Square Enix open to revisiting Final Fantasy Tactics Advance and A2, also up for sequels and new games
Square Enix is leaving the door open to just about everything when it comes to the tactics genre, including revisiting more classics such as remasters of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance and A2, and even Final Fantasy Tactics sequels.
That information comes from Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles director Kazutoyo Maehiro. Inverse recently asked about the possibility of bringing back Tactics Advance and A2 – titles that have only stayed on GBA and Nintendo DS. Maehiro not only expressed interest in that, but also “sequels and new titles”.
Note that like most things, future plans would come down to business decisions. Maehiro didn’t state outright that Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles needs to sell, but that’s more or less the case since he said that if it does well, “it shows the business viability of the strategy RPG genre.”
Maehiro’s full words about remasters of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance and A2, sequels, and more:
“To start with the question about other strategy opportunities that haven’t been remastered yet. We think the whole strategy RPG genre as a whole, and I’m saying this as a fan of the genre. Once you get into it, and start playing these games, you really see how fun they are. But then if you take a step back and look, maybe it’s a bit more of a niche genre overall.
If The Ivalice Chronicles can do well, that’s good for the fans, they can enjoy it. But, at the same time, it shows the business viability of the strategy RPG genre. So that could potentially open the door for doing something with Final Fantasy Tactics Advance or A2, or maybe even sequels and new titles as well. I think I speak for everyone who’s worked on the original Final Fantasy Tactics, and is working on The Ivalice Chronicles as well – we’d really like to see that happen.”
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles hits Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch on September 30, 2025. You can find the opening movie that was just released here.
