Final Fantasy 9 Has Never Looked So Good!

[@FinalFantasyUnion]

If you're interested, Dan Eder (lead of the Memoria Project) will be contributing to a project we're working on called The Legacy of the Crystal; a book chronicling the entire Final Fantasy franchise: www.kickstarter.com/projects/finalfantasyunion/the-legacy-of-the-crystal-an-unofficial-final-fantasy-book

[@memoriaproject604]

This book is going to be incredible. I can't wait!

[@SocietyFilth]

Seems amazing... Now, long ago, well long enough there used to be some good FF Forums out there... One used to be or is perhaps today still called Final Fantasy Union ... For nostalgias sake I wonder if you are affiliated with them maybe? Either way, nice video, thanks for sharing this. :D

[@acenasty1298]

Add some bull that had nothing to do with the game and mess with a chest good job loser to bad you are infringing on copyright by twiddling around d with subsidiary code

[@AlexMoukalaMusic]

Yooo thanks for featuring our memoria project on the channel guys! 🙏🏾 Hopefully FF9 gets remade by Square Enix themselves eventually, but for now we at memoria will try to create our take for you to see

[@Enharmony1625]

As long as they also remake FF6!! :)

[@n0ctiz456]

So far I’m loving what I see

[@arecord86]

We all know that if Alex is involved then the music is going to be insanely good!!! Thank you!!!!

[@mkilany7603]

I used to play ffix with my older siblings, we would stay up all night playing this game and grinding ap, ffix has a spicial place in my heart it's a master piece that was so underrated because it was released after the release of the ps2, I think that this game deserves a real rework not the sad phone remasters that square keeps throwing at us

[@mkilany7603]

From the bottom of my heart thank you

[@submergedtapes]

Hi! I'm the Sound Designer on the Memoria Project and just wanted to drop by to say thanks so much for featuring us

[@YoungBideo]

You guys are 🙌🙌🙌

[@Dutchshadow93]

I have to say, it looks amazing and very beautiful!

[@blackmagekongs2588]

Nothing but respect for you guys we love ff9 as much as you guys.

[@memoriaproject604]

Thanks for featuring our project, FFUnion! We have a lot more exciting stuff to share in the coming months - stay tuned.

[@abulal-mamuri1802]

Thank you so much for all your time and efforts into making this project. You are making alot of fans dreams come true. Keep on the awesome work and have a great day!

[@edwardlomeli5657]

No thank you. Love this game and what I saw from your project is breathtaking

[@pandiem]

Thank you for making many childhood dreams come true!

[@GGGaming-ty7rx]

Wow, so beautiful

[@supernova7746]

This is amazing! Would love to see a remake of 9 like this, please let this be playable one day 🙏

[@0XReactor]

Final Fantasy IX holds a special place in my life. It helped me through dark times when I lost my dad to heart failure.. Final Fantasy IX gave me hope that I could still live on without those I cherish. While they may be gone, they'll always have a place in my heart and memories. Thank you, Final Fantasy IX.

[@Final-Ts]

That's amazing and thank you for sharing that! :D

[@thennow6178]

God bless you. Sorry for your loss. I am dealing with my dad being diagnosed with heart failure now.

[@Hanz-Solo]

Similar to myself as a child, in a world I felt alone, FF9 opened my eyes to the world of RPG's, where I could forget my circumstances. Many fond memories within the PS1 era, and the many nostalgic RPG's that followed.

[@andrefyea2709]

Gag

[@ngocuong4838]

Me 2 bro, same like u

[@thegentlemanfish7504]

I could've cried seeing this. Final Fantasy IX was my first Final Fantasy and one of the first video games I ever played. It had a profound effect on me as a child and gave me love of the Fantasy genre and motivated me to become an artist and write stories. This brought me soooo much nostalgia and feels.

[@danielross3097]

One of my first also. Alot of childhood memories and good ones

[@breakmanradio2530]

So much nostalgia!!! I cry thinking about how amazing playing this game as a child was. The sense of wonder, being in a more beautiful and adventure world. I wish I could go back in time!

[@fiingerpriint6654]

I agree with this so much. I’ve loved final fantasy so much since a child as well. The first game I’ve ever played in life was final fantasy 8. Seeing this just made me happy as well.

[@BladeDevil]

Not my very first video game but this was definitely my very first final fantasy and it still is my favorite and it means a lot to me

[@AC-hj9tv]

Ff1 my first

[@rossmanngroup]

This is more necessary than most know, to bring an anti nihilism message to the next generation audience.

[@Lexsoufz]

Lol hello there brother

[@pseenazloy6409]

😲 Louis? Here? WTF

[@matthagen67]

Final Fantasy 9 is a treasure I'll always hold dear to my heart ❤ There is no such thing as too much Vivi in your life ❤

[@martythemartian99]

Final Fantasy VII VIII and IX were my personal Golden Age of gaming, along with Ocarina of Time. It is so good to see games from this era will never be forgotten :)

[@FelixS.]

Same here. Wonderful memories. FFIX and OoT share the number one spot of my personal "best games of all time"-list. It´s not just the wonderful memory of those games but of a better time in general without the worries of a grown up person and all my beloved ones always around me.

[@jamesestelle7260]

You must be around my age🤣 that era of gaming was incredible. With FF7's remake, I wish they did 6 instead of 9 in this project. Although this looks amazing, to me, 9 was visually incredible. The cut scenes are on par still to this day with other games. I wish FF6 got some love and a remake because that was an awesome game. Imo this game really didn't "need" to be fixed and nor does 8.

[@JGComments]

Same for me, plus 6 :)

[@stark5679]

Mine too😊. Only 3 final fantasies i played multiple times. The stories and music then and now will forever hold a special place in my heart. Nostalgia hits hard. PlayStation era final fantasy games just had that special something that todays games can't.

[@cheekseeker4207]

@@FelixS. That’s wild those are my 2 favorite games as well. I know they’re both popular games so it doesn’t seem that strange but the different genres makes it a tad unusual.

[@anlize3422]

FF9 is my favorite and has the best OST in my opinion. I have always been rather grumpy that Square never gave FF9(and FF6 I guess) the level of attention that other entries have had. FF9 offers and asks very different things from the players in comparison with FF7 and FF8. I admit that my hype meter went to the sky and back after watching this video. I really hope dearly that FF9 gets more love.

[@nattojelly8349]

I could not agree more on this

[@jamesseamaj3648]

I still prefer 8 over 9. But the visuals of 9 held up way better over the years than 8s did. Thus I could more readily go back and enjoy it. So it has more playtime than any other single player ff for me. And I could not agree more on the OST. I will put it on at work and just relive the game through the music.

[@Stephan5916]

Nobuo Uematsu said that FF9 Ost is his best work on the FF franchise. I agree that FF9 soundtrack is the best.

[@silverwings9276]

The Mogurimod's depth cannot be overstated, the game looks miles better, not slightly better, it's astonishing honestly and it's the kind of work expected from SE or another triple A company. Together with Alternate Fantasy, the game gets to a level where it's hard to imagine it being better, for me the ultimate FF and the best in the series.

[@drowningin]

What's alternate fantasy do?

[@silverwings9276]

@@drowningin Alternate Fantasy completely rebalances the game so that it's not the "everyone can win" soft jrpg you're used to know, it's a version of the game where the very first Steiner fight can be lost. It matters because FF9 has so much around equip, but it was kinda pointless considering the non-difficulty of the original game; making it hard makes also all the stuff actually useful, it puts the game into way more virtous gameplay loops and worth taking seriously as a RPG.

[@mattb6616]

@@silverwings9276 Sounds terrible!

[@pandiem]

@@mattb6616 You might understand if you had played FF9 fully more than once or twice. The game is far too easy when you know what you're doing. And I'd assume for some even on their first or second.

[@mattb6616]

@@pandiem I have played it more than twice. It's literally harder than ff7 and ff8 and making the combat more tedious isn't going to make it more challenging. Great you just made people have to do even more grinding than what they were already doing for item completion.

[@JerryFlowersIII]

The difference in rendering quality, especially prerenders, between FF7 and FF9 is amazing and it's only a 3 year gap between releases.

[@hyperspace2752]

FF9 to FF10 is only has 1 year. Crazy times 🤯

[@jramirez4310]

I believe 8, 9, and 10 were worked on simultaneously

[@pandiem]

And on the same system, no less.

[@pandiem]

@@jramirez4310 FF8 was simultaneous with FF9 and after FF8 released FF9 was simultaneous with FF10. Not all three together

[@JSmoothSoul]

@@jramirez4310 still the development cycle for these games were only a year or 2 at the most

[@Keenanlovers]

Joker can steal my heart a hundred times playing Persona 5 for hours, but Final Fantasy 9 has always been and will always be my favorite game and such a huge part of my creativity and imagination. I am so glad we are so many to share the same love for this masterpiece. I was a 10 year old girl when I first played FF9 and I poured all my heart in this game since day one. What gets me so emotional while watching this video, is to actually "see" what I have always imagined FF9 really looked like. I don't know about you but I'm sure I'm not alone (no pun intended). I was not the only one that was SO in love with this world that it already was in HD in my head 20 years ago. The Memoria Project, you are doing such an amazing job! Thank you.

[@xandertheupriser8600]

You know FFIX is one of the few games I've never finished I've been playing it off and on for years since I was a child, I'd get all the way to the end kill Ozma do all the side quests even go check out Hades stuff but never go on to beat Kuja and the Necron. There's no real reason for it and all I can think is that I simply don't want it to be over. Is that strange?

[@dougiebuckets1364]

Persona 5 makes me wish to grow up a teenager in Japan. Ff9 makes me want to be a kid again. I wish they'd make a persona with older characters with more realism than optimism, and battle scars. Maybe thats just the pessimistic old man in me

[@TearDownGenesis]

I really liked FF9's graphics. While many say they look cartoonish, I think the style helps them hold up today compared to the others. While FF8 when for more realism the limitations of technology were very clear.

[@BirdOfHermes83]

Love the pic dood! Have you played Disgaea 6 yet?

[@TearDownGenesis]

@@BirdOfHermes83 Sadly not because NISA are dicks and abandoned original fans who have Playstations

[@Buenosaurus-Rex]

@@TearDownGenesis or, speak about the real reason it's not on PlayStation: Because Sony is making a concentrated effort in censoring Japanese games and it was to be released either as a censored Disgaea or sticking to their creative roots and release where they're permitted, and that is with Nintendo. Idgaf about the Switch but you'll keep seeing this phenomenona happening as Sony and Microsoft as well keep moving the goalpost as to what is permitted and what isn't

[@TearDownGenesis]

@@Buenosaurus-Rex /shrug I mean its on PS in Japan.

[@cassiedevereaux-smith3890]

YES. And while you can see the limitations in the FF9 graphics as well, they're *charming*. I actually really like the FF7 field sprites, which most people make fun of. But compared to FF8, the simplicity really was a virtue. With 9, they learned the lessons from the two predecessors, and absolutely nailed it.

[@tardigrade9343]

Now THAT's what I call a remake! That's what people want to see happening with their beloved games from the past. Not a complete reimagining, but a faithful transformation. The same experience, but modern and future proof!

[@midnightjay]

I 100% agree. Maybe SE can catch a hint and see this is more along the lines of what people expect when the word remake is used. Really hope they give consent/maybe even hire this team to make a playable remake for FFIX. Would love that!

[@Reed0Sparky0Leighton]

@@midnightjay Yall must be talking about ff7r. XD Which was far superior to the orignal which was awful. Gotta remove the nostalgia goggles someday.

[@fabiankrummeich5414]

@@Reed0Sparky0Leighton I prefer FF7 vanilla *waaay* above Remake, and I played the game almost 20 years after it came out. Just because people don't share the same opinion as you doesn't make them wrong

[@buttnakedkisses]

THANK YOU !!! I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS COMMENT ! They did too much to ff7 and I am so disappointed with it. Ask we wanted was a port with modern graphics and maybe some more Gold Saucer games ..

[@jasonpearson6612]

@@Reed0Sparky0Leighton You can enjoy both and still prefer the original. They're very different games imo, if I want to smack things with a big sword I'll play 7R, if I want a bit more depth, original.

[@GracelessTarnished]

Final Fantasy IX is and always will be a timeless masterpiece. It's one of a handful of games which I consider to be flawless. This game WAS my childhood.

[@MrOrcshaman]

FF9 is one of the best games on the PS1, one of if not the best final fantasy games, and given it was made in a time before the internet, online influence and how that changed society, it feels like it remains a gem from a more innocent time.

[@emponator]

Tetra Master certainly was a flaw.

[@pandiem]

@@emponator pfft, you just had to get gud ;)

[@emponator]

@@pandiem Hard to "get gud" in a game that is 90% luck. Triple Triad was far superior.

[@pandiem]

@@emponator If it was 90% luck then I wouldn't have won 90% my games, there is at least some strategy to if you mix weak cards with lots of arrows and strong cards. It's like 30% luck if you play by the arrows and layout lol I'm not debating on which minigame is better.

[@kueapel911]

FF IX have always been my favorite final fantasy game since my childhood. Hearing about memoria project bring tears to my eyes....

[@anthonysizemore4877]

FF9 is my favorite game of all time and I would love a remake that stays faithful to the original. It's one of the few near perfect games that doesn't need any changes

[@OtterloopB]

I mean... they could make an effort to make Quina and Amarant more fleshed out. But you're right, I can't really think of much else wrong with IX.

[@someoneout-there2165]

My best friend at the time got me into FF7, it was my 1st.. I didn't make it past disk 1 in 8 until many, many years later, but 9 had me hooked from the opening scene.

[@ObeseChess]

@@OtterloopB Necron 🙃

[@Arianault]

"...as a source of inspiration for their own creative endeavors" soooon true. I started writing in 2017 and finish my first book in 2019 (with the third installment coming out in the next 3-4 months) and I was HEAVILY influenced by this masterpiece of a game. It is BY FAR my personal #1 video game of all time.

[@aishahzd]

I'm literally in tears. Thank you Kem & team! This, is, so amazing you guys. Thank you for realizing our dreams. This title means so much to our childhood. Much love from a 90's Malaysian kid. Rally-ho!

[@TheVeyZ]

RALLY-HO!

[@InternetsToughestGuy]

I effing lmao when Quina said 'Rally-ho yourself'.

[@Viper4ever05]

This game was so relaxing to play when I was in high school. The artstyle was so cool and I loved the political drama and war theme of it all. My jaw dropped when she summoned Odin to destroy Clerya.

[@someoneout-there2165]

Yeah, those were the days, I'll never forget first playing this, it really felt like an endless adventure. 💖

[@Kitten202021]

I can’t believe this! I hadn’t heard about this... thank you so much for sharing. FF9 was always my ultimate favorite... 7 was good and all, 8 was fine, 3 and 6 were pretty good - but 9 always held my heart. It was the only game that really looked “fantasy” and “dream-like” to me, something that existed in a fantastical dreamy world with magical creatures and such, the others tried to be “real” while keeping a good bit of “fantasy” still in there, but more mitigating the fantasy down to the monsters and magic. I am so happy to see this project and will gladly back it if I can at any point in time.

[@tzanax]

For the longest time, whenever someone asked me what my favorite game of all time is, I would immediately respond with FF7. Then I would say "But FF9 is also such a great game." Then over the years, I realized that FF9 is actually my favorite, and FF7 was just my most nostalgic because it was the first RPG I played fully (I was eight). FF7 was great. FF9 is a masterpiece.

[@nerdrocker89]

I like ff7 more still, the stupid way they did 100 percent in ff9 kinda eeks me. That being said I want remaster's of all the big ps1 classic rpg's like ff7-9 and tactics, legend of the dragoon(my personal pick), and stuff like legends of legaia, but it needs to be something like the ai remaster not memoria, like spruce up the graphics but leave gameplay intact especially on 7 and legend of the dragoon. Materia and additions are pinnacle rpg systems imo.

[@WesleyWyndam-Pryce]

FF7 is mostly nostalgia and being so many people's first. There's so many better FF games than 7. 7 is a total mess when looked at through unbiased eyes. 9 though, 9 is easily much better and it's not even my favorite either. 6 is my overall favorite game of all time but over the years 9 has risen pretty high in my eyes. It would be my second favorite if my own personal nostalgia of 4 didn't stand in the way.

[@jackdaniel8098]

I agree i felt all the ff7 spin offs and horrible remake pushed me away from 7 and into the arms of 9.

[@monkey_kinggrunge8905]

@@nerdrocker89 100%?? What do you mean?

[@monkey_kinggrunge8905]

@@WesleyWyndam-Pryce what about ffx?

[@isaacgrier8679]

FF9 is one of my favorites. I would love square to make something similar, very fantasy, turn based, more back to basics.

[@ty-hr7jg]

High emphasis on turn based, tired of all the action based hack and slash b.s

[@thenerdnetwork]

@@ty-hr7jg Lets be honest here, the old turn based games were largely that way because of limitations of the game engines and software at the time. Nowadays the mechanics and environments in game engines are extremely complex, and game development teams are very large. I just don't see major game developers taking huge steps backward to dumb down systems to satisfy a (relatively speaking) small number of people. The only way you are going to see an "old school" turn based game is if an indie developer makes one.

[@ty-hr7jg]

@@thenerdnetwork I don't know if I fully agree with the idea that turn based games were based solely on the fact that older game systems were limited in regards to software and game engines. I also definitely do not agree with the notion that turn based games are "dumbed down" vs hack and slash monotonous action based games. You can only strategize so much when you have multiple characters running at the same time and it seems that you just need to hack and slash your way through enemies over and over. A good compromise I have found is the FFX-2 system. It was a blend of turn based and action-time based mechanics. Another game that makes a good compromise battle system is that of eternal sonata where it is turn based however each turn is based on inherent speed values of the character/enemy (I.e faster means more turns) and then each individual turn is time based so you can move each character however you want but you only have a certain amount of seconds to do that (seconds decrease as you progress). That all aside, for me personally, an RPG is supposed to be turn based. A good classic RPG is turn based. I am definitely NOT saying that it must be turn based in order to be a good or fun RPG. I think there has been a massive shift in RPG's towards the action based mechanics and I believe it would be so refreshing to see a turn based system return. I have not played any RPG since the dumpster fire that was FF12.

[@AAAJ93]

This is insane. I LOVE FF9. Would love to this get fully fleshed out. I always wanted to see The Tantalus crew and Beatrix, completely playable. My ideal world? You unlock them as party members after beating the game or something. So as a postgame you can grind with them to level all the way up.

[@ChibiKami]

postgame secrets kind of suck IMO; it's like unlocking a bonus too late to really appreciate it. The exception to this in the category of secret characters is in the DQ4 remake, where you get a postgame story to redeem Saro and he joins the party, but even then why have him join you? To fight what?

[@nikmuhammad7362]

Please not Beatrix...the knight that never lost battle to anyone..Rusty much better I think 😅

[@cliffturbo2146]

Can't wait to see this Memoria Project to its fullest. FF9 is my favourite game in the series.

[@molgorp7199]

I have never clicked faster before in my life

[@bobincognito]

Same, bro gave me a lil heartattack

[@darkenkil4416]

Me too. I revel in the chance to point out how inferior 9 is compared to every other final fantasy from the PS1 era.

[@garrettdouglas5743]

Hahahah wtf me too!!!

[@justinswilson8980]

Same this was one of my faves

[@ttkktyty]

Same

[@nattojelly8349]

I have to admit, FF IX touched me even more than VII in several ways. It’s a shame that it does not get the attention it truly deserves

[@brijor6ff7]

It's easily better than FF7

[@kyledabearsfan]

It's far more emotional and endearing to me as well.

[@TheTrueDiablix]

As someone who became an indie dev because I was inspired by FF9 as a kid, this genuinely brings tears to my eyes to see. It's incredible and I absolutely love it.

[@jamesbrincefield9879]

This is and always will be my favorite game of all-time. No other piece of media can dredge up the types of feelings in me that any single note of music, sound effect, or still image from this game can. It makes me happy to see I’m not the only one who was so deeply affected by this game and that it still has such a talented and devoted fanbase even so many years later. I had tears in my eyes multiple times throughout this video.

[@eddyram4932]

FF9 was a first for me in many different ways, my first ever playstation game, my first RPG, my first game after moving to the USA back in 2004, my first ever Square Enix/FF game. It was such a good game that I played even before I knew enough English to even know what was going on at times😂

[@Shirkules]

Seeing this game look so amazing brings tears to my eyes.

[@shirokomorebi2944]

Seriously same

[@pandiem]

God, growing up until the pc version of FF9 came out. It always felt like there was barely anyone like me with that could call FF9 their all time favorite game. Even now I've yet to hear of anyone outside of forums or KZbin videos speak highly of FF9. But ever since the pc version came out it seems like the fans have come out from hiding and the game is shown so much of the love and care that it deserves. It may not be a huge following but it sure is a passionate one. To all of you that love FF9 as much as I do, we're best friends by default :) Thank you to the Memoria Project team as well, your making so many childhood dreams come true! Even if it's just a glimmer of a full imagining.

[@fabrizioruizdiaz8950]

FF9 truly is my favorite in the series, for such a cartoonie looking game it was so deep with it´s themes and most times it really felt adult, I love the game and it makes me happy that other people as passionate as the memoria proyect share the same feeling, I really hope this can call square enix´s attention.

[@philvess6376]

The amount of love put into this project is so heart warming. FF IX was my very first RPG (back in 2000), to this day it is still my favorite.

[@Gainovermg]

I never got why this game got flack when it was released. It's definitely one of my personal favorites and one I'd love to see get a full blown remake.

[@caldw615]

Everyone was comparing it to FF7 and so many people only got into FF after 7 was released. Anything that departed from 7's aesthetic was met with disdain.

[@rossana8958]

What Cal DW said and before releasing FF IX, X and XI were announced and those were the ones that new players expected

[@Gainovermg]

@@rossana8958 Makes sense. I don’t even recall FFX getting announced at the time, but to be honest, PS2 was farthest from my mind in late 2000. All I saw was Final Fantasy and said “give me now”.

[@DS94everXev]

This game looked HORRIBLE when it came out. Same as 8. 7 somehow looked better and it was older. Ff9 is about fantasy and its graphics looked worse than ff4 or 6 in SNES. The ps1 graphic of polygons looked bad. And when it comes to fantasy beauty matters. And ff9 was horrible looking. This remake images here makes the game look absolutely fantastic! Id hope to see a full remake as well of 9.

[@caldw615]

@@DS94everXev That's debatable, FF9 does have a lot more expression with it's character animation due to extra bones in the models compared to 7 which I feel adds way more character.

[@gillianpleaux5761]

I also enjoy Antonius Tertius musical project, he arranged FFIX dark Messenger totally for church organ and 'You're not Alone' too for example. Having said that, I think Square is making a remake as I type this message ^^

[@PandaMaxRaido]

ahhh, so nostalgic, a flash of relaxing memories surges in my mind, I am at peace. I can't believe it's been 2 decades since I played this masterpiece.

[@DeBeOtaku]

definitely my favour game of the series. the aesthetic is so different from the others. I saw the trailer a little while ago, would love to see a full remake (here's hoping)

[@thenarrativenerd6072]

I never knew I needed a remake until it was teased. FF9 is the best game. Hands down. So great to see that there are so many more people interested in this game.

[@JupiterBullet]

FF9 is a part of my life. The characters, story, soundtrack everything. It's a masterpiece. Reimagined version like this will last a lifetime!

[@Omnicloudx13]

Final Fantasy IX is such a magical game, I love it so much. I must have replayed it atleast 6+ times throughout the years. I fully replayed it with the Muguri Mod over a year ago and it was soo good, I recommend anyone who hasn't tried it to go and play the game with it.

[@Ark_Strike]

This is not only beautiful but heartwarming, I just hope this project doesn't set expectations too unrealistic for SE to met, a standalone passion project can look like a masterpiece by visuals alone but the truth is that what sells and what doesn't sell to a broad audience is crystal clear to those veterans in the industry.

[@miker.5926]

I can’t wait to see how this turns out! FF9 was a fantastic addition to the franchise. It kinda brought the games back around full circle ✨

[@sweets6259]

Wow! The Memoria project looks amazing! Love the work done here.

[@travismorse5050]

This is incredible! What a gift! Thanks for the hard work on the project. Cheers

[@lifeizmusichallenged]

Final Fantasy IX holds a significant and dear place in my heart, for more reasons than i could ever put into words. I was happy to have the remake one pc of recent time, but seeing the Memoria Project... It brings tears of joy to me. So much love and admiration... Even if i can't play something in that form of beauty, just to gaze and witness is enough, It's stunning and heartwarming

[@astrisperspecto4130]

Can we realize for a minute that two big professionals started the memorial project? I can't even

[@cykilledkenny]

9 is my all time favorite FF.

[@amarg7657]

My favorite final fantasy

[@PutingPinoy]

This is FRICKIN’ awesome!!! I hope that Square Enid would allow them to re-imagine FFIX and to allow us to play it!!! Please!!

[@sephiroth70001]

The geforce now leaks haven't been wrong yet even a lot down to the exact dates. There is a FFT remaster, Tactics ogre Remaster, and FFIX Remake (might not be remake as most people consider remakes, FFVII REMAKE vs FFIX Remake has a couple less capitals.) on the way.

[@darrenthedc]

My favourite game of all time. Such a beautiful world, very different characters, soul touching music and an increasingly engaging story. I was already aware of the project, but not of how many established professionals were working on it. It's awesome to know that this game touched so many hearts, as it did mine. Great job guys, keep it up!

[@theguywonder]

I've been watching this, eagerly waiting for their next updates, hoping Square just allows them to work it to their fullest and complete the recreation. It's an amazing game and has inspired me to do so much from only 9 years old (the reason I played it before I played 7). It is still my all time favorite game.

[@Skarwind]

It is possible that by the time this may be done it will end up with a cease and desist. No doubt SE is going to do something with their older titles once FF7 remake is done. Look at how companies have been killing off mods lately for other games.

[@theguywonder]

@@Skarwind I'm fully expecting this. I'm just happy someone is doing it

[@brianchu8147]

Hands down would be an on-release buy for me. FF9 was the first game I bought when the PS2 came out. Because we were a Nintendo family, I never played FF7 or FF8 as a natural release (later I was able to play FF7 on the PC). So I was incredibly excited to pick up both FF9 AND FFX on release of the PS2. While I loved FFX, FF9's "blast back to the past" took me in from minute one, and still remains my 2nd favorite after FF6.

[@badreligionbomb]

I really loved 8 so much

[@Mystery_Gamings]

I can only hope for something amazing like this to happen to FF9. Words cannot describe how much I love this game. For me it’s my all time favorite game.

[@devonfree4781]

9 is my favorite

[@tomcampbell8934]

If square remade 9 you’d be in Alexandria the entire game, at the very end you finally escape with Garnet

[@memoriaproject604]

And the Bomb boss would have several phases before ultimately transforming into Kuja.

[@fade2black001]

As impressive as this is, the Memoria team (at its current size) and as talented as they are will take them YEARS to finish this unless they drastically increase their numbers.

[@thorinhannahs4614]

At that point they just need to prioritize what they recreate. Alexander and Bahamut is a great scene and Black Mage Village is a great locale. Those things can draw in more talent if done correctly but passion should come first amd foremost.

[@saged1513]

I remember watching my father play IX as a young child and being completely enraptured by the game, eventually trying to play it myself and never really getting past disc 2, but loving it nonetheless and still holding it as one of my favorite games of all time. Now, playing through as an adult(owning it 4, soon to be 5 times over) and catching all the little details and implications I'd missed, and just enjoying the game, has brought me a peace very few things have lately. This game is part of what inspired me to learn Japanese with hopes of one day working on a Zelda or Final Fantasy game and helping bring someone else that same sense of inspiration and purpose. Seeing this passion project bringing so many people together to create something so beautiful, hearing about the animated series, seeing the hints of IX in FFXIV, knowing that I share that experience and love for this game and so much evidence that others do as well... it's been a really well-needed comfort. I really, really hope Square works with these creators to help Memoria become an official release, or even makes their own remake to the same standard

[@psychopolar8840]

Ok so i have a genuine question, I know FF9 memoria project is fan-made project but are they still developing it or was it just a concept and if they are developing it didn't they face any copyright claims cause I really support all these fan-made projects as these fans are full of passion and I want them to succeed in whatever stuff they are doing so I wanted to know what's up with this project.

[@etherraichu]

Well this isn't going to be a game that can be played, it's just going to show what the game could look like if made today. And its being shown to people for free. So Square Enix has no reason at all to do anything to stop this project. If anything, this will just encourage more people to play (and buy) FFIX. And even if the people making this wanted to make it into a full game, they couldn't on their own. It would cost millions of dollars. So no, no copyright issues at all.

[@starsiss]

@@etherraichu Why would people buy the old ffix after seeing this? This is totally useless as people is seeing a game that will never come to be. So what's the point in investing resources and time? None. Very pretty,yes, bur pointless. Unless they hope square buys their work for a future remake of the game.

[@kuuryotwo5153]

@@starsiss It's called a passion project. Artists don't just do what they do for money, some of them do it for the pure enjoyment of doing it. All of these people have day jobs where they do things for a 'point' or 'purpose' and they do this for the sheer fun of it in their off time.

[@JifeesAgo]

7 pulled me in, 8 kept me around. But 9, 9 is my absolute favorite without measure. The character building along with a great story and musical score

[@Enharmony1625]

This looks fantastic, but as much as I love FF9 and would love a remake like this, FF6 should get remade next! It was first supposed to happen on the DS (like the 3 & 4 remakes), but they ran into technical issues. They were then going to look at doing a remake on the 3DS, but that never happened either. Please, for the love of Kefka, remake FF6, THEN go on to remake FF8, FF9, etc.

[@speinz9430]

I would have loved to see chi I 3D models of the characters in FF6

[@grandedad7392]

What about V :(

[@PhillyPugilist]

One of my favorite games of all time. First time I’m hearing about the Memoria Project. Glad to see it’s getting the love it deserves. There’s also a video on KZbin of a FF9 remake battle scene of Zodaine fighting a mushroom and they leave it turn-based which is cool.

[@devanrenz4280]

Let’s just collectively agree that FF9 is one of the best Final Fantasys ever made, agreed?

[@stevenseufert2520]

Yes, it is.

[@skottsimmonds8912]

Agreed

[@perplexingperceptions8888]

IMO it is the best in the series.

[@sirtreebeard]

I LOVED Final Fantasy 9 growing up and have played it a number of times since then. A remake would be amazing, as long as they keep the turn based fight style.

[@baceinyoface]

i love ff9 but its so slow battle wise.

[@gabrielpatten6939]

If Squeenix was truly smart, they'd figure out a way to outsource some projects to groups of loyal fans

[@Caja.Obscura]

Final fantasy 9 is what started my love of gaming. I was a little kid but the world, story, and characters all blew me away. I love everything about ff9 and Im always excited hearing about projects like this.

[@maximuswong3092]

I'm the lead game designer here at Memoria, thanks for the feature!

[@crepedoddles6148]

whats the song at 5:25 called? (sorry this is my first time i’ve looked into FF)

[@blackmagekongs2588]

Learning about dan eder's history has made me seriously respect this mans passion for ff9. Nothing but pure love for the game that has defined our childhood including mine. Its comforting to know from just looking at the teaser that he shares the same vision as me and most of the fans had for this game. Ff9 is truly a one of a kind and i wish dan eder and the memoria project the best of luck with their project.

[@keiyangoshin3650]

Wonderful video! FFIX really should be more celebrated and this is exactly the way to do it! I’m honestly in awe of the love and care that went into the project presented here. Absolutely fantastic! I was impressed and I’m sure many others will be too. Also, I can’t believe Alex Moukala was involved in this project! (He even posted a comment!). Thank you for this great video! Stay safe. ❤️

[@Ballovirta]

Final fantasy VI , VII and IX are my favorites.

[@amdreallyfast]

FF 6, 7, 8, and 9 all deserve modern remasters and reimaginings. I enjoyed each for different reasons. I am very happy with the FF7 remake so far and am terribly looking forward to part 2, and after that I'll take whichever remaster they want to do next.

[@NayWowski]

This game was the very first PlayStation game I played (and was gifted). I’ve played many since then, but this game is easily my favorite and holds a special place in my heart. Seeing so much love sent its way makes me so excited. PHENOMENAL work!

[@LukasKetner]

Truly this is what passion looks like. Just got FFIX for the first time because it's a friend's favorite game and then I saw this video and had to try it. Excited to dive in.

[@shirokomorebi2944]

I’m so excited and happy to hear about the new surge of love for the game that had the deepest effect on my younger years. I hope to hear more soon, thanks so much for sharing this!

[@UNKNWN96]

Man what a project, I remember seeing something on this a bit ago but had no idea so many people were joining in on the project out of sheer passion. I feel like projects like this remind me of why I got into gaming in the first place; passion and a huge imagination. Really hoping people keep doing passion projects like this because this is how the best games are made!

[@mieszkowrobel2274]

This was great to be shown. Thank you. When I saw the clips in your video my heart hurt with nostalgia. As a child I played 7, 8, 9, and 10. 9 was the best, my favorite, and I would be overjoyed to see a proper remake.

[@the99centbasement25]

Wow this is all great to hear. I'm a huge FF9 fan since junior high (2003?). I never expected to see anything new from it, but would love to. Thanks for turning me on to that mod, too.

[@scottjames1794]

Was and still is my favourite FF game.

[@sunabeam]

Final Fantasy IX is my absolute favourite game, there is no words that can explain how much I want this to happen for IX. ❤️🙏

[@adancingpotato4327]

I didn't know about this until today and I'll be honest...when I saw the little bit they've released so far of the updated look I actually cried. Happy crying, but still this game made such a huge impact on my career as a visual artist and just seeing others love the game as much, if not more, than I do just makes my heart swell up.

[@AlekMadeDis]

You know what is the best part from all of this ? Passion to make it like in early days of gamedev. Good luck kupo ! You all truly are awesome !

[@TehPiemaygor]

I can't even begin to say how much Final Fantasy 9 means to me. Seeing so many people give the game so much love these last few years when it didn't receive it at launch is so otherworldly, but I'm so happy to see it. Passion projects like these actually do make me tear up a bit.

[@iRemainNameless]

My boi Yong Yea? That makes me so happy! Thank you FFU so much for sharing this, and thank you to the wonderful artists who are bringing this to light. Wonderful work!

[@GUNDAMURX73]

Memories of Life, come circle 'round and grow deep in our hearts... so long as we remember.

[@funkmastaC]

You never know how much something can effect a person or a group. Fantasy lives in all of our hearts.

[@Simplegames124]

I've replayed this game over and over from the day it was handed down to me at 8 years old, previously owned by my older brother. the game is still with me to this day sitting in my shelf with my other Final Fantasy games and I still go back to playing it again

[@mariahham8961]

I'm glad this game resonated with others like it did myself. Out of all the Final Fantasy games, this is my absolute favorite. Amazing that they are doing so much to bring it back to life 😍

[@pablocastro9653]

From the bottom of my heart u guys doing memorial project just give me the best early Christmas present ever.ffix to me is the best ff to date so many memories tk u very much

[@rbernardo4748]

By far the best final fantasy, the story, characters, the world of Gaia, the architecture, the music, it is something I'll never get tired if going back to and replaying.

[@crystalmartinez637]

This was my first final fantasy game. It’s so nice to see all the love this amazing game is getting.

[@hariumonoke5071]

My all time favourite final Fantasy. I love learning new things about it.

[@polyphoniphilia]

I honestly can't think too much about Final Fantasy 9 without welling up, this game means so much to me and all of the love its been receiving recently is incredible.

[@Dutchshadow93]

I recently started my ff9 remastered up again, and was a bit lost haha so i went here to look up some videos and i came across with your video. Thank you! I have played ff9 since childhood and you've made me very excited for a possible Remake. An awesome video!

[@brutalmadness9099]

The moguri mod looks fantastic! It smooths the edges of the original game and also making the color more vibrant.

[@dojjin1334]

This is some, if not, the best news out of gaming this year for me. FFIX has and always will be my favorite FF and RPG in general (followed by BoF3). I had absolutely no idea about this project, but I am 100 percent going to support in whatever way I can. This makes me 😊!

[@elikennedy6934]

If ff9 ever got a remake I would cry. This game was my childhood and I can’t tell you how many times I’ve replayed this game. I remember the first time I got the Excalibur 2 it was one of my most memorable video game achievements!

[@fleiteh]

I'm more excited for unofficial ff9 projects. It's because these type of collaborations show that the main driving force in such efforts is pure love for the original game.