In my opinion, the best game ever. Final Fantasy IX is very different thematically to FFVII and FFVIII since it returns to its roots. Instead of a modern world with mobiles and emails, the setting is pretty simple (although there are airships). It truly feels like a fantasy game and one that is done extremely well.
The characters are all unique and are brought to life by a beautifully written script. Nobuo Uematsu returned for his last solo FF sound track and it was amazing. From the beginning piece 'The Place I'll Return to Someday' to the emotionally powerful 'You're not alone', the music never fails to pull at those heart strings.
The gameplay is solid and enjoyable despite lacking any uniqueness. Which brings me onto another point about FFIX in that it was intended to be a throw back to the earlier Final Fantasys. In that respect the plot, characters and setting were not ground breaking. But all these aspects were done so damn well that Sakaguchi, the series founder called it the best Final Fantasy yet. Uematsu said the same.
In conclusion, FFIX is a magnificent game although it failed to make the impact that many FF fans (such as me) feel it deserved. So, for those of you who haven't played it, go play it now! It is more than just a game, the experience and memories may well last you a lifetime.
The characters are all unique and are brought to life by a beautifully written script. Nobuo Uematsu returned for his last solo FF sound track and it was amazing. From the beginning piece 'The Place I'll Return to Someday' to the emotionally powerful 'You're not alone', the music never fails to pull at those heart strings.
The gameplay is solid and enjoyable despite lacking any uniqueness. Which brings me onto another point about FFIX in that it was intended to be a throw back to the earlier Final Fantasys. In that respect the plot, characters and setting were not ground breaking. But all these aspects were done so damn well that Sakaguchi, the series founder called it the best Final Fantasy yet. Uematsu said the same.
In conclusion, FFIX is a magnificent game although it failed to make the impact that many FF fans (such as me) feel it deserved. So, for those of you who haven't played it, go play it now! It is more than just a game, the experience and memories may well last you a lifetime.
by Adelbert Steiner March 20, 2008
Get the final fantasy 9mug. Legendary Washington, D.C. music club, founded in the 1980s, and originally located on 930 F Street. The location has sinced changed to 815 V Street, which allows the nightclub to house up to 1200 people. Bands large and small play at 9:30, and the tickets are often inexpensive, which allows even teenagers to afford to go, keeping up with the motto: "All ages, all the time." At its first location, the venue was nicknamed "the dirty 30," because of its 'distinctive odor.' Defining moments in the 9:30 club's history include when the Smashing Pumpkins performed at the grand opening of the new V Street location.
by nslesinger June 11, 2006
Get the 9:30 clubmug. Sarcastically used to refer to steroids. A reference to a fitness influencer named Liver King, who claimed to have achieved his physique 100% naturally by eating raw liver and following an ancestral lifestyle, when in reality he was taking over $10,000 of steroids per month.
CarnivoreDude37: "PUT THAT OATMEAL DOWN, YOU FUCKING PUSSIES!! YOU WEAKLINGS WILL NEVER BE AS STRONG AS ME, UNLESS YOU EAT ONLY BULL'S BALLS AND TAKE MY OFFICIAL CARNIVORE DUDE SUPPLEMENTS, NOW ONLY $199.99!!"
Bob: "Sounds like a scam! No matter how often you lift, no one can get *that* big, unless they're also following the 9 ancestral tenets."
Bob: "Sounds like a scam! No matter how often you lift, no one can get *that* big, unless they're also following the 9 ancestral tenets."
by UltraFitness January 16, 2023
Get the 9 ancestral tenetsmug. Some random ass vine made by some random ass black kid claiming 9+10=21 (obviously no racism intended)
by 1080p October 8, 2014
Get the What's 9+10mug. The new installation of the classic Mega Man franchise, and the first one to ever feature a female Robot Master, Splash Woman. Even though Dr. Wily is entirely unfazed by a killer death robot who has already anally violated him eight times with plasma weapons of mass destruction (something Collin prays for every day), he is apparently scared shitless by feminists.
by voidsoul August 6, 2008
Get the Mega Man 9mug. What Pewdiepie calls his fans.
History:
PewDiePie uploaded a reaction video, Alinity made a response video (I can’t call it an apology video just because), and that video was reviewed by PewDiePie. Alinity mentions PewDiePie having 9-Year Olds as his fanbase.
History:
PewDiePie uploaded a reaction video, Alinity made a response video (I can’t call it an apology video just because), and that video was reviewed by PewDiePie. Alinity mentions PewDiePie having 9-Year Olds as his fanbase.
Alex: Hey, Cam. I've you calling your friends' 9-year old.
Cam: yeah.
Alex: What's that supposed to mean?
Cam: It means that you aren't one, even tho you should be. subscribe to pewdiepie
Cam: yeah.
Alex: What's that supposed to mean?
Cam: It means that you aren't one, even tho you should be. subscribe to pewdiepie
by Gllllow January 13, 2019
Get the 9-Year Oldmug. The last Final Fantasy game published for the Playstation 1, it was released around 2000/2001, after the overall failure of Final Fantasy 8. As a result, Squaresoft didn't market it as much as it had the previous two games.
The game is a return to earlier games, where each of the 8 characters have one class they stick to for the entire game. The characters weren't as customizable as those in the previous two games and the limit break system was replaced by a "Trance" system which had its own advantages and disadvantages (hitting Trance gives each character different special powers but you couldn't "save" it up between battles like you could with Limit Breaks).
The story itself is reasonably engaging, involving an over-dramatic villain of indeterminate gender (seriously, it's hard to tell whether Kuja is male or female, despite all the characters referring to Kuja as a he), a plausible love story and ultimately a fight for the souls of everyone on the planet.
Final Fantasy IX has many of the staples of the series with a few improvements. For example, the game actually encourages you to steal from creatures (there are about 4 or 5 creatures in the entire game that don't have something to steal, and one of the main character's attacks does damage based on how much you've stolen throughout the game), the Chocobo sidequest is useful for obtaining all sorts of items and it's actually possible to do well in the card game (Tetra Master) without a huge amount of effort. The major sticking point as far as the game system is concerned is the frustration that can be gained when trying to learn new Blue Magic - in this game, you have to beat down enemies to 1/8 of their health before the Blue Mage can eat them and gain their abilities (if the Blue Mage has Tranced, they only need to be down to 1/4 of their health)
Overall, while it's not as popular as Final Fantasy VII, it's still a good game in its own right, and a reasonably popular one among those that know it.
The game is a return to earlier games, where each of the 8 characters have one class they stick to for the entire game. The characters weren't as customizable as those in the previous two games and the limit break system was replaced by a "Trance" system which had its own advantages and disadvantages (hitting Trance gives each character different special powers but you couldn't "save" it up between battles like you could with Limit Breaks).
The story itself is reasonably engaging, involving an over-dramatic villain of indeterminate gender (seriously, it's hard to tell whether Kuja is male or female, despite all the characters referring to Kuja as a he), a plausible love story and ultimately a fight for the souls of everyone on the planet.
Final Fantasy IX has many of the staples of the series with a few improvements. For example, the game actually encourages you to steal from creatures (there are about 4 or 5 creatures in the entire game that don't have something to steal, and one of the main character's attacks does damage based on how much you've stolen throughout the game), the Chocobo sidequest is useful for obtaining all sorts of items and it's actually possible to do well in the card game (Tetra Master) without a huge amount of effort. The major sticking point as far as the game system is concerned is the frustration that can be gained when trying to learn new Blue Magic - in this game, you have to beat down enemies to 1/8 of their health before the Blue Mage can eat them and gain their abilities (if the Blue Mage has Tranced, they only need to be down to 1/4 of their health)
Overall, while it's not as popular as Final Fantasy VII, it's still a good game in its own right, and a reasonably popular one among those that know it.
by Lofwyr September 3, 2005
Get the final fantasy 9mug.