Final Fantasy IX
by Square Enix
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Video Game Reviews of Final Fantasy IX
Customer Review: wonderful game wonderful deal
Summary: 5 Stars
i love the final fantasy series i just have to say this game is greatCustomer Review: Get it. Get it now.
Summary: 5 Stars
Back in the day when I was a few years younger, I'd fallen in love with these games. Particularly Final Fantasy VII, because that was the only one I can really remember. Vaguely I could recall moments in this game that stuck out, but after playing it through now (nearly, NEARLY at the end!) I can honestly say that, throughout the whole of my time with the Final Fantasy series, this has been my best experience.
The system is fantastic - all the characters aren't a blank canvas that you can throw anything at; all of them have a skill tree. For example, the main protagonist Zidane is a thief, so he learns commands like Mug and Bandit etcetera, whereas with the black mage of IX, Vivi, learns spells that really mess your enemy up. Zidane can't learn Vivi's stuff and Vivi can't learn Zidane's. There are 8 playable characters all with their own unique traits, traits that define their personalities really. Whereas in FF8's case, Squall and his 'team' don't have personalities because they don't have anything unique about them.
This also has the greatest love story. I'm all for Cloud and Aeris and Tidus and Yuna and everything, but the two leads, Zidane and Garnet, outclass these. At the end and climax of Disc 3 (greatest bit in the game. First game to make me cry.) you'll see what I mean.
The music outclasses that of FF8 and comes close to the revolutionary gaming music of FF7. I like that this one is different. Squaresoft proves that their games can pull off more than futuristic games with guns and all the rest, FF9 is set way back when, with castles and all of that jazz. It's a nice change. Give it a chance and you won't regret it!
The villains are maybe not quite as sinister as the ones in FF7, but they still make your skin crawl. Coupled with the attachment you strangely make with the characters, you won't be able to get off the Playstation. Honestly. Overall, this game has everything that Squaresoft have been aiming for. They knew they had something when they made FF7, made their mistakes in FF8 and have finally come together with FF9 to bring something truly spectacular to the table.
This is the 500th 5-star review for this game. That's a lot of people - and they're just the ones from Amazon that have bothered to write about the awsumnez of FF9. Gogogogogoo!
Customer Review: The travesty of the fantasy.
Summary: 1 Stars
Where to begin with this boring game? As a hardcore Final Fantasy fan, I find it hard to start on how disappointing this game is.
First of all, the characters. They're lame. The main character is this stupid monkey boy who's part of a theater troupe. That's not very badass! After making the super cool ex SOLDIER Cloud and SeeD in training Squall, what was Squaresoft thinking? Did they not look back at the past final fantasies and get that the protagonist is supposed to be a badass? Losers hanging with this failure of a protagonist include a little kid with no face (who came up with THAT design?), an annoying guy in armor who always jumps up and down, a girl with purple hair (lol, is this an supposed to be an anime?), and another girl that's named after a weapon she doesn't even use, awesome. None of these characters are as awesome as Barret or as hot as Tifa and they all look like they came out of a cartoon, another failure on Squaresoft's part.
Next, the story. It's stupid. The only thing I can recall from my boredom is that it involves stealing a princess during a play performance (wtf?) and preventing an airship from blowing up or something like that. The main villain is some fat blue lady. What the hell is that about? While playing this I just sat there wishing Sephiroth would jump into the scene and stab her! I stopped playing after the first disc, where in the end some white haired chick looks down at the dead characters and flies off on a dragon (was that supposed to be a female Sephiroth or what? who cares) The world was boring. It was all castles and medieval crap like that. Hello! Final Fantasies are supposed to take place in futuristic worlds with technology and guns!
Lastly, the battle system. What a pile of crap. Only the stupid kid can cast black magic, the girl is the only one who can heal, and the other guys are the only ones who can use real weapons. What kinda system is that? It's like they're each supposed to have a designated role! You're supposed to have 'em learn spells though materia! Oh wait, only REAL Final Fantasies are allowed to have materia, my bad. Also, why do you control four party members? First of all, that makes this game even more confusing and stupid, and second of all, REAL Final Fantasies have only three party members!
In conclusion, this game fails to please any Final Fantasy fan due to to Squaresoft's failure to take a look at the franchise's roots. If Square had looked back and reflected on what made Final Fantasy such a great series to begin with, they would have known this game would be a disappointment to any longtime Final Fantasy fan such as myself.
Customer Review: Great, but not perfect
Summary: 4 Stars
Ive always been an RPG gamer but just now getting around to FFIX. Im about halfway through and have a good enough feel for the game to write an accurate review. That and im in the mood.
Pros
+Characters are more defined as magic users / fighters as oppose to FF7 and FF8
+Story gets exciting (starting on CD2), classic battle system
+Surprisingly challenging
+Always alot going on, different groups of allies doing different things (Think FF3 SNES)
+You learn skills by equipping items and fighting with them. This is kinda the new "twist" in the series at the point the game was made (like getting magic from enemies in FF 8 or the leveling system in ffX)
Cons
-Steiner (a character in the game) is as annoying as crap the whole first CD
-The first CD and the beginning of the second, I feel, are fairly weak. About a quarter through the second CD is where the plot is picking up and the games starting to get fun
-The limit break system is useless. It fills up slow and you lose it all at the end of the battle even if the character doesn't get to attack.
So in conclusion, this is a good solid RPG but you gotta go through the first 8-10 hours which are fairly mundane.
Customer Review: what i think
Summary: 5 Stars
if u ever want to to see the past of final fantsy i recomendyou play FF9 it is the funnyist and cockyist final fantsy out there in my opinon,the way you make your charcters, learn abilities is from there weapons or what they wear is one of my favorite things about this game.