I already listed all my reasons for disliking this game in another thread, so I wont be detailed unless someone asks me to be. I felt the plot was very stereotypical and shallow, as were the characters. I hated the abilities system, and the sheer number of random battles was staggering. You couldnt walk five steps in any direction without getting into one, and I think that's a bit much. The character design was pretty ugly, too.

Anyway, the main reason is really just that it didnt engage me. When i turned it on and started playing, it didnt pull me in and make me want to play more, like most other FF games did (even VIII, and VIII is the one I hate most for its lack of character development). With, for example, Kingdom Hearts, I couldnt put the controller down, I was so into it. IX failed to draw me in at the beginning, and thus I set my controller down and walked away. Even when I forced myself to try and play it for the mere sake of getting it over with, I couldnt make it far past disc 1.

But, of course, there are people that love it. My boyfriend adores it. The thing is, "one man's trash is another man's treasure.". What I see as a stale and predictable storyline with annoying, shallow characters, others see as a masterpiece, so I'm not really trying to change anyone's mind or argue with anyone, just stating my point.

Though this thread does scare me. A small number of you people are frothing at the mouth. It's just a game. Stop scaring me!