In 1997, the Final Fantasy franchise was taking bold steps in cementing its legacy as a video game powerhouse. After backing out of the Nintendo 64 in favour of the original PlayStation’s graphics and processing power, Squaresoft was ready to change the face of gaming.

This, of course, began with the blockbuster release of Final Fantasy VII before Squaresoft made a full 360 with the release of the sprite-based, tactical RPG Final Fantasy Tactics.
This year also saw the result of…
