<s>
is	O
a	O
1997	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
June	O
1997	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
January	O
1998	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
Tactics	O
series	O
within	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
world	O
later	O
known	O
as	O
Ivalice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
Ramza	O
Beoulve	O
,	O
a	O
highborn	O
cadet	O
placed	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
a	O
military	O
conflict	O
known	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
where	O
two	O
opposing	O
noble	O
factions	O
are	O
coveting	O
the	O
throne	O
of	O
the	O
kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matsuno	O
acted	O
as	O
director	O
and	O
writer	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
creator	O
Hironobu	O
Sakaguchi	O
was	O
producer	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
battles	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Hiroyuki	O
Ito	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
of	O
Ivalice	O
saw	O
the	O
setting	O
for	O
multiple	O
other	O
titles	O
,	O
including	O
other	O
Tactics	O
games	O
and	O
the	O
2006	O
mainline	O
entry	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
port	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
War	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lions	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Ivalice	O
Alliance	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
follow	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
protagonist	O
Ramza	O
Beoulve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
makes	O
extensive	O
use	O
of	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
character	O
classes	O
seen	O
in	O
earlier	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
including	O
Summoners	O
,	O
Wizards	O
(	O
Black	O
Mages	O
)	O
,	O
Priests	O
(	O
White	O
Mages	O
)	O
,	O
Monks	O
,	O
Lancers	O
(	O
Dragoons	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Thieves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
conflict	O
leads	O
to	O
what	O
is	O
known	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Behind	O
this	O
backdrop	O
is	O
a	O
revelation	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
historian	O
Alazlam	O
J	O
.	O
Durai	O
,	O
who	O
seeks	O
to	O
reveal	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
an	O
unknown	O
character	O
whose	O
role	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
major	O
but	O
was	O
covered	O
up	O
by	O
the	O
kingdom	O
's	O
church	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
introduced	O
to	O
various	O
factions	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
War	I-Application
;	O
the	O
most	O
prominent	O
are	O
those	O
of	O
Prince	O
Goltana	O
and	O
Prince	O
Larg	O
,	O
who	O
both	O
want	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
guardian	O
of	O
Ivalice	O
's	O
monarch	O
and	O
are	O
engaged	O
in	O
a	O
war	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
progresses	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
recruit	O
generic	O
player	O
characters	O
and	O
customize	O
them	O
using	O
the	O
Job	O
system	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Akihiko	O
Yoshida	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
also	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
the	O
illustration	O
and	O
character	O
designs	O
of	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Tactics	B-Application
Ogre	I-Application
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
Advance	I-Application
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XII	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Vagrant	O
Story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
groups	O
engage	O
in	O
battles	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ramza	O
joins	O
a	O
mercenary	O
group	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Gafgarion	O
,	O
who	O
protects	O
Princess	O
Ovelia	O
from	O
being	O
hunted	O
by	O
both	O
sides	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ramza	O
discovers	O
that	O
High	O
Confessor	O
Marcel	O
Funebris	O
and	O
the	O
church	O
used	O
the	O
legend	O
of	O
the	O
holy	O
Zodiac	O
Braves	O
to	O
gather	O
the	O
Zodiac	O
Stones	O
and	O
instigated	O
the	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
sides	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
War	I-Application
face	O
off	O
in	O
a	O
major	O
battle	O
that	O
results	O
in	O
the	O
deaths	O
of	O
Larg	O
and	O
Goltana	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
centuries	O
later	O
a	O
historian	O
tries	O
to	O
describe	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tactics	O
was	O
conceived	O
in	O
1993	O
by	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
creator	O
Hironobu	O
Sakaguchi	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
finally	O
began	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1995	O
under	O
Yasumi	O
Matsuno	O
,	O
who	O
until	O
that	O
year	O
had	O
worked	O
at	O
Quest	O
Corporation	O
on	O
the	O
Ogre	O
Battle	O
series	O
,	O
resigning	O
once	O
work	O
was	O
completed	O
on	O
Tactics	B-Application
Ogre	I-Application
:	I-Application
Let	I-Application
Us	I-Application
Cling	I-Application
Together	I-Application
and	O
bringing	O
several	O
of	O
its	O
staff	O
over	O
to	O
Square	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
period	O
,	O
Square	O
had	O
broken	O
its	O
long-standing	O
development	O
partnership	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
moved	O
their	O
game	O
projects	O
over	O
to	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lead	O
programmer	O
was	O
Taku	O
Murata	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
art	O
design	O
was	O
a	O
collaborative	O
effort	O
led	O
by	O
Tactics	B-Application
Ogre	I-Application
veterans	O
Hiroshi	O
Minagawa	O
and	O
Akihiko	O
Yoshida	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
character	O
designs	O
and	O
artwork	O
by	O
Hideo	O
Minaba	O
and	O
Eiichiro	O
Nakatsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contrasting	O
against	O
the	O
polished	O
CGI	O
aesthetic	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
wanted	O
a	O
hand-drawn	O
artstyle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
deciding	O
how	O
to	O
differentiate	O
Tactics	O
from	O
his	O
earlier	O
title	O
,	O
he	O
placed	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
individual	O
character	O
growth	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
,	O
contrasting	O
against	O
the	O
army-based	O
simulation	O
of	O
Tactics	B-Application
Ogre	I-Application
while	O
keeping	O
its	O
chess-inspired	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
preplanning	O
phase	O
,	O
the	O
music	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
an	O
upbeat	O
style	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
the	O
mainline	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakimoto	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
brought	O
on	O
board	O
the	O
project	O
by	O
Matsuno	O
,	O
was	O
advised	O
by	O
both	O
Matsuno	O
and	O
established	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
composer	O
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
not	O
to	O
worry	O
about	O
keeping	O
to	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
came	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
demo	O
disc	O
for	O
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
was	O
sold	O
on	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Saga	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
,	O
Saga	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Brave	B-Application
Fencer	I-Application
Musashi	I-Application
,	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Ehrgeiz	B-Application
and	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
1997	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
was	O
selected	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
Greatest	I-Device
Hits	I-Device
line	O
of	O
re-releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
also	O
became	O
part	O
of	O
Ultimate	O
Hits	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
main	O
budget	O
range	O
available	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
,	O
entitled	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
War	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lions	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
10	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
across	O
all	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
new	O
features	O
including	O
in-game	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
new	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
capability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
updated	O
mechanics	O
contain	O
a	O
16:9	O
widescreen	O
support	O
,	O
new	O
items	O
,	O
new	O
jobs	O
,	O
and	O
cel-shaded	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
videos	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
sold	O
nearly	O
825,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
1997	O
,	O
and	O
ended	O
the	O
year	O
at	O
almost	O
1.24	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Ricciardi	O
,	O
in	O
his	O
review	O
for	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
should	O
have	O
been	O
done	O
in	O
2D	O
style	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
processors	O
could	O
handle	O
larger	O
battlefields	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nob	O
Ogasawara	O
,	O
when	O
writing	O
for	O
GamePro	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
concerned	O
with	O
the	O
small	O
scale	O
of	O
the	O
battles	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
is	O
n't	O
so	O
much	O
Tactics	B-Application
Ogre	I-Application
with	O
a	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
flavor	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
FF	O
with	O
a	O
TO	O
flavor	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
named	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
"	O
the	O
greatest	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
has	O
been	O
featured	O
in	O
several	O
other	O
Square	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
staff	O
developed	O
Vagrant	O
Story	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
several	O
subtle	O
references	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Vagrant	O
Story	O
,	O
Matsuno	O
and	O
Sakaguchi	O
initiated	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
Tactics	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
have	O
used	O
2D	O
graphics	O
due	O
to	O
issues	O
with	O
3D	O
development	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XII	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
also	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Ivalice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
title	O
released	O
was	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XII	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revenant	I-Application
Wings	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
released	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
Advance	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Game	O
Boy	O
Advance	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
indirect	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
Advance	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
A2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Grimoire	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rift	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2007	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ramza	O
and	O
Agrias	O
appeared	O
in	O
online	O
trading	O
card	O
game	O
Lord	B-Application
of	I-Application
Vermilion	I-Application
III	I-Application
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ramza	O
also	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
fighting	O
game	O
Dissidia	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
NT	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XIV	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
A	I-Protocol
Realm	I-Protocol
Reborn	I-Protocol
portrayed	O
an	O
alternate	O
version	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
in	O
which	O
Ramza	O
and	O
his	O
companions	O
died	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Tactics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
is	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Trading	O
Card	O
Game	O
,	O
with	O
Ramza	O
,	O
Delita	O
,	O
Agrias	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
characters	O
appearing	O
in	O
Opus	O
I	O
(	O
Roman	O
Numeral	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
