Ultimate Fantasy Techniques – The Ivalice Chronicles launches September 30, 2025 with enhanced visuals, UI, and extra

Sq. Enix has formally unveiled Ultimate Fantasy Techniques – The Ivalice Chronicles, a enhanced remaster of 1997 tactical RPG Ultimate Fantasy Techniques, set for launch on September 30, 2025. Although revealed throughout a PlayStation State of Play broadcast, the sport is about to launch on a number of platforms, together with the PlayStation 4 and 5, Nintendo Change and Change 2, Xbox Collection X and S, and PC by way of Steam. It’s going to additionally goal the Steam Deck.

Ultimate Fantasy Techniques – The Ivalice Chronicles is the second remake of Ultimate Fantasy Techniques, following from 2007’s Ultimate Fantasy Techniques: The Battle of the Lions, and the primary time the sport can be formally accessible on PC. The Ivalice Chronicles will function a revised script, totally voiced dialog, an enhanced UI, and improved visuals. Further story content material within the type of character conversations and dialogue will even develop on the sport. The English-language voice solid contains Ultimate Fantasy collection alumni like Cody Christian and Briana White (Cloud and Aerith from the Ultimate Fantasy VII Remake collection) and Ben Starr (Ultimate Fantasy XVI‘s Clive).

New gameplay options will even make the turn-based battles extra handy, like a flip order show, tactical view, pace controls, autosaving, and issue settings. Followers in search of one thing nearer to the unique expertise will not be left within the chilly, although, as a “basic mode” will “faithfully recreate” the 1997 launch with the Battle of the Lions translation. Basic mode additionally options the unique sport’s facet ratio and UI, in addition to eradicating a number of the “smoothing” options to retain extra of the unique graphical model.

Director Kazutoyo Maehiro, Artwork Director Hiroshi Minagawa, and Situation Author/Editor Yasumi Matsuno delivered messages to followers and participant revealed on the Sq. Enix weblog.

Take a look at the total press launch and screenshots from Sq. Enix beneath.

SQUARE ENIX introduced that an enhanced version of the style defining tactical RPG, FINAL FANTASY TACTICS, will make its long-awaited return as FINAL FANTASY TACTICS – The Ivalice Chronicles™, set to launch on Nintendo Change 2™, Nintendo Change™, PlayStation®5 (PS5®), PlayStation®4 (PS4®), Xbox Collection X|S and PC by way of Steam® and Steam Deck on September 30, 2025.

The dramatic story of ambition, betrayal, and honor will come to life with an up to date and enriched script with totally voiced dialogue, alongside improved graphics that convey a brand new stage of immersion and playability to the battlefield. Moreover, the improved model brings quality-of-life updates like new difficulties, a revamped UI, auto save, and extra that make the sport extra accessible to newcomers. The sport options strategic, turn-based fight and an elaborate character development system that makes each battle exhilarating and stuffed with surprising twists.
 
Hailed as one in all gaming’s biggest tales, on this standalone sport, gamers will step into the Kingdom of Ivalice—a medieval world steeped in political battle—wherein gamers uncover the reality behind the younger noble Ramza Beoulve, whose position on historical past’s stage has been buried from view.

Sq. Enix additionally revealed the brand new key artwork of Ramza and Delita, the 2 heroes of this story, drawn by Akihiko Yoshida. The artwork depicts the complicated relationship of the 2 people – whether or not they stand collectively to guard each other, or the beginning of a departure as they stroll divergent paths. Above them, Ovelia and Alma, each of whom have robust ties to Ramza and Delita, solemnly look into the space, foreshadowing the path that destiny will lead them.
 
Legendary builders from the unique sport will make their return in FINAL FANTASY TACTICS – The Ivalice Chronicles, together with Kazutoyo Maehiro (Director), Hiroshi Minagawa (Artwork Director), and Yasumi Matsuno (Unique Script, Situation Author and Editor).
 
FINAL FANTASY TACTICS – The Ivalice Chronicles will embrace each enhanced and basic variations of the sport. The improved model options trendy upgrades and quality-of-life adjustments, together with totally voiced characters, a ground-up graphical overhaul and an up to date person interface that make FINAL FANTASY TACTICS – The Ivalice Chronicles the right entry level to the tactical RPG basic for brand new gamers. The basic model is a nostalgic recreation of the sport, developed for gamers who wish to expertise the unique FINAL FANTASY TACTICS from 1997.
 
Key Options:

    Difficult, Tactical Flip-Primarily based Battles — Expertise the addictive tactical turn-based fight and deep character development system that made the sport an instantaneous Tactical RPG basic. Gamers will check their battle acumen towards a number of highly effective enemies, and use the assorted terrains, characters and customizations, in addition to their strategic pondering, to realize victory.
     
    Customizable Job System with Dynamic Character Development — Gamers can grasp a sturdy roster of over 20 jobs—together with black mage, dragoon, geomancer (who can use the atmosphere towards foes), summoner (who can name forth the long-lasting FINAL FANTASY moogle and different espers), time mage (who makes use of time magick), thief, and extra—and over 300 character skills to strategically construct infinite get together mixtures.
     
    Enhanced Gameplay Options and a Trustworthy Basic Model — The improved model incorporates a revised script and totally voiced dialogue, providing a brand new stage of enjoyment to this basic story. Moreover, a brand-new UI, improved graphics, in addition to extra character conversations and dialogue create a brand new stage of immersion. Moreover, many new options have been added to make the sport much more approachable together with the flexibility to verify unit flip order with the press of a button, scout the battlefield from afar with the tactical view function, pace up battles with quick ahead, auto save throughout battles, modify sport issue to match your play model, and extra. The basic model faithfully recreates the 1997 launch of FINAL FANTASY TACTICS alongside the acclaimed Battle of the Lions translation—good for followers who want to relive the unique expertise.
 
FINAL FANTASY TACTICS – The Ivalice Chronicles’s voice solid that includes an all-star lineup of recent and returning FINAL FANTASY solid members, together with Joe Pitts (Ramza), Gregg Lowe (Delita), Hannah Melbourn (Agrias), Timothy Watson (Cidolfus), Harry McEntire (Mustadio), Ben Starr (Dycedarg), and cameos by Cody Christian (Cloud Strife from FINAL FANTASY VII remake collection) and Briana White (Aerith Gainsborough from FINAL FANTASY VII remake collection).

Gamers who pre-order will obtain the next bonuses:

    White Tools for Ramza
    Weapon: Mythril Knife
    Accent: Spiked Boots (Enhance a unit’s Bounce attribute whereas outfitted)
    Consumable objects: Excessive Potion x10
    Consumable objects: Ether x10     

Gamers who pre-order the Deluxe Version will obtain the next bonuses, together with a invaluable accent that will increase the pace at which characters can be taught skills:

    Weapon: Akademy Blade (Raises a unit’s pace attribute barely whereas outfitted)
    Headwear: Akademy Beret (Prevents the Charmed standing whereas outfitted)
    Fight Garb: Akademy Tunic (Grants Shell whereas outfitted)
    Accent: Ring of Aptitude (Boosts JP earned whereas outfitted)
    Consumable Gadgets: Phoenix Down x10
    Black Tools for Ramza
    Purple Tools for Ramza