A renewed user interface.

The Enhanced version has updated the UI for current platforms, and improvements have been made so that redoing the move phase in combat is easier. It is also easier to visually assess the outcome of an action when reviewing the prediction screen.

High Resolution

The original 1997 title rendered at 256×240 pixels and stretched for CRT monitors. The team has adjusted the visuals to provide a similar warm expression when viewed on LED monitors.

Extensive script revisions & additions.

To better accommodate voice acting, extensive script rewrites were performed. In doing so the team was able to insert new dialogue during battles cut from previous versions. They hope these new lines will further endear you to the characters.

Refined cinematics at the title screen.

Should you idle at the game’s title menu, refined versions of the opening cinematic and job introduction video will play automatically.

Read the restored sound novels.

Should you earn novels as a reward, they can be read by accessing the Brave Story in the menu. These sound novels were cut from the non-Japanese release of the game, but have been restored in The Ivalice Chronicles for all languages the game supports.

Voiced chants appear in battle.

When used for the first time, a voiced chant will appear before the action executes. Subsequently, it will appear randomly. Should you wish, you can press a button to skip this short sequence.

Withdraw from random encounters.

As depicted in the video below, you may randomly encounter enemy forces on the world map traveling across Ivalice. In this version, you will have the option to engage them or retreat. These encounters will allow you to develop your party’s capabilities between story stages.

Withdraw from multi-phase battles.

At certain points in the story, you will fight battles in succession. In The Ivalice Chronicles you will now have the option to regroup between battles to access your party’s items, equipment and jobs. You will also have the option to retreat from the multi-phase battle, however, you will lose the items and experience points you accrued.

Recruit a larger number of units.

You may now recruit up to 50 units in Ramza’s party. The team states this will allow players to train a wider variety of jobs and monster units (as well as monster eggs.)

View the job tree.

When selecting a job for a unit, the Job Tree features will allow you to assess the path needed to unlock certain jobs, including their level requirements.

Save three sets of job, equipment & abilities.

Depending on the situation, you may need to drastically alter your approach to a given stage. To make this more amenable to players, the team has added a function that will allow you to save three different sets of jobs, equipment and abilities.

Register “favored” units.

With an increased amount of recruitable units available to Ramza, the option to designate favored units has been added. Use this function to easily pick out your desired units from the ranks.

Change Ramza’s equipment coloring.

Those who purchase special editions of Final Fantasy Tactics The Ivalice Chronicles will gain access to different outfit coloring for the game’s protagonist. While Ramza’s outfit changes throughout the story, its coloring can be adjusted independently.

Easily remove monster & egg units.

In the game’s settings, you may opt to easily part with monsters and the eggs they produce without having to hold a button or proceed to a confirmation screen – freeing up valuable space in your roster.

Change the difficulty mode as desired.

The game’s difficulty can be adjusted as desired in the settings menu from three options including:

Casual: Recommended for newcomers to strategy RPGs.
Standard: Recommended for players seeking a balanced experience.
Tactical: Recommended for advanced players seeking challenging battles.

No matter what mode you choose there will be no change to the story.

View map terrain while deploying units.

In The Ivalice Chronicles you will be able to view and assess the map terrain in the deployment phase of battle. You can also adjust your units’ equipment and adjust other settings from this phase as well.

The combat timeline determines turn order.

The combat timeline displays more prominently in The Ivalice Chronicles to better assess which units will act in what order. This timeline will also allow you to more easily determine when charged or chanted actions will commence.

Get a bird’s eye view.

Use ‘Tactical View’ in combat to get a view from above, allowing you to better assess the distance between units in stages that may have unfriendly map terrain or obstacles.

Set markers on tiles as you see fit.

You will be able to set up to 10 markers on the battlefield. These can be used in a variety of ways, and are especially useful for measuring the movement and reach of especially powerful enemies when you must navigate treacherous terrain.

Autosave & manual saves.

The Ivalice Chronicles will regularly and automatically save your game and you will have the ability to manually save your progress as well. The autosaves and manual saves are split into different tabs.

Autoplay cutscene dialogue.

You may opt to have cutscene dialogue proceed automatically without needing to press a button to advance it.

Assess the situation.

There are important events in Ivalice that occur concurrently with Ramza’s adventures, and to keep tab on the current state of affairs, a “Situation” section has been added to the Brave Story in the menu. Here, you can view what each character is doing at certain junctures in the story.

Watch cinematics again.

Within the Brave Story menu, you will be able to re-watch cinematics you’ve previously viewed in the game.

Teach me, Master Darlavon.

Within the Brave Story, you can access Darlavon’s lessons, a repository of tutorials that will teach you the basics as well as more granular details about the game’s combat system.