The end results are pretty brilliant, as shown in this preview image: To make this comparison bigger, give it a click. In a new post on FF modding forum, one modder revealed the 'Remako HD Field Mod', which uses AI upscaling technology to try to boost the size of FF7's CG backgrounds by as much as 400%. Up steps the Final Fantasy PC modding scene. That was always a shame, as the CG backgrounds are in many ways the lifeblood of FF7, depicting its eclectic, broad world in surprising detail. For the recent version, Square applied blurring and smearing filters to hide the pixelation when these backgrounds were blown up to modern resolutions. These backgrounds were rendered at a low, PS1 and CD storage-friendly resolution - in some cases as low as 320x240 - and it appears Square didn't hold on to the original files, so doing a native re-render in higher quality is impossible. One aspect of FF7 couldn't be saved, however - the pre-rendered CG backgrounds. This meant crisp, clean battle scenes (which are rendered entirely in real time 3D) and equally sharp character models out on the field. Using the PC build as a base allowed the modern version of FF7 on PS4 and mobile (and soon Xbox One & Switch) to run at higher resolutions. FF7's backgrounds are gorgeous, but they only exist in a low resolution that upscales poorly. The PC code needed a lot of work, but it was easier than working from the PS1 version. In the end the version released was hacked and cobbled together from the then-crippled, now-improved PC version of the game. Emulating the PS1 version is an option, but then you'd be left with a low-resolution game stretched in an ugly manner. It probably took Square Enix that long to get a PS4 version of FF7 off the ground. There was a full year between the announcement of a version of the original FF7 for PS4 and that version's release despite it being a straight port job - but that was likely for good reason.
That means that when the time comes to up-res or otherwise improve classic games, in some cases it's a daunting, difficult task. In many cases development tools were deleted and overwritten once a game was completed, the tools then reused for the studio's next project. To cut a long story short, the issue is largely that in the nineties few video game developers were meticulous about holding on to 'master' copies of their work. Final Fantasy 7's CG backgrounds only exist at a low resolution befitting the PS1 era - but fans using AI are hoping to change that.Ī few months ago we had an article here on VG247 talking about why the problem with porting Final Fantasy 8 to other platforms is with preservation.
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