Final Fantasy Tactics

Lead epic battles in a new FINAL FANTASY world. Betrayal and darker dealings await in Squaresoft's game of war. Fight hundreds of battles across dangerous 3D terrain as an ancient blood feud awakens a deadlier…

20 June 1997

Role-playing (RPG) Tactical Turn-based strategy (TBS) Fantasy Historical Thriller

Final Fantasy Tactics is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Square Product Development Division 4, released 20 June 1997 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation. The main story takes about 45 hrs to finish.

Verified 10 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Wikipedia

What Final Fantasy Tactics is

Final Fantasy Tactics is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Square Product Development Division 4 and released in 1997. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The story takes place in the kingdom of Ivalice, inspired by the Middle Ages. The kingdom is located in a peninsula surrounded by sea on the north, west and south, with a headland south of the landmass. It is heavily populated by human beings, although intelligent monsters can be found living in less populated areas. Magic is predominant in the land, although ruins and artifacts indicated that the past populace had relied on machinery, such as airships and robots. Ivalice's neighbors are the kingdom of Ordalia in the east and Romanda, a military nation to the north. While the three nations share common royal bloodlines, major wars have taken place between them. An influential religious…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy, historical and thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Final Fantasy series

Final Fantasy Tactics is the 18th of 349 entries we hold in the Final Fantasy series. The next entry was Final Fantasy VII in 1997.

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How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 45 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 70 hrs, roughly 1.6 times the length of the critical path.

What it launched against

Final Fantasy Tactics launched on 20 June 1997, within three weeks of Disney's Hercules Action Game, Lula: The Sexy Empire and Triple Play 98.

Released around the same time: Disney's Hercules Action Game, Lula: The Sexy Empire, Triple Play 98.

Cheats and codes

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