The Ivalice Chronicles workforce needed to remake the unique Closing Fantasy Ways’ supply code from scratch

The Sq. Enix workforce behind Final Fantasy Tactics — The Ivalice Chronicles did not simply remaster the long-lasting technique RPG, they needed to undergo the difficulty of remaking the supply code from scratch, based on Bloomberg. In an interview with Bloomberg‘s Jason Schreier, the sport’s director Kazutoyo Maehiro defined the arduous strategy of designing The Ivalice Chronicles, which is ready to launch on the finish of the month.

When attending to work on the remake, Maehiro and his workforce found they needed to rebuild the supply code from the bottom up because it was misplaced due to the business’s unstandardized practices within the ’90s, based on Bloomberg. When translating Closing Fantasy Ways from Japanese to English for the worldwide launch, the corporate would overwrite the unique Japanese model’s code. For Maehiro, that meant the workforce needed to undertake a ground-up overhaul and recreate the supply code by enjoying the unique recreation that launched in 1997, consulting the sport’s grasp disc and looking out on the 2011 model referred to as Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions, based on Bloomberg. Maehiro additionally mentioned throughout a PAX West 2025 panel that the workforce gleaned a variety of misplaced data from fan-made databases.

Revealing extra of the behind-the-scenes choices for The Ivalice Chronicles, Maehiro informed Bloomberg in regards to the debate surrounding Rely Cidolfus Orlandeau. Higher often known as Cid, and appropriately nicknamed Thunder God Cid, this overtuned character joins you later within the recreation, however many followers complained about him being overpowered. As a substitute of nerfing Cid, Maehiro informed Bloomberg that retaining this character’s energy degree the identical would higher symbolize the storyline since “his position within the story is being that very highly effective character who joins your social gathering.” To quell any considerations of Cid being too damaged, Maehiro informed Bloomberg that the workforce determined to buff the opposite characters to even issues out. Trying forward, Maehiro additionally hinted at exploring sequels for the Closing Fantasy Ways franchise and even model new video games within the technique RPG style, provided that The Ivalice Chronicles does nicely, based on Bloomberg.