It took me a while to decide whether to join this forum or not. For a FF9 fan like myself, I thought this was a gold mine because asking around I found many so called FF fans thinking FF7 was better.Originally Posted by SakuraAngel623
I stuck to what I believed because I thought FF9 had the storyline going for it and the character design was great. Body proportion is a poor factor to be used to determine how good a game is or not, especially in FF9.
Put it simply, bad timing, bad sale methods on Square Enix's part, and others you can find in Wikipedia on FF9 explain why FF9 as a game had its great potential wasted. One reason mentioned in there which I found ridiculous was because Zidane's cheerful character was a break from the moodiness of the main characters of FF7 and FF8. I think that is crap because Zidane's personality reminds us that those who look on the bright side of things go a long way. In his case, he got Queen Garnet's heart at the end. Could a guy ask for more?
Or how about where the new generation of players not exposed to the first few FF games thought the modern style of FF7 and 8 were the way to go. So when FF9 came out, its medieval feel disappointed them. Talk about suffering from 'closed mind' disease.
If there was a movie to be made of FF9, it needs to be done carefully to reclaim what was lost. Though I doubt it. I was so impressed by the gripping storyline I have tried doing a fanfic about it as well, but I doubt it will see the light of day.
Oh yeah and I always believed that General Beatrix is the most beautiful female character of any console game ever. I first saw her in two FMVs using music from U2: Elevation and Tal Bachman's: She's So High where she opens the door for Garnet, and she just blew me away.
