Sq. Enix has printed a brand new interview with Remaining Fantasy Ways – The Ivalice Chronicles director Kazutoyo Maehiro speaking about how the group reimagined one of many biggest tactical RPGs ever made. In fact some adjustments have been made and Mr. Maehiro was requested why the group focussed on the unique Remaining Fantasy Ways, relatively than the more moderen Battle of the Lions model which launched in 2007 on the PSP. You’ll be able to examine how the group settled on the unique within the excerpt from the interview down under.
Why did you determine to concentrate on updating the unique FINAL FANTASY TACTICS relatively than the Battle of the Lions model?
I and different members of this improvement group weren’t instantly concerned within the Battle of the Lions, however I do consider that the content material in that sport did absolutely meet expectations for gamers at the moment.
Nevertheless, as we regarded again on every part almost 30 years later, in the course of the creation of this sport, we requested ourselves what our group – those that created the unique FINAL FANTASY TACTICS – might do to carry this sport to a brand new era of gamers.
It was by contemplating this query that we got here to the conclusion that probably the most acceptable path for us was to pay respect to the unique sport’s expertise and recreate that in the most effective type attainable.
Did you think about including components from FINAL FANTASY TACTICS: THE WAR OF THE LIONS like Balthier, Luso and the Onion Knight and Darkish Knight jobs?
We did in fact think about the addition of recent jobs, talents, and characters – together with the roles featured in Battle of the Lions. Nevertheless, the unique model of FINAL FANTASY TACTICS is a really full sport each from a sport design and story perspective. If we have been to make main adjustments, it will solely be a loss for not solely followers of the unique sport, but additionally these new to the title.
With this in thoughts, our first step in reviving FINAL FANTASY TACTICS within the current was to stick to the unique and put a highlight on the unique sport’s characters and jobs, in addition to the unique gameplay expertise.
The event group have been passionate when it got here to bringing an expertise as near the unique as we might, and because of this we now have recreated and used the unique VFX and SFX – one thing I hope followers of the unique specifically will take pleasure in as they play.
