As most people will acknowledge (with the exception of Del) , Final Fantasy VII is a classic role-playing game from 1997. However, some may not be aware that for the past few years, a wonderfully creative movement of hobbyist modders have been producing a bevy of modifications for the game.

The fruits of their labour have introduced countless mods for gamers to create their own customisable version of the game. There will be various modifications activated during my playthrough, but perhaps the two most noteworthy mods are the AI upscaled backgrounds (which are now in beautiful HD) and the latest mod to be released; Echo-S.

Echo-S is the fruits of many years of labour for a small but dedicated team of modders. This particular mod adds full voice acting for every single line of dialogue and character in the game. It also amends the poor English translation of the original Japanese script (as originally used in the Western release of the game in 1997), as well as providing a rearranged soundtrack and environmental sound effects.

It’s Final Fantasy VII, but as you’ve never seen or heard it before!