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# Moguri Mod is the Definitive Way to Play Final Fantasy IX
- URL: https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/moguri-mod-is-the-definitive-way-to-play-final-fantasy-ix/
- Published: 2022-07-17T06:01:05.000Z
- Updated: 2023-12-04T05:14:28.000Z
- Description: This free, fan-created project is overflowing with love and detail
- Author: Brandon R Chinn
- Tags: Feature, Final Fantasy, modding

***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.

![](https://miro.medium.com/max/700/1*4_Jw2Wl4jjfVSysmv175Bw.jpeg)

Source: 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 web site:

> 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.  
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> Moguri Mod also includes a custom implementation of Memoria Mod, offering more options over the original game.

![](https://miro.medium.com/max/700/1*TMXMV83REQHlp7Dfv9HwIA.jpeg)

Source: Moguri Mod.

It hosts a huge array of additional modded features, such as full-HD backgrounds (AI-aided and touched up with human detail), a manual redraw of all 11,000(!!!) layer edges, 16:9 widescreen original font, analog support, 30 FPS cutscenes. There is also an array of battle improvements such as a true turn-based system, not to mention a remastered soundtrack arrangement by the talented [Pontus Hultgren](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvkwQMewlPK%5FRCOhzA3Jdyg).

Moguri Mod is a striking example of what can be done to properly remaster our classic video games, restoring them with the same detail that one might restore a beloved painting. I was immediately struck by the intense beauty of the static backgrounds, as I have been playing *Final Fantasy IX* since its original PlayStation release and have always admired their artistry.

Playing through the Moguri Mod feels like diving headlong into a series of paintings, magnified by the touched-up soundtrack and additional battle enhancements. It’s a version of *Final Fantasy IX* with so much love at all its restored edges that it feels like a gift.

![](https://miro.medium.com/max/700/1*BxZcJ3AUHddRumUTrVEyvQ.jpeg)

Source: Moguri Mod.

While the modding community regularly enhances our video games, Moguri Mod feels like something above and beyond. It is a project that not only respects the actual artistry of the original game but doesn’t try to replace what made it great in the first place. If you have not played *Final Fantasy IX* in a while I urge you to purchase the Steam version (regularly on sale), [download the Moguri Mod here for free](https://sites.google.com/view/moguri-mod/home?authuser=0), and just enjoy.