The Sq. Enix workforce behind Closing Fantasy Ways — 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 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 because of the trade’s unstandardized practices within the ’90s, in line with Bloomberg. When translating Closing 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 enjoying the unique recreation that launched in 1997, consulting the sport’s grasp disc and searching on the 2011 model known as Closing Fantasy Ways: The Struggle of the Lions, in line with Bloomberg. Maehiro additionally stated throughout a PAX West 2025 panel that the workforce gleaned numerous misplaced data from fan-made databases.
Revealing extra of the behind-the-scenes selections for The Ivalice Chronicles, Maehiro instructed Bloomberg concerning the debate surrounding Depend Cidolfus Orlandeau. Higher often called 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 an alternative of nerfing Cid, Maehiro instructed Bloomberg that protecting this character’s energy degree the identical would higher signify the storyline since “his position 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 Closing Fantasy Ways franchise and even model new video games within the technique RPG style, on condition that The Ivalice Chronicles does properly, in line with Bloomberg.
