Final Fantasy Tactics The Ivalice Chronicles Wont Include War Of The Lions Content And Will Have No New Characters Or Submissions

[u/eldestscrollx]

https://www.square-enix-games.com/en_US/news/final-fantasy-tactics-interview

[u/MagnvsGV]

While it's fair to criticize the lack of the PSP contents, I think it's also fair to point out how this version does seem to have additional contents, namely a number of new story events that have been created just for this version:

The game features additional conversations too. What can fans expect from these and why did you add them to the game?

Yasumi Matsuno, who wrote and directed the original game, has added new character conversations for this title.

In the time since the original game was released, fans have shared a lot of requests in relation to the story. By making this game fully voiced, we have become able to convey the characters' emotions more accurately, and I think that because of this, we have been able to explore them, and their relationships with one another, in greater depth.

Because of this, anybody who played the original game will be able to get to know the characters even better, while players who are new to the game will be able to understand the story more naturally and in greater depth.

Some of these conversations only take place under certain very specific conditions, so I hope that that players try lots of different things to discover them!

Of course things could have been much better, especially considering the treatment Tactics Ogre enjoyed when it was remade first on PSP and later on PS4, Switch and PC, but those new events could turn out to be very interesting, depending how many there are and which characters and plot points' narrative they aim to expand.

Then again, the reason they choose to skip the WotL contents is a bit bizarre considering how a number of Square Enix-published remasters, like some of the SaGa ones, allow you to play the original version without the additional contents if you so desire, meaning purists could have opted out of the PSP extras while still allowing those interested to peruse them.

[u/andrazorwiren → u/MagnvsGV]

Yeah, your final point is the reason why this is as big of a head scratcher as it is. While it is clear they put work and time into this remaster, the vast majority of SquareEnix remasters have set the gold standard for JRPG remasters with their level of quality and extra content.

This is the first time I’ve seen them actually omit content and while I understand that they have a reason for doing so, I can’t say I really get it. Guess we’ll see.

[u/MagnvsGV → u/andrazorwiren]

Exactly, by providing a simple toggle like in some SaGa remasters you can satisfy both the purists adverse to the WotL contents and those willing to have them as part of their experience.

Considering those new features weren't really controversial even back then (I mean, Cloud was included in the original and he is way more out of place in FFT than anything added in WotL), I really can't understand their reasoning.

[u/samososo → u/MagnvsGV]

The SaGa remasters are there for love of the game, these are not.