The Ivalice Chronicles crew needed to remake the unique Remaining Fantasy Ways’ supply code from scratch

The Sq. Enix crew behind Final Fantasy Tactics — The Ivalice Chronicles did not simply remaster the enduring 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 means 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 crew found they needed to rebuild the supply code from the bottom up because it was misplaced because of the business’s unstandardized practices within the ’90s, based on Bloomberg. When translating Remaining 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 crew needed to undertake a ground-up overhaul and recreate the supply code by enjoying the unique sport that launched in 1997, consulting the sport’s grasp disc and looking out on the 2011 model known as Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions, based on Bloomberg. Maehiro additionally mentioned throughout a PAX West 2025 panel that the crew gleaned quite a lot of misplaced information from fan-made databases.

Revealing extra of the behind-the-scenes selections for The Ivalice Chronicles, Maehiro advised Bloomberg concerning the debate surrounding Depend Cidolfus Orlandeau. Higher often known as Cid, and appropriately nicknamed Thunder God Cid, this overtuned character joins you later within the sport, however many followers complained about him being overpowered. As an alternative of nerfing Cid, Maehiro advised Bloomberg that protecting this character’s energy degree the identical would higher characterize the storyline since “his position within the story is being that very highly effective character who joins your celebration.” To quell any considerations of Cid being too damaged, Maehiro advised Bloomberg that the crew determined to buff the opposite characters to even issues out. Wanting forward, Maehiro additionally hinted at exploring sequels for the Remaining Fantasy Ways franchise and even model new video games within the technique RPG style, provided that The Ivalice Chronicles does nicely, based on Bloomberg.