FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles: Pre-order Bonus (DLC)

Let's be clear up front: this is not a game. It is a pre-order bonus DLC, a small envelope of starter items Square Enix attached to early purchases of Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles to reward people who committed before launch day. If you are landing on this page trying to figure out whether to buy the base game, you want the main product listing instead. So what is actually in the package? The pre-order bundle delivers a White Equipment color scheme for protagonist Ramza, a Mythril Knife, Spiked Boots (which bump a unit's Jump attribute while equipped), and a handful of consumable High Potions and Ethers. None of this is transformative gear. These are early-game items designed to smooth out the opening hours of a tactical RPG that can punish new players hard, and the cosmetic color swap on Ramza's armor is the only thing here with any lasting visual presence. Once you clear the tutorial section in the Magick City of Garliand and dip into the Options menu under Bonus Items, everything lands in your inventory. That's the whole transaction. A few things worth knowing if you are looking at this listing right now. Square Enix's own notes flagged that these bonuses would not be available for purchases made on or after the game's release date, though they also hedged that items may be distributed or sold separately at a later date. Community discussion post-launch suggests there is no confirmed standalone sale of these items as of writing, so if you see this DLC available through a third-party key shop, it likely came bundled with a base game key sold before launch. Treat it as a minor perk, not a reason to seek out a specific retailer. The base game it unlocks for is, for the record, in genuinely strong shape. The Ivalice Chronicles launched with both a Classic mode (raw original 1997 visuals paired with the well-regarded War of the Lions translation) and an Enhanced mode that updates the graphics and adds full voice acting, a refined UI, and a new Squire difficulty tier for first-timers. The underlying job system, with over 20 jobs including white mage, black mage, dragoon, and more, remains as deep and satisfying as it has always been. The pre-order gear does not change any of that. It just removes a little friction. If you pre-ordered and are here to confirm this DLC does something: yes, it gives you a small early-game leg-up and a cosmetic. If you are here hoping to buy these items separately today, the situation is murky, and the items are obtainable through normal gameplay anyway. Do not make a purchasing decision based on this DLC. Make it based on whether you want one of the most celebrated tactical RPGs finally running natively on PC. Alex, Scout Team