Final Fantasy 7 Remake Files Reveal Why Backgrounds Look Bad

PC game modder 'necroalx' addresses Final Fantasy 7 Remake's texture pop-in issues, describing the problem and whether a fix is possible. He also provided a look at Final Fantasy 7 Remake's "VERY HD" backgrounds that some players may never get to see in all their glory.

[no_more_heroes]

So the age old issue with Unreal, then. That and long load times have usually been the big problems with most UE games I've played over the years.

[Tech5]

"A PC game modder addresses Final Fantasy 7 Remake's texture pop-in issues, describing the problem and whether a fix is possible."

"So in the end, it's possible for this issue to be patched eventually, but I wouldn't really keep my hopes up, and if they were to release a PC version in the future and this problem were to be still present, well, it can be solved by the players themselves eventually." https://gamerant.com/final-...

i already knew this can be fixed but there you have it. Moders are prepared to fix it if the developers don't get around to it.

[Jonaspolos]

only fools buy a game that is just 1/4 of the whole original.blaa
So many years wasted in doing something that probably will never be finished.
They should be used the FFXV engine and the full game in the years they wasted doing this crap.

[Razmiran]

Keep vomiting crap you

[RpgSama]

I've invested 70+ hours into the game and I've enjoyed every single one, sorry for you that you will not be enjoying it out of misguided spite

[Jonaspolos]

And that is great for a 15-year-old kid like you. For me has a person with game knowledge and that knows what is saying is very different. And the have only 40h of gameplay, the original goes beyond 90h. If you keep buying the game by parts it will cost at least 230€, and that is ridiculous. And wait more than 15 years until the whole game finished to be developed. By the way I didn´t say that the game wasn't graphically good. It Is but that is not the point.

[RpgSama]

@Jonaspolos

I'm 34 years old with a wife and a daughter, on top of that I have every single FF since FFVI on the Snes (released as FFIII here In the US) and that includes Final Fantasy VII on the PSX.

You must be fun at parties.

[QuarkZ]

@Jonaspolos

"Hi, I think everyone who likes this game is 15, cause I have super knowledge about games so I know what's good. And also I like to pull numbers out of my ass"

[lellkay]

Oh boy, here we go

[Nebaku]

1/4th of a whole STORY, and 1/4th of a GAME, are two incredibly different things.Should people never buy games that have gotten sequels? Because y'know, that means that they are only part of the "idea".

Also hilarious that you want them to use an engine that was so hard to work with it caused them years of delays.

[Jonaspolos]

Let’s us think simple.
The game is not finished, so who wants to wait 15 years or more to finish the story? The engine they could used it was already used to develop FF15 so with that game structure They could do FF7 complete in 5 years.
The remake is gorgeous but the point is that is no finished. When I buy a game I want to know the Whole story not a 1/4 of it and not even have to wait more than a decade to finish the game.

[CrimsonWing69]

Why is this any different than say something like the Mass Effect trilogy or the Witcher trilogy or even the Star Wars saga? Did anyone cry about The Empire Strikes Back ending on a cliffhanger? Have you played the FF7 Remake? The game ended on a similar note to the things I listed and felt like a full game that would have sequels to it.

Enough with the “it’s just a portion of the game” complaint. It’s so f*cking tiring.

[Jonaspolos]

Lol. For those who really know the original game the feeling is not the same as these teens have today when playing for the first time. And yes I’m complaining and like many others disappointed with this unfinished remake. Not buying it is transmitting a message to SE that there a lot of millions that they will not sell due to this fake remake.

[QuarkZ]

Oh yeah you told them right by not buying it... Oh wait, it's the fastest selling FF ever...

[jeromeface]

Its different because we've been given the whole package before, over 20 years ago for far less financial investment. If they couldn't tell the whole story in one game today, maybe don't take on the project. In its current form it really feels like square capitalizing on the nostalgia of its fans and exploiting it to sell 4 games instead of 1. This is compounded by the fact that many reviews paint the additional content in the light of padded out filler.

[lucian229]

dont be a fool; everything is expanded upon in this game; in the original jessie only had 4 lines. Please stop acting like it's literally a one hour game. It's more equal to a movie being made into a tv series

[Edgelordsupreme]

"For me has a person with game knowledge and that knows what is saying is very different."

You really don't, so just quiet down while the adults are speaking.

[tontontam0]

For someone like me who don't know that FF7 original exist,

The ff7 remake feels like a complete game.

[smashman98]

Lol ur such a tool

[gold_drake]

you again??
did u just copy and paste the stuff u said on another FF7R topic? get over urself already

[antikbaka]

but for many it IS the original as they have never played the first one. It's a decent game, not the best, but decent

[AFKghost]

you must be a tiktok

[flaming_scorpion]

You played REMAKE yet ? Genuine question

[TheHan]

Cause it’s on a PlayStation lol

[Babadook7]

Salt lol

[avenssis]

Part of it can be attributed to texture pop-in, which is when a game loads in high-quality textures slowly so objects at first appear muddy only to become high-rez with a pop.

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

I actually find it more annoying trying to talk to an NPC and have to wait a few seconds for the interaction to start (crap, is my controller dead? Did the game crash?).

[gold_drake]

yeh that was odd at times ha.

[bangoskank]

Don't get me wrong as I loved the game but couldn't help but notice how some environments were breathtaking while others, like the train graveyard ground texture, looked last gen. Anyone with eyes should have seen that.

[TheGamez100]

A bit obvious the game needed more polishing. Funny how there hasn't even been a patch yet, and not even a day 1 patch. Guess squares just going to ignore it as they know the game sold a crap ton. Well hopefully its fixed in the pc release at least.

[wolfieboy]

Its so weird how gam devs often can't fix things that Modders and community members find workarounds for...

[FernDiggidy]

backgrounds looked bad?

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

I often stopped to pan the camera around and admire them, I never noticed "bad backgrounds" personally. I'm actually more in awe of the amount of detail they shoved into this game, it's been a long time since Square-Enix last put this much effort into towns and other locales.

[Babadook7]

That’s pretty much exactly what I experienced too.

[SeanScythe]

i have the game but I'm waiting for PS5 to play it. I've waited 23 years so a few more months won't hurt me. To be able to play with fast loading and a more powerful system is well worth it. I've had the game since day one.

[Babadook7]

I thought the backgrounds worked well and were fantastic. I did hear of one particular background that was low res but in my first playthrough I didn’t notice.

[persona4chie]

I remember posting on Reddit a few days after the game came out about texture issues mostly with backgrounds. And I was downvoted because people were either 1. Fan boys who think FF7 can do no wrong, or 2. People just thinking I was hating on an otherwise great game. Either way I was simply stating an issue and wondering if people were having the same issue