The Ivalice Chronicles group needed to remake the unique Last Fantasy Ways’ supply code from scratch

The Sq. Enix group 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, in response to Bloomberg. In an interview with Bloomberg‘s Jason Schreier, the sport’s director Kazutoyo Maehiro defined the arduous technique of designing The Ivalice Chronicles, which is about to launch on the finish of the month.

When attending to work on the remake, Maehiro and his group found they needed to rebuild the supply code from the bottom up because it was misplaced because of the trade’s unstandardized practices within the ’90s, in response to Bloomberg. When translating Last 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 group 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 searching on the 2011 model known as Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions, in response to Bloomberg. Maehiro additionally mentioned throughout a PAX West 2025 panel that the group gleaned plenty of misplaced information from fan-made databases.

Revealing extra of the behind-the-scenes selections for The Ivalice Chronicles, Maehiro informed Bloomberg concerning the debate surrounding Depend Cidolfus Orlandeau. Higher referred to 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 an alternative of nerfing Cid, Maehiro informed Bloomberg that retaining this character’s energy stage the identical would higher symbolize the storyline since “his function within the story is being that very highly effective character who joins your get together.” To quell any considerations of Cid being too damaged, Maehiro informed Bloomberg that the group determined to buff the opposite characters to even issues out. Wanting forward, Maehiro additionally hinted at exploring sequels for the Last Fantasy Ways franchise and even model new video games within the technique RPG style, on condition that The Ivalice Chronicles does nicely, in response to Bloomberg.