The Ivalice Chronicles workforce needed to remake the unique Closing Fantasy Techniques’ 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, in keeping with 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 about 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 trade’s unstandardized practices within the ’90s, in keeping with Bloomberg. When translating Closing 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 workforce needed to undertake a ground-up overhaul and recreate the supply code by taking part in the unique recreation that launched in 1997, consulting the sport’s grasp disc and searching on the 2011 model referred to as Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions, in keeping with Bloomberg. Maehiro additionally mentioned throughout a PAX West 2025 panel that the workforce gleaned numerous 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 Rely Cidolfus Orlandeau. Higher often called 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 preserving this character’s energy stage the identical would higher symbolize the storyline since “his position within the story is being that very highly effective character who joins your occasion.” 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 Techniques franchise and even model new video games within the technique RPG style, provided that The Ivalice Chronicles does properly, in keeping with Bloomberg.