Which Version of Final Fantasy IX Should You Play? - All FFIX Ports Reviewed + Mods

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My review of all the different versions of Final Fantasy IX. I hope I clear some misconceptions up. Whether you prefer the original game, mods, portability, there's a version for you. As long as you enjoy playing the game, I think that's what's important.
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0:00 - Intro
1:07 - PSX Version
2:18 - Android/PC Version
5:24 - PS4/Xbox One Version
6:10 - Switch Version
8:55 - Mods for PC
10:47 - Final Thoughts
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@norinori6414 5 лет назад

Today I learnt FF9 had multiplayer.

@mopeybloke 5 лет назад

It wasn't the first game in the series with that feature either.

@bobbyphillips1077 5 лет назад

People dump on the PS1 remakes of IV, V, and VI, and yes the load times are abysmal. But their advantage over the GBA and DS ports is that they allowed multiplayer. That was how I taught my little sis to play RPGs. We played FF4 on PS1, and I would train her on one of the less important characters before bumping her up to an easy one, before bumping her up to a harder one.

@pyroronnie2473 5 лет назад

Sick

@khansterbeam95 5 лет назад

wtf

@diegosolis9681 5 лет назад

It has been my favorite game (not only FF) for a long freaking time. (since i was around 13 and i'm 23 right now) and i just fucking learnt that the fucking masterpiece had multiplayer!!! I've literally played the game like 7 times!!! Fuck's sake !!

@Ruko 5 лет назад

Wow that moguri mod got me really interested in playing the PC version.

@LivingTheorem 5 лет назад

Same

@solblackguy 5 лет назад

Moguri is a must have. I'm not a huge fan of the arranged OST, just a personal preference thing, but you can choose not to install it or easily uninstall it.

@nivodeus 5 лет назад

me too

@solblackguy 5 лет назад

I hope SE goes back and does a full remaster for 9 like they're doing with 8. Hell, do a remaster of 7 too. Not everyone is going to be happy with the full remake they did.

@guidorussoheck2100 4 года назад

@@solblackguy they already did with 7, and 8 HD is a cash grab.

@jjc4924 5 лет назад

It honestly doesn't matter which version of 9 you play. The game is still fantastic. I definitely recommend it for those who never played it.

@coolguy02536 5 лет назад

Definitely not. That battle system drives most people insane, among other things. Shouldn't have any difficulty recommending FF13 then. The remasters can only do so much, yet they still hardly accomplished anything.

@Gmator1992 4 года назад

it actually the most beautiful final fantasy . the atmosphere the story the characters and so on..

@justanotheryoutubechannel 4 года назад

Maybe. I don’t like the way it returns to the painfully, awful, horrifically, ungodlily overused mediaeval fantasy setting with magic and all that, especially after the lovely Sci-fi-ish feel of VII and VIII.

@pandiem 4 года назад

@@coolguy02536 Buddy, have you even played the game? You must be pretty young to just be locked in on FF13. Graphics =/= Artwork/Inherent beauty

@Gmator1992 4 года назад

@@justanotheryoutubechannel that is the problem, on sci-fi when you can get laser, pistol and so on, some of them chose to fight using whip? knuckle? nunchacku? lol it just doesnt feel right to me

@sirducksworthythe3rd842 5 лет назад

The poker game was on the playstation version as well, but after beating the game, you had to push, or hold a combination of buttons to enter it

@PowerRangerCosta 5 лет назад

I was gonna comment exactly this

@sirducksworthythe3rd842 5 лет назад

Yeah, sorry I beat you to it, but glad some one else knew this as well

@larsulrick235 5 лет назад

The cutscenes were skippable too if you open and close the disc tray.

@schlarfblrfsch 5 лет назад

You can still do that on the rereleases (or atleast the Switch version). I wasn’t sure if it was only accessible with the code or you got it for free so I input it just incase and it worked.

@sirducksworthythe3rd842 5 лет назад

@@schlarfblrfsch on Ps4, once I beat the game, I was able to click the poker game from main menu any time I desire, as long as I have the game data.on it, for it unlocked fir free

@andrewscott7728 5 лет назад

Very pathetic that a company with a team of skilled, highly paid programmers can't compete with a fan at making a good-looking port of their own game.

@Dhalin 5 лет назад

That's because these "skilled, highly paid programmers" just want to make money and they know that people will buy it regardless. The fan wants a good game and will put work into making something they are pleased with instead of doing the bare minimums to push the product out the door. The former is motivated by money, the latter is motivated by a love for the game. That, and I honestly think the programmers responsible for doing these ports are entirely out of touch with what people really want out of their game, and/or they don't understand that some people want the option to have a faithful experience. That, and you know, minimum effort maximum profits, again. That's why we get phone ports on PC, instead of an actual remastered version.

@Astaticembrace 5 лет назад

@@Dhalin They also have their own schedule to abide by. It's not any one person's fault that the community has to be left to do these enhancements. Payroll and time constraints are things that exist. Square probably had a very very small team work on the ports.

@Dhalin 5 лет назад

@@Astaticembrace That's the thing, though, they are selling $20 games that sell hundreds of thousands of copies. They could afford to assign more people to these and put more effort into them.

@seiotonashi4049 5 лет назад

my opinion is that they scrapped it after the release of newer final fantasy series...its like a junk that they dont know that ff7 8 9 are a legends and far superior of the entire series..its like a thesis that after passed and graduated they are already a junk to be thrown...

@mistaLE4point0 5 лет назад

@@Dhalin possibly, but I think it's more of an issue of whoever is making the decisions of assigning this person to that project or what he/she has in terms of budget to allocate. these devs answer to a boss who answers to another boss who answers to another boss and so forth. im right there with you, gaming dev/port is in a sad state but what makes it great is other fellow people outside of the company who take the time to do what these devs want to do but cannot because their hands are tied while working for the company.

@ShamanNoodles 5 лет назад

Im super blown away with how well those AI enhanced backgrounds look

@justanotheryoutubechannel 4 года назад

A E Me too, it’s crazy that we live in a world where AI upscaling can produce such detailed artwork. Of course, it helps that the PlayStation 1 artwork is so low-res it’s hard to make them look worse, and more importantly that Final Fantasy IX uses a more cartoonish style, which works well with AI upscaling since the process tends to create a painted, almost cell-shaded look.

@Demo5 4 года назад

Looks better than the hd remaster ... Wish I had just gone for it on pc

@DanielKaspo 11 месяцев назад

I feel like we need to revisit it again now with advancements that have been made!

@jr-kpop7019 5 лет назад

PSX version: You can skip the FMV by opening and closing the lid. :)

@justanotheryoutubechannel 4 года назад

JR - KPOP What if you are using a PS2 like me?

@setseraioshade107 4 года назад

@@justanotheryoutubechannel open and close the disc tray should do it. Trick should work with any FMV iirc, and is VERY useful when replaying FFX on PS2.

@stoppilfering268 3 года назад

What if I’m playing on a Vita?

@WateryMind 3 года назад

@@stoppilfering268 what if i playing it on new 3DS

@darkt0yz431 3 года назад

@@WateryMind what if i playing it on android

@williamdavis7431 5 лет назад

I played the whole thing on the switch and it never crashed once.

@AustinSV 5 лет назад

I've been hearing both reports of crashing & no crashes at all. It may just be caused by something people are specifically doing or another factor like where they install the game. Either way, hopeful for a patch for the people that do see crashing.

@bunkteriamonster7830 5 лет назад

Same

@SilverShion 5 лет назад

In my case only once when I entered Alexandria's Inn with the x2 mode ON

@bigbe3tsdrumming 5 лет назад

I have constant crashes every other day......

@gaming-oyvinator 5 лет назад

have the game on a class 10 micro sd card.. havent crashed yet.. but then again, i only be 5 hours into it

@agroed 3 года назад

Thanks so much for everything you do, Austin. Every video is so informed and well-researched, and as someone who tries to play the best version of every game that I can, your channel has been a godsend. You're the man.

@b.w.6919 5 лет назад

I know that these take a lot of effort to do. I for one am really happy that you have done these videos. I care a great deal about the development process and all the work that goes into making games, so whenever I see ports come out I'm often bemoaning the changes to texture filtering, shadow rendering, fonts, or music being replaced/downsampled. This and your FF7 video give a lot of insight for the layman into what the actual process of porting classic games that would otherwise be lost with obsolete technology. Thanks!

@Mangalex28 4 года назад

Your "Which version should you play" series is amazing and thorough. I have a PC and a Switch and I often wonder on what plateform I should play... thanks for your vids!

@andyboersma3154 4 года назад

Dude your port comparisons are hella enlightening man. I'm glad I ran into your channel!!

@robwo1821 3 года назад

Thank you for making these videos. They have helped me decide to make 2 new port purchases so far. There will be more buying I am sure. These videos are arguably one of the best FF resources I have seen in the 3 decades I been playing FF games.

@gallantblade1825 5 лет назад

Playing it on Switch right now and am enjoying it immensely. Hasn’t crashed yet. The only complaint I have are the weird backgrounds compared to the character models. It makes navigation a bit of a chore. Other than that, though, I’m loving it.

@ShadowCthulhu 2 года назад

I went with the Switch version to avoid the trophies, it is more fun without them as my OCD does not kick in.

@violet-trash 2 года назад

I emulated it and the models looked so bad in high res that I went back to the original resolution and gave it maximum anti-aliasing instead. Those PC version mods look fantastic though.

@kasriouiyassir Год назад

Tbh I do see why people would see the background vs character quality as an issue, though I dont mind it tbh. I also see it as me walking on a picture when I see the OG footage, not that I don't like that anyways. I find it quite charming tbh, like ur able to walk on a nice painting

@jackmrsich3178 Год назад

I finished playing ff9 on my switch a little over a year ago and I don’t remember it crashing a single time. Although ff10 crashed liked 4 times, including the final cutscene, and soft locked once.

@Sutchii_ 9 месяцев назад

@@jackmrsich3178 would you recommend the switch version? I plan to play it mostly on portable mode on my bed.

@Bandrik 5 лет назад

Thank you for going so in depth with this, and calling attention to some great ways of enjoying this masterpiece of a game. Kudos!

@rune9055 5 лет назад

Amazing video, I love videos like these since I'm a bit picky when buying a multi-platform game, specially a port. Would love to see that "Moguri mod" on "The Legend of Dragoon"

@The_Moe_Szyslak_Exp_feat_Homer 4 года назад

AustinSV: "The PSX version also had multiplayer" Me: *spits* *out* *coffee* SAY WHAT! IT HAS MULTIPLAYER!?? Also me: Yo sis! Get in here, we're playing Final Fantasy 9 again! Sis: Ok cool. I played last time, so do you play this time or do we take turns? Me: yes.

@cheeseboi588 4 года назад

Did you play it?

@tmcttf8087 3 года назад

Perfection.

@Walamonga1313 3 года назад

@@cheeseboi588 He's lying

@cheeseboi588 3 года назад

@@Walamonga1313 How

@severiusbrandusa1413 3 года назад

@@tmcttf8087 Creep

@JoshT-rb9gq 5 лет назад

"Couldn't steal anything!"

@cornflkeboy1 5 лет назад

I really appreciate you breaking this down, thank you.

@tva-800ambient5 5 лет назад

Thanks for sharing! Very informative and concise. And entertaining!

@randybear932 5 лет назад

Thank you for calling out the bugs. Hope Square patches the recent ports soon 🙏

@junchoi2531 3 года назад

U know they don't patch pc ports only console. Ff 4 still has the ui taking half the screen bug when it was patches within a week on console

@arthurmarques2461 5 лет назад

Thank you for the info about the mod on PC!

@Retro90sgamer 5 месяцев назад

Awesome Review! Thanks for the info and overview!

@urahara64360 5 лет назад

Thank you for this video it has vindicated me for wanting that original experience. I do need to set up a new crtv though for my retro games though

@TheBiscuitStreet 5 лет назад

Great video - I have a PS3 and heard Square was messing with the ports so I didn’t bother picking it up. That mod makes this game look beautiful!

@DiscordDashie 5 лет назад

James Chris would you even recommend playing it on PSP, or should I just get the Switch port?

@sonnysmith7030 5 лет назад

My FBI agent must be really good at his job because i randomly decided to play FFIX today and just a few hours later i get this on my recommended.

@bigpoison408 4 года назад

Big brother is watching you

@Tofuuuuuu 4 года назад

I actually recently started to play FF15 and the next 2 hours I get FF15 videos in my recommended.

@stevenkimdmd 4 года назад

The same agent must be watching me now...

@gelmir7322 4 года назад

Damn I was just thinking about FFIX ... and they recommend this video on youtube.

@audioamateur 4 года назад

Dude those background enhancements are insane!

@rpgandhorrorloverhans 5 лет назад

I feel you man, i also certain that back in the day Final Fantasy background was amazing and sharp on the old TV

@AustinSV 5 лет назад

August 6, 2020: the music loop bug has been fixed on EVERY platform EXCEPT for the Microsoft Store version. Additionally, the UI has been updated like the Switch and PS4 versions to match the Switch versions. It's also been brought to my attention that the Switch version has audio balancing issues, sound effects are significantly louder than they're supposed to be. Comparing no-commentary gameplay between versions shows this

@ddnava96 4 года назад

No news on the updates?

@coolguy02536 3 года назад

Looks like the UI in the Steam version just got updated about a month ago.

@SebastianSkadisson 5 лет назад

They removed the most iconic of sound effects?! What were they thinking!!!!

@juanjosefarina 5 лет назад

Man, I love these version comparisons videos ! I love these insanely detailed videos about FF ! Even the least detail makes me hugely interested. That mod looks AMAZING, it really makes me wanna play it ! Though I can't believe this Final Fantasy can be multiplayer ! That's a new one for me ! I want to try it now !

@Ototsu-Yume. 5 лет назад

The psx version works incredibly well when transferred to the psvita.

@Deffine 5 лет назад

Thats only because its a small screen. Like he said, the game was made for CRT TVs, not pixel perfect LCDs. If you connect your vita to a TV with FF9 emulated, it will look terrible.

@Psydrre 5 лет назад

@@Deffine No, not "only" a small screen. Vitas screen is pixel perfect scaling of PS1 and PSN game resolution, that is bug part in why PS1 games on Vita looks great.

@Deffine 5 лет назад

@Psydrre That may be true. It still lacks the CRT scanlines and pixel geometry that makes low resolution games look so good on old CRT TVs.

@largefam3109 4 года назад

@@Deffine You can add a crt filter with emulators on vita iirc

@bile_wisp 3 года назад

@@largefam3109 filters can never compare to the real thing

@marcianoacuerda 5 лет назад

As a developer I don't think I could work without version control. I'm so used to knowing that if I make a huge mistake I can easily go back to a previous working state. Compared to them I'm a spoiled child!. This FF is also my favorite, could never get into 7 but I couldn't stop playing this one. Vivi was the best!

@Auron710 4 года назад

It's funny how that happens, I got into 7 as a kid but I played 9 for like 30 mins and never touched it again. curious how some games just do or don't resonate with some people. I was gna pick up one of the 7 ports but i figured il wait for the remake on ps4 instead so, perhaps il try 9 sometime until then. (im not gna rant about how the entire combat system of 7s remake is changed and to me therefore is not really 7 anymore as thats 90% of the gameplay but im curious to see if they do the same to 8 and 9 too)

@alexappsapp1332 2 года назад

@@Auron710 Well... did you get into 9?

@kohisaaakohisaaa7095 4 года назад

Arguably GOAT of FF series. The ending is a true masterpiece with great closure with brilliant and fitting music. I almost cried

@aamu3 4 года назад

i cried evritiem

@zentumaisle5925 4 года назад

@Kurt Rustle Another brainless 7 fanboy lol... "FF9 barely even has a story at all" biggest joke I've ever heard. You can argue that people disliked 9 because it went back to the medieval settings but "barely even has a story at all"? Hahaha.... yes sure. Pretty sure you are another clueless sheep jump on the 7 bandwagon just because remake came out. "Oh guys! This look soooooooo cooool! Final Fantasy 7! I know that game! That is the best FF and everything else sucksssssssssssssssssssss"

@JabbyMayo 4 года назад

@@zentumaisle5925 Nah, 9 is dogshit. Somehow even worse than 8. At least they redeemed themselves with 10.

@zentumaisle5925 4 года назад

@@JabbyMayo "9 is dogshit" *insert zero reason* (thanks for the insight.)

@JabbyMayo 4 года назад

@@zentumaisle5925 About the same amount of insight as "You don't like FF9 because you're a brainless FF7 fanboy". But only a gigantic fucking moron would make that argument, right? =]

@kyleboytoy 5 лет назад

You need more recognition! I hope you get it!

@Born2DoubleUp 5 лет назад

i remember playing through this on the original playstation. such an amazing game. i was excited when i came across a port on android and absolutely fell in love with it. i had no problems with it crashing and was even able to use my ps3 controller with it. 👍

@Zinkolo 5 лет назад

I never played the original version and just got the switch version. I fell in love the backgrounds and how beautiful the art was. I love ff9 so don't worry. This is not a bad version and your favorite final fantasy game is being loved by a switch player like me.

@Deffine 5 лет назад

It will look terrible on a big screen with switch version.

@jackmrsich3178 Год назад

@@Deffine It does.

@latui7350 5 лет назад

God damn the music from this game was spectacular!

@iamjkim 5 лет назад

There's hardly ANY song on the game that you don't bop your head to!

@coolguy02536 5 лет назад

Now just wait until you hear the other games!

@juliuscasar7202 3 года назад

Its good but i would Never Call it that Way. More then 20 Songs Are very borring

@CapnPicard 4 года назад

Great video - thanks for the info!!

@babogoose 4 года назад

Thank for the video! I was very upset with the pc remaster version, and now that you show the moguri mod.. I really want to give it another try! It's like solving my main problem with those remasters

@EggmanlandResident 5 лет назад

Hmm...Moguri isn't perfect. But I like how it takes on a kind of painterly quality to the background. It looks like someone made paintings of each location.

@juliomaldonado1286 5 лет назад

Does the overworld music reset after battle encounters on PC? Does Moguri fix that?

@shelbycrepaux5788 5 лет назад

Oh god I hope so

@mharvynn1212 4 года назад

Despite the cute chibi character designs, ff9 was most dark ff game. It still my favorite game, especially because of Vivi.

@Ithoo 3 года назад

"Was most dark ff game" Final fantasy Type 0: Hi

@Bradley_Lute 3 года назад

FF7 was pretty dark too lol. It had a scene where two people commit suicide and another scene with the blood smeared after Sephiroth's carnage. Great stuff.

@PianofanSUI 4 года назад

Thank you, this was very helpful.

@deletedaccount5551 5 лет назад

Thank you for these videos from games of my childhood.

@khalel610 4 года назад

one thing i've learned is SE is kinda lazy with their FF ports.

@windmage0168 4 года назад

*Especially* FF6 and FF5.

@CardCaptorDeadpool 3 года назад

What's weird is sometimes they do really good ones. The PSX ports of I, II, IV, V, and VI are all really good with redone music and sprites in the PSX's system. Similar story with the PSP ports for I, II, DS port of III, and IV complete collection. Their KH ports on PS3 are probably some of their best, even better on PS4 with 60 FPS. Same with the FF X/X-2 port. The PS4 verison of X/X-2 and XII are good. Especially XII, it's like they rebuilt the game altogether. The rest are just about phoned in. I don't wanna play any of the NES games on smartphones.

@TheRockinBR 3 года назад

@@CardCaptorDeadpool Exactly!

@rashkavar 3 года назад

@@CardCaptorDeadpool They outsourced a lot of those ports, didn't they? I suspect that has some impact: the ports that went to devs looking to make a quick buck were sloppy, the ones that went to devs who cared about the product were better. I know they tend to get some key members of the original team involved as available, but that's not necessarily the same as having their current best development team work on it they way they were doing back in the day when the 2-3 year FF release cycle was their bread and butter. (FF7R is what you get when you sic the modern dev team on the game with backing from key members from the original dev team leading them, and there's exactly 1 FF port that's gotten *that* level of treatment.)

@thatguyknownaswill8180 3 года назад

FFVIII, black sheep of the golden era: gets a “remaster” FFX&X-2, X was great, but X-2 wasn’t as good, but either way they both have held up much better: gets a full hd remaster with new textures, widescreen, new soundtrack, additional features seen on the international version, with a short film and audio drama, and gets released on like everything FFVII, seen by many as the best in the series: gets shat onto a couple of platforms. FFIX, Kitase’s and Uematsu’s ideal FF game: gets treated like shit when ported. Something ain’t right here

@Xantheman6283 5 лет назад

The lack of analog movement and the slow menu immediately made me drop the PS4 version in favor of the ps1 classics version on the vita

@TheGuilhermeMenezes 5 лет назад

I'm thinking about it too...is the vita version worth it? Are the loading times slow? Thx!!!

@Dracobyte 11 месяцев назад

Awesome analysis!!!

@PoorMuttski 4 года назад

sweet! definitely going to look for that mod, when I get this on Steam

@EddiePReacts 5 лет назад

Im glad you didnt just make the switch version goat because its mobile. You actually broke down the game with previous experience and current status. Thank you for making content for gamers instead of extreme fans. Im subbing and turning notifications on. Looking forward to the future content

@Roboterpunk 5 лет назад

I read some time ago that there were in fact high res versions of the backgrounds. But somehow Square managed to loose them. Some ended up on the internet at one point, and they look gorgeous. It’s so sad they didn’t put enough resources into the remaster to draw the backgrounds from scratch in hd.

@Valkerion 5 лет назад

Thanks, this was pretty helpful. seems like this should have tons of views though! Gonna link this when people have questions.

@VGB004 4 года назад

I really like these comparison vids. ^_^

@mawweeentertainment784 5 лет назад

My favorite FF game too! I love 7 but i'm just into the medieval fantasy theme more.

@astrius4125 5 лет назад

9 has always been my favourite. I liked 7 until I started stumbling upon annoying FF7 fans blindly overrating it everywhere. Now I hate it.

@mawweeentertainment784 5 лет назад

@@astrius4125 I do agree that 7 is overrated. 9 should get more attention than it does but too many people say 7 is the best game of all time and they don't even consider other final fantasys.

@astrius4125 5 лет назад

@@mawweeentertainment784 Well I think 9 is fine as it is. I mean, many people are asking for a remake of 9, and I'm always like "what for? It's already perfect". For me it's like that valuable perfect piece of art that if anyone touches it, it'll be ruined.

@mawweeentertainment784 5 лет назад

@@astrius4125 Yeah I don't know if they'll do a good job if they were to remake 9, I don't really like the look of the remake of ff7 and I don't think it'll be as good as the original but I'll try it out of the reviews are good when it eventually releases, if it ever does. I do kinda miss turn based rpgs but the only recent ones are indie games and octopath traveler, which tbh I'm not into the look of octopath traveler but I'm still interested in it, maybe i'll get it when my income is more stable.

@JamesThomasJeans 5 лет назад

Is there a mod that fixes the music looping issue as well? If there is, that would fix basically every issue the game has.

@Biddybalboa 3 года назад

Its fixed on switch

@Skywardeyeprophet 5 лет назад

Thanks so much for all the info

@JangXVII 3 года назад

wow, thanks a lot man. Imma getting a PC version. Nearly bought the PS4 version on sale today

@KiteGr 5 лет назад

Does the Moguri mod fix the "looping music after every battle" issue?

@Biddybalboa 3 года назад

Square patched this on switch idk about pc

@kaydwessie296 5 лет назад

Oof the no backups thing. IS this why my love Legend of Mana is gonna die in obscurity?

@BingBangPoe 5 лет назад

Don't play with my feelings like that. They can't have lost the LoM assets.

@gilgamesh255 5 лет назад

Ahhh shit. Didn't even think about that; me and my bro used to play that all the time after school.

@ThomasJeff1898 3 года назад

Hmm, this comment did not age well. Thanks to the remaster announcement from this year's Nintendo Direct of course. And by the way, it is going to be on not only the Switch, but also PS4 and Steam/PC. I'm going to say this though, the Legend of Mana remaster will be developed by non-other than M2. The guys behind the Sega Ages stuff and other emulation-based ports. So, it should be in safe hands.

@CT808 5 лет назад

Liked and subbed! Great work!

@Tinseltopia 5 лет назад

Holy Moguri! I never knew this existed! I am gobsmacked by the potential!

@TheGameLecturer 5 лет назад

Haha ! I will use this interjection on the actual Moguri (yes he is a person and the mod was named after him because he inspired ZePilot to make it) I'm sure he will love it !

@Maxiiimoto 5 лет назад

Did they patch the music bug on the switch?

@IAMNOTRANA 3 года назад

FF IX PC port recently had update on august 2020. Now UI looks exactly the same as PS4 and other console, (which looks much better) with some minor bug fix as well. PC version with Moguri mod is definitive way to play this game.

@MarlonAnthony 5 лет назад

Love both this and you FFVII videos. Earned yourself a sub as i can see and understand how hard you've worked on this. I've got my eye on the PC port of IX after i finish VII & VIII and normally i would swear the original version is best for authenticity but i think the PC version of IX is the best compromise and thanks to the mods, turn it into the best un-offical remaster of the game we can get. Just frustrating when part time modders can fix something for free yet a massive machine like Square Enix just throw it out thinking that the bugs that people are gonna pick up immediately was an acceptable state to release the game in.

@bunsmasterbunny 5 лет назад

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT MOD. Analogue control is a MUST.

@thatguyknownaswill8180 3 года назад

The Pc version now has an official patch for the scaled battle ui, so now we don’t have to wait for tehmighty to update his mod to be compatible with moguiri every time a new update is released

@otakuthegreat 5 лет назад

If they created it from scratch then Final Fantasy VIII could happen maybe (even though they lost the source files)

@deavonw 5 лет назад

They lost the source? How could that happen!

@mrjackpot671 5 лет назад

@@deavonw Well, they just didn't keep the code. Why would they? Games couldn't be patched once released and they probably didn't think they would want to remake/remaster the games in the future.

@the_gamer5781 5 лет назад

Considering how the source files for Final Fantasy VII were also lost, it could happen, Square just doesn't seem to want to do it.

@Malus1531 5 лет назад

FF8 is on PC already though, so they must have some type of code to work with right?

@the_gamer5781 5 лет назад

@@Malus1531 Well, yes, but actually no. FFVIII is in the same boat as VII was, with the source code being lost, and only having an inferior PC port to go off of. For VII, they had to reverse engineer the entire game, which takes about as much effort as making a new game. They put the effort in for VII because it's such a beloved classic, but, from what I've seen and read, VIII seems to be a lot more devisive among fans, so they are probably very apprehensive about going through all the trouble to port the game. I've never played any of these older games until they released on the Switch (frickin' love FFIX), and I must say that I really want to give VIII a shot.

@porsupollo9349 5 лет назад

Very informative video dude, thank you very much, i never played ff7 or ff9 when they came out, i bought the pc version because i keep hearing the games are good but i didn't know that the games weren't as suppose to be played originally, so thanks for the information and i for sure going to use these mods, btw are you going to do these type of video with ff8 as well? i bought that game as well but idk how good the pc port is compared to the ps1 version.

@Nachito721 4 года назад

Waw, nice video. I was about to buy the ps4 version, but now I've changed my mind. Thank u!!!

@leafthoj 5 лет назад

“You gotta wait........ this long until the fight.” 🤣🤣👍👍 Same but still my fave game man.

@FaunoDufaux 5 лет назад

Very helpful. I really wanted to try it because I saw it on switch. But there's no reason I can't just play it on PC.

@Haphazy 5 лет назад

Thank you for all this work you've done for this video. IX is also my favourite Final Fantasy, and I've been wrestling with these issues since the PC port. With mods you do really bring out the best of this game. //Quick question, can I remove the grey bars from the sides of the screen on Moguri mod?

@cardula7 5 лет назад

Yes you can, but not entirely. The mod can make the wider areas go full screen (ie the main entrance to Alexandria at the very beginning of the game where you first play as Vivi), but there are minor glitches on the screens with the bars such as seeing the characters standing off screen until they enter during a dialogue sequence.

@ChocolateMOOS 5 лет назад

Great video, would love to see you do one for ff6 and chrono trigger

@camparker4976 2 года назад

FFIX… the first FF game I ever played. Got up to about a little into Disc 3. Really enjoyed the story, the best story in the whole series IMO.

@dani4ever 5 лет назад

WHAT THE HELLLLLLL!!!! I had no idea there was a mod that fixed the FF IX backgrounds :') Oh I'm so happy. Thank you so much for sharing this!!!!! I've been waiting for this for years and actually didn't expect it to happen anymore.

@dani4ever 5 лет назад

@Jonny Croxville am I to blame that you hit your toe on the side of the bed this morning? Fuck off In fact, do know that I have 3 different copies of FF9, oficial walkthrough and other merch. Don't dump on me your life frustrations.

@dani4ever 5 лет назад

@Jonny Croxville You're telling people on youtube comments which games they should spend money on... tell me again who's wasting what?

@dani4ever 5 лет назад

@Jonny Croxville the point just flew over your head ...

@cucumbersabit1325 5 лет назад

@@dani4ever It looks like Jonny liked his own comment.

@Hightower2804TP 5 лет назад

What a Joker

@jodaniel69 5 лет назад

Does the Moguri mod also change the battle UI or is it still over-sized?

@shimmerback 3 года назад

Just wanted to thank you for this vid by feeding the algorithm. Loved this game as a kid and couldn't decided whether to buy it or not. Now I'm going to.

@joyahorrorshow 3 года назад

i feel obligated to note those enhanced backgrounds look like an over-sharpened mess but it does actually work for 9's aesthetic in this case.

@allankurniawan349 5 лет назад

You can play good graphic in psx version using emulator and screen filter effect

@sirducksworthythe3rd842 5 лет назад

I played through the playstation version around 7 times all the way through, and recently the PS4 version, which I really enjoyed the graphics on, honestly it was like playing it again for the first time

@FREEFROMITALL 4 года назад

I downloaded the psx rom... heard about moguri mod... and now im just waiting for a steam sale. 100% going to buy it and play with the moguri mod. Looks INCREDIBLE

@OniMirage 5 лет назад

PSX version with a PS2 and smoothing enabled from the ps2 menu.

@bobbyphillips1077 5 лет назад

That looked AMAZING in 2001. A little less so now, but still one of the best PS2 smoothing effects on any PS1 game.

@SageNemesis 5 лет назад

I remember being so excited that IX was coming to PC. Then I bought and played it and thought "what the hell happened?" Lazy. Square just didn't have any interest in fixing the horrible Android port issues (Sound and UI mostly). I still bought it though because IX is my favorite FF and I knew modders would come in and fix all the crap Square didn't care about fixing. The PC version with mods is hands down the best way to play this game. Although, someone is working on modding the Switch version of VII, so I assume someone will do that for IX as well. And if your a fan of FF VIII, well, sorry guys. Seems Square has every intention of ignoring that game for some reason.

@porsupollo9349 5 лет назад

Yo i've got a question, how good the ff 8 pc port is compared to the original version?

@acrophis 5 лет назад

It's considerably worse and takes some heavy modding to get up to a good standard. Including replacing the whole OST.

@ranearia 5 лет назад

Sadly, with FF8 they lost the code. With FF7 and 9 the newest ports you see are from older PC ports amd code they could find of these games. FF8 code is still lost

@porsupollo9349 5 лет назад

@@ranearia @Acrophis that's a damn shame, thanks for the heads up, i'm gonna try to mode it to get most faithful version as i can

@noahhiser 5 лет назад

@SageNemisis is there any way to run the witch mods without hacking your switch or na? Thanks

@mfulador 2 года назад

Downloaded the game yesterday on steam, I was almost giving up on it until I discover this Moguri Mod here, it’s a game changer.

@JINORU_ 5 лет назад

I just got it on switch. Haven't played the game ever really. I'm enjoying it a lot!

@poisonsnivy6439 5 лет назад

So just get PS1 version on PS2 with faster load times enabled on a CRT (with the highest quality connection the tv can accept of course) or the PC with mods

@armlesskirby 5 лет назад

I played the ps1 classics version on my vita. The frame rate during pre rendered cutscenes was awful

@supersentaipepsi3736 5 лет назад

That's not happening for me

@armlesskirby 5 лет назад

@@supersentaipepsi3736 it was worse later in the game but maybe some update came out at some point

@anexr 5 лет назад

GREAT VIDEO MY FRIEND ! liked

@MasterPJ86 5 лет назад

This was the video I was waiting on all RU-vid since the switch release. Thank you so much!

@Emelenyt 5 лет назад

This is my favourite game of all time! Although the sprites and the menus (with exception to the pre-update battle menu) look much nicer, I find the original PS1 game to be the most pleasant to play. I would recommend the original version for people who have not played before and the port for fans of the game.

@aapplethi3931 Год назад

Most pleasant isn't a thing. There's no reason to play the original outside of nostalgia

@Emelenyt Год назад

@@aapplethi3931 one thing that makes the original the most pleasant to play is the fact your character can move in 16 directions. The modern ports only have your character moving in 8 directions and it's a noticeable difference

@JoshuaDeMendoncaR1 5 лет назад

The modern version has different menu character sprites and that's the only problem for me

@aquamidideluxe5079 4 года назад

I knew about the issues of the newer versions, and I knew the Moguri mod had AI upscaled backgrounds, but I didn't know it fixed all the other problems too! I'll be getting the PC version and Moguring that shit up, thanks!

@loganmodine 4 года назад

Thanks for the info. Definitely torn between emulating a PSX or doing PC version through Steam for my next playthrough.

@AbsurdoSol 5 лет назад

How about the Vita psOne classic?

@ccxfrank109 5 лет назад

Thats what i play on =D no black bars

@slamjamtime202 5 лет назад

The Vita is the best way to play PS1 games if you don't have an original or want portable. The Vita doubles native resolution to 640x480 to fit the screen nicely with pixel perfect ratios, amazing on the original model oled screen.

@redbeardnj 5 лет назад

I'm in my 40s and played all versions on release and I gotta say the Switch version looked absolutely wonderful to me in portable mode. Maybe it's the bi-focals , I dunno haha

@Deffine 5 лет назад

Its pixel density. The smaller the screen, the better it will look because of lower pixel density. Same goes for gaming in general. I would not play games in 1080p on any screen higher than 22", it just looks bad. Anti-aliasing can ofc circumvent some of that.

@tonysaurabhroy 11 месяцев назад

Can you help me with something? I installed the moguri mod on my steam deck but for some reason the mod manager screen isn't showing up when i launch the game. I can see better backgrounds but not able 5o access the mod settings for some weird reason

@EvilCronos13 5 лет назад

That poker game was in there on the original PSX version as well. you just had to enter a button combination to play it

@northwindkey 3 месяца назад

I gotta say... I really don't like AI upscaled backgrounds in any game I've seen them in. It's TOO clean, too smooth, like a hyper DNR'd version of a film that should have some grain. I hate the blur filter too, but dammit, just give me the grainy, rough originals. It's why I prefer Sourcenext RE2 to the SHD mod, I like the grainy ass backgrounds with the artifacting and whatnot. When you put a blur filter, or use AI to make it super HD, it looks wrong to me, it looks inauthentic. Trying too hard to look modern, when I want my retro games to look... retro.

@DREAMSQU33ZE 5 лет назад

I was thinking of getting it on Switch.

@robertwallen1582 5 лет назад

Excited to play FF9 first time after finishing ff7 next week! Love its Fantasy Astetics and classic job classes. Like a SNES Final Fantasy Game in 3D!

@natemasterson7274 4 года назад

there is also the option of playing the original ps1 version through emulator. pcsxr-pgxp for example eliminated the polygon warping and on a 4k screen running 4k internal resolution it looks and runs very very good.