I so wish that I grew up with this game and had severe nostalgia for it, because all three of the PS1 titles are really good experiences but never truly make the desired impact on me until the ending.
- Although the combat was kind of slow and difficult, I think the ability system is among one of the best gimmicks in the series. It allowed some customisation while still having predefined roles. The trance system is absolute garbage here though. It NEVER occurs when you actually need it
- I love the character driven story this has. It possesses a lot of charm, and the atmosphere is simply sublime (Burmecia for example). But then we get the PS1 era problem where a cool concept in the story is rushed through in the last disc and a half
- This game makes me use a whole lot of jobs I normally don't care for in other games. The protagonist is a thief, my least favourite job of the series, the best character is a black mage, my favourite character was a dragoon and I basically needed the blue mage in my party to beat the game. My favourite job, summoner, had the summons split between two characters, one of which was busy healing and the other I vehemently hated. I don't know if this is a criticism or praise for the game
- WHAT'S THAT? I CANT HEAR THE MUSIC OVER THE SOUND OF BAHAMUT DROPPING A FUCKING NUKE ON THE BOSS
- Ark having a two minute long attack cutscene where he launches several tactical nukes but only deals 3000 damage is hilariously bad. This is a game ABOUT the summons. The cutscenes show Atomos demoloshing an entire city, and in-game, it does the damage of a wet noodle. Although this is the best implementation of Odin in any of the games
- This game wins the prize for best soundtrack in the series. Every single piece of music is a banger, and 'Not alone' is now one of my favourite pieces of music
- IX also boasts best cutscenes in the series. I am in awe of how all of these pre-rendered cutscenes ran on a PS1
- If I had played the original version of this without the autosaves, I would very much hate it
- Why do you only get Amarant on disc 3, or the boat for that matter?
- The world is so barren outside of the mist continent. Yeah, I know that the forgotten continent is 'forgotten', but there is literally two places of intereset on that entire third of the world map
- Beatrix should have been playable instead of Eiko. Worst character in the series.
- Chocob hot and cold is a GARBAGE minigane. So is Tetra Master
- Although the combat was kind of slow and difficult, I think the ability system is among one of the best gimmicks in the series. It allowed some customisation while still having predefined roles. The trance system is absolute garbage here though. It NEVER occurs when you actually need it
- I love the character driven story this has. It possesses a lot of charm, and the atmosphere is simply sublime (Burmecia for example). But then we get the PS1 era problem where a cool concept in the story is rushed through in the last disc and a half
- This game makes me use a whole lot of jobs I normally don't care for in other games. The protagonist is a thief, my least favourite job of the series, the best character is a black mage, my favourite character was a dragoon and I basically needed the blue mage in my party to beat the game. My favourite job, summoner, had the summons split between two characters, one of which was busy healing and the other I vehemently hated. I don't know if this is a criticism or praise for the game
- WHAT'S THAT? I CANT HEAR THE MUSIC OVER THE SOUND OF BAHAMUT DROPPING A FUCKING NUKE ON THE BOSS
- Ark having a two minute long attack cutscene where he launches several tactical nukes but only deals 3000 damage is hilariously bad. This is a game ABOUT the summons. The cutscenes show Atomos demoloshing an entire city, and in-game, it does the damage of a wet noodle. Although this is the best implementation of Odin in any of the games
- This game wins the prize for best soundtrack in the series. Every single piece of music is a banger, and 'Not alone' is now one of my favourite pieces of music
- IX also boasts best cutscenes in the series. I am in awe of how all of these pre-rendered cutscenes ran on a PS1
- If I had played the original version of this without the autosaves, I would very much hate it
- Why do you only get Amarant on disc 3, or the boat for that matter?
- The world is so barren outside of the mist continent. Yeah, I know that the forgotten continent is 'forgotten', but there is literally two places of intereset on that entire third of the world map
- Beatrix should have been playable instead of Eiko. Worst character in the series.
- Chocob hot and cold is a GARBAGE minigane. So is Tetra Master