While Final Fantasy XVI is about to see the light of day and that Final Fantasy VII Rebirth been talking about him for a few days, it’s a completely different numbered episode of the license that comes to be embedded in the news, Final Fantasy IX. No, nothing official, while an animated series for children had been formalized almost two years ago now. It is in fact aa project made by fans of the game, called “Final Fantasy IX: Memoria Project”. Behind this name hides a technical demo lasting 25 minutes, produced under Unreal Engine 5 by more than fifty video game industry professionals over the past three years, who wanted to reimagine and pay tribute to this cult game. A beautiful love letter that you can discover below:
Please note that its enthusiasts have no intention of marketing a playable version of their project, which is only a concept demo having fun imagining what a remake could look like if it were made today. However, they gave themselves the means by going so far as to dub a few dialogues in addition to the gameplay and cinematics, and frankly, what a slap! Except that the leaked from the database of GeForce NOW (NVIDIA) in 2021 precisely mentioned a remake and, according Gematsuit would indeed be well under development on the side of Square-Enix. Knowing that Yoshinori Kitase us teased a big announcement for this year without specifying the content, it is clearly allowed to dream. If it turns out, let’s hope it turns out much better than this. Memoria Projectat the risk of somewhat disappointing the players.
You can purchase the port from FFIX on Switch to the Fnac at the price of 19.99 €the box containing only a download code for theeShop.
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