Among these changes are a job system with twelve jobs, each containing their own unique license board, a Speed Mode that can be activated by pressing, which speeds up the game by 2-4 times the normal speed, a Trial Mode containing 100 increasingly difficult trial stages, the ability the break the 9,999 damage limit and much more. Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age is based off the Japanese exclusive ' Final Fantasy XII: International Zodiac Job System', which contains many differences and improvements from the original vanilla release so returning players may be unfamiliar with the changes in the game. This game, however, is not based off the original version of the game that reached Western shores. As the name suggests, Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age is a remaster of the 2006 Square-Enix PlayStation 2 RPG Final Fantasy XII.

In Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, you assume the role of Vaan, a war orphan and aspiring sky pirate as he teams up with unlikely allies to return glory and independence to his homeland of Dalmasca. Welcome back to Ivalice, a land of magic and fantasy, where pirates rule skies and an evil empire reigns over the land.