The Sq. Enix workforce behind Ultimate 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, in response to 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 workforce found they needed to rebuild the supply code from the bottom up because it was misplaced due to the trade’s unstandardized practices within the ’90s, in response to Bloomberg. When translating Ultimate 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 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 looking out on the 2011 model known as Ultimate Fantasy Techniques: The Struggle of the Lions, in response to Bloomberg. Maehiro additionally mentioned throughout a PAX West 2025 panel that the workforce gleaned a whole 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 generally 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 an alternative of nerfing Cid, Maehiro instructed 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 considerations of Cid being too damaged, Maehiro instructed Bloomberg that the workforce determined to buff the opposite characters to even issues out. Trying forward, Maehiro additionally hinted at exploring sequels for the Ultimate 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.
