The Latest Breaking News from Yasumi Matsuno

8 months after launch, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles gets New Game+ out of nowhere in a surprise update, so I guess I'm booting up the tactical RPG once more

The creator of the original game, Yasumi Matsuno, wants to "provide a more enjoyable gameplay experience"

GamesRadar · Jun 17

Ori studio head looks to Final Fantasy Tactics for help fixing No Rest for the Wicked's progression, says other devs "haven't paid enough attention" to the JRPG

"I really think Yasumi Matsuno had figured out the proper answer 30 years ago already"

GamesRadar · Feb 5

Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles review – remastered 1997 classic is even more politically resonant now

This landmark role-playing game remains a revolutionary tour de force

The Guardian - UK · Jan 8

'Final Fantasy Tactics' Creator Asks Whether Those Who Fail Can Become Happy

In an exclusive interview, Inverse talks to Final Fantasy Tactics' creator and the remaster's director about the game's legacy, present, and future.

Inverse · Jun 21, 2025

OG Final Fantasy Tactics director "might" have included War of the Lions' added content if he were leading the strategy RPG remaster, but backs the controversial call not to

Yasumi Matsuno also says the PSP port's new storyline is "undoubtedly different from my vision"

GamesRadar · Jun 19, 2025

Don't feel bad if you fell for Final Fantasy Tactics' viral "penalty for a crime" meme, the OG strategy RPG's director says "it certainly sounds like something I would have written"

Yasumi Matsuno "didn't know about this funny line until today"

GamesRadar · Jun 7, 2025

‘Final Fantasy 7’ Move Over, The Most Anticipated RPG Remake Ever Is Finally Coming Next Year

The long-rumored remake of 'Final Fantasy Tactics' has finally been announced, along with a suite of enhancements and a message from its original creators.

Inverse · Jun 5, 2025

'The will to resist is in your hands': Final Fantasy Tactics director makes statement on the political backdrop of the original and the 'inequality and division' that persists today

With an FF Tactics remaster coming, designer Yasumi Matsuno recalls the economic disaster that shaped the original.

PC Gamer · Jun 5, 2025

"The will to resist is in your hands": Final Fantasy Tactics writer puts capitalism on blast as the strategy RPG returns nearly 30 years later to a world still filled with "inequality and division"

You dropped your crown, Matsuno-san

GamesRadar · Jun 4, 2025

After 4 years of rumors, Final Fantasy Tactics remaster hopes reach an absolute frenzy as director Yasumi Matsuno shares and hastily deletes PlayStation State of Play announcement

"So you're saying there's a chance"

GamesRadar · Jun 3, 2025