7 Final Fantasy Tactics Facts You Probably Didn't Know
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Final Fantasy Tactics holds a special place in the heart of many gamers due to how different it was from everything that had come before.
Originally conceived by Hironobu Sakaguchi while he was working on Final Fantasy VI, his vision of Final Fantasy Tactics was transformed by Yasumi Matsuno, who had just joined from Quest having completed Tactics Ogre.
Together with Hiroyuki Itou, Matsuno would go on to craft a fantastical new world called Ivalice and they would profoundly challenge what it meant to be a "Final Fantasy" game..
►KEY POINTS WITHIN THIS VIDEO
1. Final Fantasy Tactics History
2. Final Fantasy Tactics Templar Knights
3. Final Fantasy Tactics Gameplay Performance
4. Final Fantasy Tactics Cloud
5. Final Fantasy Tactics Sound Novels
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Tactics is one of the best Final Fantasy games period.
"Tactics is one of the best games period." Corrected
Yes definitely! Final fantasy games set in Ivalice are the best
Personally it's the most complete game as far as FF series goes. The best of the best
Nothing irritates me more than the American use of the word period. It’s fucking annoying
"The" best FF game period
We need another Final Fantasy Tactics game. It's been far too long.
I love the battles but hate the lack of influence your team truly has on the world at large. Even when you save the world, you were kind of ordered to and that weakens the heroic angle to me - better that the choice was made by Ramza as a person and not as ‘the brother’ or ‘the soldier’. Maybe I’m being unfair, though.
Idk if it counts, but there’s a mobile game called Final Fantasy Brave Exvius: War of the Visions. It’s basically FFT with Multiplayer slapped onto it.
@@lrod312 I was actually pretty excited about FFBE when it was first announced even though it was a mobile game. But for me it was ruined by how P2W it feels.
Personally I'd prefer a standalone game that I can pay for once... without having to worry about power creep. Lol.
Have you tried the Triangle Strategy demo yet?
@@redm0050 YES! Very very similar feels from Triangle Strategy. Demo was awesome, looking forward to the actual release.
Can't believe Matsuno manned the support lines for his own game, that's actually insane
I kind of want to call Square and demand they put whoever made the game I was calling in for on the line.
That was the most shocking part of this whole video for me. I remember especially in the early 90s before the internet age, that there would be game help hotlines that you could call if you were stuck at a particular part of a game. To think that the guy in charge of developing the game would be answering calls is really unexpected.
Lovely. Thank you
oh boy, all the calls the man must have received by people saving their game before the Wiegraf fight, poor guy must have had to work over time lol.
can you imagine Bethesda, EA and Ubi doing this today? it would be entertaining as hell to listen to those calls.
FF Tactics is a masterpiece
Yes sir!
Damn right! This gem is way better than any of the existing TRPG these days.
In my books, I very well could be the best game to bear the "Final Fantasy" game. An insane amount of depth and customization options. A very mature, intricate story/plot and if all else fails for the player, Orlandeau can still carry you through the story.
@@CharlieBravoTango Yes Orlando is a one man killing machine. IDK why Cloud is a secret character.
@@d18p I think cloud was a hook to appeal to the FF7 crowd. Biggest problem being the Materia blade was an underwhelming weapon and clouds limit breaks were just not as useful as Meliadul, Orlandeau, Agrias or Beowulf's abilities due to the fact they needed to charge and were not instant. In the end, Cloud was less useful than Rafa, Malach or Reis despite the random elements of their core skills
FFT is one of my all time favourite games. I play it at least once a year, every year.
Phenomenal game in every way.
I own it on 3 platforms hahah
I'm doing a playthrough for the first time using the deleveler trap. My whole party is at level 10 in act 1 and I've already unlocked over half the class tree ^^;;;
@@sturmherooflance
Enemy commander: Alright everyone, this will be easy. Their highest leveled unit is level 10! Easy pickings!
Your nigh invincible units: You’re already dead, your health bars are just lagging.
I always download this game on every devise I’ll get forever
Same here I have finished it every year since it came out with the first few years I played it through a few times. Best FF game imo
FFT had always been a great game, but the War of the Lions update was enough to seat it into my personal top 5 games of all time.
WotL also holds a significant sentimental value to me personally as it was one of the games I had with me during my deployment to Iraq when I lost my best friend in an ambush. To this day, going back and replaying WotL, Crisis Core, and FFXII Revenant Wings always makes me remember my brother that didn't make it back from the mission that day. You will always be in my heart, Thornton.
A year late, but thank you for your service and sorry for your loss. Genuinely.
Rest in Peace Thornton.
Gone but never forgotten.
This game was like the Thief class to me. It kept stealing my heart.
So you're pretty compatible uhu ;)))
So it missed the first couple of times you tried to play it?
@@rossmerchant8435 when I was a child, absolutely. And when I hit 10, I understood the game and I was charmed from then on
AND your gil! 😜
I see Final Fantasy Tactics, I click like.
Final Fantasy Tactics will always be one of my favorite and most memorable games of all time. Both the story and the tactical gameplay struck me so deeply that I have found myself looking for substitutes ever since and nothing quite compares.
Just start a new game lol, that's what im currently doing lmao
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together is on an equal par with FFT. Both are masterpieces
"Bulk" was in FFT. He was the Engineer class Knight Templar named Barich Fendsor in WotL.
Yeah I remembered the same. In the original he was named Balk and he had some nice elemental guns.
In addition to this game, Vagrant Story is another masterpiece by Matsuno that deserves more recognition!
That game sux for completely.
Vagrant story sucked. Games where enemies leveled up (making your own progress a waste of time) are horrible.
@@hazod3156 You must be thinking of a different game, because Vagrant Story didn't have levels. You could increase your stats, but there was no levels, so enemies did not "level up".
Enemies did level up in FF Tactics though (random enemies you encounter while traversing the map). Same with FF8.
Can we take a minute to truly appreciate the beautiful work done to the menus? The fonts are so characteristic to the medieval setting, and the colors and look of parchment to the backgrounds. Amazing menu work.
This gem needs a steam release along with FF1 and FF2 ASAP please :P
Frankly, I don't understand why SE hasn't done it yet. They would sell like hotcakes on Steam- there's absolutely demand, and there have been many PSP and Vita ports moved to Steam in the past. Add in that FF1&2 never originally got downloadable versions on PSP, making them even rarer right now.
Speaking of ff1 I fairly recently discovered and watched people playing the randomizer version and wish devs could make an official release version that is ideally on multiple platforms and more accessible to casual players
FF2 is on steam, it just goes by FF4 there
Easily my favorite in the franchise, even if I started at War of the Lions and not the original. I’ve beaten it several times on PSP and iOS. True masterpiece
WotL is superior in every way except the battle lag, glad you still appreciate the masterpiece!
Yo man! I kinda wanna invest on wotl. Does it have math skill holy and does it lag on the phone?
@@emiach so wotl is slower than the original? I wanna invest but i'm worried...
@@potatomatop9326 I bet it thrice now on iOS. I didn’t really feel any difference between PSP or iOS-I had beaten it like 4-5 times back on the PSP. The only think that is a noticable lacking is that there is no multiplayer, but if you are coming from the original or didn’t play Rendevous before, shouldn’t make a difference.
@@potatomatop9326 I think the psp version is the one they meant was laggier. Currently playing it on mobile and it has worked great and I can't recall a single time I experienced lag and I'm around 40 hours in
FFT is one of the best installments of the FF franchise. The music, the characters and mostly the story are just epic and aged like a fine wine, it's been 24 years since it's release and still holds up as a very fun and deep game.
Okay, the only thing I didn't know was about Matsuno manning the support lines. That is fascinating.
Square made tactical games before Lagoon, too, as Front Mission (which plays in a very similar style on the SNES) was released in 1995. Mechanically it plays very similar.
Its hard to say this is is my favorite FF title, but its definitely in the top of my list. I was very sad when my PS original copy wouldn't play anymore because the disc was worn.
I'm a simple man, every time i see new video for fft or tactics ogre makes me happy.
This game is a legit artistic masterpiece, and has insane replayability and relevance still.
I was 19 when this game came out. Many all-nighter's with this gem. Still have it on psp and all the tactics that came out on the gba.
My favorite in the entire series. (I'm bias towards Ivalice though, cause 12 is my next favorite)
Same man, the Ivalice Alliance gets so much shit. The world building, lore, localization, voice acting, you name it. Everything was brilliant in these games. I've always loved the "MMO but single player" aspect of FFXII. It's my second favorite after Tactics in the series.
Same here 12 zodiac age is my favorite in the main #FF, But in general I love games matuso worked on in general such as the ogre battle games. Gambits really made FF12 fun.
@@OvrlordEtna I totally agree, Gambits were such an underrated mechanic. I can't think of any other game right off my head where they let you essentially build your own AI for your NPC's. That was so brilliant. Though as much as I love all the quality of life improvements that Zodiac Age added, the difficulty was kind of a let down. The original was so much harder and more challenging,I guess they tried to make it more accessible by lowering the difficulty on the re-release.
Ah. There we go.. People of culture and complexity. 12 is the best.
Best FF game ever
Given the Knights Templar were also nicknamed the New Zodiac Braves, I would assume they were also going to have 12 knights due to the 12 Zodiac signs.
well top grade one's that are commanders or so. with a lot of numbers to back them up.
Don't forget about the 13th stone.
Yep. A knight for each Lucavi. Ultima being number 13 though.
@@sethmooseknuckle true and it was ultima that got killed by ramza's family in the past and to be killed/banished this time by ramza himself with his sister, the cadets from chapter 1, the mercenaries along with the two lady knights from chapter 2 and a whole lot of hero's and what recruits ramza picked up on the way.
I actually enjoy the "convoluted" story. Makes something like Game of Thrones seem like the Brady Bunch. :)
wait really? I always was under the impression I'd have a hard time following GOT but I followed tactics perfectly. I guess I was wrong? haha
@@cereyza To be honest with you, I never actually watched GOT but, heard many folk talk about it. They way they spoke, I thought, "wow, this is basically FFT watered down a bit, lol" Take care in this crazy world, friend.
@@ArtofBrandonTruster So without knowing the story yourself, you say that GoT is watered down compared to FFT?
@@shawnwolf5961 I honestly have no idea. I made my comment as a joke to get attention, lol.
For all I know, the GoT is top notch and I am missing out on it. I'm not too sore about it, I have plenty of hobbies to keep my mind from eating itself.
Though, if I was going to make a guess. I would say GoT is watered down compared to FFT just because it is a TV show. TV shows tend to water things down a bit, don't they?
How on earth is FFT convoluted??? It's actually quite direct. Convoluted would be Kingdom Hearts. LOL
Favorite game of all time, square gotta remark this or give us a legit sequel with the continuation of this story
best final fantasy game. Taps into foresight.
Incredible game. Timeless work of art.
I've made a annual gaming goal out of this masterpiece and i can say I've played and finished it every year since it came out.
Final fantasy tactics and XII are the only ones that I still play again from time to time, even after all these years
After grinding the ivalice raids all day for tomes in ff14 this was perfect recommended video
Very interesting facts to an incredible game! As you said FF Tactics was never officially released over here in Europe. Despite being a longtime Final Fantasy fan I experienced this masterpiece for the first time ever last year (!) by downloading it from the PS3 store. 23 years after its original release I was completely blown away by its excellent and timeless game design. I loved to see how Squaresoft didn’t hesitate to challenge players with such a deep and rewarding battle system. It turned out that in 2020 I enjoyed FF Tactics even more than FF7 Remake which is saying something.
Thanks for another lesson of FF history and for cherishing this gem of a game even though it’s such a seasoned piece of software! Much love from Germany and keep up the great work!
"Hi, how do I beat Wiegraf?"
"I don't have that or those."
"I can't load an old save because my cousin saved over my other game with his, I only have the save inside the castle."
"Isn't that a crime?"
I learned when I was a kid to make secret saves at the bottom of the list after a certain incident.
i can empathize as my siblings did similar stuff. however, the worst that happened was getting my memory card erased when lightning struck near my house and likely hit my house, also.
Best game! Watched my brother play it when I was 8 and I would play it when he had to go to work. This game has made a huge impact of the type of games I enjoy and I play this game yearly just because I get those urges.
This is the first game of the saga I played, still my favorite. Great story, great characters, fun gameplay (but perhaps harder, at least it seens to me when I was a kid). I just love the Ivalice scenarios.
Tactics Ogre LUCT and FF tactics reamin my favourite jrpgs even as today.. great video : )
Now, imagine TO with FFT graphics...
Tactics, by Ian.
Step one, monk + chakra farm
Step two
Black mage dropping Holy nukes
How do people put a dislike on a video like this? Are they holding their phone upside down? How have you got to the point where you click on a video like this and then be disappointed...
They say something you vehemently disagree with and you vote accordingly... probably
Some weirdos just want to be the different ones or simple because they like to live on the edge because "its cool"
Maybe they already knew all 7 facts
The dislikes were from The Church.
Some people just want to press dislike..ignore it
Truly a timeless gem!
I'm currently modifying it, to play through it for what must be the 100th time.
My first playthrough of tactics happened entirely on my walks to elementary school on psp lol
8 things you didn't know about Final Fantasy Tactics
Number 8: How to pronounce Beoulve
#9: You've been misspelling Yvalice since day 1.
#10: Vagrant Story uses a repurposed FFT engine.
lol People always pronounce names in various ways.
What a great video! I usually avoid "list" videos, but this actually went in depth and took time to give context. Thank you for covering one of my favorite games!
8:08 I have loved this game dearly for the past 10 or so years since I've played it, and have analyzed and its themes and philosophical ideas for years. I never once thought how the job system was actually significant to the narrative of the story concerning Delita's wish to rise in spite of his class. Thank you for the new insight!
Final fantasy 6 was my first back on the SNES , then 7 was released and i was blown away, but Tactics was really special. To this day out of all the FF games i played, it is still my most favourite. The story, the characters, the music is the best ive ever seen.
I want a true console FFT successor so bad. It’s even worse that there’s war of the visions but it’s a stupid mobile gacha game
WoftV's character design is awesome though. But the stages aren't as good as WoftL.
Project Triangle Strategy looks a lot like a proper FFT. In the meanwhile, you should check Fell Seal. Its a great tactics homage
Raul Bargas it looks great and I’m sure there’s other good tactical rpgs but I want the motifs and lore of final fantasy :/
The art direction of War of the Visions is fantastic, but good lord, why the fuck did they have to make a FFT sequel as a godamn gacha? Jesus Christ, man. I'm so tired of everything gacha these days.
@@BingBangPoe WotV is not a sequel though. It's not even in Ivalice. It's just a Final Fantasy + Tactical gameplay, not more than that.
"impact as ff 6 7 or 8"
and yet again, ff9 is left in the shadow of it full potential.. the only reason it fall off is because its release just about when ps2 is release.. its such an amazing game, better than 7 or 8..
All you need to know about fft is math skill holy eradicates the entire map with 999 damage and that's just 1 wizard with math skill. Imagine having 5...
Politics, faith, and ideals. This is one of the most grounded yet extraordinary FF tales of valiancy to follow the path of thorns to the "objective truth".
Man I loved FFT and its psp remaster along with Tactics Ogre remake. It's good to know that SE hasn't forgotten about it, but its just so weird that FFT'S new game is a mobile based game. Maybe after Triangle Strategy SE would be interested in remaking FFT since its turning 25 next year. Tactics and 8 were my favorites of FF's Ps1 era.
I legitimately do not understand how FFT's customizable secondary, reaction, passive and movement abilities didn't become a standard for the SRPG genre. In fact, to my knowledge it hasn't been reused or reiterated upon in even a single other SRPG so far.
Try War of the Visions. But job class is limited though.
It's used in Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark, which is the closest thing we've gotten to a true FFT successor.
@@PowerPandaMods Yeah, I kind of prefer Fell Seal's modern take on it to FFT's. I keep hoping someone will meld Fell Seal's upgraded class system with the story chops of a War of the Lions or Tactics Ogre.
@@PowerPandaMods I had never heard of Fell Seal until now. Thanks, I'll check it out!
FFT + FF Union? Guaranteed like before even watching! I would pay top dollar for an FFT and FF9 Remake
There's a mod for FF9 (PC, steam version I think) that remasters it. Haven't had a chance to try it but it looks quite good!
fact, final fantasy tactics is a lot like game of thrones except it has a satisfying ending and less sexual assault stuff.
FACTS
For real though. It was GOT before GOT became mainstream. Like, outside of the Lucavi angle, the whole entire game is about who is being put on the throne.
Well both are heavily inspired by The War of the roses
I think you have it the wrong way round. Both are inspired by Shakespeare’s history plays
@@derekhart410 and the Bosnian War.
FFT is one of my favorite games of all time. Thanks for this.
Man, this game is like the Game of Thrones of video games, funny enough they both came out around the same time. Ramza, Delita, Agrias, Gaffgarion, the dreaded Wiegraf and the epic battle with him. Just such an incredible game for it's time in terms of storytelling.
Love the music soundtrack from this game, great characters (Orlandu), and amazing story.
They seriously need to put this game into consoles, update this title with new content, & build an online PvP.
This all day long.
If they did that, we’d get an entirely new wave of Tactics fans. I’d love to see more classes, new weapons & armor, more refine stats, bigger maps, & a PvP that’s balanced enough to be a fantastic player experience.
I would play it so much!
I always wanted BADLY a multiplayer option to play with friends. Would've been fantastic!
@@Frejborg it’s been 3 years and I still stand by this statement. Remake this game with some updated features and tactics will shine.
I tried when I was kid and failed but recently bought it and beat as an adult and it is wonderful
War of the Lions desperately needs an HD Switch port.
That would be the greatest! and there probably wouldn't be a slow down on abilties.
@@OvrlordEtna - The Android version doesn't seem to suffer from those issues, so I doubt it would be an issue for them in any future renditions :)
I'd take it for Steam or for Switch. Preferably Steam so I don't have to pay for online capabilities on the Switch any time I wanna play it with friends. But I'd take either right now. I'm desperate.
I love FFT and Tactic Ogre, but I'm more excited if they'll remake Ogre Battle.
Doesn't need a remake. needs a new entry.
Loved being able to make an army of werewolves!
I wasn’t expecting to be surprised by all 7 facts being such a Matsuno fan but this video was such an impressive learning experience. Thank you!
FFT is my favorite game of all time from the music to story etc amazing. It was so detailed to the point where if you let one of the unique units crystallize the game will update their bio to say they died in combat. Or if you want to release a unit they will be sad .
Oh, wow! Awesome!
And I always just thought it was just amazing mix of Tactics Ogre with Final Fantasy 5.
Big props for featuring War Song as the 'tactical' example in the intro!
I feel a bit in the minority on this one, but I absolutely loved the original PS1 version over WOTL. So many quotes stuck with me from my childhood that it felt odd to see it changed to more of an old English in the WOTL version. It just felt like the PS1 version had more heart in the conversations. Though the added Dark Knight job was a great choice. FFT has to be the most replay-able game in the franchise, so it’s cool to see all these new facts after playing through it so many times.
Btw, LOVE how you animated the new logo in the beginning!
Thanks for the video and keep up the good work!
Great to see all the appreciation for one of my favorite final fantasy games. I’m still a sucker for the original translation. Put it on steam.
Excellent video. You're right, I didn't know a single one lol. Thanks for your hard work, folks!
Thank you for giving this treasure of gaming a deep dive dose of love.
this game is still one of my top ten favorite games. I still use my psp just for this game
Yasumi Matsuno and the rest of the dev team are gods. The Ogre Battle series is also a masterwork, especially Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (all versions ((including the One Vision mod)) are worth a play through but I think the psp port is best).
Also. Nice plug for Warsong/Langrissier thanks for that.
It is literally my favorite game and franchise. So.. yea. Thanks for that.
Favorite game ever. Still choose characters name as Ramza Beowulf to this day
I played Vandal Hearts before I'd even heard of FFT, and I fell absolutely in love with that game. When I tried FFT, I couldn't get into it; I think because of the much different aesthetic. Vandal Hearts remains one of my fondest gaming memories of all time.
Me too! I LOVED Vandal Harts as well! When I first heard and played FFT, I beat that once, but, I just couldn't get into it either, liked the story itself anyway! I still have Vandal Hearts on my PS3 hard-drive! My late-husband really enjoyed too. Helped me a lot with strategy, completely transformed future play-throughs! He was REALLY good at the strategy side of, not just RPG's, but, of many other games as well! I'm glad I'm not the only one that felt the same about FFT!
I cant believe it!!! Another video on Final Fantasy Tactics!!!!
Nothing warms more my heart, than a video notification from Final Fantasy Union 🥰
It’s nice to see that there’s still stuff I don’t know about my favorite game of all time
Absolutely loved FFT. I haven't brought myself to play it recently, though I've talked about it.
My father passed recently, and this and only three other titles (NFS Carbon, Final Fantasy X, and Pokemon Red) were really the only games we both played together and enjoyed.
As for the question at the end of the video, I think my favorite part of the video itsself was the tidbit about him working customer service directly. Especially nowadays, there isn't as much direct feedback from the higher-ups to the community itsself in regards to making actual changes, because the people funding these projects are primarily paying attention to the cost vs profit, rather than taking the time they need to create a genuinely complete experience.
Update: I've been playing it, and I might have broken it. Dual wield pistols, with Knight skill secondary ability. Another is a stronk monk, and thirdly a Samurai with Counter Flood, mastered Geomancer so no matter what tile the unit is standing on it responds with an element. (I've been on a Demon Slayer kick, sue me.)
Subbed. Thanks for the walkthrough history.
Final Fantasy Tactics and XI are my two favourites, and I think a lot of that has to do with their focus on variety over balance, as well as a heavy emphasis on lore. But of course, most people tend to prefer speed over strategy, so neither of them are very popular with the majority of their audiences.
Agree so hard! Those are my two favs from the FF series. FFT sorely deserves a proper sequel!
If any FF game deserves a modern day remake, it’s Tactics.
Tactics Ogre - the precursor in many ways to FFT - remains a dearly held favorite also. Tactics Ogre is also a Yasumi Matsuno game (as is March of the Black Queen).
On a separate note - what a lovely version of Cid's Theme you've used! :-)
Amazing video!
Everyone here should check out Final Fantasy Tactics Complete. It's a fan hack of the original PSX game that ports the PSP translation back to the original, and also enables the sound novels. As a note, someone out there put out a "Complete V2", and it's a buggy mess that has little to do with "Complete". Ignore that one.
Great gameplay and OST. Collecting everything was a lot of fun. Loved the PSX version, and enjoyed the PSP's FMV. 😊
Man, I need to pick this one up again. I never did get too far into the PSP version...
This game needs to be remaster and re-release.
I just downloaded this for iphone from the app store, and it actually runs great! Having a blast re-living the memories
Cid's (ff7) theme in a soft piano in the background makes the video much better.
I figured you'd have mentioned how to get clouds buster sword too and that's funny since ogre battle March of the black queen and tactics are his two best games
Good ole FF8 music playing in the background. ♥️💘
7, I think
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I still want a HD port of War of the Lions to Steam and consoles. The mobile version actually uses upscaled sprites and it looks pretty darn good. I don't know why Square-Enix is so reluctant into porting FFT to other platforms, and gave us that shitty gacha that is War of the Visions.
WotL and Tactics Ogre are my favorite games of all time
I had this on PS1 and it was SO good. Ended it and enjoyed every minute!
The diorama aspect makes me want a new tactics games with Fantasian’s approach to diorama building now. Maybe Sakaguchi and Matsuno could collaborate again.
When I first bought tactics, I really didn't know what to expect. All I knew is that it was a Final Fantasy title. I guess that's all it took. The game was an epic experience. Loved this and especially War of the Lions.
Play through this game at least once a year because of how good it is. We need a remaster for ps4/5!
awesome video :) thanks
Really missed on the chance to title this video “7 Factics You Didn’t Know About Tactics”
This game made me fall in love with Black Mages and Dragoons. And damn it all I can’t get enough of the fanart. I’ve been playing it over and over for years lol. I have it on my tablet and will sit for hours tapping away. It’s cool to learn something new about one of my favorite games. I bought it out of curiosity one day after school just cruising Sam’s Club waaay back in 2002.