The Sq. Enix staff behind Last Fantasy Techniques — 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, based on Bloomberg. In an interview with Bloomberg‘s Jason Schreier, the sport’s director Kazutoyo Maehiro defined the arduous technique 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 because of the trade’s unstandardized practices within the ’90s, based on 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 staff 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 looking out on the 2011 model referred to as Last Fantasy Techniques: The Battle of the Lions, based on 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 in regards to 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 sport, however many followers complained about him being overpowered. As a substitute of nerfing Cid, Maehiro informed Bloomberg that conserving 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 get together.” To quell any issues 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 Last Fantasy Techniques franchise and even model new video games within the technique RPG style, provided that The Ivalice Chronicles does nicely, based on Bloomberg.