In this era of unreliable leaks and the rise of shadowy "insider" culture, it's nice to hear frankly unbelievable news from a trusted source. The rumoured remaster of Square's pre-Enix epic, Final Fantasy Tactics, has been the subject of much speculation for many years, but its reportedly "real and happening."
That's according to Bloomberg's Jason Schreier, who popped up on the Gaming Leaks and Rumours subreddit to inspire hope in the hearts of punters disillusioned by the dismal state of industry leaks. Responding to user BuyMyBeans, who was lamenting the high-profile exposure of a leaker who had predicted the return of Final Fantasy Tactics, Schreier said: "Hi. The Final Fantasy Tactics remaster is real and happening."
One of the biggest Final Fantasy Tactics fans out there, in addition to having a rock-solid journalistic record, we're willing to take him at his word if Schreier says it's happening.
Are you ready to return to the world of Ivalice and have a reunion with Ramza? Let us know in the comments section below.
[source reddit.com]
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If they can just release War of the Lions with the slowdown fixed that'd honestly be enough for me.
Lol this rumor has been reported for years but nothing happened. But maybe this time it's true after Yoshi-P said recently about time they make a new FF Tactics.
I love FF Tactics though, definitely in my top 3 best FF. I wish more FF has Tactics world building, story, and characters. But a lot of FF fans showed their dislike for FF 12 and 16, which was inspired by Tactics.
Please SE, enough with the teasing already and announce the remaster. Hopefully it will be the War of the Lions edition being remastered too
@WhensDinner Yeah really. There's no definitive version of the game, and that needs to change. One of my favorites.
@PuppetMaster I don’t think being inspired by tactics was 16’s biggest problem. It was generic, too linear and not challenging enough.
This should have happened years ago. The demand has always been there and that game is basically perfect as is. I hope they don't James Cameron Aliens this.
I prefer Tactics Advance
gets booed and pelted with tomatoes
LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Such a great game. One of the best FF storys
@nessisonett I quite liked that one, too!
I would live to see it in HD 2D.
Very happy about it. Alongside Xenogears it's one of my favorite rpg's of all time.
I'm really gonna need new content and graphics to play again though. I am swamped with games and i already beat tactics 3 or 4 times and kind of did all there was to do.
I am more excited about the prospect of a sequel.
Time to reveal this and IX, the rumours have been rife ever since the Nvidia leak
@WhensDinner There's a ROM hack that fixes the slowdown and a couple other bugs with the game. After ~300 hours with the PS1 version from my childhood and ~200 hours on the PSP with the physical UMD spinning away in the little drive, playing the ROM hack through PPSSPP on a PC hooked up to my TV has been the definitive way to play. A few little graphics tweaks and internal resolution scaling, and it looks way better than it has any business looking. The new release would have to be a full on HD-2D refresh like Star Ocean 2 to move the needle versus what's available now.
If Jason says it then I believe it. He doesn't just throw information around. He actually has sources.
I have been patiently waiting for a long time. Tactics Ogre Reborn was amazing and I spent 210 hours in it. Final Fantasy Tactics was my first ever Tactical RPG way back on PS1 and I would buy a remaster/remake in an instant. I hope they do the same art style as TO:R because I really liked the aesthetic of it. Took me back to playing on PS1.
How is he allowed to leak an unannounced game? What an unprofessional attitude coming from a journalist. Now he wants to be both a journalist and a cool cat leaker of the interwebs? Laughable. Square Enix should not let it be. He's probably trying to pull attention to himself because of his book release.
@Nem We ABSOLUTELY need at bare minimum a port of Xenogears on current PlayStation consoles, if not a loving remaster. My personal favorite RPG of all time!
@nessisonett The soundtrack alone makes Tactics Advance one of the best games ever! That intro cutscene is intensely nostalgic for me 🥲
I hope it'll look as gorgeous as triangle strategy
Yes please! Would be a day one for me
@Ulysses I love the snowball fight intro myself
@ear_wig word up. Still waiting for it. It's past time for a replay.
@Benjiro you seem to not like him and still know about his book release, so he miiiiiight not be hurting for attention.
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