A talented team of fan developers has just revealed a visually stunning trailer for an unofficial Final Fantasy IX remake. There have been plenty of such passion projects in the wake of last year's long-awaited and well-received Final Fantasy VII Remake, including one remaster of 2001’s classic Final Fantasy X in full 4K resolution.

Released on the original PlayStation back in 2000, Final Fantasy IX told the story of a young thief named Zidanne Tribal and his colorful crew of misfits as they battled to save the world of Gaia from the wicked Kuja and the forces of Queen Brahne. In contrast to previous installments like Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VIII, Final Fantasy IX returned to a more whimsical medieval setting and featured a somewhat more lighthearted tone. Despite not being as popular as the Final Fantasy games that came immediately before it or the critically acclaimed Final Fantasy X after, Final Fantasy IX still has a small and devoted following within Square Enix's long-running JRPG mega-franchise. Sure enough, Zidanne and his pair of Mage Masher daggers have made numerous appearances in spin-offs like the Dissidia Final Fantasy series over the years.

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Yesterday, CG web artist Dan Eder shared a visually impressive trailer for a Final Fantasy IX fan remake on his YouTube page. This passion project, titled Final Fantasy IX: Memoria Project, was announced earlier this year, though it will merely be a non-playable proof of concept rather than a full-on remake due to copyright reasons. Still, Eder notes that his team of professional developers and artists has grown from 2 to 28 in the months since the Memoria Project was first announced. The recently released Final Fantasy IX: Memoria Project - Welcome to Alexandria teaser trailer was rendered entirely in real-time in Unreal Engine 5, and features the young amnesiac mage Vivi as he wanders the streets of Alexandria during the beginning of Final Fantasy IX.

Watch the trailer for Final Fantasy IX: Memoria Project on YouTube here.

While Square Enix hasn’t officially announced a remake of Final Fantasy IX in the style of last year’s Final Fantasy VII Remake, such a project was teased in a list of possible games coming to Nvidia GeForce earlier this month. This was merely the second massive leak of Nvidia’s servers, and included other speculated titles like Mortal Kombat 12, The Elder Scrolls VI, and Hogwarts Legacy. Meanwhile, Square Enix has teased that it could be returning to the world of Gaia in a possible Final Fantasy IX sequel after Final Fantasy VII Remake is finished, and a Final Fantasy IX animated series was announced back in June.

Whether or not Square Enix is really working on a remake of Final Fantasy IX like this month’s Nvidia GeForce leak implies, there is no denying that fans would like to return to the colorful world of Gaia and reunite with classic characters like Zidanne, Vivi, Freya and more. Dan Eder and his team are currently working to fill that desire in some capacity with the unofficial and non-playable Final Fantasy IX: Memoria Project, and it looks like it’s coming along nicely if yesterday’s teaser trailer is anything to go by.

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Source: Dan Eder/YouTube, Final Fantasy IX: Memoria Project