The Ivalice Chronicles workforce needed to remake the unique Ultimate Fantasy Ways’ 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 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 workforce 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 Ultimate 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 workforce 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 workforce gleaned plenty of misplaced data from fan-made databases.

Revealing extra of the behind-the-scenes choices for The Ivalice Chronicles, Maehiro instructed 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 an alternative of nerfing Cid, Maehiro instructed Bloomberg that conserving 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 celebration.” To quell any considerations of Cid being too damaged, Maehiro instructed Bloomberg that the workforce determined to buff the opposite characters to even issues out. Wanting forward, Maehiro additionally hinted at exploring sequels for the Ultimate Fantasy Ways franchise and even model new video games within the technique RPG style, on condition that The Ivalice Chronicles does nicely, in line with Bloomberg.