Shortly after the CODEX release, Square Enix eventually removed Denuvo from the official version in a later update. This is a common cycle for modern games—the DRM is used to protect initial launch sales, but once a group like CODEX breaks through, the performance-heavy protection is often officially stripped away to improve the experience for legitimate buyers.

You choose one main protagonist and two companions from a pool of six characters: Duran , Angela , Kevin , Charlotte , Hawkeye , and Riesz .

Players select a main protagonist and two companions from a pool of six unique characters, such as Duran the swordsman or Angela the magician. This choice dictates which of the three main antagonists you face, providing significant replay value—a rarity for JRPGs of that era.