honestly feel like i should preface this with an apology but ff9 is kind of exhausting to me. it feels like going to a shift to work at a theme park; it's pretty and sweet, it's whimsical, and it has nice atmosphere and sometimes you even see your favorite characters walking around, but at the end of the day it's still a day of work to get through. going to just chalk it up as this one not being for me until a few years down the line where i yet again try to beat my head against this game until i like it
La historia es cine, el gameplay no tanto 😅😅😅😅
Can't even begin to count how many times I have played and completed this game. It's up there as my all time favourites. Day one purchase when it was ported to Xbox One. Dat Jump Rope challenge though...yikes...
- The last of the PS1 mainline Final Fantasy games, and is a throwback to the older FF games.
- The Plot is decent, the characters are actually memorable and some of them are well written.
- The gameplay is a bit more simplistic with character building but is serviceable and enjoyable as you go through the game.
- The OST while is good in the game, is not that memorable outside the context of the game.
- The Plot is decent, the characters are actually memorable and some of them are well written.
- The gameplay is a bit more simplistic with character building but is serviceable and enjoyable as you go through the game.
- The OST while is good in the game, is not that memorable outside the context of the game.
The last of what I'd consider the golden age ff games, which to me begins with 4 and ends at 9.
Possibly the most overrated final fantasy of the ones I enjoy. Entirely carried off of the charm and joy of Vivi, I think 9 doesn't have much to say beyond "life sucks " and "but friends make it better!"
Which, I mean, fair, but I expect more from rpgs, especially one as beloved as 9. Moving a lot of the pathos to Vivi frees Zidane to be a lot more spunky and free spirited, but a lot of said spunk is wasted on being honestly quite pushy towards Garnet.
In 2024 Zidane would make pov tiktoks and be outed for being a pest I'm absolutely certain.
Steiner gets a great innings as enemy turned rival turned confidant, but beyond Steiner and Vivi I find the cast all well below where they should be for the final fantasy brand.
9 has some great fights and some good songs, and the world feels large.im adding a few points of hatred retroactively because 13 reuses some motifs and I am petty.
Possibly the most overrated final fantasy of the ones I enjoy. Entirely carried off of the charm and joy of Vivi, I think 9 doesn't have much to say beyond "life sucks " and "but friends make it better!"
Which, I mean, fair, but I expect more from rpgs, especially one as beloved as 9. Moving a lot of the pathos to Vivi frees Zidane to be a lot more spunky and free spirited, but a lot of said spunk is wasted on being honestly quite pushy towards Garnet.
In 2024 Zidane would make pov tiktoks and be outed for being a pest I'm absolutely certain.
Steiner gets a great innings as enemy turned rival turned confidant, but beyond Steiner and Vivi I find the cast all well below where they should be for the final fantasy brand.
9 has some great fights and some good songs, and the world feels large.im adding a few points of hatred retroactively because 13 reuses some motifs and I am petty.
Final Fantasy IX overall is a somewhat mixed bag, but the story and the thought provoking characters elevate the game into the upper echelon of Final Fantasy games.
The combat is easily the weakest part of the game, and the side content is extremely forgettable and possibly the worst of any ff game, excluding 16...
The world is pretty cool, especially as you get later into the game and learn more about the mist and Gaia as a whole.
The main cast is a breath of fresh air compared to the extremely basic and forgettable characters of Final Fantasy 8, and each character has a compelling story arc and surprisingly deep moments of questioning their existence and what their purpose is (except for Quina, who just completely sucks).
Finally, the story starts off fairly basic and takes a while to really get to the good parts, but once it gets there it's honestly one of the best in the series. Don't let the weird character designs and overall childish nature of this game fool you, because the story goes to some pretty deep and surprising places. Also the entire ending sequence is beautiful and extremely well done.
Overall, while I think this game has a fair bit of problems, it nails the story and characters, which is the most important part of any good JRPG in my opinion. I highly recommend it if you're willing to play with cheats or just put up with the mediocre combat system.
The combat is easily the weakest part of the game, and the side content is extremely forgettable and possibly the worst of any ff game, excluding 16...
The world is pretty cool, especially as you get later into the game and learn more about the mist and Gaia as a whole.
The main cast is a breath of fresh air compared to the extremely basic and forgettable characters of Final Fantasy 8, and each character has a compelling story arc and surprisingly deep moments of questioning their existence and what their purpose is (except for Quina, who just completely sucks).
Finally, the story starts off fairly basic and takes a while to really get to the good parts, but once it gets there it's honestly one of the best in the series. Don't let the weird character designs and overall childish nature of this game fool you, because the story goes to some pretty deep and surprising places. Also the entire ending sequence is beautiful and extremely well done.
Overall, while I think this game has a fair bit of problems, it nails the story and characters, which is the most important part of any good JRPG in my opinion. I highly recommend it if you're willing to play with cheats or just put up with the mediocre combat system.