting
      4

      "Players encouraged to try different job combinations, strategies, and character builds."

    • Exploration
      3

      "Exploration of story, lore, and tactical maps with some discovery elements, though mostly structured."

    • Expression
      4

      "Customization of characters’ jobs, abilities, and equipment allows personal expression."

    • Fantasy
      5

      "Set in a fictional medieval fantasy world with magic, political intrigue, and mythical elements."

    • Fellowship
      -3

      "Primarily a solo experience with limited social interaction or community features."

    • Growth
      5

      "Players develop skills, knowledge of mechanics, and character progression through grinding and strategy."

    • Health
      -5

      "Sedentary gameplay typical of turn-based RPGs with no physical activity elements."

    • Idle
      -4

      "Requires focused attention and strategic planning; not suited for passive or background play."

    • Intimacy
      -4

      "Limited to story-driven character interactions without forming close social relationships."

    • Leadership
      4

      "Players lead and manage a party of characters, making strategic decisions and directing actions."

    • Progression
      5

      "Strong emphasis on leveling characters, unlocking jobs, abilities, and acquiring equipment."

    • Relaxation
      3

      "Balanced challenge with options for difficulty and fast-forwarding, allowing flow and tension release."

    • Sensation
      3

      "Visual and auditory enhancements including voice acting and updated graphics provide sensory engagement."

    • Status
      -3

      "Focus is on individual achievement and story progression rather than social recognition."

    • Story
      5

      "Deep narrative immersion with political intrigue, character development, and voiced dialogue."

    • Strategy
      5

      "Core gameplay revolves around tactical positioning, turn order manipulation, and complex problem solving."

    • Thrill
      3

      "Tactical battles provide suspense and challenge, though risk is controlled and turn-based."

    • Value
      3

      "High perceived value due to depth, replayability, and quality of life improvements, though price noted as high."

    • Violence
      3

      "Combat involves attacks and spells with some violence, but stylized and tactical rather than graphic."

    • Survival
      3

      "Players must manage resources and avoid failure in tactical battles, though risk is moderate."

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    Last update: 29/04/2026