There are so many great mods for pc ff7.
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Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
I have the PS1 version but this does look enticing for convenience’s sake. How does the modern PC release compare to the original one (besides the modern quality of life additions mentioned on the store page)?
cybervseas@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Are there any projects you could suggest as worth checking out? I love mods but I never really thought about using them with FF7 - it’s just not a game that comes to mind when I think about doing a modded playthrough. Anything transformative enough to make it more than just FF7 but with QoL or nicer graphics?
funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 1 hour ago
check out New Threat which remixes the game, or the Archeology Mod which restores cut content and the original intent of the translators - including lines that were wrong in the original and then fixed in remake (it has a setting specifically keep “This guy are sick” if you were worried).
DireTech@sh.itjust.works 3 hours ago
FF7 has mods for better characters models, better backgrounds and FULLY VOICED CHARACTERS. Yeah all caps because it’s that insane modders voiced the entire game from main characters to random fillers in town and are now working on FF9.
The voice mod is called Echo S but they’re all available through the 7th heaven launcher and work great on steam deck.
cybervseas@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
7th Heaven mod manager has traditionally been the way to go. I think Reunion is the most important as a retranslation that improves the writing a lot. There are a number of graphical improvements, bug fixes and such too. Also framerate.
Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
Hm, sounds good but not necessarily like a must-have for someone who enjoys the series more casually/from the sidelines rather than being an active part of the fandom. I’ll keep that in mind for the future, thanks.
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
I emulated the game a few years ago, because the alternative was dealing with the lousy DRM on the Steam version, and it’s weird to play this game and see the battle transition animation run at higher frame rates. You can also use the analog stick. 3x speed is nice, but I can already do that on emulators. I know my brother got very into the modding tools for the Steam version of the game, so I wouldn’t be surprised if those tools work on the GOG version already or in the near future.
Aielman15@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
If this is the same port that was sold on consoles, you can speed the game up while maintaining the music at the correct pace, which you cannot do on an emulator. It makes the game 100% more bearable.
mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 hours ago
Yup, they did the same with the FFX/X-2 port a while ago, and the PC version is now considered the definitive version because the QoL stuff is so nice.
Katana314@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
Trails in the Sky became bearable because of this. It was so well enjoyed that the full remake of the game kept the feature around.
Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Hmm, seems like sticking with emulating my copy might be good enough for now. I might jump into the other entries instead since I neither have nor played them. Thanks for the reply!