The Ivalice Chronicles staff needed to remake the unique Remaining Fantasy Techniques’ 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 due to the business’s unstandardized practices within the ’90s, in accordance with Bloomberg. When translating Remaining Fantasy Techniques 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 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 accordance with Bloomberg. Maehiro additionally stated throughout a PAX West 2025 panel that the staff gleaned loads of misplaced data from fan-made databases.

Revealing extra of the behind-the-scenes selections for The Ivalice Chronicles, Maehiro instructed Bloomberg concerning the debate surrounding Rely 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 instructed Bloomberg that maintaining this character’s energy degree the identical would higher signify the storyline since “his position 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 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 Techniques franchise and even model new video games within the technique RPG style, on condition that The Ivalice Chronicles does properly, in accordance with Bloomberg.