Final Fantasy Tactics is a tactical role-playing game developed and published by Square for the PlayStation video game console. Sony Computer Entertainment published the game in Japan on June 20, 1997, and the United States on January 28, 1998. It is the first game of the Tactics series within the Final Fantasy franchise, and the first entry set in the fictional world of Ivalice. The story follows Ramza Beoulve, who is placed in the middle of a military conflict between two noble factions coveting the throne of the kingdom. Production began in 1995 by Yasumi Matsuno, who was the director and writer. Final Fantasy series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi (pictured) was the producer and Hiroyuki Ito designed the battles. Final Fantasy Tactics received critical acclaim, garnered a cult following, and has been cited as one of the greatest video games of all time. An enhanced port of the game, Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions, was released in 2007. (This article is part of a featured topic: Ivalice.).

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1926:

Approximately 250,000 spectators attended the opening procession of the 28th International Eucharistic Congress in Chicago, United States. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28th_International_Eucharistic_Congress

1959:

The extratropical remnants of an Atlantic hurricane reached the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada, capsizing 22 fishing boats and causing 35 fatalities. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959_Escuminac_disaster

1960:

The Mali Federation gained independence from France, but dissolved into Mali and Senegal two months later. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali_Federation

1982:

The International Conference on the Holocaust and Genocide, the first major conference in genocide studies, opened despite Turkish attempts to cancel it due to the inclusion of presentations on the Armenian genocide. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Conference_on_the_Holocaust_and_Genocide

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

Victorian: 1. Of or relating to the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901, or that period. 2. Of or relating to the culture or social conditions of that period. 3. In a situation of poverty and social injustice; Dickensian. 4. (architecture) Of the style of architecture or furnishings of that period. 5. (figuratively) Of or displaying the (supposed) ideals or standards of morality of that period; conservative; also, old-fashioned, out-of-date. 6. A person born in or living in the Victorian period, or exhibiting characteristics of that period. 7. An item of furniture from that period. 8. (chiefly US, architecture) A house built in the Victorian architectural style. [...] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Victorian

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The chearful light, the vital air, Are blessings widely given; Let nature's commoners enjoy The common gifts of heaven.   --Anna Letitia Barbauld https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Anna_Letitia_Barbauld