The Sq. Enix group behind Remaining 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 line with 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 group found they needed to rebuild the supply code from the bottom up because it was misplaced because of the business’s unstandardized practices within the ’90s, in line with Bloomberg. When translating Remaining 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 group 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 looking out on the 2011 model referred to as Remaining Fantasy Ways: The Battle of the Lions, in line with Bloomberg. Maehiro additionally stated throughout a PAX West 2025 panel that the group gleaned quite a lot of misplaced data from fan-made databases.
Revealing extra of the behind-the-scenes choices for The Ivalice Chronicles, Maehiro informed 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 informed Bloomberg that maintaining 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 celebration.” To quell any issues of Cid being too damaged, Maehiro informed Bloomberg that the group determined to buff the opposite characters to even issues out. Wanting forward, Maehiro additionally hinted at exploring sequels for the Remaining Fantasy Ways franchise and even model new video games within the technique RPG style, on condition that The Ivalice Chronicles does effectively, in line with Bloomberg.