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 line 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 group 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 line with 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 taking part in 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 line with Bloomberg. Maehiro additionally mentioned throughout a PAX West 2025 panel that the group gleaned numerous misplaced data from fan-made databases.

Revealing extra of the behind-the-scenes choices 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 recreation, however many followers complained about him being overpowered. As a substitute of nerfing Cid, Maehiro advised Bloomberg that maintaining 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 occasion.” To quell any issues of Cid being too damaged, Maehiro advised Bloomberg that the group determined to buff the opposite characters to even issues out. Trying 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 properly, in line with Bloomberg.