Time for the fans to defend FFIX

[Elskidor]

Replaying this currently as well, and I'm sure there are things I've forgotten about in disc 3 and 4 but I disagree with alot of this critic. Critics just like to exaggerate their pros and cons is all.

Breaking up the party: It's awesome as far as I'm concerned. It is one way to make sure that all the characters have a role to play, and not sitting on the bench for most of the game, because they won't be the ones the player will be using in the endgame. Granted, if Quina dies I usually let him stay dead because I have never much cared for s/him outside of the funny scenes in villages and what not. If is it's a he though I had fun seeing Vivi and Quina have a gay marriage.

Trance: Trance happens plenty for me so I'm not sure what critic is complaining about. One thing I wish it would do is last for about 5 rounds and if it's still active when the battle is finished then let it roll over into the next battle!! I hate it when I go into a trance mode, and directly afterward Vivi casts a spell and finishes off the enemies, thus making Trance completely useless.

Lack of FMV sequences Not bothering me as much as it use to. When the playstation titles were first coming out I looked forward to these a lot, but now they don't seem nearly as important and they are not NEEDED.

I can't stand the load time for random encounters, but other than that I don't have many complaints. I find myself disagreeing with almost everything this guy posted.

Edit: After finishing up I've decided that the fighting in this game is it's worst flaw, and the summons should have been more powerful. Ark was just laughable. Got that summon and cast it for a 2 minute long summon scene (way too long and annoying), and once the the bad ass finally cast his damage it hit for a silly 5k. Very sad considering Zidane, Vivi and Steiner were throwing out 9999 attacks for a nromal strike/nuke. Other than some fighting flaws the game is just about perfect.