The Ivalice Chronicles crew needed to remake the unique Last Fantasy Techniques’ supply code from scratch

The Sq. Enix crew 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 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 ready to launch on the finish of the month.

When attending to work on the remake, Maehiro and his crew 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 line with Bloomberg. When translating Last 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 crew needed to undertake a ground-up overhaul and recreate the supply code by taking part in 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 line with Bloomberg. Maehiro additionally stated throughout a PAX West 2025 panel that the crew gleaned quite a lot of misplaced information from fan-made databases.

Revealing extra of the behind-the-scenes choices for The Ivalice Chronicles, Maehiro advised Bloomberg in regards to the debate surrounding Rely Cidolfus Orlandeau. Higher often called 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 advised Bloomberg that conserving this character’s energy degree the identical would higher signify 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 advised Bloomberg that the crew determined to buff the opposite characters to even issues out. Wanting forward, Maehiro additionally hinted at exploring sequels for the Last Fantasy Techniques franchise and even model new video games within the technique RPG style, provided that The Ivalice Chronicles does properly, in line with Bloomberg.