Final Fantasy VII was scaled to HD using AI

If you want to play Final Fantasy VII in HD on your PC you could wait until the remake is ported, or you can play the original game using this mod which uses artificial intelligence to enhance its visuals.

Although I have written about witchcraft efforts like this before –with this game even!—This latest effort by Satsuki Yatoshi uses “deep learning techniques” to transform low-resolution pixels and polygons in the game into a look that a lot sharper, and is a big improvement over older efforts, especially since it is much easier to install and operate.

“The main goal of the SYW mod is to get as much detail as possible without having an excessive and crisp effect,” says the mod’s YouTube page, “also to keep the rendering as natural as possible and of consistent quality throughout. the game. . “

So basically it goes in HD without going too much HD, to the point where it all starts to look a little too clean and weird and disgusting.

You can download it here.

(Thank you CHC!)