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It's cool in some ways, but in some ways it sucks! | | shaun wilson from North Carolina USA says (29/Sep/2003): | Final Fantasy IX is alright,but the graphics aren't that good except in some of the FMVs.I mean they could make it look a little more real! The sound is ok, but it gets real annoying! The same beats over and over and over, it gets on my nerves. They should have a different theme for each boss, semi-boss, and each different area for the regular battles,and instead of typing the words they should've just used more discs and had them say the words. The gameplay is alright, but it takes too long in waiting for your turn to strike. I think that it's kind of tacky that you can't jump where you want and can't climb mountains without a chocobo with the special powers. The life span is too short. The amount of HP added for each level should be much higher. And why when you get annihilated do you have to go all the back to the main load screen. They should've made it so you would just go straight to where you last saved. The fun factor I would say is maybe on the weak side, I mean you can easily get into it, but unless your'e always really bored it gets annoying. Any body can enjoy it, but not many can stay enterested for a VERY long time. The originality is amazing,and it's kind of cool how they show a small hint of FF8 in the story line! But I think that there should be more of the characters from the previous game. I mean it's a series so it should be more linked together in each episode! It's almost worth the money, ALMOST!!! BUT, I think everyone, old enough to understand it, should play it and see what they think. Vivas,Zidane,And Garnet ROCK, and the others are alright.
| A little more soul would've been nice !! | | Reno from Dorset, England says (15/Oct/2002): | I get the inpression that people giving this game rave reviews don't know the earlier Final Fantasy games very well (though I know I'm wrong in some cases). This game is so simple!!! It was made just as a pure playing game rather than interactive explorative game, like, for example, FF6. There are several ways in which I dislike this game, such as; Lack of characterisation. My favourite character, Amarant, has virtually no background story, and no involvement in the game. Other characters just don't have it when it comes to people you care about playing with. Lack of emotion; the game looks stunning, yeah. But it doesn't matter how good it looks, you don't feel anything while playing. For example, when Alexandria feels Garland's force on CD2, the biggest trauma for me is that Alexander was killed, although no mention was made of him, the mightiest of summons, whatsoever!! And the mini-games basically rely on the player being able to repeatedly carry out button presses at various speeds, which quickly gets boring and very frustrating, rather than real skill games, e.g. the Gold Saucer Arcade games on FF7. There are some good things, however. The boss music is easily the finest of all Final Fantasy to date. Some weapons are marvellous, espescially the Dragon Claw, Angel Bless, Kain's Lance, and Mythril Racket to name a few. Seeing summons in FMV is a bonus. And Synthesis - I love it!! Creating a new item or weapon out of two others is a really good system of gaining new items. In all, it's terrible as a Final Fantasy, but is a decent game in it's own right.
| Not bad, not bad at all | | Renay from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada says (30/Jun/2002): | I really liked it. It beat the hell out of FF8. I hated 8! It's one of the most boring games I've ever played.....but back to 9....It's one of the best RPG's I've played in a looong time. Okay, so it has the same story line as every other Final Fantasy (save the world from the derranged bad guy), but it was still well done. I don't think I'm the only one, but originally I had Zidane mistaken for a girl. It takes a while before the game really starts, and you get to move around freely, a little longer than I expected. But that's still okay. I have to admit, most of the time, it was a bit too easy. I did, after all, beat the game in 3 days (I have no life, so I had nothing better to do but play it). Most of the bosses weren't anywhere near hard enough, although Necron was not bad I wish I had found Hades. If you know where he is, send me an email, tell me where!! The CGs were really well done. When they did the parts of the game focused on Vivi, and his thoughts about how lost and alone he felt after seeing the Black mages being made in Dali, at times I felt really bad for him! And same with Garnet/Dagger. They did a great job with the story line, and really got you to see what they were feeling. Another good thing: FINALLY a video game with decent music! I thought "Loss of Me" is a really pretty piece, I'm teaching myself to play it on my piano. I'm starting to ramble, so I'll just get to the point. This is a great game, and if you haven't played it already, play it as soon as possible!!
| Best game evur!!!!!!!!! | | Schmitty from USA says (4/Feb/2005): | Dear fer from maywood,
How did you not like FFIX? its the best god damn game ever. u must be some kind of dumb ass for not liking this game. plus, ffiii suked ass, just like u. whoever is reading this must hate fer for not liking ffix. feel free to write yourselves. i recomend this game. it takes a long time to beat the game, but that means theres more stuff in it to be good. the graphics rock for a ps1 game too. this game is not a waste of time. youll really get into the story too. u can even alter the story your self by chosing different variations of active time events. its really cool:) ive almost completed the game myself, so if any1 needs help with the game feel free to ask. i actually need help too. i cant beat necron. any1 have any suggestions? right now i just beat hades and need 2 pumice peices to make the item. i couldnt think of any other way to beat this guy because i cant leave memoria. i even have a trance at him, well, not any more... ill have to get another 1 b4 fighting him, but please giv me ideas on how to beat this insanely hard boss. plus, is there any way to prevent grand cross? that sux ass. its also the only reason i cant beat him. ive been trying to get lucky with it but nothing has worked yet. ive also gotten different hp ranges, if any1 knows the real 1 please tell me. im hoping its the one i read that was 54100. well, just tell me if u need help or if u can help me.
P.S. fer sux ass
| ItS tHe BeSt...It ROCKS! | | KiT from San Diego, U.S.A. says (27/May/2002): | First of all, I'm not THAT much of a Final Fantasy Fan a few months ago. The first FF game I played was FF 8 and although I think it was a kewl game, I wasnt that absorbed in it.
So one day, I was on this very computer, chatting on AIM when my little brother came storming into my room, and stuck some new game into my playstation. I wasnt surprised...it happened often.
I asked him what game it was and he said it was Final Fantasy IX.
I was like, "ooooookay" and went back to laughing with my friend about my game-obsessed brother.
Then, one week later, I was stuck at home with nothing to do. That's when I spotted the innocent FFIX cd case and I thought, "what the heck!" and stuck it in my playstation.
I had thought it would be some futuristic game like FF 8 but nuuuuuuu. The theme was my favorite theme! Medieval time!!!!!
So I INSTANTLY got hooked.
Anyways, after a few hours into the game I even got MORE hooked than EVER before.
I loved the characters' parsonalities. I loved the CGs (computer graphics). I loved the story line. I loved the quotes of each character. I loved EVERYTHING about it.
Final Fantasy IX truly is a great game and the best RPG the world will EVER see.
What could be improved? NOTHING.
I'm not picky about games and I can't point out a single thing bad about this game.
For those who havent bought/played it yet, I'll say, "SHAME ON YOU!!!!!!!!!"
I have nothing more to say...except for...
THIS GAME RULEZ!!!!!!!!!!
| This game is the best game ever and i got some s**t to say to you f**cks out there who have anything bad to say about this game | | Erik from Riverside USA says (5/Aug/2004): | This is the best game ever. The graphics were totaly kick a**, and the world details were insane. It also had a realy good storyline. It was also gave every character their own personality and feelings was realy cool. This game was great. But then theres the people out there who say the game was crap. Well you guys can kiss my a**. Some people complain because the game wasn't like final fantasy VII or VIII. Well duu! The game is suppost to be different. What the hell is square suppost to do make the same game with different characters. And then theres you queers who say the characters don't look as good as Cloud and Squall. If your a true final fantasy fan you wouldn't care how good they look. After final fantasy VI people got greedy. They expect the graphics to be perfect.................They're good enough. It's you rich ass kids who alway want everything to be perfect. This was a great game and thats all thats to it. Anybody who rated this game at least a 6 star or higher rocks!!! That is my review, the only reason im gonna keep writing is because this needs to be at least two hundred words long. So I would like to take this time to ask you guys and girls to keep on playing final fantasy games and if anyone ever talks crap on final fantasy you need to talk crap on them. And since im an expert on final fantasy VII and IX please feel free to email me and maybe i can help you out. See ya
| Nothing new about FFIX | | Helios says (30/Dec/2000): | I'll be blunt. There's absolutely nothing new about FFIX that you won't find in the other FF series. As far as the plot goes, it's still pretty immature (you'd think that after all this time Square could have plenty of time to 'grow' and make something new and refreshing). There's that lingering 'save the world' stench about it as usual. The combat system is still pretty much the same thing with the previous two FF's (wait for bar to fill up, hack and slash, use magic, bla). Characters are nothing great to write home about. They're just the basic 'I AM WHO I AM!!!' people. And as usual, Square packed far too much FMV into the game, making it 60% cinematics, 39% gameplay and of course, 1% super-long credits. At some points, the game gets uninteresting and downright dull. I got bored with FFIX at the second disc and stopped playing it at the beginning of disc four.
On the plus side, FFIX does offer Final Fantasy fans a taste of the 'medieval'(somewhat) setting dominant in the older FF games, new characters to explore and the return of the class system. Graphics shouldn't be criticized because Square has already given the best you can get on the PS at its max processing limit. FMV's are as always, pretty good. Music, composed by the all famous Nobuo Uematsu is also worth your while. Summary: Get it if you're a FF/rpg fan. Don't waste your money on it if you THINK it's nice.
| The Return to Fantasy | | Joseph from Irving, TX, USA says (4/Dec/2000): | I am a Squaresoft game player. I have to admit that the game PS library I retained when I purchased my PS2 is 80% Square. I even repurchased an SNES to play games like FFII and Chrono Trigger. So now that you know where my biases are, let me begin my review.
Final Fantasy IX manages to be amazing and disappointing at the same time. On one hand, this is the most fun FF I have ever played (except for the card game, which seemed an exercise in frustration and futility). It has a lighthearted atmosphere with a diverse cast of character. The battle system is not too complicated, yet has a nice variety of options for those who are seasoned RPGers. On the whole, this game well worth the money I spent on it.
What could be the downside? A thin plot, lack of a true villain (where have all the Sephiroths and Kefkas gone?), and your characters really don't develop during the course of the game. What you see in the begining is what you get. So get used to it.
As far as having characters that I really cared about, FFVII still has my vote as best (Aeris can't be dead!).
Bottom line, if you are a fan of the series, particularly the early series, definitely get this game. It's the one you've been waiting for. If you aren't a hardcore fan, there may not be enough material to keep your attention, so save your money and buy one of the other Fantasies available.
| this game is really cool | | jagger mullins from fenton micigan says (30/Jun/2005): | man i really love this game. im still playing it but from wat ive seen from the first 2 disks ill love the rest of the game .and the guy who said this games suxs then all i got to say say is shut up and stop playing if you dont like the dam game this game is the best i have ever played and the reason it took so long for you to finish te game is because you suk ass .so back to the game. the caricters are really cool my favirite is ziden.i really need help on a part its complacated the part where your in that manisoin and your eikio walking areonud trying to find somthing i forgot wat but anyway this game rocks. the grapics are really good for playstaotion 1 atleast.its is very complacated at times. the game is the best out of the series and to me is a must get for real fans. if your looking for a game thats fun and a bit complacated then this game is for you. man this game is really good its taken me 50 hours and im still not done with the game but thats because my platstation screwd up . but even tho it is taking so long its one of the best game ive played no matter wat. the value of wat the game is selling for is way under rated it should at leaast cost a bit more. people would say that the lower the better in which i agree but how much its selling for is just stupid. well thats all i have to say other than if you need help email me ill help you. bye.
| This game rules my life!( sad isn't it? ) | | Chris from Northampton England says (16/Jan/2002): | About three years ago I was on a holiday in the south of France and just on the day that we were going to head home to England, We stopped in a nearby supermarket called the "Giant"(pronounced in French) and I saw the game Final Fantasy VII. Remembering about 2 years before that I was round this kids house and he was trying to beat emerald weapon and I just loved watching the game so I decided to try it out. When I got home it was about 3am so I decided to get some sleep rather than playing it. When I woke up I saw it lying there next to my bed. I jumped up and slammed it in to my playstation and was exteremely pleasently suprised (even though the game was in french) The next day I got to the 69th floor of the Shinra tower and my mum was going shopping so I went with her and bought the English copy of the game. for three years I have played these games solidly for 12 hours every day. Before FF9 came out I was reading a preview of it in the Official Playstation magazine. Looking at the screenshots I was not too impressed, but the moment I got that game I have played it solidly and have now completed it for my 12th time. I love these games, I would even bet you that no one else loves these games more than me! Every single peice of school work has a Final Fantasy influence. If there were more stars at the top they would all be filled, Thankyou for reading.
| (sigh)....I'm sorry Final Fantasy IX fans...but... | | Fer from Maywood, United States says (8/Apr/2004): | Look. Plain and simple. This is the worst piece of f#< remove me > at %ing sh#< remove me > at on the entire planet!!!!!! It was a waste of $20 bucks. FF7 and FF8 and FF10 were really good. But not this crap! The graphics were crap, the sound was crap, the gameplay...well...CRAP, lifespan was crap, no fun to slow(more crap for you), and yes it was orginal, because it sucked more than anything in the whole goddamn freak'in world. The characters were stupid. I think the main character was original. I'll give you that. But everyone else was stupid. The summons were were a piece of...ugh...I'm getting tired of saying this...CRAP! They tried to make them look fancy, but with cruddy graphics, how can they? I am sorry, but this game was too easy also. Fight queer ass Kuja once in the end and that is it? At least in FF7 you fight Sephiroth twice and in FF8 you fight Ultimecia, Griever, the merged version between them and the final form of Ultimecia. Couldn't they do that for FF9? Also, the battles...like I said before were too slow. And I had kick ass characters. But yet I still believed it was a peice of damn crap. Don't buy it. Not worth the time. Unless you like stupid games which require no thinking. I've got to say, Square, you've disappointed me. FF VII, VIII and X Rules! Screw FF9!
-thank you
(phew...)
| Shall some one give up or never give up??¿¿ | | Alexandria Til from Usa says (25/May/2003): |
Hello I like Final Fantasy 9 because it is such a great game it was the frist time I have ever played an Final Fantasy game but i tryed the rest but they all seemed to hard so I stuk with Final Fantasy 9.
My favorite characters are Adelbert Steiner Amarant Coral Eiko Crol Ferya Crescent, and Garnet Qunia and Zidane an Vivi Quina's okay I mean she or he brang out the funnyest in the game he or she never made sence lol and about Kuja well he's mean that's the only reason why I dont like him, The was only one amasing this that I htought was neat when I played FF9(Final Fantasy 9) there was this girl that looked just like me and it was the Princess Garnet. The reason why I like this game so much is becuase I relate to it alot I im alot like garnet and i im just like all the people in ff9 some times.
The things I like to do are helping people never give up on things that are important to you and I like going on adeventures and going out side I live in a small home town called Norwich New York and it's peaceful Some times I like to chat on AOL and My screen name is Sarah Til Perry and also anorther thing Garnets mittle name is Til and that's my Mittel name to...Well thank you for reading my thing about why I like FF9 and if you want and you like Final Fantasy 9 I wouldn't mind if you chated with me on AOL thanks for reading...
| Great for 12 year old girls! | | Alan Avery from Soldotna, Ak, USA says (30/Nov/2000): | As a long time fan of the series, I was simply brimming with excitement seven months ago when I heard about the development of final fantasy IX. After months of anticipation the turkey has landed. The first aspect of this game which left a sour taste in my mouth was the main character - whom I initially mistook for a female. Then there's the ATE system wherein every party member sees fit to rush in opposite directions every time a new place is encountered simply to make room for more shallow plot. And of course, I'd be loath to not mention the card game (the rules of which are shrouded in mystery), an adventure in guesswork. I've come up with 3 distinct theories as to the nature of the numbers on the cards. And while I could rant for hours as to the flaws of the character ability system none of these things matter. This game has been infected with an insipid, sappy storyline. Evidently the writers at Square have determined that quantity is more important than quality here. At the end of disc 2 it was fully 45 min. before I had any meaningful control of my party.
The Bottom line: If you are interested in a game where flowery prose rules above all (including anything as passe as action) this is your game. If you are looking for a game with a more mature plot stick with FF VII & VIII or possibly even super mario bros.
| Rock On, Squaresoft | | Di Di Dooby from Palmdale, USA says (19/Aug/2003): | This has got to be the coolest FF yet! True, the seventh game's plot was way better, but the graphics in this one fully blow FFVII's away. Every aspect of Final Fantasy IX is totally beautiful and amazing. The characters are interesting, the world in which the game is set is well-developed and magical, and while I'll admit that the action can be a little slow at times, those of you who think this game is "boring" should try getting thru all of FFIII! Good god I wanted to brutally murder every single character in that stupid game by the time I finally forced myself past Disc 2. There is NO FREAKIN PLOT. It totally rambles on and halfway thru they're like "Oh wow, we all knew each when we were this small!" and I'm goin what the f***??? Biggest failure in the Final Fantasy series—too bad, because the rest besides number 8 are awesome. Anyhoo. Back to FFIX. I love it. I've beaten it several times and have taken care of almost all the side quests, and I'm still not bored with the game. The only problems I have is that the final boss is SO easy to beat. I defeated him on the first try and I'm like dude, where's the challenge? But otherwise, this game is beyond cool. Those of you who haven't played it, should. And props to Squaresoft. I thought FFVII was incredible, but you guys totally outdid yourselves on Final Fantasy IX. Peace out.
| A new approach | | Ryan SPruill from manteo,nc,usa says (26/Nov/2000): | Alright.ITs here, but now what? I must admit that this is a great game. It has done something that i never thought a game could do... Make me hate a character on my team. I wont give it away to those who havent gotten there hands on this game yet. But we'll just say that one of the characters you control is a complete jerk. Making your emotional levels with that character wanting to put him on the back burner.
Add that with a involving story, great graphics and cutscenes. New approaches... well not exactly new but a return way of learning abilites. Also adding little tid-bits from all the previous games really grabs your attention, such as when the band starts playing music from final fantasy 7 when the are trapped in monter infested forest. A tear of remembrence will take shape in your eye. This game is not however far from perfect, namely its disks are way too short. within 3 days i was on disk 3. At that i forced myself to take a break away from it, so i could enjoy the game more when i returned. Also on another positive note is the return ability to have 2 players, a very nice touch. So for those who havent gotten there hands on this game yet..... get off the couch and go get this fabu game. But lets keep in the back of our minds that for those lucky enough to own one. Playstaion 2 will have Final fantasy X coming soon.
| What I Think About Final Fintasy 9 | | Dave from Bronx, New York says (23/Jul/2003): | I think Final Fantasy IX was the best one out of the whole series. The storyline is great. I would want to keep going to find out what's going to happen next. You can also become attached to the characters, my favorite character is Vivi. The movie graphics are colorful and great. I completed the game twice and am going to play it again for some secrets and hidden items. The music was good I found myself humming to the music as I was playing. The ATB gauge was real helpful at the time, unlike Final Fantasy X; the enemies will keep attacking instead of just standing there until there turn. I loved the whole middle aged aspect and the use of steam and mist subject. I liked how you can control the airship and how you’re free to wander about in the world map, instead of going straight ahead like FFX. I like how each character had there on problem or dilemma. My favorite character problem is Vivi's. The trance is good also, you were able to get way more moves in trance mode in FFIX than in over drive mode in FFX. The only thing I didn’t like was that if your trance gauge reaches max you cant choose whether to use it or not, which means you cant save a trance for a another battle. I love FFIX as i said before it was my favorite out of the whole series. I wish they could make a FFIX for future consoles. That would be cool.
| Interesting | | Josh from Michigan says (7/Dec/2000): | This is quite an interesting game. Personally, I much preferred the limit break system of FFVII(I havn't played VIII because I heard it was dumb) but this trance thing in IX sometimes just is stupid. You get it right at the end of the fight usually and then it just wears off so you almost never really get to use it effectively. I also much prefered the materia system of magic as opposed to the skill from the items. Materia was pretty easy to find and train up whereas some items are so rare you can go through hours just trying to find a single item for a specific skill, and you didnt have to rely on only one healer or summoner. I love the new chocobo system, its so much easier(and a little more enticing) to go after big lots of cool treasures than it was so spend 3-4 hours per chocobo training them up to class S then praying to god they would breed and give you the right kind of chocobo. As far as graphics go i cant say much, obviously they are a little bit better than VII and probably somewhat better than VIII but i think squaresoft has pretty much maxxed out the 3D capabilities on the playstation. Some of the FMVs are just amazing, the one where Kuja summons Bahamut is simply incredible. Over all this was quite a good game but personally I prefered Chrono Cross somewhat more than this.
| This game could have done better | | Andrew Benavides from Annandale, Virginia says (17/May/2005): | Uhhhhh............. yeah........ this game really coulda done better. The graphics were alright, the sound was average, I kinda liked the medieval style, but I just thought some things couldve done better. It took me two years to beat, but its out of my own fault, I got stuck in Pandemonium, then I finally get all the way to the end. The battle/boss music was not too good, and the availablity of most weapons/items was really limited. They made one mistake, they put in a character called Quina. Most worthless character ever! All it (because nobody knows if its a he/she) does is cook and eat for good commands. I spent 20 dollars on this game, which was the first FF game I ever bought/owned! Im really glad I didnt play it first; I started with the all time favorite that I watched my cousin play alot: Final Fantasy 8. That game rocks, but I'm here to talk about this game. It has a way too long ending, and it takes a long time to play. The battles I liked were the Final Battles, that's it. I would not really recommend this game to anyone, unless you want to play it for yourself and see if I'm wrong. Please feel free to email me with any questions on this game, OR any other Final Fantasy game, ranging from 7-10. This is my opinion, and your opinion is your opinion. God bless, this game kinda sucked.
| This is the best! | | Shaun Ho from Singapore says (20/May/2002): | This game is the best game i've played on the PS. The main character is Zidane, and i don't understand why people say that he looks like a female.. Yeah, the beginning is boring, but once you get to disc four, its real great. You are given pure freedom, but the map music then really bites. There's one thing i don't understand. how did Ozma, Hades, and Necron come about? They were unknown until i fought them. Also, Ozma was absurdly tough. took me about 10 tries to get him, and the final battle against him took me 45 minutes filled with mostly feeding my characters with remedies. Although that, i think that the ability learning system is great, the graphics are great and also the sound effects and music. I LOVED the part in which they played "you're not alone" in the pandemonium. it really added some great ambience to the plot. That part really sounded like some sort of Chinese drama. I almost cried there.. because of the music. I find it rather funny that the "model" of Vivi was so widely used in the ff series. also, that Cid must have been the 7th or 8th Cid in the series, but that adds to the fun right?
The part which i disliked the most was the desert palace, where the music really ruined the scene, but hey, its such a small issue compared to the rest, which is why i put a 10 up there.
| it was the suckiest ever YEAH RIGHT ITS NOT THE CUCKIEST GAME EVER ITS THE BEST GAME EVER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND IF U DONT LIKE IT THEN U SUCK | | travis from USA FLORIDA says (4/May/2004): | it was really good it had some awesome graphics and its really intresting if i could i would give it more then 10 starts so any ways this game is the bomb i think its the best ff game so well the battle desighn is cool since u get to use four characters instead of one WHICH IS TOTALEY SWEET. the music is good too it gots more better music then any other finalfantasy game well thats my oppinion (IF U DONT LIKE IT THEN DIE) my favorite characters are vivi and zidane there awesome they got such cool abiliteis and zidane is cool becouse he gots a tail which is totaley sweet ........ (i wondder how much i wrote so far ?? ) the story line is pretty cool becouse u barely know wats going to happen next which makes the game also VERY AWESOME .......... this game has everything good grapics good story line AWESOME characters i say its really awesome ............... i will let u on a secret how to get a new ending (if ur still reading this that is) ok u know that lady who wants the zodiac coins well if u get all the coins u get a magic hammer which u can get a good weapon if u synthise it at a certain place it soppose to be the best synthise place also it unlocks a new ending on the game well thanks for listening to me and i hope u enjoy the game .. o and if u need any help contact me
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