Really, it seems like, of all the post-FFV Final Fantasy games, this one gets the least recognition, as do it's characters. Why do you suppose this is?
I personally loved it, but I know a lot of people hated it. I never really figured out why.
What's Wrong With This Game?
Really, it seems like, of all the post-FFV Final Fantasy games, this one gets the least recognition, as do it's characters. Why do you suppose this is?
I personally loved it, but I know a lot of people hated it. I never really figured out why.
Originally, it was because people only played up from FFVII and/or FFVIII, and didn't get it.
Now that people have had opportunities to play the Nintendo and Super Nintendo eras. People want to hold on to things like the "downgraded" graphics and character models and try to say the game is all "Kill Kuja" and of course get angry when FFIX fans argue that FFVII is just "Kill Sephiroth." Because they know deep down we fans of the nostalgic enigma are correct in saying that FFIX is just as good as any other Final Fantasy made even rivaling FFVII. I know I may get countered with Cloud can Omnislash away Zidane's Trance but the fact that Zidane doesn't an attack that does 15 hits of 9999 damage nor does Garnet/Dagger or Eiko have have a summon that does 13 hits of 9999 damage means you actually have to strategize to win battles, and people don't want to have a challenge which is something you had to do back in the days of NES.
One thing I don't get about IX's fanbase is how everyone talks about nostalgia or references to past FF games that are within IX's gameplay, but all (or almost all) Final Fantasies have references to past games.
Where other FFs had their references, FFIX brought the oldschool feel, a FANTASY setting away from the Sci Fi feel that started at VI all while having a very good story that doesn't just toss references in your face (Vivi excluded).
I really could care less about the feel/settings/whatever of it being similar to pre-VI titles. I guess thats why I'm one of those guys that doesnt like this as one of their favorite FFs.
People dislike FFIX because they're horrible idiots. - Kawaii Ryűkishi
Heh, this topic pops up just about as often as the "Am I the only one who liked Quina?" topic.The answer is quite simple, at least at this particular forum. No, this game isn't underappreciated. A number of polls on the forum through the years indicate that IX is in fact one of the most popular Final Fantasys. I compiled a list of such polls in a post some time back, but I don't know exactly when or where so it'll be hard to find. If my memory serves, some polls even gave Kuja more votes than both Sephiroth and Kefka for Best Main Villain.
And no, most people love Quina. ;-)
That may be so on this forum, but not everywhere. With the exception of Vivi appearing in Kingdom Hearts II (which really surprised me) and Zidane/Kuja in Dissidia, no other games have any homage to FFIX, nor does it have any spinoff games, or a single port to another platform. VI has several ports. FFVII...I don't even need to go there. FFVIII has a PC port, and has Squall and Selphie in the KH games as well as numerous references to it including a Lionheart keyblade. FFX has FFX-2, and FFXII has Revenant Wings.Originally Posted by Rantzien
I don't get it.
FFIX's greatness is, as I've said, overshadowed by FFVII and FFVIII because these are where people think Final Fantasy should always be from now on, it should always be futuristic, you should always have moves that break the battle system, main characters need to have unrealistically big swords, females need to show 80% of their skin(not that a little skin is bad, I'm a straight dude and all, but if your female characters are that sexy and beautiful all the time they shouldn't have to try so hard all the time), females need to get the attention of males (instead of the other way like ZidaneXDagger, and the real world). Yeah, I'm gonna get "quit applying real life", I don't apply real life with summoning, magic, etc. but relationships are a real world trait and should be treated as such.
IX was awesome in every way.
its a brilliant game, but for me it feels so complete and right at the end that I never saw a need to discuss it a lot.
...It is because there is a limit to time that we wish for nights that never dawn.Eternity is just an empty illusion and is why feelings of being able to believe in one another are born...Remember that well.
I wish it had a hard boss
I think the thing about this game is that anybody who gave it a serious chance (ie- didn't immediately judge it on the "kiddy" graphics, as most people seem to think it has) loved it, but a lot of people just never gave it a chance.
Slow and boring battle system.
everything is wrapped in gray
i'm focusing on your image
can you hear me in the void?
Absolutely nothing. GTFO. ALL OF YOU.
That includes all those who argue in support of FFIX.
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