The Ivalice Chronicles workforce needed to remake the unique Last Fantasy Ways’ supply code from scratch

The Sq. Enix workforce behind Last Fantasy Ways — 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 response to IT-seemed” rel=”nofollow noopener” goal=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:Bloomberg;elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>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 since IT was misplaced because of the trade’s unstandardized practices within the ’90s, in response to 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 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 looking out on the 2011 model known as Last Fantasy Ways: The Battle of the Lions, in response to Bloomberg. Maehiro additionally stated throughout a PAX West 2025 panel that the workforce gleaned quite a lot of misplaced information from fan-made databases.

Revealing extra of the behind-the-scenes selections for The Ivalice Chronicles, Maehiro instructed Bloomberg concerning 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 holding this character’s energy stage the identical would higher signify the storyline since “his function within the story is being that very highly effective character who joins your occasion.” 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 Last Fantasy Ways franchise and even model new video games within the technique RPG style, on condition that The Ivalice Chronicles does effectively, in response to Bloomberg.