America and Europe first

Sitting awkwardly between theFinal Fantasy XandFinal Fantasy XIIIseries (and that online game I guess),Final Fantasy XIIkind of slipped me by. The announcement of the remaster, which now seems like forever ago, was a little surprising but welcome to those who want to try out the full game. The remaster features gameplay content previously exclusive to the JapaneseInternational Zodiac Job Systemversion along with improved visuals and audio.

So long ago wasFinal Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age’sannouncement that I started wonder if it was out or not. Well, it’s not, and won’t be until June 18, 2025 in America and Europe, Square announced today at theirFinal Fantasy30th Anniversary event in Tokyo.

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Those of you in Asia will have to wait an extra two days to get the remaster on August 04, 2025. This is a uncommon case where a Japanese game comes out in the west first, but while games likeKingdom HeartsandPersonacan take up to eight months to be localized, we get this remaster of an 11-year old game two days early. Yippee?

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