Squeenix Final Fantasy VII Remake Integrade - now on Steam

[OracleX]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q26enNF2Aj4

Remake mod(s) for the OG game.

Please let this mod become a reality.

actually it kinda is already. most that is showcased has gotten a release already. I fell setting stuff up was doable enough.

 

[laclongquan]

Tifa's voice is not as I imagined though
+ Unarmed combat style
+ Revolutionist
+ Waitress
Her voice should be tougher than that, even if her dialog limit it.

 

[Yosharian]

You.. you guys are joking right? 90% of the stuff in that video was awful, utterly awful

 

[Yosharian]

Literally the only thing the original needs is up-rezzed backgrounds, 60 FPS animations/movies, and improved character models. Everything else is a complete waste of time. Most of the content in that video actually makes the game worse, not better.

 

[CyberWhale]

I'm amazed that nobody has pushed for a FF6 remake yet. Like a hardcore remake like this.

Probably because the FF6 crowd is too old to give a fuck anymore and it's not an instant win for them

FF6 doesn't need a remake. Even the old pixel-art still holds up and if you want something newer there are mods that fix the steam versions (imo my preferred way to play FFVI now is going full Amano on sprites YMMV)

Pics/links please.

 

[Duraframe300]

I'm amazed that nobody has pushed for a FF6 remake yet. Like a hardcore remake like this.

Probably because the FF6 crowd is too old to give a fuck anymore and it's not an instant win for them

FF6 doesn't need a remake. Even the old pixel-art still holds up and if you want something newer there are mods that fix the steam versions (imo my preferred way to play FFVI now is going full Amano on sprites YMMV)

Pics/links please.

I've posted about it before. (Full Amano starts at 00:40)



There are multiple versions of the mod you can select in the installer. You can choose everything in between full SNES (Nostalgia) and full Amano (Based on his artwork. So you get white haired Terra, non-Bandana Locke and so on) and additionally a *remaster* of the SNES sprites . Basically instead of the half-assed job Square did by mismatching portraits and sprites you can finally get cohesion.

It also fixes all the other sprite based errors in the original port, improves menus a bit and so on. It's still in active development. There's also fun stuff like this:

 

[Major_Blackhart]

That's a good one. Holy fuck.

 

[mogwaimon]

I'll stick to the SNES version

 

[Ash]

You.. you guys are joking right? 90% of the stuff in that video was awful, utterly awful

Agree. Outside of uprezzed backgrounds and certain other stuff most of the PC version mods are pretty lame.
Just grab PSX emu and install the Hardtype mod for an authentic and engaging experience.

I'd get a better 'remake' experience playing Brave New World for a second time tbh. Last time I beat it was 1.5.2, they didn't even have esper levels implemented yet

edit: if BNW isn't your idea of a worthwhile mod to play then what is? it's basically vanilla but rebalanced so the game's not a walk in the park

I'm all for an interesting content overhaul, but why do you people ignore the ultra-prospertardo script re-do? Who the fuck wants this shit in their FF experience: https://rpgcodex.net/forums/threads/rockpapershotgun-ff-order-is-retarded.120665/page-2#post-5520119

after being heavily turned off by BNW's retarded writing I just went with EvilType and had no reason to look back.

 

[Yosharian]

Ash woah that mod looks hardcore.

 

[Yosharian]

Also lul at removing magic pot from the game, I remember abusing the shit out of that enemy + the W-Item glitch to max out all my characters with Master Materia, Master Summons, etc

I was about 13 at the time so I thought it was the coolest thing ever

 

[Ash]

Ash woah that mod looks hardcore.

Is it though? FF has always been easy, even the more harder ones in the series (5 and prior). FF7 hardtype just makes it like your average hard 90s game AKA what should be the gold standard imo. Not to mention emulators feature unrestricted saving which can strongly offset most difficulty increases if abused.

For a below-average newbie, the mods may be a bit much, but I strongly recommend

EvilType - FF6
Hardtype - FF7
Requiem - FF8
FF9 Unleashed - FF9

as absolute must-haves for any that have played the games before. FF5 I am still trying to find the best mod setup. Even attempted to create my own custom build but the end result is not good enough without further work and possible hex editing.

 

[Abu Antar]

I remember beating the final boss in FFV before it even got a hit in.

Hardest final story boss for me was in FFIV.

 

[coldcrow]

I remember beating the final boss in FFV before it even got a hit in.

Hardest final story boss for me was in FFIV.

Really? You just have to keep Rosa spamming Curaja and have enough HP so she doesn't die to Big Bang + random Bio/Flare or whatever spell he throws inbetween.

 

[Ash]

Also lul at removing magic pot from the game, I remember abusing the shit out of that enemy + the W-Item glitch to max out all my characters with Master Materia, Master Summons, etc

I was about 13 at the time so I thought it was the coolest thing ever

Magic pot removal is a tough one. Very few things about the mod I questioned, but this was one of them. I am not sure if this change is good or bad. Ultimately it probably just encourages grinding the next-most rewarding enemies (Northern Cavern Dragon x2) and is therefore a bad change, but I'd have to hear the author's take as he could have a superior argument. By this point it was at the end of the game and had a ton of fun with the mod so I wasn't too bothered. To grind at a similar rate to magic pots I just spammed emulator fast forward + save states and ground up dark dragons into reptile mince. A little grinding is needed for some end game content (e.g master level materia as you say).

 

[mogwaimon]

I'd get a better 'remake' experience playing Brave New World for a second time tbh. Last time I beat it was 1.5.2, they didn't even have esper levels implemented yet

edit: if BNW isn't your idea of a worthwhile mod to play then what is? it's basically vanilla but rebalanced so the game's not a walk in the park

I'm all for an interesting content overhaul, but why do you people ignore the ultra-prospertardo script re-do? Who the fuck wants this shit in their FF experience: https://rpgcodex.net/forums/threads/rockpapershotgun-ff-order-is-retarded.120665/page-2#post-5520119

after being heavily turned off by BNW's retarded writing I just went with EvilType and had no reason to look back.

you do know that BNW has a vanilla script patch option? Maybe I don't remember half this shit because I played a number of versions ago but I'm pretty sure if I had the choice I would have gone with the vanilla script. Even then, while those lines aren't exactly ideal, it's not like the Woolsey version is much more faithful to the original translation either. Still, to each their own

 

[Yosharian]

Also lul at removing magic pot from the game, I remember abusing the shit out of that enemy + the W-Item glitch to max out all my characters with Master Materia, Master Summons, etc

I was about 13 at the time so I thought it was the coolest thing ever

Magic pot removal is a tough one. Very few things about the mod I questioned, but this was one of them. I am not sure if this change is good or bad. Ultimately it probably just encourages grinding the next-most rewarding enemies (Northern Cavern Dragon x2) and is therefore a bad change, but I'd have to hear the author's take as he could have a superior argument. By this point it was at the end of the game and had a ton of fun with the mod so I wasn't too bothered. To grind at a similar rate to magic pots I just spammed emulator fast forward + save states and ground up dark dragons into reptile mince. A little grinding is needed for some end game content (e.g master level materia as you say).

Yeahhhhh honestly with access to a fast forward state, it might be the case that Magic Pot + W-Item abuse isn't even the fastest way to level up, so I dunno.

 

[Ash]

^Emulators introduce their own form of decline sadly, though it's way offset by all the incline obviously.

 

[Sukhāvatī]

 

[ADL]

Exclusivity has been extended for another 6 months after the release of Intergrade. Fuck off Sony.

 

[Yosharian]

Meh.

 

[Psquit]

Dirge of Cerberus is now canon? wow, what a shit show.

 

[Thorakitai]

> Why would you be upset about the new game potentially going into new and unexpected directions, possibly surprising you at every turn?

The original FFVII still exists and the modern ports even fixed some critical bugs. Just play that if you want the authentic, original experience.

Is it too hard to understand the desire to want a straight remake of FVII? All I want is to see the epic and memorable scenes in glorious HD so that the new generation can see why FF7 is so popular in the first place.

Not this Kingdom Hearts bullshit.

 

[Duraframe300]

>
Is it too hard to understand the desire to want a straight remake of FVII? All I want is to see the epic and memorable scenes in glorious HD so that the new generation can see why FF7 is so popular in the first place.

Not this Kingdom Hearts bullshit.

Exactly.

More than that even. Of all Final Fantasy's FF7 has aged the worst graphically/presentation wise. With the possible exception of 3 (if you don't like DS graphics), every FF has a good looking version, even if you need an Emulator. FF 1-4 got decent looking 2D remakes. 5-6 still look good. 8+9 do too, especially with mods. 10+ no question.

Meanwhile 7 suffered from being the first game on the PS and the switch of development from N64 to PS1. There are tons of clashing styles in that game, most obvious by the switch between chibi gameplay models to realistic battle models. Not to mention the FMV's being downright shizo at times where you have the chibi model used in one cutscene and the realistic one in the next. Meanwhile FF 8-9 handle those transitions smoothly and to a degree of quality not seen in any other game at the time.

Now nostalgia will make it up for a lot of people, but honestly it looks more and more shit the years gone bye. FF7 is deserving of a straight up remaster/remake whatever you wanna call it.

 

[Zed Duke of Banville]

Now nostalgia will make it up for a lot of people, but honestly it looks more and more shit the years gone bye.

Even at the time, I thought Final Fantasy VII was the first ugly FF game, with the premature switch to 3D graphics on a new system causing Squaresoft horrendous difficulties in everything except the pre-rendered backgrounds. Especially for the character models, which were hideous even in their higher-polygon FMV versions, much less the lower-polygon battle or "chibi" versions. Although Final Fantasy VIII has been subjected to same aging that affects all 3D graphics, it was an enormous technical leap on the part of Squaresoft in just two years, and the character graphics were vastly improved, looking quite impressive in 1999.