Many Final Fantasy entries are held up as all-time classics by portions of the fanbase, and Final Fantasy Tactics is one of them. The game was released in Japan in 1997 for the PlayStation 1, with a North American release the next year, and received a remaster for PSP and mobile devices in 2007. Written and directed by Ogre Battle creator Yasumi Matsuno, Final Fantasy Tactics became a success that spawned its own Final Fantasy subseries and inspired many more titles since.