Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles will have Sound Novels available in all language versions

by Kite Stenbuck on 25 August, 2025

Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles will have the Sound Novels available in all languages. Square Enix confirmed this on the game's Japanese official website.

Despite being a Japanese website, it particularly shows the Sound Novel screenshot in English. The page noted that this feature was removed for the English versions of past FFT releases. However, Square Enix announced here that this mode will now return for all of this game's supported languages, which would also include the subtitle-only French and German.

In case you are wondering, the Japanese feature page lists much more than the above confirmation. We have compiled translations of the page's entries after the jump right below. Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles will be available worldwide for PlayStation 4 & 5, Nintendo Switch 1 & 2, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam on September 30.

Enhanced Mode details

Fully voiced (Main stories, battle conversations, and ability casts)
Renewed interface and improved controls
High resolution (Compared to the original's 256x240 pixels)
Stories rewritten and added (to accompany the full voice implementation)
Balance adjustments on Job Point acquisitions and Ability traits
Newly refined movies (including the demo trailer that plays at title screen)
Sound Novel implemented for all languages
Casting while executing Abilities

Enhanced Mode's new features

World Map

Location List will show what kind of shops (eg. items or weapons) are available in each town
You can encounter hostile troops while moving around the map, and then choose whether to fight them or not
You can now retreat from Consecutive Battles, but items & EXP gained from there will also be lost

Unit Composition

Up to 50 units (characters & monsters combined) can be owned here
Job Tree lets you see the requirements to unlock a specific job
The My Set feature lets you set up to 3 preset equipment, jobs, & abilities for each unit
The Favorites feature lets you mark units you like to use often
Ramza's equipment color can be changed and will apply to all his costumes regardless of story progression
A new game config entry will let you simplify the process of removing excess monsters and eggs

Battle

3 difficulty levels are available: Casual, Standard, and Tactical
You can check the whole map structure while deploying units pre-battle
Combat Timeline bar will show the movement order for all units in a turn. Clicking on each icon will also show additional details like the time needed to finish casting an ability
Tactical View will give an overhead view of the map
You can place up to 10 markers on map grids to note things like enemy ranges
Holding a button will fast-forward things

System & Event

Autosaves will take place at certain timings in the world map and battles
Events will have an Auto button that will automatically progress conversations after a voiced line is completed

Chronicles

Chronicles mode now has a State of Affairs menu that lets you check the detailed situations and motivations of each character
Some of the events also have fully voiced animation movies
A tutorial segment will also be available in this mode
Academy Report will show its own count of achievements regardless of platform-based achievements/trophies (or the lack thereof in Switch 1&2)