An immaculate experience in nearly every way. The cast are immediately likeable and charming from minute one and you only grow to care for them more the further you play, the world is gorgeous with its lore and pre-rendered backgrounds, the music while not a perfect soundtrack IS perfect for every environment it plays in, and the story is very deceptive in the best ways possible with the themes it tackles that you wouldn't expect from just looking at it. Biggest sour point would be the combat but that's solely due the slowness of battles rather then the fun Final Fantasy combat and customization you've come to know and love. Certain versions of the game give a speed-up function which is an absolute life saver for replays, so I recommend picking a newer version up, despite a few questionable decisions like the font of the text. It's a game that has made me, among many others, tear up at several points which is a sign for how powerful its story is. A must play for any RPG lover.

Reviewed on Dec 07, 2021


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vivi and quina are some of my favourite friends ever
ffix is so so special

1 year ago

@BEAUTIFULBRUTE Man, Vivi is such a perfect character for Final Fantasy IX. Both in terms of his story's themes and his character growth. One of my favorites in any game... huh maybe I could make that idea into a Backloggd list...
vivi is a stunning character. everything around him is just heart breaking and so tender
++ yeah yeah yeah!!! that would be a great list! there are so many wonderful characters in SO many games but even if you made a final fantasy focused list it would still be excellent