FFIX Appreciation Thread

Final Fantasy IX is said to be the culmination of the Final Fantasy games, from I-VIII, before the series hopped to the then, next-gen, Playstation 2 console.

What are the things you liked about the game? Maybe you have a secret to share with new FFIX gamers. Post everything about FFIX in this thread...

FFIX is one of the best out there, and my personal favorite. :D

I especially love how there are so many references to other Final Fantasies. The game is graphically impressive and has very beautiful backgrounds, it's like an animated illustration book. IX also has an amazing soundtrack, by none other than Nobuo Uematsu (I butchered his name, didn't I ?.. :|) Many of the tracks are very memorable, and will make you whistle them non-stop while not playing the game :P

It has a great and epic story that got me hooked and made me wonder what would happen next during the whole game. I also really enjoyed the game's sense of humor. Even today, I still laugh out loud at some hilarious conversations or when I watch Steiner crash on that wall in the beginning :lol:

Theme, setting, story, music.. ya its great and deffenitely memorable.

Game play wise, the game was incredibly weak and offered little end game challanges. And is the only ff game to date that completley renders most of teh characters obsolete and usless once u reach around lvl 80+

Theme, setting, story, music.. ya its great and deffenitely memorable.

Game play wise, the game was incredibly weak and offered little end game challanges. And is the only ff game to date that completley renders most of teh characters obsolete and usless once u reach around lvl 80+

ThreeVo

IX is my favorite Final Fantasy, so I would agree with your statement FG. :PKefkamania05

Mine too, it feels kinda refreshing compared to the other ff in the serie

No FF past VI is challenging, save maybe FFXIIfs_metal

The reason that no FF past VI seems to be challenging is because of the shear amount of customization that is capable. VI and older didnt have the incredible amount of customization thats possible in the later FF games. IX kinda got away from that and XII...that grid system is the apitomy of customization however the core game itself still kept a degree of difficulty which was refreshing to many players (including myself)

[QUOTE="fs_metal"]No FF past VI is challenging, save maybe FFXIIaries8269

The reason that no FF past VI seems to be challenging is because of the shear amount of customization that is capable. VI and older didnt have the incredible amount of customization thats possible in the later FF games. IX kinda got away from that and XII...that grid system is the apitomy of customization however the core game itself still kept a degree of difficulty which was refreshing to many players (including myself)

III for the DS was quite easy actually...to me at least. The overall difficulty just didnt seem to be there from my perspective. Fun game to play but was incredibly easy to powerlevel and overcome whatever was there to fight. Honestly though, I havent played much of V. The job system offered a good way of customizing that didnt detract from the overall difficulty of the game however the job system was a set thing. You had team customization with the job system...not individual customization. The various jobs dictated what your party could do as a whole...the individual customizations seen in VII and VIII as well as X and XII allowed you to dictate what each individual could do.

The other thing with III was the magic system. There wasnt exactly that much customization with it however from time to time with the different level spells was that you could choose which spell to put in over another (three slots for spells and from time to time you would come across 4 spells for that level and forced to leave one out).

III for the DS was quite easy actually...to me at least. The overall difficulty just didnt seem to be there from my perspective. Fun game to play but was incredibly easy to powerlevel and overcome whatever was there to fight. Honestly though, I havent played much of V. The job system offered a good way of customizing that didnt detract from the overall difficulty of the game however the job system was a set thing. You had team customization with the job system...not individual customization. The various jobs dictated what your party could do as a whole...the individual customizations seen in VII and VIII as well as X and XII allowed you to dictate what each individual could do.

The other thing with III was the magic system. There wasnt exactly that much customization with it however from time to time with the different level spells was that you could choose which spell to put in over another (three slots for spells and from time to time you would come across 4 spells for that level and forced to leave one out).

aries8269

You can customize your individual characters with the job system. Select what 2 jobs you wanted them to have. Select what powerrs you want to use from each job. Become more powerful in each job. It's the most customizable thing in FF history,l pretty much....save the gambit system, but the gambits didn't make this game any easier, really. You still had areas in the game where you would get swamped, and, great gambit setup or not, you would get owned

Yup...I beat FFIII with little to no difficulty. The final area was fun and the final boss offered a decent challenge but the rest of the game was pretty easy to powerlevel and blow through. I dont have my DS with me so I cant check what level I was when I beat the game. Eventually, I will go through it again with a different setup hopefully making it a little more challenging. I wonder though...they are rereleasing FFIV in the same format as III for the DS. I wonder how that will work out. I suppose I was speaking generally when comparing them. Yeah you can choose a couple things with the various jobs. The gambit system is far from perfect however i still say that you can have generally one setup for each character with just minor differences based on that character. FFXII is definitely not easy but its not the most difficult game I have played. It is quite refreshing. I wonder how FFXIII will turn out.aries8269

FFXII is significantly more difficult than any other post FFVI game.

BTW, everything in FFXII is perfect

You are right on the difficulty being higher than post FFVI...I never said it wasnt. The final area of FFIII was quite fun and challenging (compared to the rest of the game)

Im gonna stop debating so people can get back to appreciating FFIX which this thread is about. I didnt mean to get caught up a debate like this.

FFIX RULESfs_metal

so TRUE

Great game with lots of things that will make you remember the past FFs. I just feel that the system used in learning the abilities is a little lacking. I love systems where you are given many customization options like the job System, Materia Systme and the Junction System.

Btw, I love the FMVs. The best.... and also, Vivi.

FF9 = one of the best game ever

My favorite part is the chobo hot and cold game =D

The hot and cold game was alright, I only playeed it so I could reach Ozma and get some characters' strongest weapons (though that's probably the only reason why anybody would play the game).DJ-Lafleur

OOOO hell yea i loved the battle music!!!! It pumps me up

I liked everything about FFIX, the characters, music, and the chocobos, but i didnt care too much for the card game tho. The CG movies were badass too, especially the one with Bahamut and Alexander!!!