The PSP remake is out soon. If you were paying attention when this game was first released on the PS1, you'll remember that the typical review score was around an 8 -- solid, but not exceptional. The game's sales could be described the same way.

 To be honest, I felt that way at first too. I thought it was fun, but not up there with other recent RPG games, and if I were a reviewer I would have given it an 8 too. But I kept playing, and I ended up putting more time into that playthrough than any other game before or since.

 And then I played it again.

And again a few months later.

And pretty much every year since then, in a completely different way each time.

And today, I don't think I've talked to anyone who's played it who doesn't think it's one of the best games of all time.

It seems to me that Tactics is sort of an acquired taste. It's hard to appreciate at first, but slowly, as you delve deeper into it, you really start to get a feel for the brilliance of the thing. So I think that all those reviewers back then just didn't have time to really get into it and see all it had to offer (if they even played the whole game). Now it's coming out again, and hopefully most of them aren't seeing it for the first time. Maybe some of them are the same guys who reviewed it last time, and they've had 10 years to stew over it and come to really appreciate it.

So is it going to make a difference? Is FF Tactics finally going to get the respect and recognition it deserves? If you ask me, with the retranslated script, there's very little that should stand in the way of a perfect score. 

On a related note, I just saw this cutscene clip with the new English voices: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/23013.html

The FFXII cast, it's not. Seems they got American actors who slip in and out of a pseudo-British accent instead of just getting British actors. The guy who plays Delita is especially bad for this. Still, I think they're decent overall, and since the voices are just over the new FMV cutscenes they probably won't detract from much.

I still can't get over how good those cutscenes look. But as good as they are, they've just got me imagining a true sequel to Tactics on the PS3/360, all done in realtime with that art style.

A man can dream. 

I don't think it will. It is on the PSP, so it will sell decently, like the original. I actually was considering picking up a PSP for final fantasy tactics, disagea portable, joan d'arc, and loco roco... while they would be fun (and I have never played FFT or disage for ps2) I don't think it worth getting a PSP for $170 when I have a DS and 3x games, plus want 8 more that are out...
IF PSP had games like FFT and crisis core and GOW:chains and disagea and joan d'arc throughout 2006, it may have won the "portable console" war. Too bad it's kinda late now; there are good games sure, but I already have a DS, and dont need 2 handhelds. I think that applies to alot of people

yes FFT was great
saddly I was not able to completely catch the story
but the fight gameplay was really clever and interesting
In the beginning, I had to try many times before getting the "how to play to win"
A lot more strategic that other classic JRPG.

wait this is coming out on the U.S? Or japan?

Its already out in Japan .It did some 300K .
Now its coming to NA and EU .
I for one will be buying it .

I'm a big Final Fantasy Tactics fan, I own the original PSX release and FFTA for GBA. Love'em both, and FFT is my #2 game personally. :D

I played FFT on the PSX quite a bit but I was too young to appreciate the game. Later I bought the GBA version(Tactics Advance) and I could say it's on my top 5 of all time(Zelda:Oot, Metal Gear Solid, FF: Tactis Ad, Golden Sun, Soul Calibur II). I just recently bought Jeanne D'Arc and it's amanzing I'd give a 10 but it's too similar to FF Tactics so a 9 is fine. I love Tactics series more than the main FF series. I hope it ends as good as the orignal or GBA game.

Shido, this is a port of the original FFT plus a few extras (2 classes and a character, IIRC)

also the localization is far far better, and the cleaned up graphics as well as implemtation of new FMV's.

should ratings be based on the second third, or more playthroughs? or on the first one?
most people only play through games one time...