Final Fantasy Tactics was originally an RTS RPG inspired by the director's cult classic Super Nintendo game, but his boss said "NOT THIS ONE!"
These gorgeous sample images have me obsessed with what might have been
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(Image credit: Square Enix/Yasumi Matsuno)
Today, June 20, marks the 27th anniversary of Final Fantasy Tactics, and original director Yasumi Matsuno took the opportunity to share some images of the beloved strategy RPG in its original form.
In its earliest prototype, Final Fantasy Tactics was not turn-based - it would’ve been a real-time strategy RPG. Matsuno previously revealed this detail back in 2018 during a stream promoting a Final Fantasy 14 crossover, but now he’s provided a much clearer look at the early plans for the game, complete with some of the most gorgeous pixel art I’ve ever seen.
“This is a sample image from early 1996,” Matsuno says onTwitter(Googletranslated). “We had hoped to continue development with the aim of creating an RTS like ‘Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen,’ but unfortunately this was scrapped, and …
