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Final Fantasy IX (PS)

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENRE/STYLE

Role-playing/Third-Person 3D RPG

RELEASE DATE

07/JUL/00

ESRB RATING

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THE SETTING #USES

PLAYING AS #USES

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HOW IT'S PLAYED #USES

GENERAL TONE #USES

Epic Adventure 192
fun 68
epic 55

DESCRIPTION

Final Fantasy IX, the third incarnation of Square's acclaimed RPG series on PlayStation, follows the story of an impetuous thief, a mysterious mage, a lonely princess, and a dedicated knight. All are united in their desire to save the kingdom of Alexandria from a queen gone mad. Eight characters are playable in total, with heroes leaving and rejoining your party at certain points in the narrative as they complete specific tasks.

Whenever characters leave the party, you will be updated on their progress with the "active time event" system. An icon at the bottom of the screen will flash when something significant happens outside your party. Selecting an event pauses the current action and displays dialogue sequences or cut-scenes. Although these story segments are optional, viewing them can reveal new character developments.

Final Fantasy IX retains many features from the two previous PlayStation games in the series, including pre-rendered backgrounds, polygonal characters, random battle sequences, and summon attacks. Yet instead of guiding three people in combat, you can battle with up to four. An "active time battle" gauge indicates when a character can attack, while the "trance" gauge builds as characters receive damage. Once this meter is filled, powerful special moves become available.

Final Fantasy IX also includes a card game called Tetra Master and reintroduces the Moogles, a race of creatures that will save your game or give you messages to deliver to others of their kind. On the world map, you can also locate forests populated by the bird-like Chocobos, which can be used as mounts or as part of a "Hot and Cold" mini-game that involves digging up buried treasure. The four-disc Final Fantasy IX requires a memory card with one free block to save progress and character data. ~ Matthew House, All Game Guide

Final Fantasy IX (PS)

GENRE/STYLE:

Role-playing/Third-Person 3D RPG
RELEASE DATE:

07/JUL/00
TOP TRAITS:

RPG, Epic Adventure, Final Fantasy universe
DESCRIPTION:

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Final Fantasy IX (PS) by: Roxas-UrBoxas

“The absolute best in the series. It perfectly combined the new with the old. The retro feel we all wanted with the new graphics and mechanics we've grown accustomed to.”

created 13/NOV/2009

Fausk played Final Fantasy IX on 12/NOV/09

“Through the Evil Forest and Ice Cavern. Game really doesn't start getting interesting til Burmecia, in my opinion. I still love it though.”

created 12/NOV/2009

Fausk played Final Fantasy IX on 11/NOV/09

“This is my absolute favorite Final Fantasy game, so far. It's outstanding. I'm excited to play it again, but I really like Chrono Cross too, so choosing between these two is going to be awful.”

created 11/NOV/2009

FF9: Damnit Jim I'm A Doctor...

“To funny. I had to take a picture of the TV screen.”

Added by: funkzillabot
Date: 25/OCT/2009
Views: 14
Votes: 0

created 25/OCT/2009

Final Fantasy IX (PS) by: jeffreyiverson

“Great story and great game.”

created 24/OCT/2009

Aglet played Final Fantasy IX on 11/OCT/09

“Golden Chocobo = Dragon's Hair. Running around trying to clear all treasure chests from Chocobo hot/cold game and level up so that I can give Ozma a go.”

created 12/OCT/2009

Final Fantasy IX (PS) by: Semirhage

“Of all the amazing games under the name of Final Fantsasy - this one is the best of them. The characters are sooooo cute! :) And the story is epic! I mean you have to love the OST and the world! The best FF game ever!”

created 11/OCT/2009