Nearly two decades ago, Final Fantasy Tactics pushed the franchise in a bold new direction, a dramatic politically-charged strategic RPG. To this day, Tactics remains one of the most beloved entries in the hallowed franchise, and it’s a testament to the strength of the story and writing that many people still talk about it as one of the most thematically ambitious games ever made.
Its themes of inequality and social structure had a shockingly timely message in 1997 — but that’s a message that feels more important in modern day.
