Does anyone care about ffix? I notice nobody has posted in a while. i wonder if Alleuia_LOCK_N_LOAD (SP?) is really banned...?

I like IX a lot it used to be my favourite one, NOT, its a pile of shit, well it is for FF
And about Alleuia, I dont know cuse today is my first day of being back from being banned myself, hehe, but he seemed like a good guy, but a bit of a nob

Ix is my favourite but VII is the one with the massive fanboyism that keep running the FF VII forum, VIII has some members that post there and IX too but they don't usually post

I just post everywhere

FFIX is my favourite one. That one had class, and went back to the roots of FF, which old school FF players, (like me) love.
Alot of the newbies in FF hate is cause they do not appreciate the roots of the FF series.

tbh, i dont know much about the roots of FF, but i do love IX, it was what got me started on FF, and the only other i consider to be as good as IX is X, i dont really bother that much with VII and i dont really understand what all the fanboy stuff is about and why s-e insist on milking VII for all its worth, but thats irrelevant to me...

IX RULES!! lol

IX is near the top of my list, just below FFX for my favorite in the series. I feel particularly close to IX right now, though, since I just finished it yesterday. (My save file, if anyone is interested, logged a good 52 hours -- my characters were at levels 75, 73, 72 and 71). I think it has one of the best endings of the series, as well. It also makes best use of FMVs (whereas X overuses them and the others didn't use them enough).

The plot is engaging, and the characters are deep and interesting. Where FFVII was very confusing with its characters, FFIX's make sense and feel legitimate. The only problem with having 8 characters is that four are out of your party at any given time and gain no experience, which is a bit cumbersome. Still, once you experience the emotions generated by them all, you won't mind. You'll even grow attached to Quina.

Aside from being engaging, the game also doesn't take itself too seriously. Through the main plotline is very serious and riddled with sadness and loss, there is an air of lightheartedness throughout the rest of it the really helps to show how versitile the writing was. The humor mixed with the seriousness also lends to the depth of Zidane... a depth that Cloud, with his stoic, unwavering atmosphere, lacked.

Gameplay, which is the heart of most any game, is nearly perfected in FFIX, although a lot of bosses seem to have insanely fast speed ratings. The exp system is welcome after VIII screwed that whole thing up and the ability system makes sense, even though at lv. 99 you still wouldn't be able to equip all the abilities you want. I'm also a rather big fan of the games with implicit character jobs (i.e. 1, 4, and 9, where a character is given a very distinct character class from the beggining and does not stray from it). I think VII and VIII were a little too heavy on the customization.

Oh, and it has one of my favorite soundtracks, and that's very important to me, too.

Overall, I think FFIX is highly underrated, and anyone here who hasn't played it should go out and do it.

You gotta remembed FFIX was released years ago. It's just old news to a lot of people so you can't expect there to be tonnes of traffic.

Yes, Alleuia was banned for repeatedly breaking rules after being asked not to.

Ah but FFVIII and FFVII were also released years ago, yet seemed to be more liked. And FFX is more liked as well. IX seems to be the odd one out, being the only un-futuristic FF game in a long time, and the new generation of players probably weren't used to it.

I like IX *huggles Kuja to death* , I guess whether you like a game or not is just a question of personal taste, people are different and that's ok.

I loved IX. Especially Kuja. What a lovable nightmare!

IX is alright but not the best

Final Fantasy IX Is Just Crap

Final Fantasy IX Is Just Crap
IF in your opinion, final fanasy IX is crap, why are you even looking in the FFIX forum? To trash on it? I don't even bother looking in the ones I think are crap...

Better still, give us a reason why you think it's crap.

I truly believe 9 is the closest any ps1 game has ever come to being perfect. The only slight niggles I have are that it is a little slow in battles and has an awfull framerate on the world map. Still those are hardware related mostly.

I think first of all I like it because I was slightly dissapointed with 8's way of doing things, And the first few hours of the game are so well put together, the characters are bright and look great (as low poly models too).

I really can't understand why people don't love this game. What is bad about this game, I can't think of anything.

Obviously a lot of people here love this game. Just check out this thread --- Thread 22236

I would read and post pretty frequently...that is, until it was clear how much fanboyism dominated the forums.

Most of the folks who I've heard say "FFIX is crap" (or something similar) are fanboy FFVII fans. Err...Sephiroth/Cloud fans. My bad.

I personally thing FFVII is at (or very near) the worst (yes, as in the opposite of best) FF. Granted, I haven't played, 2, 3, X-2, or XI, but of the rest, VII is probably the second worst-assuming Mystic Quest is considered a 'real' FF game. FFIX and VI are the two best-my opinion changes every couple weeks or so as to which one actually is best, so I usually just name them both.

IX and VI have certain similiarities that put them above the others. One-quality of story, mostly because of Two-characters. VI and IX, moreso than the other FF's (VIII comes close, though), develop each of the characters. FFVII, by contrast, only really develops Cloud and Aeris. And Aeris is gone for half the game, anyway. The rest of the cast is quite shallow, and very annoying at times. Moving on now to Three-humor. VI and IX have both have very...quirky...senses of humor. From Quina in IX to Mr. Thou in VI, among countless other things, these two games are funnier than the others. VII has a few cheap laughs from Cloud dressing in drag, and from Barret's vocabulary. (It's the #%#^#@ pizza!) Let's not even get into how much better FFIX's skill system is. Or the whole Jenova/Sephiroth mess (I've written about that at least twice on these boards).

While I'm at it, I'll take a shot at FFX. IX has better cutscenes. Period. The Bahamut/Alexander scene in IX is the second most memorable (first being the big stab in FFVII), and probably the most well done cutscene I've ever seen. Especiallly when you consider the limitations of the PSX. The only thing that might be almost as good in FFX is probably the opening movie, with Tidus playing Blitzball.

I did read and post pretty frequently...that is, until it was clear how much fanboyism dominated the forums.

Most of the folks who I've heard say "FFIX is crap" (or something similar) are fanboy FFVII fans. Err...Sephiroth/Cloud fans. My bad.

I personally thing FFVII is at (or very near) the worst (yes, as in the opposite of best) FF. Granted, I haven't played, 2, 3, X-2, or XI, but of the rest, VII is probably the second worst-assuming Mystic Quest is considered a 'real' FF game. FFIX and VI are the two best-my opinion changes every couple weeks or so as to which one actually is best, so I usually just name them both.

IX and VI have certain similiarities that put them above the others. One-quality of story, mostly because of Two-characters. VI and IX, moreso than the other FF's (VIII comes close, though), develop each of the characters. FFVII, by contrast, only really develops Cloud and Aeris. And Aeris is gone for half the game, anyway. The rest of the cast is quite shallow, and very annoying at times. Moving on now to Three-humor. VI and IX have both have very...quirky...senses of humor. From Quina in IX to Mr. Thou in VI, among countless other things, these two games are funnier than the others. VII has a few cheap laughs from Cloud dressing in drag, and from Barret's vocabulary. (It's the #%#^#@ pizza!) Let's not even get into how much better FFIX's skill system is. Or the whole Jenova/Sephiroth mess (I've written about that at least twice on these boards).

While I'm at it, I'll take a shot at FFX. IX has better cutscenes. Period. The Bahamut/Alexander scene in IX is the second most memorable (first being the big stab in FFVII), and probably the most well done cutscene I've ever seen. Especiallly when you consider the limitations of the PSX. The only thing that might be almost as good in FFX is probably the opening movie, with Tidus playing Blitzball.

EDIT: sorry about the double-post.

You edited your post in the second one :P

I pretty much agree with you...even with your opinion about FF7, although as well as MQ, i despise X-2 and hate online games (XI). Basically, the only reason it was adored back then, and i've said this before on this forum but it was a long time ago, was because the graphics and gameplay were such a change from FFVI and everyone loved the storyline and the smoothness of the game (FF1-6 all seemed to have little emotion and went too quick, well 1-5 more than 1-6 but still...). The only reason it is adored today is because all of the old gamers who adored it then are telling all the new gamers that it is the best and so it became a vicious trend.

If FFVIII came before VII, then i believe that right now it would be presumed to be the greatest of all time, but it happened that VII was made and is loved. You can't blame it...things like this happen with fanboys.

*spoilers*
And i agree about the cutscenes. I loved the silver dragons cutscene, kuja destroying terra, bahamut blowing up the fleet, odin destroying cleyra and a bunch more like the Bahamut Alexander fight as you said. Best game yet for cutscenes...and the number of cutscenes in FF games is declining...i think X-2 had like, 6 or 7 lol.
*end spoilers*

To think FFIX sucks is just to be unfamiliar with the old skool games where everything was as it should be. I think Square-Enix are trying to bring back the old stuff with XII, so we'll see how bad the fanboys are when that comes out.

FFIX does not suck. If anyone thinks it does, why are you even here?

To state it sucks, what else?

It Is like going at a cd shop with one of your friend and your friend tells you ''that cd sucks'' because of the band or because of the music, so therefor this person have some reasons to hate the cd, because of the band, artist, eventual the lyrics and the songs, it is like giving their own opinions at that cd like giving their criticism at FFIX.

So don't I like FFIX, because it looks corny,wacky and the characters looks like kids. But i like the the battle system and the soundtrack.

I agree to a degree with what's been said except that I love FFX-2, I have no problem with VII (I'm not a fanboy and I truly believe it's a good game, but I don't hang out in that section because, man...) and pretty much the only Final Fantasy game I played that I didn't really like was II (and I to a degree, because of the clunky battle system and not much of a plot.)

I really enjoyed FFIX to be honest and still think it`s one of the funniest and freshest RPGs i have played to this day. Although it does comes across that the majority that don`t enjoy FFIX are, well, not at an age to appreciate it enough. It may not be as in your face than FFVII/FFVIII but the it still holds the charm and playability that any other great FF has.

FFIX was one of the best under V and VI.

...and pretty much the only Final Fantasy game I played that I didn't really like was II (and I to a degree, because of the clunky battle system and not much of a plot.)

Hopefully you're not just comparing them to recent games. Back in the day they were gods of games, and the reasons why the series is still here today. I reckon compared to games created in the same years they were magnificent.

I agree to a degree with what's been said except that I love FFX-2, I have no problem with VII (I'm not a fanboy and I truly believe it's a good game, but I don't hang out in that section because, man...) and pretty much the only Final Fantasy game I played that I didn't really like was II (and I to a degree, because of the clunky battle system and not much of a plot.)

I'm about where Agent is in terms of FFVII: too moderate to be in the FFVII forum. And although the details mentioned about FFI are but the tip of the iceberg of bad things about it, I still love it (I don't really know why).

Anyway, I absolutely adored FFIX. I think it does one of the best jobs of characterization out of all the games. The great thing about Zidane was that he wasn't perfect, but he was still a loveable hero. His obsession with females and frequent attempts at womanizing was a bit of a character flaw, but it's one of those flaws you love in a character. I know many people ran afoul of him/her, but I thought Quina was absolutely hiilarious. Vivi was great as a little child with possibly a bigger understanding of life than the rest, simply because of his shortened life span. Steiner was perfect as the rigid Captain of the Knights of Pluto, who had strong prejudice against Zidane for his thieving background but still recognized his virtue. Kuja was a great villain, and I actually liked how in the end *SPOILER WARNING* he turns good and saves the party, and I thought it was well-thought out. It made sense to me that Kuja would make one final attempt to destroy everything and then finally realize his folly in the end. I don't know why so many people thought the ending was dumb.*END SPOILER WARNING*

i love ffix~

FFIX is my favourite one. That one had class, and went back to the roots of FF, which old school FF players, (like me) love.
Alot of the newbies in FF hate is cause they do not appreciate the roots of the FF series.

It is sad that people can't appreciate the absolute best ffs ( I, IIthe original two, III/6, and four the original version, V).
And viii is awesome but really short.

we care about ix but. there are no questions anymore. You can just go to a site and get your answers without asking forums.

Its a game not our life, and im sure people like to be with friends than to spent all the time on forums

What Friends?

we care about ix but. there are no questions anymore. You can just go to a site and get your answers without asking forums.
Its a game not our life, and im sure people like to be with friends than to spent all the time on forums
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FFIX isn't my favorite FF, but it is by no stretch of the imagination bad.

FFIX doesn’t get as much traffic as other FF forums because not enough people bothered to play it. Let me just say that anyone who complained about FFVII and FFVIII diverging too far from the original series, and then had the audacity to never play FFIX, is a complete cunt.

I played IX soo long ago that I can't remember stuff, and therefore don't visit that part of the forum. I just got it off Ebay tho (all these cunts were bidding like £30 for it so it took me like 2 months to get it for a reasonable price) cuz my last one broke. I think I'll get the official guide too but Im not sure.....

Just one of the best FF i ever played :)

I liked FF IX. It's my favorite.

I liked FF IX. It's my favorite.

Ditto=)

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FF9 is great, I'm still currently playin it and it has been really fun.

I like the storyline and characters better but i dont care 4 the battle system.
In FF7 materia was great and limit breaks were much better then trance in my opinion.

Its probably my least favourite FF but still really good

One of my favourites. Its system was great, i really liked it. I didnt like materia system i prefer relics from ff vi :D

ffix is a great game (in my opinion)...

it emphasize more on class, that's why i love it...

to people who say ffix is crap, why don't you eat some sausages to calm your mind...

to people who say ffix is crap, why don't you eat some sausages to calm your mind...

x3

And to say it in a nutshell: Final Fantasy IX would've been my #1 favorite FF-game, if it wasn't for the whole easyness of it that i experienced. But therefore it's also one with the higher replayability, which is excellent, 'cause the storyline and characters are just that great. Thus, the enjoyability of this game is absolutely fabulous. =D

I tHiNK tHaT fFiX iS OkAy BuT I hAvE a DePtH cHaRt AnD iT iS lIkE iN tHE miDDlE

I loved ff IX, mostly because of the wacky style and fairy-tale story...Hell, i liked all FF games except X and X-2 because they sucked the fun out of my love for reading with the voice-overs...i know everyone was asking for that, but replaying games like that is annoying...i just keep replaying the older ones from time to time, and IX is, next to VI and VIII my fave game to replay

Welcome to the Shrine, Razorbunny. While I enjoyed X-2, I see where you're coming from with the voiceovers.

By the way, love the avatar.

I thank you for the compliment :)

I agree, i prefered to read the dialoue rather than listen to voiceovers to be honest.

Also, welcome Razorbunny. :)

If you look at the concept and premise of the game, FFIX is better than FF7 or FF8. FFIX was a true FF game. I don't like that Si Fi and futuristic stuff FF7 and FF8 had, and also FF10. I did enjoyed those games a lot, especially FF8, very emotional. I liked that warm happy feeling FFIX had, Alexandria was a happy place for me.

Ah but FFVIII and FFVII were also released years ago, yet seemed to be more liked. And FFX is more liked as well. IX seems to be the odd one out, being the only un-futuristic FF game in a long time, and the new generation of players probably weren't used to it.

also VII gets a lot of attention because of it's intracacies, it has so many things to discuss, espiecally the symbolism in a lot of the stuff (like the fallen angel, Sephiroth)

and VIII just re-arranged everything that was games, at least at that time, because, THERE IS NO MP!!

FFIX is one of my favourites, but I am not going to make a biggy out of it.

All 3 of them are great, 7, 8, and 9.

All 2 of them are great, 7 and 9.

I liked IX (fair enough i like most final fantasies) i liked the way about half way through the game *SPOILER* the queen dies *END SPOILER* then the main objective changes. I like twists in games like that.

Also i don't get it why people go onto the subforums (is that what they are called) of games they don't like just to piss people off and to say they don't like the game. there is the worst final fantays game thread post all your hate of IX there.

Nobody cares about this foolish retro junk. "Let's revert to the old style Final Fantasy!" :rolleyes:

Nobody cares about this foolish retro junk. "Let's revert to the old style Final Fantasy!" :rolleyes:

First time I've played it, I liked it alot, even without knowing the whole "Let's revert to the old style Final Fantasy!". :p So your reply means NOTHING

First time I've played it, I liked it alot, even without knowing the whole "Let's revert to the old style Final Fantasy!". :p So your reply means NOTHING

You were told Teknoblade

I haven't even played FF9 but it has a guy with a tale for the main character so I don't know if I will anytime soon

Quoted for retardation

but it has a guy with a tale for the main character
Actually, all Final Fantasy games have people with tales for main characters.

*nods sagely*

I haven't even played FF9 but it has a guy with a tale for the main character so I don't know if I will anytime soon

Do you FF7 because cloud has a big sword? Or because Cid smokes?

Would you hate final fantasy 8 because Squall has a scar? or hate 6 because terra has green hair?

There is more to the game than Zidanes tail.

First time I've played it, I liked it alot, even without knowing the whole "Let's revert to the old style Final Fantasy!". :p So your reply means NOTHING

That is because you played it first eh. The previous five fantasy games were too much for me, so I ended up liking the newer TEKNO feel of 7 and 8 more. 9 was just a step backward to a system already done and a theme already visited imo. :p

Andyuk - an extra appendage is totally different man :laugh:

If you even slightly dislike FFIX you seriously suck.

If you even slightly dislike FFIX you seriously suck.
you can suck my balls.

To what do I owe this honour?

Fuckin' NooB, Look At Thy Above Quoted POST

Are you flaming me?

No, merely pointing out NooB stupidity

I don't think it was entirely necassary.

If you even slightly dislike FFIX you seriously suck.

You have not been here long enough for your opinion to count. Please try later.

You have not been here long enough for your opinion to count. Please try later.
you can suck my balls.

You have not been here long enough for your opinion to count. Please try later.

Don't post if you can't read

i really liked ffIX i thought it had a good story to it and i really liked the music=)

i must concur, uematsu did very well with 'melodies of life'

Yeah, melodies of life is great. The music of the game in general is just great!

speaking of which, do u know of any sites tht have mp3's of uematsu's music

Well i only know that you can get the music in mpe with a p2p progrm ;)

speaking of which, do u know of any sites tht have mp3's of uematsu's music

www.bluelaguna.net is a very good site in my experience.

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
arigatou kairasu

This was revived because ....?

i wanted to know where to get uematsu mp3's. can't u read?!??, oi

www.bluelaguna.net is a very good site in my experience.

i am confused now, what was the use in posting tht

This was revived because ....?

Because we knew it would annoy you to no end, seeing as we're not raving about FFIX's immediate predecessor.

ya annoy...