Final Fantasy VIII mods just keep getting better! ◄ News & Updates ►

[@FinalFantasyChill]

Thanks so much for covering my mods, and the plug for our KZbin channel. Made my day. ❤

[@OtenP_]

@@FinalFantasyChill what’s up man! Of course anytime, you’re doing an incredible job thank you. Been hooked on your Channel as well lol

[@FinalFantasyChill]

@@OtenP_ It's a small final fantasy world. Appreciate the love.

[@williambowes-xt2sm]

sir your stuff is amazing and thank you for the lofi music! thanks for putting in the work to replace those attrocious midi sounds, ff8 deserved better :)

[@FinalFantasyChill]

@williambowes-xt2sm thank you mate. The midi at the time was superb, and the compositions are incredible. I'm happy to be able to give them some new life.

[@DsLmaNiaC]

Man you are a god. What a job you 've done over there. Even touching Nobuo's work is quite a challenge, making it sound better requires immense amount of talent and dedication.

[@ArmourBlanche]

We live in a time where fans do more justice to a game than the actual developers. These mods are incredible.

[@OtenP_]

@@ArmourBlanche for sure! Great time to be a live

[@AkaiAzul]

Its not surprising. Actual developers have limited production time (deadlines) to meet. Fans have theoretically all the time they need (unless they get DMCA-ed somewhat arbitrarily).

[@Luzitanium]

@@AkaiAzul but then they find out fans dont want their limited production fans want a good product based on what they already have, Fans wanted a FF8 remake, if they cant deliver that with all the resources they have then its up to the fans doing it.

[@DeadPoolLilCuzin1567]

Especially Skater XL 😂

[@johnwong5317]

It's because the developers in the past also the fans and want to create masterpiece. However, the developers now just do theirs jobs and sometimes not even play games and have activist to direct them which even hate the source materials.

[@RicardoP.Junior]

One simple word about those cinematics remaster: IMPRESSIVE!!!!!

[@OtenP_]

@@RicardoP.Junior it’s insane how much better they look!

[@BK00000]

Are you blind? They look terrible. That motion interpolation adds the shitty soap opera effect just like motion smoothing on TVs.

[@OtenP_]

on modern screens they look fine.

[@HINDERIZED]

Final Fantasy cutscenes were so ahead of their time. Even now it looks so fresh and new with the increased FPS and quality.

[@OtenP_]

@@HINDERIZED definitely! They still look great just look even better with more tlc

[@johnwong5317]

I remember showing the intro of FF8 in my animation class in highschool and actually got several people including my teacher interest in the game ;p

[@OtenP_]

That's so cool!

[@nguyentranduy7053]

The first RPG game I've played in my life, so it has a special place in my heart.

[@ClownXmachina]

Me too ! It remains the best for that reason !

[@chamamemestre]

Still the best FF ever! Square should be ashamed of how badly they have treated this gem of a game.

[@OtenP_]

@@chamamemestre the new models ok the remastered look awesome but the rest was just lazy

[@Alexisdc11]

@@OtenP_ Squall and Rinoa models look very wrong to me in the remaster. The rest of the characters were OK. I would dream to play with models that look just like the cut scenes ones!

[@Rexprofile]

I played FF8 when i was 16 - 17 . The romance was really hitting my emotions back then . Thats why i cant forget this game .

[@OtenP_]

@@Rexprofile relate with you tremendously, I was going through the same stuff my friend. This game is awesome

[@djdamashii670]

completely agree with this, Squall drifting hopelessly across the vast nothingness of space looking for Rinoa lives rent free in my head forever lol

[@telostia]

Why do we have the same thoughts... Played during senior high

[@tvhung83]

Same, I loved this game so much because of the romance, as well as the character design.

[@fabio.g.3259]

I can feel you my friend... I'm here after 25 years since I played the game the first time... so....

[@tofufregit]

am I the only one who likes the original character models better than the ones used in the remaster? specially Squall...

[@OtenP_]

@@tofufregit I like the remastered ones as well but just don’t look right with the pixelated backgrounds

[@lysith3aPS5]

Rinoa looks completely different.... :(

[@RigatoniMadMax]

He’s the best looking guy here

[@tofufregit]

@@lysith3aPS5 You're right. Squall does look shockingly different as well... I can't see the lone wolf type of guy in the new design.

[@TechGamesAU]

OG is the best and only true look

[@Tsunamods]

Always love to see Oten repping the team! I'm so proud of both of Mike and Axl. How we found such talented people to work with will always baffle me. Absolute legends!

[@OtenP_]

@@Tsunamods TSUNA! Always man! People gotta experience all your guys hard work. Law of attraction I’m sure

[@Dead_Hitori]

Finally mods for the best FF game, all we need now is a mod manager like 7th heaven

[@OtenP_]

@@Dead_Hitori a mod manager would make this 1000% better

[@ThatRandomFastingGuy]

McIndus has stopped this from happening. He's ruined the modding scene for this game.

[@Dead_Hitori]

@@ThatRandomFastingGuy what he do

[@ablaze666]

@@ThatRandomFastingGuy Please tell us more.

[@TakahiroShinsaku]

@@ablaze666 I guess its about this Message of the Dicord Server: "Due to a difference in ambitions, methods, respect and support styles. The Tsunamods team will no longer be affiliated with McIndusMODS and collaboration is no longer a possibility. His work will no longer be supported by the Tsunamods team so If you still require assistance with his work, it should now take place in his server. Thank you to McIndus for your time with us, we wish you the best of luck in the future." Meaning it does not look that bad, as the Random Guy dramatized about all doom and gloom.🙄

[@saucypizza]

I absolutely love this game, not sure why I don't see many mods for this game compared to many I've seen. I did go ahead and added the OST-RF mod, excited to play this game after many... many... many years. Excited for the Cinema-RF one to come as well, looks nice! If people find ways to develop more mods to make the story better, you know I'll give them a try. Thank you so much for uploading this, and giving mentions to these wonderful people working behind these mods.

[@OtenP_]

@@saucypizza your awesome! Love the support and giving these mods a try, thanks for the great feedback! I’ll be sure to cover anything in the future. These modders deserve all of their roses, this is all free to the public and they do all this hard work on their own time. They are incredible

[@BurnoutsAndBourbon]

So awesome to see FFVIII finally start getting some well-deserved love

[@OtenP_]

@@BurnoutsAndBourbon same! Super excited to see what’s to come

[@spin_the_disc]

The reason why it looked good on CRT is that even at 15FPS, CRT have interlaced signal, meaning that for every frame you get half the color fields, for the next one half of the other color fields. Essentially scanline method that allowed every other line to animate, thus you essentially always got a strobing effect but due to the nature of analog TV's this mixed well into your perception. But cameras attempting to record those TV's would always get a bright light as a byproduct. Also to note USA/JAPAN had NTSC whereas EUROPE / AUSTRALIA has PAL/SECAM. Which essentially meant the viewing experience was different. Europe TVs had 50hz refresh rates, but essentially every field was either off or on, so you would still essentially get 25fps time while actually getting 2x25 picture halves. However one advantage of PAL was resolution. Essentially Europe and Australia had higher resolution systems, so you would get more pixels due to NTSC being lower res. quote: PAL usually has 576 visible lines compared with 480 lines with NTSC, meaning that PAL has a 20% higher resolution, in fact it even has a higher resolution than Enhanced Definition standard (852x480).

[@benvids]

Would that mean when Emulating PS1 games (without enhancements) it would be better to use PAL games?

[@spin_the_disc]

@@benvids well its barely noticeable, but it would mean you have more fluidity on NTSC and barely superior graphics on PAL. you would get a more cinematic feeling when the games are running at their optimum fps, but with dropdowns like battles loading, the beginning of fmv's you would get like 19-20FPS and sometimes on some game it could fall to as low as 15FPS where it would start to feel really janky, with NTSC you're safer in that regard for emulation, there might be some slight pixel squeeze for backgrounds or such which would turn out better, but in terms of gameplay NTSC should still be a safer bet, I stick to PAL because of nostalgia, since I experienced it as such as a kid

[@fabio.g.3259]

every single time I listen to the amazing soundtrack I feel always the same incredible emotions... after 25 years since I played the game the first time... a piece of art and a time that won't never come back... FF8 (ok also 7, 9 and 10...ok) is extraordinary,...

[@OtenP_]

@@fabio.g.3259 love seeing other fans love and passion for these games, appreciate that. These games are truly amazing pieces of art

[@fabio.g.3259]

@@OtenP_ I really hope that Square leaves things as they are, namely forgetting the idea of doing a remake of FF8.... it's better to leave that game as a product of that time and to let live it as it is in our memories... new generations cannot obviously feel the same for the game... look at what they have done to FF7 with the Remake... a joke... a scam....

[@OtenP_]

Yeah 7 remake is very divisive to say the least. But I feel 8 would benefit more for a remake. The original doesn't really have good character development besides Squall and Rinoa. Would love to see a more expanded ff8

[@RadimuxCisco]

This is amazing. Thank you. I was watching this on my tv but the difference in the cutscenes was so big that it blew my mind. I had to stop and leave a comment.

[@OtenP_]

@RadimuxCisco thanks for stopping by and sharing the excitement! Yeah it’s insane how much nicer the FMVs are right!? The modder, Axl is killing it

[@matthewcook6540]

Wow, he really IS the best looking guy here!

[@Magerquark]

It’s beautiful to see after so many years, other people are also still in love with this game. I spent countless hours as a teen playing FF8, and every couple years I replay it. Will do it again with these mods now

[@slayer1156]

OK, those AMV mods are insane. Its incredible.

[@OtenP_]

Right!!?

[@IamThatChris]

I can’t wait! Been playing FF7 with ECHO-S and other mods on my Steam Deck OLED. Amazing video and glad it was on my recommended page 👏

[@OtenP_]

@@IamThatChris ohhhhh a modded ff7 on a steam deck sounds incredible! Thanks for stopping by! Appreciate you🙏🏼

[@Lightwish4K]

Cinematic mod was fire, but the sound one made squall sound like he was 300 pounds mcdonalds vip! XD Heaviest stepps ever xD

[@OtenP_]

@@Lightwish4K 😂 it’s still a work in progress

[@perryhudgens7788]

The OST-RF is beautifully done and Im saying this as a fan who first played the game as a young teenager and built core memories with the soundtrack.

[@OtenP_]

@@perryhudgens7788 thanks for showing it some love, I too like this soundtrack as well even growing up playing the original ost so much lol

[@Fuchsfeuer]

what ff8 needs is a moguri mod like in ff9. an installation file that installs everything you want with one click^^ The backgrounds would also have to be revised like in the moguri mod in FF9.

[@OtenP_]

@@Fuchsfeuer yeah, I can see that happening eventually

[@victorhayes5471]

The Nostalgia. You guys have made it amazing.

[@VandalHeart26]

The FMVs look like when you're comparing a DVD vs a Blu-ray, so sharp, clean, colorful and some with even unseen details before. God, and the music... I love the new arrangements! This is the true definitive edition FF8 needs, and not the cheap crap Square Enix served us as "remastered". Sometimes, I hate this studio for the laziness and I makes me so happy to see fans creating such wonderful stuff like this to cherish their favorite games! Bless the fan community! #ff8remake

[@OtenP_]

Absolutely, It's crazy how they can't put more love into their classics!

[@artemicionkupo4367]

It's not laziness, more like exploitive. They know there are fans out there who will purchase anything because of the brand or the fans to the title in the series.

[@acerimmer8338]

Love seeing modders giving these games the love and respect they deserve, unlike Squenix w/ their bad 'remasters' and even worse 'remakes'. Seriously, you can tell SE puts the minimum work into all the latest FF re-releases. Those FMV upscales look pretty spectacular. Here's hoping there's a traditional 15fps version, as doubling the frame rate introduces artifacting, smeared details and awkward animations and panning judder. It also loses that cinematic feel, trading it for the 'soap opera' effect.

[@Taikaru]

Wow, these look incredible! Hats off to the legendary modders! Makes me want to play all over again, but just not enough time. Hopefully once more in my life one day!

[@OtenP_]

@@Taikaru more mods to come in the future! Hopefully you get to check them out

[@rikuheart91]

ost rf mod is great, we only need a proper remaster for all the pre rendered backgrounds

[@OtenP_]

@@rikuheart91 eventually I see it happening for sure

[@Chezzelby]

You know it took me ages to find the hidden hangout spot that Quistis told Squall to meet her. It took me that long that I was at lvl56 Quetzalcoatl, Shiva and Ifirit were max lvl and the trexaurs were easy fights (also mainly responsible for the mad lvl up from encounters) I walked in and finally the cutscene played… I turned it off and didn’t play for 3 days I was that mad. It did make the rest of the game fookin harder tho. Almost rage quit altogether trying to fight sorceress Abel.

[@selsalazar4387]

This is the first final fantasy that my late father had played which got me into the series.

[@attractivechampplayer6048]

This paired with lossless scaling’s 60fps will be so great

[@wren7195]

Why was Five so afraid to come to America? ....you, probably get t---- BUT I'LL say it anyway, "Seven eight nine." And those were genuinely my favourites. I enjoyed Ten don't get me wrong, but it... maybe was just so different my pixeled/blockgon brain couldn't appreciate it? I liked Ten-2. ....Oh Lord help me I liked Ten-2. Sh1t. But Eight never gets the love it deserves. I'm looking forward to this and thank you for your coverage, as always mate. YOU genuinely are my mod-stop-one-shop for Steam and I appreciate you immensely. Thanks for your fun and enlightening vids, FULLY intend to do a modded AI upscaled replay of the OG if I'm alive the next eight months. ...take care man, and every body. Remember why we fight.

[@OtenP_]

@@wren7195 for real I guess they weren’t confident in how ff5 it would do in the west. I’ve heard mixed reviews of 10-2! Haven’t played it myself but 10 is awesome! I really appreciate your support! Seriously thank you. Take care of yourself we have much for Final Fantasy things coming soldier!

[@wren7195]

@@OtenP_ Semper Fi do or die OOrah!! But yeah brother, looking forward to it. 5 was a great game really lol I've joked on it for not getting a port until "recently" but it's Final Fantasy. .......I can't help it I like 10-2. Something about Yuna getting a close to her story, as well as how silly (but good, don't get me wrong. The PREMISE sounds silly, Yuna and RIkku and some random goth chick go on adventures dual-wielding pistoleros..... yeah that's, oh but shid it's fun) it can sound on paper? I get it. Also, and I've not clocked/checked this yet, but I think one of the attacks in the game is the highest (surely at least among) damage outputs. Heh sorry man, again I wish you the best, hope to always be here hanging with you, thanks for the mods and props to their makers. You're a gentleman sir, glad to be here with ye.

[@mccoy4369]

Hi otemP your opening made me burst out laughing. Nice one

[@OtenP_]

😂 thanks!

[@wren7195]

VERY same lol

[@typical_snowflake]

Me too and I don't like screams at all 😂

[@mccoy4369]

He did a good job :)

[@OtenP_]

@@mccoy4369 appreciate you!

[@lysith3aPS5]

Cinema-RF looks incredible. OST-RF sounds incredible. I think between these and the eventual voice-mod, we're getting close to the game being just about as great as it could be!

[@djdamashii670]

This is amazing! I've owned and played this game on the original Playstation, on the Xbox 360, on the Xbox One, on the Switch, and now it looks like I'm gonna have to play it on my PC as well lol this is literally my favorite game of all time and I love that my fellow FF8 fans are giving this game the justice it deserves since it doesn't seem like Square is ever really going to 😩😭

[@pekodabest1627]

1:35 this moment changed my life .im addicted ps1 and play the game until now.all begin by this 5minute moment

[@OtenP_]

It’s a beautiful scene!

[@MikeyTheRotten]

Good work man, keep these videos up. People need to know how good 8 is. Rather than just believing it was trying to be a 7 clone, this was a huge rpg full of unique and niche design choices, an absolute gem and my favourite by far!

[@OtenP_]

@@MikeyTheRotten my man! Appreciate you, thanks for the encouraging words. Yes! 8 doesn’t get the love it deserves, I love the ps1 FF trilogy.

[@duraeusentenu]

Don't get me wrong, I like the FMV remaster mod and how smooth it looks, but there's just something about the old FMV's and the way they looked and ran. This might be a hot take, but I always felt they had a more realistic look to them, not in the sense of the graphic details, but how natural they felt being viewed. If I had to describe it, it felt like I was watching people move around on an actual video camera from back then, which most video footage from back then, even professionally made, had a similar look, but when you saw them, your brain just told you "this is real life I'm watching", so seeing the OG FF8 FMVs in their original format, it looked just as believable as what you saw in movies from the 90's. Upscaling them and improving the framerate, they definitely look nice, but somehow I'm able to discern more readily that "I'm watching a video game, not a real piece of footage." And I get this is probably not gonna be a popular opinion, that's fine. I just know that, for the time, that looked more like real life than many of the cinematics you see in games today, but I think that's in large part because the developers, at that time, knew the technological limits they were working within, and mastered their trade doing that, so it looked just as good as what you'd see in real life at that time. Yes, by today's standards, with the tech we're used to, it's very obviously primitive, but somehow I still prefer the old FMV style, with the low framerate and the downscaled visuals.

[@OtenP_]

@@duraeusentenu I hear ya, I still have my original ps1 copy and occasionally still play it on my crt. But for new comers to the series that play these on PC and such it’s a much better experience.

[@DennGreenIII]

The cinematic remaster and soundtrack remaster both seem excellent

[@OtenP_]

@@DennGreenIII yes! The original 2013 pc version came with the midi soundtrack so this is awesome, I’m sure the option for the ps1 ost will be an option as well for those who want it.

[@realbartsimpson]

The remastered cutscenes look SO GOOD and true to the original. How is this even possible? I'm blown away.

[@OtenP_]

@@realbartsimpson a lot of hard work from Axl rose (the modder)

[@realbartsimpson]

@@OtenP_ Were they remade from the ground up?

[@OtenP_]

I believe he used a type of Ai software but he still has to go in a make many adjustments himself with the backgrounds and character movement. It's dedication for sure

[@mbe102]

Damn, these mods are done so lovingly :O. What a great freaking community there is behind this classic.

[@OtenP_]

Right! It's going to only get better, you heard it here first.

[@RavenKitten]

that is so amazing. modes for final fantasy eight? heck yes so awesome. Raven

[@SidorovichJr]

once the full game voice acting mod is out I am doing yet another playthrough. Just replayed whole FF7 with it and it was absolutely brand new amazing experience

[@OtenP_]

That is awesome! I'm happy to know you enjoyed your experience

[@nydaarius6845]

i appreciate the sound. especially as a musician myself. But my nostalgia won't let me change the OG OST xD the FMV's are soimething else though. will replay my 19th time when it's finished. :D i know its an unpopular opinion, but ff8 is my fav. even with the weird character developement and plot holes. the story of laguna makes me tear up every damn time.

[@vain_x]

I have never played 8, it's the one from the initial 10 games that i haven't played yet, so I guess I'll be waiting for the cinema mod to get released before my first playthrough, this looks great!

[@OtenP_]

@@vain_x you’re in for a treat! Honestly I think 8 is the middle child of the ps1 trilogy lol it’s honestly a great game and the junction system is good in my opinion

[@alexbourg4165]

You could ship those cinematics in a brand new video game TODAY and people would be happy with it. I'm as impressed with the work as I am impressed with how well these old cinematics clean up.

[@OtenP_]

For real, they look phenomenal

[@IncognitaEX]

3:02 I can see his eyelashes oooh Very impressive upscaling

[@LaGuaridadelToroide]

I hope it releases soon! I can't wait to watch these legendary scenes upgraded!

[@OtenP_]

I'll definitely will be making update videos in the future!

[@GodVirgo]

Great work!

[@thanhvutran4935]

Fantastic work, bro. It makes me wanna play again

[@OtenP_]

@@thanhvutran4935 thanks bro! Definitely should! I’m sure more mods will come eventually

[@funicon3689]

the sound mods are incredible. what an absurdly beautiful game.

[@OtenP_]

@@funicon3689 couldn’t agree more, can’t wait for the future of mods for this game

[@buzzy-ears]

These videos look the way my brain remembers them 😂 Kinda like with the THPS 1+2 remake, in my memory the original games looked like that. And then you see the original and go "....oh"

[@OtenP_]

@@buzzy-ears Yes!!! That happens to me all the time going back to older games on modern displays 😂

[@toanuva6178]

My dream mod for FFVIII would be to turn the overworld models from the more realistic proportional models to a more chibi model style like in Vanilla FFVII to mirror the mods that change the overworld models from that game;.

[@r0ro-2077]

360 degree analog movement mod would be good

[@OtenP_]

@@r0ro-2077 great suggestion. This game needs it desperately lol

[@rface0]

30fps FMVs instead of 24FPS is a very bizarre choice

[@OtenP_]

@@rface0 it’s fine

[@acerimmer8338]

They're actually 15fps, not 24, but I agree. You get a lot of artifacting and awkward movements and panning when fps is increased.

[@Zaecombo]

The ost soooo nostalgic, childhood memories 😢😢😢

[@OtenP_]

@@Zaecombo most definitely! Such a timeless ost

[@-Steven-]

Are there any mods that upscale the pre-rendered backgrounds, monsters, GFs, NPCs and Characters? I don't mind if you have to pay as modders deserve to charge for all their hard work seeing as praise, fame and passion don't pay bills or put food on the table.

[@OtenP_]

@@-Steven- I believe their is but the process isn’t very straight forward.

[@duc3r_prod]

owh well and with this ill play for shore to the end this ff, cus its the only one ive still didnt complete. the guys from echo and all the people around are incredible, thay make you buy the game(helping the OG developers) and at the same time give you an incredible experience, ty guys gonna, supoport this!

[@OtenP_]

Yeah for real they just add to the experience with options to your preference! I’ll be having updates whenever I hear of any!

[@KillingBytes]

a modder can do what a million company cant ...

[@shunfox]

i'm so so so so pleased to see my most fav FF game finally gets its flowers

[@OtenP_]

@@shunfox it’s going to be well worth it!

[@RetroVillager]

I spurt my coffee when random axel rose came out. Thx now I need a new shirt.

[@OtenP_]

@@RetroVillager 😂😂

[@TheUncutAngel]

im playing through ff8 right now and while impressive for the time, when I see the cutscenes they look reaaalllyy rough. I still appreciate them though. These modded ones look awesome.

[@OtenP_]

@@TheUncutAngel definitely agree. I played this a lot back in the early 2000’s and on. CRT these cutscenes look great still, but on modern screens heck no lol. These mods will make it way better for suee

[@ZeoMetta]

:) I can't wait.. I must wait but this was one of my favorites and after the echo-7 for ff7 came out I wondered if anyone had interest in doing the same for this gem..

[@kevinbrennan117]

oh my god the opening bit with the scream after getting hit with the sword has me in stiches

[@OtenP_]

😂 I feel like it could be canon

[@thealkymyst]

I never even thought about mods for this game! You could fix so much!

[@OtenP_]

ff8 is getting some well deserved love

[@DsLmaNiaC]

You forgot to mention the Angelwing Ultima Remastered AI upscale mod, that totally transforms the game. Thank you for the info on these great mods! Looking for my much better second playthrough with some or all of these mods applied!

[@OtenP_]

@@DsLmaNiaC although those are incredible mods I try to just cover free mods that tsunamods usually offer. Thanks for the awesome feedback!

[@DsLmaNiaC]

@@OtenP_ Well, there are free mods that upscale the game, I even found a free older version of Angelwing and installed it, it run great, but I did not know if I would have any crashes later in the game. Trust me this mod is really game changing. Echo S8 along with this, the Refine fmv mods and the music mod will make this an even more unforgettable experience. Thank you again for your info.

[@TheMajesticGG]

damn those fmvs look crisp af

[@seangrant3617]

those fmv's look amazing very impressed

[@pupunoob]

Yo I didn't know the FF & Chill guy also did a mod! That's cool.

[@FinalFantasyChill]

it's only just come out so its fairly new to me too :)

[@pupunoob]

@@FinalFantasyChill thanks for your uploads. It's helped me sleep many sleepless nights haha.

[@FinalFantasyChill]

@@pupunoob very glad to hear that, we're always taking suggestions for videos if there is something you'd like us to try.

[@ArveEriksson]

O_O M-Fers... Even I'm tempted to play this game again, now!

[@OtenP_]

@@ArveEriksson definitely should! I’m sure more mods will come in the future

[@AirTriggerKai]

All these mods are absolutely fantastic!

[@jigsb9146]

Remake remake remake remake 😊❤ 48yrs old here still a huge fan and player of ff8

[@supyos430]

Loving this!!

[@OtenP_]

Glad you are! I’ll cover all future updates

[@giepie9281]

I hope we all can get ff8 remake before we leave this world

[@OtenP_]

@@giepie9281 for real 😭

[@Luzitanium]

for me the most epic FF ever

[@MatthewBester]

I booted up my original PlayStation version the other day. It is mad how these mods look like how I remember it but boy does it look old now... Simply excellent excellent work! The creators of these mods deserve donations.

[@OtenP_]

@@MatthewBester I go back as well on my crt and still enjoy those classics but on modern hardware lol it’s tough

[@ldcgfx8710]

I still have the original CDROMS, I can't believe people are still playing this. If someone ever creates a "modern" navigation plugin, I will probably replay this again!

[@cadabanban5382]

Looks AAA work to me, modders are incredible.

[@jinsilverknight899]

and im hoping in the near future itll get a remake that would be wonderful

[@kev1734]

hmmm I may just have to do a playthrough again. It's been years though.

[@alexbourg4165]

Something that I cannot recommend enough isn't technically a mod, it's "lossless scaling" which can be had for $7USD on steam. It's a small software tool that will upscale the whole game and it looks pretty great, in addition it allows you to essentially double the output frame rate of the game making EVERYTHING feel more smooth. I'm even able to hit squalls triggers easier. Combat now feels like 30 FPS instead of the 15 FPS combat runs at natively and the world is 60 instead of 30. I am lowing the experience.

[@OtenP_]

@@alexbourg4165 that’s news to me I think I will get it a try, that sounds phenomenal. Thank you

[@leko3969]

when someone make a gameplay mod someday that takes out the need of draw and let you use magic normally and limit skills for characters, i play it

[@OtenP_]

I hear ya, the draw system isn't the greatest but at least you can fast forward through it

[@blessphemy]

Wow... I used to ask my older brother what ff is thier fav it was either 7 or 8. I tried 8 few years back but i just can't get into it with the graphics even though i know the gameplay is good, so i stoped barely playing like 20%. Looking at this i think it is more than playable for me now, i will love to have it a go again after the MOD is complete.

[@blessphemy]

I probably even call my bro and play it together, they would probably be surprised.

[@OtenP_]

@@blessphemy definitely understand, I played it back in the early 2000s so to me I have nostalgia. But definitely will be a much better experience for you when more mods come out. Which I’m sure there will be a ton so stay tuned!

[@BryanCrosby-ms8qy]

Definitely Cinema Re:Fine!!#°•.

[@OtenP_]

@@BryanCrosby-ms8qy it looks magnificent!

[@decoyfox]

All I want is Echo S & Limit break style widescreen HD backgrounds for remastered version

[@OtenP_]

@@decoyfox hopefully eventually it’ll get there some day.

[@King141fox]

damn this is awesome!

[@OtenP_]

@@King141fox it’s just the beginning! This game is getting some love

[@teddykayy]

Maybe its time for me to FINALLY play this game all the way through. I gave up halfway as a kid and cant even remember why.

[@OtenP_]

@@teddykayy for sure! Also this game I’m sure will start getting more better mods in the future

[@_Gilles_]

Really does look a lot better

[@VerdeAntico]

hope this works with the previous steam version: the remaster has bad models: Squall became 70% more emo/girly

[@OtenP_]

@@VerdeAntico yeah this won’t work with remaster just the 2013 steam version

[@VerdeAntico]

@@OtenP_ thanks

[@tatecheddar]

I'd like to see some high-poly character and enemy models. I'm kinda surprised I haven't seen anything like that yet. I wonder if there's some sort of engine limitation in the way or something.

[@OtenP_]

@@tatecheddar there are a lot of mods for ff8 but the really good ones are locked behind a paywall

[@corneliussmiff2773]

I am not a fan of the 60fps cut scenes, they look less cinematic to me. I think a steady 24fps (since we are so conditioned with it) would look pretty damn awesome. But damn, the clarity of those updated cut scenes is astonishing.

[@OtenP_]

they're at 30 fps not 60, But I'm interested to see how different they would look in 24fps. The clarity is crazyyyy good

[@Alexisdc11]

Awesome mods!!

[@danielpayne1597]

You modders are champs.

[@tylerk1013]

It looks strange to me how the 1999 Ps1 characters move so fluidly in Axl's remaster lol. Definitely an upgrade to the remaster we got from Square. But it feels out of place somehow, the motion is too smooth for character models from 1999 lol

[@OtenP_]

Yeah, some people have said its uncanny but I think they look incredible

[@guruthosamarthruin4459]

I'd love to see the FMVs (and the entire game) pushed up to 60fps. I don't know about the FMVs, but the gameplay in FF7 has a 60fps mod.

[@luckystarfire8999]

I'm a little surprised that this game is not being remake.

[@OtenP_]

@@luckystarfire8999 yeah, seems like square doesn’t care much for it unfortunately. The stuff they are doing with ff7 remake I believe would have been best for this game

[@paulsebring5326]

lol at the scream added at the intro

[@OtenP_]

@@paulsebring5326 😂

[@waseemmehar6176]

I can't wait

[@Racer-X-090]

Very niiiice! But I definitely prefer the "shitty" midi music.

[@OtenP_]

@@Racer-X-090 😂 there’s no way

[@fara.r.8181]

That FMV is so ...HD

[@OtenP_]

@@fara.r.8181 HDiddly goodness 😳

[@richanater99]

We need an ff8 mod manager, like ff7 has with seventh heaven.