The Ivalice Chronicles team had to remake the original Final Fantasy Tactics’ source 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 response to 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 response to 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 staff 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 response to Bloomberg. Maehiro additionally stated throughout a PAX West 2025 panel that the staff gleaned numerous misplaced information from fan-made databases.

Revealing extra of the behind-the-scenes choices for The Ivalice Chronicles, Maehiro informed Bloomberg concerning the debate surrounding Rely 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 informed Bloomberg that preserving this character’s energy stage the identical would higher characterize 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 informed Bloomberg that the staff determined to buff the opposite characters to even issues out. Wanting 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 effectively, in response to Bloomberg.