<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles is getting a remastered version for PC and consoles, set to release on September 30.</li><li>The director Kazutoyo Maehiro revealed that recreating the game posed challenges as the original source code was lost over time.</li><li>The team had to rebuild Final Fantasy Tactics from scratch using existing versions and playing the original game to reconstruct it by feel alone.</li><li>The updated version will feature a new UI, full voice-acting, added dialogue by the original writer, autosaves, adjustable battle speed, and various other changes.</li><li>Players will have the option to experience the game in a classic mode with old school graphics and most changes revoked for a closer-to-original feel.</li><li>Director Maehiro emphasized the importance of offering both an enhanced version and a classic version to cater to different preferences among fans.</li></ul>

No wonder it took so long to rerelease Final Fantasy Tactics—the source code was lost: 'Keeping that kind of data wasn't a normal thing to do at the time'

No wonder it took so long to rerelease Final Fantasy Tactics—the source code was lost: 'Keeping that kind of data wasn't a normal thing to do at the time'

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