Final Fantasy XII is getting an update, with a planned release in 2017. While the game, now subtitled “The Zodiac Age,” is only announced for Japan at this point, it’s a safe bet that we’ll be seeing it in the West.
Currently, Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age is only planned for PlayStation 4, though Square Enix has been slowly porting its back catalog to PC. A translation of the YouTube description suggests that this version is based on the tweaked International Zodiac Job System edition that was released in Japan.
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Originally released in 2006, Final Fantasy XII borrowed a bit from massively multiplayer RPGs. Players didn’t directly control their party in active time combat. Rather, a “gambit” system allowed players to program behaviors for their team.
A remake was hinted at in August 2015, though a correction seemed to dash fans’ hopes. Whether that was actually an error or a premature announcement hastily covered up isn’t clear yet.
We’ll update (hopefully later today) when this is confirmed for a Western release. For now, you can check out a conversation between editors Matt Kato and Dan Tack discussing the game’s merits.
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