The History of Final Fantasy Tactics (A Retrospective Review)

[@FinalFantasyUnion]

Hey guys! This was a new type of video for us so it would be really good to understand how you felt about it and whether you'd like to see us expand it to other games in the franchise. Big thanks to Guideseeker for suggesting the topic to us! ~Darryl/Lauren

[@Sinalve1]

I enjoyed watching this, but I feel like the content could have been labeled more appropriately as development history.

[@axzrellenx1650]

yea I enjoy this and ivalice always resonate with me

[@MrAngelomartinez24]

Very enjoyable video. I love when you cover the main series of course, but I greatly welcome your team covering other games in the franchise. I'm suuuupppeeerrr excited for when you cover Final Fantasy: Dissida next. I spent many a hour on my psp playing it.

[@AbrahamJimenezBK2O1]

Make a video about ivalice lore.

[@TheFleshPrevails]

I absolutely loved this!! Keep up the amazing work!!

[@akiinmoonlight79]

FF Tactics is one of the best games of all time, if not the best Strategy rpg ever created !

[@DungeonBricks]

Advancewars isa close competitor though.

[@fnors2]

Indeed, there are but a few games that I can think of that truly deserve a "best game ever" award, in various categories. FFT is definitely one of them. Others would be Chrono Trigger, FFVI, Baldur's Gate (1 and 2).

[@robertcampbell8070]

@@fnors2 Tactics Ogre is vastly underrated. FFT is my favorite game of all time, but I enjoyed Tactics Ogre almost as much. I wish they would sell it in the PS store.

[@Utubesuxmycock]

no doubt no doubt this game is pure ART i love everything from the music to the brilliant gameplay its a shame Grimoire was the last true original tactics game...and that was over 10 years ago...i still love Grimoire though! now wheres my DS.......

[@akiinmoonlight79]

@@Utubesuxmycock FF Tactics A2 Grimoires of the rift was also such a brilliant game

[@Afr0Punk]

Tactics to me is THE best Final Fantasy game. So much replayability.

[@odonnellcaleb]

I somehow end up playing FFT every year...with new self made challenges... favorite game ever.

[@sanjaykaaumoana-morton9310]

I know the feeling , I beaten this game maybe 15-17 times I absolutely love this game ,100% it a lot of the time , the worst is trying to get everyone to learn the “ zodiac summon” .... damn that was hard but it was fun

[@ray.b.75]

yes, outside of MMORPG, which belongs to FFXI. FFT is the best FF game, it is a flawless gem.

[@7641955]

Check my latest vid on fft ending still shot

[@CharleyTurner]

100% same.

[@thisWinglessAngel]

See Final Fantasy Tactics, click like before even watching. My personal favorite Final Fantasy. But also my favorite video game ever.

[@Utubesuxmycock]

this game and Symphony of the night quite possibly the best console games ever made

[@juisebox670]

@@Utubesuxmycock My childhood summed up, continued through adult life

[@kylethomas9130]

Your profile picture says it all.

[@frahhscloset3430]

Ikr

[@ZayOsirisGaming]

Words cannot describe how much I loved (and still love) Final Fantasy Tactics..! ❤️

[@aitorgonzalez4657]

I truly wish they could remake this game for the PS4, with crisper graphics, more jobs, and more. This game truly solidified my love for FF.

[@ZayOsirisGaming]

Aitor Gonzalez I would jump at the chance to experience this game again on the PS4 or PS5

[@aitorgonzalez4657]

@@ZayOsirisGaming Right? Can you imagine playing the game on a bigger screen, with possible more content? Personally, I loved the War of the Lions version and would love to see that on the PS4 (minus the slow glitch)

[@ZayOsirisGaming]

Aitor Gonzalez if they added more content to this game, expended on new job classes, and possibly even gave an online PvP style experience; that would be amazing

[@aitorgonzalez4657]

StormEX Entertainment Omg yaaaaaas!

[@rodrigovalenzuela5772]

I've always defended FFVI and FFVII because they were the first ones I took on but FFT being the underrated gem it is... I believe this is the greatest story ever told. (At least in FF Lore, close call with FFVI). Not only does the main antagonist is never really revealed as the antagonist, the writers came as close as possible to achieving a 'real' outcome of the things that transpired. (Ramza being the heretic, Delita being the hero of the story). I'm glad to see that it's 2019 and people are still talking about it.

[@michialphelps2339]

Final Fantasy 7 is the best and im the biggest fan of tactics there is. I have replayed it 4 times now its a masterpiece. But dont let that get in the way of final fantasy 7s diamond storyline it just can't be beaten no point in trying.

[@rodrigovalenzuela5772]

@@michialphelps2339 That's to be decided, what I believe Tactics excels far more than FF7 is the complexity yet digestible storyline that does not require prequels nor follow ups. Everyone(or at least almost everyone) from the main characters gets development and a proper closure. Dont get me wrong, I LOVE FF7 with all my heart and will be forever my favorite game of all time but a similar point can be made for FFIV. I'm just hoping they don't screw the remake up, I'm still wondering how developers are going to render the Don Corneo part of the story hahahaha

[@SeventhheavenDK]

@@rodrigovalenzuela5772 . FFT is my favorite FF, FF7 a close second. But I do not agree in something you posted. FF7 doesnt need prequels nor follow ups, Square just wanted to milk the franchise, but FF7 by itself pretty much stands on its own without the need of a spin off. How can you say that FFT excels in character development more than FF7 when the only characters who get development at all are Ramza and Delita, no one else.

[@rodrigovalenzuela5772]

@@SeventhheavenDK My point was that it's not as easily digestible as FFT, a lot of the turks story and cloud's/zack's past along with the cetras/ancients background required prequels for an appropriate closure, albeit I'll concede that to you, you might not need prequels or sequels to 'close' the book but as far as Character development... Ovelia? Mustadio? Agrias? Zalbag?Wiegraf?Rapha? Heck even Reis and Beowulf who're not main characters get a quick side development. They all evolved throughout the story in one way or another. And now that you mention, the story may revolve around Ramza but it's not focused towards him but rather the story of Ivalice and the war within classes. In the end FFT portrays a rather more realistic story than FFVII that had some ex machina moments(cough gas chamber cough)....

[@rodrigovalenzuela5772]

​@@SeventhheavenDK I'm glad to know there's other people as passionate about FF in general. What are you most excited about in the remake? One thing i'd like to add is that FFVII will always take the point of morale and the lessons learned. throughout the entire gameplay you learn to rely on your friends and not only that, mother earth. To take care of it, while...lets face it..FFT ends quite grim.

[@tiagocosmos]

i'm playing it right now and i can see why FFT fans are so diehard. I'd only played FFTA and FFTA2 until now, i missed out on it back in the day.

[@ZayOsirisGaming]

FFT was such a ground breaking experience during the Early 2000s for me when I first got into it.

[@tiagocosmos]

@@ZayOsirisGaming I envy you. I was seven when this game came out. My first JRPG was FFV, but I was twelve then.

[@kraexlix]

I have literally been playing FFT for over 2 decades now

[@nix3660]

Just started replaying it myself two weeks ago. It’s the BEST! Too bad for the awful save system though. Seriously, who thought it was a good idea to lock players into boss battles and make the completed data save state to take you right to the final boss with no way to get back.

[@davidruckle7064]

FFT War of the Lions is in my top 2 FFs for sure

[@SeaSerpentLevi]

The best part about this video is the fact that it sumarizes and introduces a newcomer to FFT whitout having to tell anything about the godlike gorgeous plot it have. Instead, the main focus is on what actually makes this game such a masterpiece: the developers behind it. This kind of information is absolutely hard to find sometimes, and being able to learn about the names behind such a amazing experience is something i cant say "thank you" enough for doing. Best part is that now i have a "go to" video to share whenever i'm trying to reccomend FFT for someone, knowing that the people will feel exactly the same excitement i felt before playing. Thank you for this video!

[@BorgWolf359]

FFT & FF7 are my two favs out of all of the FF games! I love everything FF & am currently in FFXIV! But Tactics will always be number 1 in my heart!

[@splatinum837]

Loving XIV!

[@OverlordRei]

FFT is my most favorite FF game ever. I love the story, the characters, gameplay, the music is just amazing. I have to replay it every year and i still love it the same.

[@ZeroHayabusa]

I was literally just thinking about how much I hope Square brings back Final Fantasy Tactics lol

[@crealkillr]

I literally was thinking the same

[@mihaelkeehl498]

Everbody was a gangsta til Thunder God Cid gets into the scene. Hold my Excalibur - Cid

[@kylethomas9130]

I feel like Cid comes in right when the story is escalating, and a player might have made it that far without a balanced party.

[@briankenney9528]

Thief:Okay *steals excalibur*

[@sanjaykaaumoana-morton9310]

CID: holy explosion!!!!! .....damn where did that thief go now ?

[@david-in4vt]

Tactics is my favorite ff of all time. Needs a remake. Not remastered.

[@saulmadrid9950]

I enjoyed Tactics back in the day. As a fan of Final Fantasy 14, I enjoyed the fact that the development team gave us trips down memory lane with the inclusion of Rabanastre in Ivalice.

[@coryfusting9294]

Don't think I could click that thumbnail any faster! One of the best Final Fantasy games period.

[@workrockin9231]

The story of Ramza and Delita is so good that it could be studied in college literature classes. I'd love to see an HD remake of the game sometime.

[@crealkillr]

I agree. All the other good FF (except for 8 which i am waiting for) has been remastered for multiple consoles. I would buy tactics or 8 if it came out, just to nostalgic play it

[@ahmedronaldokahn2352]

Hopefully, it will be perfectly executed. The story is too strong and complicated. Not a game nowadays can parallel that.

[@eytankaplan9633]

crealkillr you do know its psp version is available on mobile?

[@crealkillr]

@@eytankaplan9633 Thanks, i didnt know that. My mobile is pretty junk, but i will try none the less. I would prefer to see it on my ps4, but i can take what i get till then.

[@shivur5073]

War of the lions?

[@MasterAbe00]

FF Tactics to this day is one of my favorite FF games! And will always be! Love it! Hopefully they give us an HD console version. Now lets talk about Legend of the Dragoon!

[@ZalbaagBeoulve]

This game changed, and continues to change, my life in a very positive way. Great video!

[@aa-tx7th]

God, Tactics Ogre LUCT is one of the greatest games of all time.

[@Tengokuchi]

If we're talking remakes, I think LUCT was much better done than War of the Lions. As much as I love the FFT remake, I felt like there wasn't enough of a difference from the original and the port doesn't run well on the psp even without the UMD.

[@ReticentIndignation]

Oh, I'd like to play that...I did play Tactics Ogre on the GBA and it was a cool and fun strategy game. Thanks for reminding me.

[@Horranderu]

The storyline was absolutely heart wrenching and kept me sooooo Soo immersed throughout the entire playthrough of not only final fantasy tactics but tactics ogre let us cling together as well... Both are masterpieces in their own right

[@senoraraton]

I have played 3000+ hours of tactics when I was in high school. Still my all time favorite.

[@ReticentIndignation]

Thank you for this. This game was one that deviated from the tradition and for me at first I hated that. My cousin had the game and I remember watching one day and being immediately captivated by the strategy and replay ability. Each fight could be a sort of boss fight, enemies leveled up with you, you could level up and grind and learn skills and change classes and be whatever you wanted. Match all the skills you wanted to be all powerful for the upcoming boss fights. There was so much you could do! The story was so engrossing, as was the music. I remember getting chills during some of the boss fights and turning the volume up on the TV to engross myself into the fight even more. I even had the soundtrack. This game left a huge impression upon me. It's too bad they didn't make sequels with the same characters and story line. Thank you for the video!

[@alan__6453]

FFT will forever be one of my favorite games of all time. I have no issues mentioning this game in the same sentence as Witcher 3 or FF7

[@jmpa6435]

Played this on ps1 those were the good days, how come we dont have tactical rpg nowadays that has an engaging story and fun gameplay like this one, seriously the character development and plot of the story is really really good.

[@n1fffan]

I've been on a big Ivalice Alliance kick lately, and then you guys come out with this?!?! lol

[@AlexStorm3]

Agrias is love, Agrias is life. End of story. No Beolve, no Heiral. Just her

[@giovanniprovost]

/our girl/

[@Tengokuchi]

They made Orlandu way too op to begin with and also started him equipped with Excalibur. However, you can already get op generics by the time you recruit Orlandu.

[@ahmedronaldokahn2352]

Well, Orlandu is the commander of the southern sky after all. Thats his strength.

[@doubleclick4132]

i always loved how all the character keep perpetually marching at all times with that dead eyed blank expression on their face...kinda adorable

[@serephineclaibourn3422]

Sincerest appreciation for producing this fantastic episode on my absolute favorite Final Fantasy entry~

[@charlieprince8671]

I LOVE FFT but it also breaks my heart that the Ogre Battle Saga will never be finished 😢

[@jerrygomez3825]

This! I always hoped that the fft love would inspire Yasumi Matsuno to give ogre battle another try. Hopefully he comes back to it. I love that franchise. I might not have as much time as before, but the switch is great for these types of games

[@drwps.]

actually im a fan of psx Tactics Ogre, not the psp one, and am still hooked to it! ever tried the psp's, but they changed like every name of characters (Vice to Vyce if am not mistaken), and it made me hate that version. im curious, how do the others Ogre Battle games feel like :(

[@charlieprince8671]

@@drwps. I fell in love with the SNES version(just the translated PSX version) and I have the updated one for PSP but haven't really played it much yet. Ogre Battle 64 plays like the original and Knights of Lodoss plays like TO.

[@greyskies2715]

Turns out all my favorite rpgs were all Matsuno games. i love that guy. Hope he gets to keep making more and more games.

[@rrpgreviews]

I released my 9th episode of my Final Fantasy Retrospective back in January of this year which covered all the games in Ivalice. I can even say that Yasumi Matsuno was and still is a phenomenal visionary when it came to story-telling in the games set in that world, and Final Fantasy Tactics is proof in the pudding that Matsuno brought about something really special. I just hope that wish of his to make a sequel to the original Final Fantasy Tactics as of late will end up becoming a reality. Great video, guys!

[@ZakuFoxy]

My friends, we fight for Ivalice!

[@Munki]

This masterpiece of a game will forever be treasured.

[@caddlewacker]

I grew up with the game, it taught me friendship,comroderry,respect,adoration, and to top it all off.. MATH. I owe my entire game style to this title and would give much to see ivalice's stories play out. Thank you for the history lesson and all that you guys do!!

[@Grokushagh]

I bought this game on a whim back in 98 at a Service Merchandise for $19.99. I saw a Final Fantasy name with SquareSoft on the cover so I thought it might be ok. Looked really cool on the case. Never looked back. This is in my top 5 games of all time. Definitely one I can pick up at anytime and play for a few hours. I have the original PS1 version as well as the PSP version. I am hoping with all the remake/refreshes happening in games right now that this one might get a PS4 re-release. Fantastic game!

[@Tengokuchi]

I'd love a remake that expands on character customization like how Tactics Ogre's did.

[@JackThoseTacos]

I obsessed over the grind of this game. The development of each character and potential new job classes/skills/abilities. It took me FOREVER to progress through the game simply because I wanted to grind out my characters and truly turn them into serious power houses. SO cool learning the history behind one of the greatest FF games in history!

[@akumacode]

One of the best stories ever told in a videogame. I can remember when I was a kid and FF7 and Tactics released, I bought both games at Costco that year. I BEGGED my parents if I could have two games that year instead of one cuz I just couldn't limit myself to just picking one of them. And as much as I LOVED (and love) FF7, I always found myself coming back to FFT. Even though the narrative was really mature for a kid my age at that time, and I couldn't understand everything that was happening, it still drew me in. (and the great character portraits and chibi animations didn't hurt either) I had to know how one relationship would go, how that would change a character's WHY, and in turn how that effected the direction of the war, and how things ended for that character

[@TheDeeps6911]

Tactics is 100% my Favorite game of all time. I could speak for hours on end about this game and how it shaped me

[@marspl]

The sound track, the story, the art style, the characters, the game play, the difficulty(without grinding), the mechanics.. this game is one of the greatest ever made 🙌🏽

[@Turtley952]

I just want to say how much I appreciate these videos. You always make me think about the games in a new way.

[@jasperhighwind6119]

Absolutely wonderful! I have loved Final Fantasy tactics since the first time I popped it in my PlayStation one in 1997. You can really tell the heart and soul they put into this game. Thank you so much for making this, and I would love to see more storytelling of games done with such depth

[@mattcotton3219]

Playing tactics right now , I didn’t have the patience for the game when I was younger . Discovering how great it is now but it makes you hungry for more Ivalice. 🤩🤩🤩

[@danielolivan]

Really love these videos you guys do. In depth commentary and appreciation of game development as an art and a craft!

[@FinalFantasyUnion]

Thank you so much Daniel

[@yangofice8361]

the first few minutes of this video talked about every single one of my favorite RPGS as a kid. my god the Secret of Evermore mention warms my heart.

[@JustJesseJames]

I'll never forget beating this on the PSP when I was a kid, unlocking cloud and the rest was so exhilarating, my favorite FF.

[@Moocowhappy]

Really enjoyed that I didn't just get to see game play, but also some 'behind the scenes' info on the creators. Brought it all together quite nicely and set it apart!

[@peterricard7483]

I remember I was like 13 and we took a road trip as a family from socal to Canada. Never saw this game anywhere here but saw it in a store in Canada and begged my parents to buy it for me. They said yes and I memorized the booklet and pictures before I even got home to play it. I knew it was gonna be one of the best games I ever played.

[@esthiem4388]

Amazing video as always. It might be my favorite video of yours now.

[@mikefenton5634]

Final Fantasy Tactics is probably my favourite of the FF games, VIII is a close second. The story and the characters are fantastic and the game play was top notch. I have it downloaded on my PS3. Hoping that it can live again on future consoles with ports and such. Your character origin series on the characters would be great.

[@pauldesigncomics2625]

I loved maxing our characters and giving them the Calculator as the second ability. Lots of fun replay value.

[@nicolasc322]

One if my favorite games ever. Ramzas evolution compared to delitas was so well done that i had to replay it to fully understand. 20 years later and im addicted to feh gacha

[@havocbringer2100]

Please keep making videos like this. I love learning about how games are made.

[@Kennythesamuri]

I love FFT, played it on the PS1 and I remember it came out around my birthday. I bought it again on the PSP and would love for Square to make another similar game to this masterpiece. Thanks for covering the development of this game!

[@patsg1146]

An excellent video worthy of such a legendary game! Great job as always, guys! You are both Video Creators Lv. 8!

[@BeeMusic2024]

*Creates a party full of knights *Creates a story for them in my head and let them fight each other after severely crippling the one enemy left on the map

[@BrianCarroll]

FF tactics is my fav game of all time . So much time spent in this game in my younger years. The music is incredible, story is amazing , combat is so much fun , art is on point . I love every single thing about the game.

[@makomomentai1605]

Just made me so much more proud to say this is my favorite game and I’m so happy that I grew up with it. 💚

[@syafiqyeoh8125]

My most favourite game of all Final Fantasy franchise. I still love it till now.

[@mc5or6]

I've been playing this game for twenty years, still not tired of it. Ever use the game geni on this? So cool.

[@chrisglass4350]

Thank you for making this video. I have so much love for this title. My grandfather taught me chess at a young age. Many years later this game came out and I was absolutely immersed in it because of that. Edit: I've always wished that I could've returned the favor and taught him this game

[@boats3167]

I’m glad I stubbled onto this video. One of the best games I ever played. It’s so good I still play it today. Thank you for the history lesson.

[@jvstice56]

Final Fantasy Tactics is easily my top Final Fantasy from Square, with 6 coming in at #2. I just wish my PSP was working as I would still be playing Tactics even to this day.

[@l3ossTharatep]

I have played FFT since when I was young may be around 9 or 10 years old. Now I am in my late 20s. Every time I played this game. There is always more compelling to me. The experience I received from this game keeps changing in everytime I played the game. It is no doubt one of the best JRPGs there is.....

[@XenoKnightAlpha]

Oh heck yeah! I loved playing FFT! I hadn't known about the history, very interesting! I still love FFT!!

[@shado2us]

Darrell, you did an awesome job on this video, brother!!!

[@coreydechane8606]

My favorite game on ps1 and again on psp. Everything from the soundtrack/soundeffects to the story of this game hits me in the heart just thinking about it. I’ll never forget this game. Ty for this video

[@dumdumchord]

This is easily my favorite video this channel has produced. Some previous videos have also been well done, and on others the format caused my interest to wane however this was purely excellent. Please keep this up. The quality of this video would be seamless as if it were produced by Square themselves.

[@dav3yb]

I've been wanting to hear anything about FF Tactics being put out on ANY other platform than what it's on now. I want War of the Lions for switch (with no slowdown issues like the PSP had), and/or PC. I've been trying to force myself through Tactics Advance, since I grew to really dislike it when I first played it, but so far it isn't quite as awful as I remember it. But PLEASE square, just don't forget about Tactics for as long as you did about FF8.

[@edwardevans5759]

Honestly with Square sucking the collective dicks of FFVII fanboys on this remake they are doing for it I fear that Tactics will be forgotten for a long time. I mean FFVIII, while flawed, was a great game and we just now are getting a shitty remaster of it. However, that feels like a slap in the face when you consider the treatment that VII is getting. If they really cared about VIII they could make it into an amazing remake while doing away with the junction system that virtually everyone hates. In my opinion, VIII lends itself to an action/rpg more than VII, but that's just me.

[@nortron_zero8994]

You didn't mention that Tactics didn't come out in the UK and Europe. Which maybe contributes to its status as a hidden gem or cult game. I remember coverage in magazines and being really disappointed we weren't getting it. But did manage to play an import copy. It made us UK fans all the more excited though, when Tactics Advance came out on the GBA!

[@dannysimion]

Lets give it up for Matsuno because if he did not see that job post from Squaresoft, we would never see the light of day that is Final Fantasy Tactics, followed by the rest of the FF Tactic Gameboy titles and one of my favorites, Final Fantasy 12. Wonderful video and so detailed in how the story this beloved series favorite came to be. I hope we get another FF Tactics title that has the same or similar magic of the original!

[@2pacisalive915]

Only game I’ve replayed over and over more than once, but the storytelling was so captivating! Only game I’ve played in my life where I read through all the text.

[@BingBangPoe]

FFT is arguably my favorite game in the series. The plot is amazing, it really draws you into it. I surely miss the time when Square was more experimental with their titles.

[@ostrider3500]

FF Tactics Advance was my first tactical game as well as the first FFT game that I ever played, owned, and beat. I bought it at a mall we stopped at to take a break on the long drive to the cabin we were staying at on our Church trip. I remember laying on my mat while the other kids ran around doing whatever and played it during most of my free time. I fell in love with the game as well as the series and when I got my hands on War of the Lions I ended up 100%ing it/ unlocked all secret characters as well as professions and maxed them all out.

[@nicolasc322]

The reading of the germinok scriptures is a story i still remember to this day

[@jameshays947]

That was one of the best intros I’ve ever had the pleasure of witnessing. Bravo.

[@DredomRandom]

Any video about Final Fantasy Tactics is an instant watch for me. Really loved the game a lot. PS1 and PSP versions.

[@yuukisama2001]

I absolutely love FFT. I remember when it came out and a friend wanted it. So I found a guy online and he sold me his copy and I gave it to my friend. For those from the early years of the internet you might remember two guys named Adam Page and Adam Corn of 'Soundtrack Central' who were devoting much of their time on their respective sites, also knew each other, getting fans acquainted with video game music. I used to talk Page and Corn through the early years of e-mail. Then I was talking with Corn a lot about VGs, and he sold his copy of FFT to me for $30. He did later go on to create a storefront to sell soundtracks. This was a golden era for fans starting with FF to really get into buying VG soundtracks. Now things are so much easier. How things have changed. I would sit in and watch my friend and his brother play and I felt a little intimidated mainly because I had never put my hand to a tactical sim type RPG. When I finally sat in again and actually watched the game in action I was really entralled by the amount of depth put into this game. I would say that FFT is definitely one of Square's biggest successes outside of FF. Considering that it was coming in on the tail success of FF7 and Square was pretty borrowing many ideas to slap FF on it. Bringing in Yasumi Matsuno from Ogre Batte, Tactics Ogre to create a tactical sim with that will not only use the FF brand but utilize the FF job system into the gameplay... it was a match made in happen. People had their doubts, because sure it wasn't typical FF, but the degree of story development was amazing. Everything flowed together like a beautiful pot of soup. Add in Akihiko Yoshida's art and Hitoshi Sakimoto's score... and your taste buds were satisfied. Many consider this Sakimoto's best compositions during the early years of Square. And still is. I'm a big fan of Sakimoto and have collected a good deal of his music, but I still consider FFT his best work. This video helped me refresh my memory with the story. I finally broke down and played the game and realized it wasn't as scary as I thought. The story was really a mature story. And that's what kind of sets Matsuno apart from Sakaguchi, or Kitase, or anybody else. I never really how involved he could get on creating a world, characters. FFT set the foundation for a whole separate universe for Square. But it really wasn't the FF they knew because FF didn't have a name. Now Square is willing to adopt having different branches. Seiken the Mana series WAS a different take using FF's name before it got spun off into it's franchise. It was FF Adventure, that was what was included in the subheading, it's full title Seiken: FF Adventure. By the time the 2nd installment came around and called it Seiken Densetsu 2, they just moved it into a different part of the franchise and added different monsters to separate it from the FF brand. Would I want to see this redone? I don't know how this would work today being upgraded in a realistic fashion. It could work, but the sprites working with the tactical element for that time worked together perfectly. How would this translate if redone in a more upgraded realistic manner. If anything needs a proper remake it's Vagrant Story.

[@mxlks]

To this very day, this game has such a special place in my heart. The amount of work that goes into the stories and gameplays were just, spectacular. I really hope they can release a remake or a sequel of FFT.

[@Sephiroth144]

And it started with one game, that paved the way for everything that would follow... This is the History of Tactics Og- Wait, what?

[@thesylphwind6816]

Loved this game as a teen. Got it as a x-mas gift that went unplayed for awhile because of getting FF9 at the same time. 1st time booted it up just couldn't get the controls so I put it away. A few months later was bored and gave it a second try. OMG new favorite game for a number of years. Hopefully one day it will get a true PC release on steam and I can play the updated version finally.

[@kluafoz]

Tactics, Harvest Moon, and Civilization were my 3 favorite games as a kid!!

[@Yukari_MAiG]

About time you do video on Final Fantasy Tactics! Possibly one of the best game ever made and one of my favorite of all time for sure. Even just in the world of FFT, there is so much lore to be explored. So many interesting characters.

[@shanet5324]

History of FF Tactics?? Sword Saint Thunder God Cidolfus Orlandeau.... Nuff said....

[@Biouke]

Now I have Thunder God Cid's theme playing back in my head. Thanks

[@shanet5324]

Biouke wahahaha I have Tifa's theme constantly playing in my head ever since the FF7 Remake E3 announcement....

[@LongToad]

Using Orlandu in FFT is like using a god mode cheats. Beowulf was pretty godly too though!

[@ygnizemcenia6059]

Beowulf can easily turn most targets into chickens, T.G.Cid however just straights up turns em into a lifeless corpse all the while Ramza spamming "Shout/Scream" at the side. XD

[@Iceburnification]

FF7 introduced me to RPG genre, but FFT is by far the best Final Fantasy game for me. Even if I shifted to other games, Final Fantasy will always hold a special place in my heart. Thank you Square/ Square Enix.

[@jaynotsure670]

Still play it in 2019 and on...

[@Projectwolfie21]

Great video, I love it when a youtube channel is all about the facts! Today I learned a lot about FFT that I had no idea about. The plan to keep the game 60 FPS is actually pretty funny when you consider every version of this game after PS1. Slowdown plagued PSP, and it still plagued mobile (you may notice on closer inspection, the game will actually fast forward through certain effects. This was to counteract the slowdown, but it had to sacrifice the sound).

[@mattsumpter9129]

Easily in my top 3 favorite games of all time. Amazing story! Amazing music, Awesome hidden secrets, characters, and items to steal. I loved this game so much i even name characters in other games after characters in FFT! Orlandu is my favorite

[@PaszerDye]

I really wish Matsuno came back to Square. Ivalice has been stagnating since he left.

[@arnouthpessoa]

Thank you for making a video about FFT in 2019. This is one of the best games ever made and needs to be remembered from time to time. Cheers! PS: Im playin Vagrant Story right now hehehe!

[@yomiknishes6976]

Truly one of the greatest video games ever made. Bravo on the video!

[@ZalbaagBeoulve]

Rediscovering this video after 3 years. Holds up. Amazing content as always.

[@chessmaster9070]

The battle against Velius is incredible fun.

[@msgames6889]

i've been waiting for a final fantasy tactics advanced remake for so long, i only hope one day it happens

[@p.d.692]

I remember when I first played the game, my friend and I wanted to see if the characters would look older as they age. Prince Orinus ended up being a 20 year old infant. 😂

[@shayoko6]

To sum this video up. This is one of the greatest games of all time.

[@BeardedBetts]

I remember when I bought this game. It wasn't my first FF game, but it was my first strategy game and I remember being a confused 10 year old fumbling my way through the grid system. I became obsessed and logged countless hours...easily one of the best games I've ever experienced.

[@tomtom3319x]

This new style of video is really great, I've been watching for a long time but never quite hit that sub button but now I have if you're doing more of this!

[@zeonb]

At last a video going in depth to FFT, a really underrated game that I wish were more famous

[@ballroomscott]

I've never been a fan of FFT, or any of the Ivalice games for that matter, but they do add much needed diversity to the Final Fantasy brand. And have a fascinating development history.

[@Kozi15]

What a Masterpiece! I remember back in the days my friends hate it because they were hyped by ff7.