Back in May 2020, we informed you about an AI-enhanced HD Mod for FF7, Final Fantasy 7 Remako HD Graphics Mod. However, it appears there is another similar project for it that is easier to install and brings additional improvements.
Final Fantasy VII is a console role-playing game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix), and the seventh installment in the Final Fantasy video game series. FINAL FANTASY VII. In Midgar, a city controlled by the mega-conglomerate Shinra Inc., the No. 1 Mako Reactor has been blown up by a rebel group, AVALANCHE.AVALANCHE was secretly formed to wage a rebellion against Shinra Inc., an organisation which is absorbing Mako energy, destroying the natural resources of the planet. FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE is an enhanced and expanded version of the critically acclaimed and award-winning FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE for PlayStation 5. FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE comes bundled with FF7R EPISODE INTERmission featuring Yuffie as the main character which introduces an exhilarating new story arc, and numerous gameplay additions for players to enjoy. FINAL FANTASY® VII. Blood, Fantasy Violence, Language, Mild Suggestive Themes. Mako—the discovery of this natural resource drawn directly.
Created by Satsuki Yatoshi, the SYW mod represents the most accurate modern take on the PC version of Final Fantasy VII. This mod uses deep learning techniques (such as ESRGAN) in order to overhaul the game’s graphics. The package includes cleaner, more detailed and higher resolution background arts. It also comes with better battlefields, world map, magic effects, and menus.
The main goal of the SYW mod is to improve the graphics as much as possible without having an oversharp and overclean effect. The mod also attempts to keep the rendering as natural as possible and constant in quality across the whole game.
Going into even more details, the SYW mod overhauls 689 backgrounds and 13996 animation files. Satsuki Yatoshi has also manually optimized over 7000 layers. Furthermore, the mod enhances all the mini-games and the game’s cinematics.
You can download the mod from here. Below you can also find a comparison video between the vanilla and the modded versions.
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