Editing Final Fantasy Tactics (section)

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{{Short description|1997 video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
| title = Final Fantasy Tactics
| image = Fftbox.jpg
| border = yes
| caption = North American box art
| developer = [[Square (video game company)|Square]]
| publisher = {{vgrelease|JP|Square|NA|[[Sony Computer Entertainment]]}}
| series = {{ubl|''[[Final Fantasy]]''|''[[Ivalice|Ivalice Alliance]]''}}
| platforms = [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|June 20, 1997|NA|January 28, 1998}}
| genre = [[Tactical role-playing game|Tactical role-playing]]
| modes = [[Single-player]]
| director = [[Yasumi Matsuno]]
| producer = [[Hironobu Sakaguchi]]
| designer = [[Hiroyuki Ito]]
| artist = {{ubl|[[Hiroshi Minagawa]]|[[Akihiko Yoshida]]|Hideo Minaba}}
| writer = Yasumi Matsuno
| composer = {{ubl|[[Hitoshi Sakimoto]]|[[Masaharu Iwata]]}}
| programmer = Taku Murata
}}

{{nihongo foot|'''''Final Fantasy Tactics'''''|ファイナルファンタジータクティクス|Fainaru Fantajī Takutikusu|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a 1997 [[tactical role-playing game]] developed and published by [[Square (video game company)|Square]] for the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]. It was released in Japan in June 1997 and in North America in January 1998 by [[Sony Computer Entertainment]], it is the first game of the ''Tactics'' sub-series within the ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' franchise, and the first entry set in the fictional world later known as [[Ivalice]]. The story follows Ramza Beoulve, a highborn cadet placed in the middle of a military conflict known as The Lion War, where two opposing noble factions are coveting the throne of the kingdom.

Production began in 1995 by [[Yasumi Matsuno]], a newcomer who had created the ''[[Ogre Battle]]'' series at [[Quest Corporation]]. Matsuno's wish was for an accessible tactical game with a storyline focusing on class-based conflict and the rewriting of history. Matsuno acted as director and writer, ''Final Fantasy'' creator [[Hironobu Sakaguchi]] was producer, and the battles were designed by [[Hiroyuki Ito]]. Multiple other staff members were veterans of the ''Ogre Battle'' series, including artists [[Hiroshi Minagawa]] and [[Akihiko Yoshida]], and composers [[Hitoshi Sakimoto]] and [[Masaharu Iwata]].

The game received critical acclaim and has become a [[Cult following|cult classic]] since its release. It sold about 1.24 million units in Japan during 1997, and over 2.4 million worldwide by August 2011. It has been cited as one of the [[greatest video games of all time]]. The world of Ivalice saw the setting for multiple other titles, including other ''Tactics'' games and the 2006 mainline entry ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]''. An [[enhanced port]] of the game, ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions]]'', was released in 2007 as part of the ''Ivalice Alliance'' project.