this game is dreadful to play. its not terribly aggregious, but its not good either. the combat is the equivalent to washing the dishes; straightfoward with almost nothing new and the process is at a snails pace imo. except because this is a video game, i dont actually have to do it. which is a damn shame because i like the story and characters (kinda, most of it). theres a chance ill just drop this one… it doesn’t help that im right behind the stupid tetra master competition. its weird cuz i dont remember hating FF6 or 7 for gameplay reasons
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I remember back in the day I gave this game like 5 different tries throughout the years and I just couldn't do it due to the sluggish load times and battle speeds. I played the steam release afterwards where I think they fixed it or there was a mod, I can't remember, but it was so much better and I was finally able to finish it.
Final Fantasy IX is worse than all the previous ones in terms of the combat system because they altered how the ATB works, but for some reason no fan of the game talks about it. Still, I think it's good game, it more than makes up for it in other aspects. A remake would definitely make it the ultimate FF game.
@DoctorIssa yeah that sounds like a good idea, i bought this physically cuz my brother already owns 7,8 and 10 it felt weird not having 9. if i end up REALLY hating this then ill look into the newer versions/mods
@Maurith man, fan bias can be a helluva hazard
@maurith yeah I definitely agree with that bit even still, it wasnt a deal breaker and I played it on an actual ps1 lol. The other parts were just too good
Fucking love washing dishes
FF9 is my fave game of all time and even I agree that the combat is quite bad. It's sluggish, as you said, and the Trance system is probably the worst variation of the Limit Break in the series. Ultimately I can give it a pass since I love turn-based. Tetra Master is just frustrating, imbalanced and not well thought-out at all (even if I did collect about 75% of them). I'll say this also, the first half of the game is better than the second in terms of story so if you ain't enjoying it now, I don't think you'll enjoy it anymore later. Personally, I think this is a game that's greater than the sum of its parts but as with any game like that, I can see why someone else wouldn't feel that way.
@Steinco lmao
@rinnochi when it came to the beginning parts of the game, i really felt like i was playing something special and i could totally see why ppl adore it. thanks for ur comment!
It's definitely not a deal breaker @NOWITSREYNTIME17, but I think it's still important because half of the time you'll spend with the game is in the story and the other half of gameplay will be in combat. I'm just surprised that almost no review that speaks well of the game acknowledges that, the gameplay is a downgrade from how FF5, FF6, FF7 and FF8 played and allowed you to customize your party. Still, the combat system isn't bad, it's still decent and entertaining, but its simplification and ATB alteration were not used to create an equally fun proposition.
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