Moguri Mod is the Definitive Way to Play Final Fantasy IX

This free, fan-created project is overflowing with love and detail

Brandon R. Chinn
SUPERJUMP
Published in
3 min readJul 25, 2021

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Final Fantasy IX is a masterpiece. This is a statement not up for discussion, as the ninth entry in the Final Fantasy franchise is rich with spectacular features and attention to what makes the series great that goes beyond even its modern giants. Final Fantasy IX is a game overflowing with old-school design, infectious charisma, and everything you could want out of an RPG. It is a celebration not just of the Final Fantasy games that preceded it, but of the genre as a whole.

(via Moguri Mod)

A recent fan-created mod of the PC version of Final Fantasy IX allows players to experience Final Fantasy IX to its highest degree, offering a level of remastered detail that goes above and beyond the diluted Square Enix re-releases.

From the website:

Moguri Mod is a faithful revamp of the PC version of Final Fantasy IX helped by deep learning techniques (ESRGAN). The most important changes are in the background arts, that are now cleaner, more detailed and higher resolution.

Moguri Mod also…

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Brandon R. Chinn
SUPERJUMP

Author of the Kognition Cycle. Works featured in Hawk & Cleaver, Twist in Time, Selene Quarterly. For inquiries contact brandonrchinn@gmail.com.