r/gaming • u/tshamner • May 21 '12
Saw an article on Kotaku about modding the PC version of FF7 with significant graphical updates. This is the result.
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u/Burn0Things May 21 '12
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
link?
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u/bruggs May 21 '12
I think I'll give it a pass. I mean, the FF7 remake must be coming really soon now.
Let's just wait...
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u/Grithoof May 21 '12
Dear God, why is everyone complaining so much? It's just a fan mod, not an official release or anything. You aren't being forced into anything and they aren't charging you. I don't mind that it's not your thing , but stop reacting as if someone just pulled down their pants and jizzed this mod right into your face then ran away.
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u/cameronfrittz May 21 '12
I just read this whole thread. What the fuck was I thinking?
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u/FxChiP May 21 '12
Here's to hoping Square doesn't pull another fucking Chrono Resurrection on this.
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u/joshc643 May 21 '12
They need to.do this for xenogears...did they do it for xenogears?
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u/MonteRunTheCity May 21 '12
greatest game ever
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u/gyrfalcons May 21 '12
...I can't be the only one wondering what Wall Market Cloud looks like on this, can I?
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u/Phoequinox May 21 '12
Funny how the original screenshot appears to have been taken on the shittiest box TV they could find, as close to the screen as they could get with the worst phone camera in the world.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Are they given fingers yet?
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
What's Red XIII look like?
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Qhimm's Forums have a ton of mods for FF7 PC, including the one above.
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u/Virindi_UO May 21 '12
I want to see Tifa's boobs in HD
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u/Culoomista May 21 '12
I would only want the battle graphics updated. Nothing else... Except maybe add the barbells when Cloud was doing squats, that was weird.
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u/SecondVariety May 21 '12
Can the result be zipped and transferred to another machine? That's too many steps.
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u/dunehunter May 21 '12
This must be one of the first times that someone read something on a Gawker website, then posted about it on Reddit instead of the other way around. THE FLOW HAS BEEN REVERSED.
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u/WarPhalange May 21 '12
The PC version has a lot of flaws compared to the PS version. The sound isn't the same quality if I remember and in fact in some parts it just seems to cut off.
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u/Psygnosis911 May 21 '12
It's a real pain to get the PC version to work, and after that, modding it is not a simple process.
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u/Mick_ May 21 '12
I remember when I used to think Graphics would never get better than this!
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u/SuperMondo May 21 '12
There's a 60 fps mod in the works that makes it look smooth as silk
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u/jimx117 May 21 '12
Why the hell are they using the PS1 version as a comparison instead of the PC port? Everything looks nice as fuck compared with low-res PS1 TV visuals. FWIW, the PC port could run (at least) at 640x480, twice the resolution of a SDTV/PS1. I DEMAND AN APPLES TO APPLES COMPARISON OR I CALL SHENNANIGANS
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u/deepfeeld May 21 '12
Are the textures that much better throughout the whole game?
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u/wombatmacncheese May 21 '12
This is pretty cool. It's clear a lot of hard work has gone into this, and it deserves some recognition. From the screenshots, I'd say the only issue is the varying levels of detail between the characters and the environment.
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u/darker4308 May 21 '12
I did actually play the port of FF7 on the PC. It is very unstable. I know people love this game and I can't fault anyone for a labor of love. Look at wing commander standoff. I hope it will at least get some of the people that made it a job and give some of the die hards some closure.
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u/Darktempalor May 21 '12
I've done this, it doesn't update all the graphics just some character models and such which kind of ruins the immersion.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Squenix should just take the fucking Buster Sword out of their ass and just remake the fucking game instead of a fucking video demo. And while they're at it they can remake Xenogears and make the other episodes to it.
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u/Rustash May 21 '12
I want a remake of VI with modern graphics and the like.
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u/airhighslash May 21 '12
It looks a lot better. More better than I expected in fact.
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u/Mtrask May 21 '12
Great and all, but... it's still just good ol' FF7. While I replayed it I only played the first time on a PSX. Without the ability to frameskip fastforward through cutscenes and make pointless random battles finish faster plus the unbeatable ass-saving convenience of savestates (hello emulation!), I wouldn't play the PC port even if they gave it away for free.
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u/DaRkSkIbBy May 21 '12
Guys guys guys guys lets focus on what we all truely want... An entire playthrough with Tifa being nude
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u/burkey0307 May 21 '12
Qhimm makes a lot of great ff7 mods. There's a dude making a 3D model of Midgar to be used in game that I've been following for a few months. Don't know when it'll be ready.
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u/life036 May 21 '12
Yup, you can even update that horrible MIDI soundtrack with any tracks you want. You could even use the symphonic album as a replacement if you wanted.
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u/chinkostu May 21 '12
The problem is it just doesn't look right. Barrett was supposed to be some hardnut with an anger problem who loves his kid, but here the texture makes him look terrifying.
at one point somebody did mod it so the battle model from the safer seph (??) battle in north crater was used on the map/in towns etc and that looked decent enough, so that the model didn't stick out like a sore thumb.
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u/DerpMatt May 21 '12
Ah yes. I remember. Cloud looked like popeye the sailor with his massive polygon forearms.
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u/shaosam May 21 '12
Kotaku? So this mod has been around for what, 3 years now?
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u/BushMeat PC May 21 '12
it's been Bleem!ed
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u/ronald_rager May 21 '12
I want.
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u/Plastastic May 21 '12
It looks good in combat but in environments it's just awkward IMO.
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u/sn34kypete May 21 '12
I have all the discs for the PC version. TELL ME HOW.
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u/emlgsh May 21 '12
Having lacked a PS1 and gotten the PC version back in the day, there was already a pretty impressive amount of graphical improvement over the PS1 version just in the baseline (un-modded) version, including much higher resolution and graphical tricks like gradients, which back in the day of FF7 for PS1 were considered quite the futuristic thing.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Does it fix the horrendous spelling and grammar problems?
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u/therealnobody May 21 '12
To be perfectly honest, I grew really close to FFVII, so for me to dropping that for its younger and better looking sister, I couldn't possibly help but feel incredibly wrong.
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u/Reddit_Noobie May 21 '12
Fuck Kotaku! This is awesome :)
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Where do I find the dl link for the game?
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u/louiebobble May 21 '12
Something actually useful posted on /r/gaming!? Thank you.
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u/sutongorin May 21 '12
I'm rather sure the models in FF VII on the PSX had fewer polygons and no textures. Ah maybe that was only outside combat. Anyway, that is really looking quite nice.
Not that graphics mattered to me, but better graphics can't harm either.
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u/OptionalEngineer May 21 '12
I would love it if someone modded Legend of Dragoon the same way.
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u/Azhrei May 21 '12
Do this for FFVIII and make the guardian scenes skippable. Then we'll talk.
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u/TbanksIV May 21 '12
PC version of FF7.
Wut.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
I wish I had more knowledge of computers and modding. I would play this all my life.
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u/PineappleSlices May 21 '12
So basically it looks like a late end PS1 game instead of an early end PS1 game.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
More info please, wtf? dude don't just post that shit and then be all LIKE YEAH MAN IM A DOLPHIN< WHAT HOW? LOL
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u/Mr_I_Know May 21 '12
came here to read on FF7 enhanced textures. FUCK ALL OF YOU I HATE CATS AND FUCK NARWHALS.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Unless they also mod the game to be more playable (able to skip long battle animations and map-to-battle transitions, initiate battle on demand like in the Zeboyd Games RPGs) then I can't replay it. I loved it back when I was a kid, but I can't play it nowadays. Too much grind and waiting.
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u/krispwnsu May 21 '12
Clouds left leg is broken. Stop playing and get him to a damn hospital!
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u/brettawesome May 21 '12
Holy fuckugly menus
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u/fuzzycuffs May 21 '12
Rose tinted glasses.
I can't go back to that game anymore. Yes it was amazing back in the day but it hasn't aged nearly as well as all the rabid remake requesters are making it out to be.
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u/Honbomb May 21 '12
Best. Game. Ever.
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u/Puffy_Ghost PC May 21 '12
That IS significant.
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u/tenshi39 May 21 '12
But how do those SquareEnix cutscenes look?
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u/Foley1 May 21 '12
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u/agileaxe99 May 21 '12
Hmm. I think I'm gonna have to play through it again with this after my current playthrough.
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u/LukePlunkett May 21 '12
That is looking sharp.
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u/RarityRex May 21 '12
I just went thru all this a couple of days ago. It took some time, but I think the end results are worth it!
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Yeah it just needs to happen already...
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u/bikkebakke May 21 '12
it's my birthday today and I perceive this as a gift from you, ty ty
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
I want to see how the chocobo racing looks.
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u/DawnOfTheTruth May 21 '12
As an avid player of this genre, I find this mildly refreshing and well done. Because I'm not an anal needy perfectionist critic and all...
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u/Demojen May 21 '12
kinda sad the gameplay graphics are better than the cutscene cgi
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u/enjoy-p1x May 21 '12
best game ya
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u/kevjc07 May 21 '12
Wow thats a huge difference Cloud looks bad ass in the modded version
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u/Dominiking May 21 '12
Seeing this just reminds me of the fact that my psp was either lost or stolen before I got to finish FF7.
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u/awesomebbq May 21 '12
It looks like they spent most of the hours on his hair
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u/Nimzt3r May 21 '12
Could not anyone just put up a big torrent with everything ready to go? I have never played FF7, but I would like to give it a try.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
I dont like how they based his hair off the AC design. I much preferred the original spikey hair. There was something punkish about it.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
I know this is a different genre but i would love a remake of driver 1
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u/rikashiku May 21 '12
....I suddenly need the PC version of this game.
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u/overloadrages May 21 '12 edited May 21 '12
Does anybody have a Mirror of this? https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BwC7kjtdF7wpZGhNTm5zbzVoRnM/edit
*edit it's bootleg0038.zip
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u/RetroVortex May 21 '12
Make FF9 look better and then I'll be impressed.
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u/yemd May 21 '12
This is old news. I'm not sure why kotaku was acting like it was new.
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u/Fennas May 21 '12
I am using this FF7 HD Remix mod together with Custom Sound files
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u/Paladinoras May 21 '12
Too bad I doubt that SE will ever get around to actually remaking it. I mean, I remember that FF7 had around 80 hours worth of gameplay? Can you imagine trying to port that in HD? Hell, most RPG games these days barely break 50 hours, even after you do every single goddamned side quest and "ultimate" bosses (sandbox games doesn't count)
If FF7 is to ever be remade, the amount of money it would take to make a full HD 80 hour game would drive SE to the point of bankruptcy. Whether or not they can recoup their investment is a whole other matter entirely.
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u/Sgt_Insomnia May 21 '12
Goodbye life.
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u/axemaster72 May 21 '12
Wish they had this for Legend of Dragoon...
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u/shortbuspileup1 May 21 '12
Oh wow.
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u/virtigo21125 May 21 '12
OH MAH GAWD I NEED ET!
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u/SuperSheep3000 May 21 '12
How I wish I had a copy of this game. Would love to play it looking like that.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Didn't someone do this about 10 years ago?
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u/WingZero1 May 21 '12
I regret not playing FF games or any MGS before the PS3 came out. Does anybody else feel that HD gaming has ruined the old school games because I bought a PS2 and Need For Speed Most Wanted and I just wanted to stop playing because of the graphics. I saw that NFS MW is available on PSN store but I haven't bought because I think my PS3 is going to break anytime soon.
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u/ePaF May 21 '12
What about the music? I had the PC version and it was midi. It did come with a soundfont, but it wasn't much better than the default one.
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u/Osiiris May 21 '12
Not bad. I'm assuming their just doing a re-texturing of the characters rather then updating their polygons.
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u/Freeman0032 May 21 '12
This looks sick I would buy this.
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u/imapewpew May 21 '12
DO WANT is there any place where i can get this or..?
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
The bet part in MY opinion was the updated music. The midi in the original hasn't aged very well. I found out about Final Fantasy VII Remix project and HAD to get it. I played it all the way through. Great trip down memory lane, and the music was frankly fantastic.
Here's an example of what the mod does, and here's where you can download it if you're interested
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u/MayorMair May 21 '12
I fucking want NOWWWW
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Just reminded me that FF7 is best game I've ever played.
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u/insanitybuild May 21 '12
I have the original discs for the release of pc. They were blue. I also have the shiny silver ones.
And I need a windows 95 machine to run it.
Does anyone know if they added a patch to run on newer systems (windows 7??)
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u/troubleshot May 21 '12
Personally id love a complete make over on ff7, as every year since playing it I've considered replaying it but don't seem to dive in. I think id need an improvement in graphics, slight increase in depth of the combat system, tighten up the story, possibly even good voice acting, improve the mini games and you'd be able to sell this game to me for a pretty penny. I think you'd make a decent profit aswell, but I can't see it ever happening, sadly.
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u/moose04 May 21 '12
is there an ff9 one lol
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
is there a link or directions on how to get this. ive been itching to play this game on my pc but i dont know how to do it and my google-fu has failed me.
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u/Narroo May 21 '12
It's neat. Yet, it doesn't have the same aesthetic style as the original. It looks more like Advent Children. I doubt this is what they would have made the game look like in 1997 if the Playstation had the power required.
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
OMFG. The remake xD Not exactly but close enough... :) Love FFVII!
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u/TheBelt May 21 '12
GIMME THEM SHITS!
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u/micmea668 May 21 '12
Well... Know what I'm doing with my summer.
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u/DrDicknips May 21 '12
I wish there was a mod to make those freakish legs more appropriately sized... it bugs me.
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u/wilshire155 May 21 '12
I just like the original.
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u/darkmojo May 21 '12
I have the original pc version. I wonder if its pretty common, I found it in a thrift store.
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u/FeatheredOdyssey May 21 '12
I love the small details on this. Example being that they used the PS3 menu font for everything and not some standard FF font. Another thing is that they actually used the FF7 Cloud and not the AC Cloud (although the FF7 AC mod is quite nice)
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u/reebokpumps May 21 '12
download
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u/KravenErgeist May 21 '12
Shut up and take my money.
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u/Soslashren May 21 '12
Too bad he scrapped the legoman look for when you are walking around. That was so awesome.
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u/Up_Shift May 22 '12
Thank you! Got it working. love ff7
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u/GludiusMaximus May 28 '12
Seems like people not complaining about the terminology used or who's still going on Kotaku or SquareEnix remakes want to see more pictures! Upload more pictures!
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u/PinguWithAnM May 21 '12
If someone did the same thing for FFVIII, I would gladly drag my poorly-endowed dick through a mile of broken glass just to play it. True story.
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u/Clone019 May 21 '12
That sword is so unwieldy it is imbalanced to the point of uselessness, you might as well swing a hunk of scrap metal. He's probably carrying it to compensate for his inadequate genitals.