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So I realized Final Fantasy IX is approaching its ten year anniversary in America
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Drealmcc0y
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amir0x doesnt play FF for its story?
lol that and the characters is the main reason to play it.
lol that and the characters is the main reason to play it.
GhaleonQ
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Boney said:
Indeed (and you can switch Zidane out of the leadership position whenever), but he's swiping at all comers now.
WHY CAN'T WE CONTROL ESPERS UNTIL INTERNATIONAL EDITION, AMIROX? Why does IX GIVE YOU THE CHOICE to control guest characters but not the original XII? *is self-satisfied*
Drealmcc0y
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Lebron said:
well yeah the soundtrack is awesome, but who plays a game to listen to the music?
badcrumble
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oh my god, are you the devilAugemitbutter said:
Combichristoffersen
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badcrumble said:
At least his opinion is terrible. The removal of random battles, and removal the separate battle screen were two of the things that made FF XII so awesome. Begone back into Satan's greasy anus, random battles.
Visualante
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I was watching a stream of this game at the lovely stream vinesauce last week. I was thinking about how they could have really fucked up Vivi's characterisation. Am I right in thinking black mages were largely near silent protagonists throughout the previous games? Or at least didn't have strong characters.
Vivi's mystery history, the whole conspiracy of the black mages.. the mage bosses. It was such a great arc and there was such potential to ruin that class/character. But they totally nailed it. I think that's why I will regard IX above XII or VII. Props to Steiner too, his role was pivotal in making Vivi's adventure so memorable.
Vivi's mystery history, the whole conspiracy of the black mages.. the mage bosses. It was such a great arc and there was such potential to ruin that class/character. But they totally nailed it. I think that's why I will regard IX above XII or VII. Props to Steiner too, his role was pivotal in making Vivi's adventure so memorable.
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I didn't like XII unfortunately, sure it had a great looking world but that's basically it. Gameplay wasn't what I expected (ATB FF goodness) and it felt more like an MMO game.
I have to admit that I liked XIII way more than XII, but obviously IX takes the cake.
I have to admit that I liked XIII way more than XII, but obviously IX takes the cake.
My favourite part of the game is everything on disc two.
The venture into Treno is cool with Steiner talking about his duty. The destruction of Cleyra is pretty awesome as well with Odin leveling it.
But my favourite part is when they reach Lindblum and need to find Brahne's "weapondealer" on the Outer Continent. A new continent, where there is no Mist and new things to see. I love the part where they first enter the Black Mage Village and how Vivi gets confronted with the concept of "stopping and putting friends in the ground". It's like watching kids trying to understand what death is all about. There is one mage who talks to Vivi abouting coming with Mister 32 and how he stopped functioning. Wouldn't move or anything. So they put him in the ground, but he's going to come back right? If he does, I'll wash him in the pond. Kind of endearing.
But meeting up with Eiko and investigating the Lifa Tree was pretty big too. The Eiko's cooking ATE's are awesome. One of my favourite additions to IX. Certain ATE are really funny.
The venture into Treno is cool with Steiner talking about his duty. The destruction of Cleyra is pretty awesome as well with Odin leveling it.
But my favourite part is when they reach Lindblum and need to find Brahne's "weapondealer" on the Outer Continent. A new continent, where there is no Mist and new things to see. I love the part where they first enter the Black Mage Village and how Vivi gets confronted with the concept of "stopping and putting friends in the ground". It's like watching kids trying to understand what death is all about. There is one mage who talks to Vivi abouting coming with Mister 32 and how he stopped functioning. Wouldn't move or anything. So they put him in the ground, but he's going to come back right? If he does, I'll wash him in the pond. Kind of endearing.
But meeting up with Eiko and investigating the Lifa Tree was pretty big too. The Eiko's cooking ATE's are awesome. One of my favourite additions to IX. Certain ATE are really funny.
Drealmcc0y
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Amir0x said:
and you dont like lost
so that about explains that
flarkminator
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Oh wait...so this means...oh god. FFVI was over 16 years ago. Holy god. Just...
[walks away dazed]
[walks away dazed]
Fimbulvetr
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MrDenny said:
How did XII not have a realized world?
Pinko Marx
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One of my top 3 FFs,
XII is in my top 5
Perfect Blue
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I still need to finish this game. I got somewhere on disc 2 and just stopped playing for some reason. Tis' a shame considering I love what I played of it.
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Celine said:
indeed
Squall5042
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I miss pre-rendered background PSX era RPGs
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Drealmcc0y said:
badcrumble
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Himuro, you don't have the excuse of not having seen what a Final Fantasy thread devolves into before. THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS.Himuro said:Ami, no one gives a fuck about how great FF12 is (though it is great). This thread is about FF9, dude.
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Himuro said:
Ami is a mod, but he's also an Ami.
Nexus Zero
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Rebel Leader said:
Yeah I'm stuck in the Desert Palace - some of the candles refused to turn on so I skipped them and then the final one won't turn on. The Internet says I should unlight my candles and then light them again but that doesn't work either because they refuse to unlight now! A gamebreaker.
badcrumble
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It was interesting that FF8 (via some of the message board posts you could dig deep for) and FFT (through the Brave Story and through the taverns) both had something kinda like this, with elements of the story taking place offscreen; FF9 made this content much more available, though somewhat more intrusive. Ultimately, I think FFX and FFXII represent a different decision on how to expand the game world via tons of lore instead. FFX-2 obviously had its own pretty good approach to "simultaneous" events with its chapter structure; I kinda prefer that to ATE and wouldn't mind seeing it make a comeback in a future FF spinoff, if not in one of the more tightly directed main games.Himuro said:
SnakeSlashRO
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Some how I find my self playing this game Annually
DrForester
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I want to play it. Got it on PSN. Waiting till finals are over though.
Question:
Does it lag for anyone playing on PSP? I have tried it my my 2000 and my Go, both lag a bit when you fight battles in a forest background. If Vivi casts a spell or Garnet summons it's like they are casting in slow-mo. It's fucking annoying Kinda like War of the Lions (ruined the damn game)
FFVII does it sometimes as well, though only for a split second when you are skipping from the experience screen to the battle spoils screen.
Does it lag for anyone playing on PSP? I have tried it my my 2000 and my Go, both lag a bit when you fight battles in a forest background. If Vivi casts a spell or Garnet summons it's like they are casting in slow-mo. It's fucking annoying
Kinda like War of the Lions (ruined the damn game)FFVII does it sometimes as well, though only for a split second when you are skipping from the experience screen to the battle spoils screen.
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Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
FFIX is an AMAZING game, It's probably easily my most replayed game of the franchise.
The world and characters are so lively and enjoyable to behold, it's a shame they've started to abandon the "fantasy" part of the series and focus on the sci fi of it since the PS1 days more.
The world and characters are so lively and enjoyable to behold, it's a shame they've started to abandon the "fantasy" part of the series and focus on the sci fi of it since the PS1 days more.
chandoog said:FFIX is an AMAZING game, It's probably easily my most replayed game of the franchise.
The world and characters are so lively and enjoyable to behold, it's a shame they've started to abandon the "fantasy" part of the series and focus on the sci fi of it since the PS1 days more.
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Aesius
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FFIX is the last game that was "magical" for me - in the sense that it completely transported me to another world when I played it.
I've played dozens of game since IX that engrossed me, but FFIX had such an amazing world and cast of characters and came out at just the right time (I was just turning 14) that it really was the last game to ever give me the same feeling that FF6, FF7, Chrono Trigger, Earthbound, etc, did in the past.
I'm so glad I got to experience those games as a child. And it's fitting that FFIX was the last one I played with a young, impressionable mind. By the time X came out, I was in high school and teenage angst had kicked in. My childhood was all but over, and games since then just haven't had the same power over me.
I've played dozens of game since IX that engrossed me, but FFIX had such an amazing world and cast of characters and came out at just the right time (I was just turning 14) that it really was the last game to ever give me the same feeling that FF6, FF7, Chrono Trigger, Earthbound, etc, did in the past.
I'm so glad I got to experience those games as a child. And it's fitting that FFIX was the last one I played with a young, impressionable mind. By the time X came out, I was in high school and teenage angst had kicked in. My childhood was all but over, and games since then just haven't had the same power over me.
sikkinixx said:Question:
Does it lag for anyone playing on PSP? I have tried it my my 2000 and my Go, both lag a bit when you fight battles in a forest background. If Vivi casts a spell or Garnet summons it's like they are casting in slow-mo. It's fucking annoying
FFVII does it sometimes as well, though only for a split second when you are skipping from the experience screen to the battle spoils screen.
I had this happen to me the other day, so it definitely does. I don't tend to use Vivi that much since he has such low HP and Dagger/Garnet blows but yeah.
For all those people touting FFXII, it felt incredibly soulless compared to FFIX and still does whenever I replay it. FFIX's characters are far better and more well rounded and I felt more interested in figuring out the conclusion of their arcs than FFXII's. In fact, I could never bother to finish FFXII, nor FFXIII for that matter.
Being able to choose your party at the beginning is wonderful, but I almost always form my parties in RPGs based on my like of the characters, not their worth on the battlefield. Again a personal thing.
You know what Zidane does when Dagger assumes the throne? He bitches for five minutes, then runs and saves her from the Invincible corrupting Alexander. He has a bitch moment when he realizes who is he (and we all would) but gets over it and does what he needs to do. Unlike the angst ridden mess of 7 and 8.