underappreciated.

[Goldenboko]

yeah, IX was in and of itself not much more than a tribute, designed to incite reactions of nastalgia in the players, whereas VII was something different and revolutionary at the time of it's release, it had little in common with past FFs (besides the classic FF staples) except maybe VI... i guess if someone hasn't played any of the games before VI it would look and feel like a fresh new experience but to some of us that played the earlier FFs before touching IX it's more like a rehash of the ancient and just your average tribute game, with the most horrible mini-games/side-quests ever... of course there's the jaded old school purists, that really don't like change and hailed it as the greatest FF ever...

And then there are those of us who just love the game for what it is.

QFT

I'm tired of people saying I like FFIX because it was a tribute, considering it was the first Final Fantasy I played and the second I beat. And when I beat it after beating the past games, I still loved it and got to appreciate some tributes, thats all. Besides horrible Mini Games? Chocobo Hot and Cold for the win.

EDIT: On topic, most of the time FFIX is underappreciated, except mainly in EoFF.