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Final Fantasy 9: Memoria Is The Remake We Always Wanted

Discover how a fan-driven mod is transforming the classic FF IX experience—what will they think of next?

Final Fantasy 9: Memoria Is The Remake We Always Wanted

Known as 'Cyberpunk 2077's' biggest fan, Angharad is a Welsh games writer who thrives in anything related to digital storytelling. If a video game explores the intricacies and horrors of womanhood, she is there.

Thanks to previous work at GAMINGbible, GameByte, The Loadout, Game Luster, Angharad has built a strong understanding of both the digital world and what fans want from it and is eager to share her thoughts and expertise with readers.

It has been almost three decades since A Revolutionary Experience

Steiner, Dagger, and Zidane making determined faces as Dagger grips the wheel of the airship in a cutscene from Final Fantasy 9.

Introducing brand-new features such as "Active Time Event" cutscenes, "Mognet", and skill systems, Final Fantasy IX was considered revolutionary for the RPG genre at the time, and has served as a major inspiration for not just future FF installments, but also the gaming industry as a whole.

Due to its success, a remastered version featuring minor gameplay and graphical enhancements was released back in 2016 and in even more exciting news, Final Fantasy IX is set to receive an Bringing the Classic Up To Modern Standards

Two characters in Final Fantasy 9 Square Enix

As the official mod description reads: "Memoria Engine is a community rewrite of Final Fantasy IX's game engine that aims to add features, fix bugs and expand mod-making capabilities (adding content, localizing...). Memoria includes a built-in Mod manager, bugfixes and optional improvements (camera, frame rate, audio, controller, UI, options, cheats...) while supporting third-party mods. "

Put simply, it improves every aspect of Final Fantasy IX's performance without changing the core values of the game that we all know and love. As such, it features changes to UI, optional cheats, changes to ability mechanics, and much more. However, its main features are as follows:

  • New launcher with easy options (for not included options: Memoria.ini)
  • Mod Manager/downloader
  • Widescreen (for all resolutions)
  • Higher framerate (60fps+)
  • Camera stabilizer (configurable)
  • Font change (includes original PSX font)
  • Smooth camera movement & texture scrolling
  • Anti-aliasing & Improved layer rendering
  • Many, many bugfixes
Better yet, for Final Fantasy IX is completely free to download for those who own the game on PC. So, if it has been quite some time since you experienced the 2000 classic, look no further than this incredible mod that already boasts over 37,000 downloads.

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Systems

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PC-1

Released

July 7, 2000

ESRB

T for Teen: Violence, Mild Language

Developer(s)

Square Enix

Publisher(s)

Square Enix

Engine

Unity

Multiplayer

Local Multiplayer

Franchise

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