Judging by my name (and perhaps my reputation) you may be able to predict what Im going to say. I love Final Fantasy IX - in my mind it is the best Final Fantasy out of the ones I have played. Certainly it is very different when compared to FFVII and FFVIII both thematically and in terms of the setting. But what it does, in my opinion, is explore philosophical issues in a deep and invigorating way - in a way no other FF has done to the same extent.

FFIX is also really funny, has brilliant fantasy and amazing music. When I compare it to FFVII and FFVIII it just seems to have that extra fun factor to it. I could go on for ages, but your original post wasnt really specific enough for me to know what to focus on. I'll just leave my post like this for the moment.