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

The Sq. Enix staff 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 accordance with 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 about to launch on the finish of the month.

When attending to work on the remake, Maehiro and his staff 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 accordance with 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 staff 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 searching on the 2011 model known as Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions, in accordance with Bloomberg. Maehiro additionally mentioned throughout a PAX West 2025 panel that the staff gleaned a number of misplaced information from fan-made databases.

Revealing extra of the behind-the-scenes choices for The Ivalice Chronicles, Maehiro instructed 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 a substitute of nerfing Cid, Maehiro instructed Bloomberg that retaining this character’s energy stage the identical would higher signify the storyline since “his function within the story is being that very highly effective character who joins your occasion.” To quell any issues of Cid being too damaged, Maehiro instructed Bloomberg that the staff 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, in accordance with Bloomberg.