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So I realized Final Fantasy IX is approaching its ten year anniversary in America
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BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Something about the pictures in the OP seem more magical and inviting than it looked when it was new.... I guess we were just oversaturated with pre-rendered CG backgrounds back then, and my expectations for FF were sky high in general... I haven't played a game that looked like that in a long time, and it looks magical! I might have to give it a playthrough...
cosmicblizzard
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My least favorite of the PSX era FFs but still in my top 6 overall. Amazing game that I would replay if my backlog wasn't ridiculous.
I have been flirting with the idea of replaying it for some months now. I finally bought a psp, so next time I am away traveling it will be my go to game. I've never done a perfect game, like getting all the ultimate weapons, I will get some next time.
Yes the graphics are so beautiful, I wish we had some AAA games made with static backgrounds. Think of how good they could look with today's hardware, if resident evil remake looked that good on a gamecube.
Yes the graphics are so beautiful, I wish we had some AAA games made with static backgrounds. Think of how good they could look with today's hardware, if resident evil remake looked that good on a gamecube.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Is there no fast loading option for PS1 games on PS3? I can't remember. On PS2 there definitely was.Boney said:
There was talk from Square back then that FFIX had been optimized to work with the PS2's enhancement options for PS1 games.
sixteen-bit
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great game, must replay this 
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Hmmm.. if so it probably does it in a more conservative fashion than on the PS2.. which broke some games if you turned on Fast Loading.Himuro said:
Corran Horn
May the Schwartz be with you
My memory of this game was that I stopped playing for months. Randomly came back to it, beat a boss right away then game was over. :lol I was like fuuuuuck I took a break right at the end.
Scythesurge
Member
This actually happened to me the first time I played FF IX. Actually that's the only time I've played FF IX, guess I should replay it soon!Corran Horn said:
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
It's the last FF game with a controllable airship... therefore it's the last great FF game!
The trek through a kaleidescope crystal world didn't clue you in to the fact that you were nearing the end of an FF game? :lolCorran Horn said:
Corran Horn
May the Schwartz be with you
I just figured I was doing some cool stuff :/BocoDragon said:
Himuro said:
I played FFIX just last week.
Battle load times are atrocious. Battle slow speed is also terrible.
Everything about it is terrible. Unplayable for me.
If it was faster from the PSOne version (I don't know anymore), it certainly still feels entirely terrible in every way, so failure.
Honestly the last real Final Fantasy for me. It was the last one to keep all the core game mechanics of a JRPG, and weave them into a fantastic story.
I wish square didn't feel the need to "innovate" so much, they might be still putting out games of this calibre at a decent pace.
I wish square didn't feel the need to "innovate" so much, they might be still putting out games of this calibre at a decent pace.
Fimbulvetr
Member
Lebron said:
Uematsu didn't do X, Hamauzu did.
In fact. Uematsu pretty much hasn't composed for an FF game since IX(I think I he might be involved in 14 though).
Fimbulvetr
Member
Nairume said:
Really? What notable ones did he do?
It'd probably be easier to list the notable ones he didn't do.Fimbulvetr said:
OceansAndEarth
Member
Best Final Fantasy game ever and my favorite videogame.
Fimbulvetr
Member
Nairume said:
He did Hymn of the Fayth?
Awesome.
Himuro said:
This threw me trough a loop last week. Now I have to go to 10 different accounts just to find FF and Nintendo music.
Edit: Silvagunner's secondary account.
Benjamin_MFF
Member
Himuro is not pleased.
I'm a fan of FFIX. It would be fun to play it again. I only got past the play in the first part of the game. I should work harder to get farther if I find a PS One copy.
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
It's a great game. The only really major flaw I could think of would be the 'suddenly; Necron' at the end of the game. Such a shitty, random twist.
And Gizamaluke. Fuck Gizamaluke up the ass with a rusty chainsaw.
Too bad they followed up this masterpiece with the turd that is FF X.
And Gizamaluke. Fuck Gizamaluke up the ass with a rusty chainsaw.
Too bad they followed up this masterpiece with the turd that is FF X.
jeremy1456
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FF9 is superb. As someone who didn't like 8 I was a bit cautious at first, but this one was definitely one of the best RPGs of that generation.
Unfortunately it also stands as the last mainline entry in the series that I've enjoyed.
Unfortunately it also stands as the last mainline entry in the series that I've enjoyed.
I NEED SCISSORS
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I always feel really bad that I never finished it. I got to disc 3 all the way back in 2001 and just didn't play any more - it was weird because I was enjoying the hell out of it too (except Eiko, she can gtfo with all her forced Zidane woo-ing). I might correct this blasphemy soon, just like i'm correcting not finishing Onimusha 2...
I still have my discs and both a PSP-2000 and a Go. Is it worth getting the PSN version? I feel that it could be convenient to play on the Go since I feel it's more portable and looks sweet, plus it makes continuing on the big screen when I get home very easy. I could even extract the save and run it through ePSXe or on my 2000 if I want.. possibilities..
I still have my discs and both a PSP-2000 and a Go. Is it worth getting the PSN version? I feel that it could be convenient to play on the Go since I feel it's more portable and looks sweet, plus it makes continuing on the big screen when I get home very easy. I could even extract the save and run it through ePSXe or on my 2000 if I want.. possibilities..
I NEED SCISSORS
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Sotha Sil said:
Yeah, I think i'm gonna go for it, Vagrant Story and Front Mission 3 (the latter two I have never played).
I NEED SCISSORS
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speedpop said:
Would the version on the USA PSN be faster than my PAL PSN verison?
Fimbulvetr
Member
Lebron said:
At(To?) Zanarkand and Hymn of the Fayth are pretty much the best tracks in the game. I should've assumed that Uematsu did those.
7Th said:
The battle system itself is just really really basic turn based stuff, not bad or good. The loading, however, ruins any semblance of joy I could get it from it.
It's far better than crap like FFXIII, FFVIII and FFVII imo
Actually if they just replaced the shit card game and put Triple Triad in FFIX, and sped up the battle/loading, it'd probably be one of the better FF games.
hosannainexcelsis
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7Th said:
Apparently we have different definitions of "unplayable mess". I'm playing through FFIX for the first time right now from PSN and it's super enjoyable, one of my favorite RPGs for sure. The battle system is more slow than I'd like, certainly, but it's still interesting with the ability system and the unique traits of the different characters. And in general, there's something about this style of PSX JRPG that strongly appeals to me.