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Re: Why Final Fantasy IX is the best game ever
« Reply #40 on: August 14, 2008, 05:17:22 pm »
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What I like about this FF in particular is that it stays true to the original FFs by having "classes" so to speak.

You can run into red mages. Quina is supposed to be a white or blue mage, plus Garnet's robe at the beginning. Vivi is a black mage, etc. Pretty cool.
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Re: Why Final Fantasy IX is the best game ever
« Reply #41 on: August 14, 2008, 05:22:46 pm »
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Hence the nostalgia factor. Zidane's the thief, Vivi's the powerful Black Mage, Dagger's the White Mage (with a bit of summoner thrown in a la Rydia but the other way around), Steiner's the Fighter, Freya's the Dragoon, Quina's the Blue Mage, Eiko's the Summoner (still w/ white magic, guess the Rydia style summoner stuck) and Amarant's the Monk. All classic classes. Sure, you could categorize the characters of FF7 and FF8 like that, but they could be anything. In FF9, the characters stuck with their classes and the respective abilities.
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Re: Why Final Fantasy IX is the best game ever
« Reply #42 on: August 14, 2008, 05:35:04 pm »
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One thing I don't get is how exactly was
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Zidane supposed to be an Angel of Death for Terra
? I mean, he has no special and unique powers to speak of except for thievery and acrobatics. Seriously, what is he going to do, steal everything they own that isn't nailed down until they all become depressed and suicidal because they know longer have their fine silver cutlery?
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Re: Why Final Fantasy IX is the best game ever
« Reply #43 on: August 14, 2008, 05:39:56 pm »
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Nah, he'd make them feel all depressed until they formed a cult where they wore black robes are started a Reunion. You do have a point there, though. His Dyne attacks are powerful, maybe he'd use those?
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Re: Why Final Fantasy IX is the best game ever
« Reply #44 on: August 15, 2008, 12:28:51 am »
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Well, I think the Trance mode was a kind of drawback(should have been more like the limit breaks in FF7, be able to carry it over to the last battle instead of it disappearing and you have to build it back up again) but it's a pretty good game.  Not the best ever, and certainly doesn't have the best character development(I was always found it slightly cheesey, especially the Vivi parts).  Threads of Fate is a better game, though it won't last you nearly as long, it's extremely short.
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« Reply #45 on: August 15, 2008, 12:53:52 am »
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Yeah but usually when power-ups and such build up and are stored over battles players end up fighting lots just before a boss battle to get it as close as possible so it activates in the first few turns of the boss fight. It also stops it feeling special, and gets really annoying when all that built-up power gets wasted on a random weak enemy that pops up literally right before the boss fight.

Did I mention I hated how in (I think it was in) FF7 how limit breaks replaced your normal attacks? Because...yeah, it's really annoying when you run out of MP and really don't wanna use Cloud's limit break on a rat instead of the up-coming boss battle...
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Agreed. The did better in 8 by having it randomly appear when you HP was low, and even then make it optional. When I know a boss battle is coming, I try to make the near-Trance char not attack so that the bar is filled in the boss battle.
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IX wasn't the best game ever...

It was a decent Final Fantasy game, but it was hardly developed by Square... It was a spinoff game made by Hawaiian developers... It only got turned into 9 later in development... *shrugs*

The game felt cheap.
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Well, I think the Trance mode was a kind of drawback(should have been more like the limit breaks in FF7, be able to carry it over to the last battle instead of it disappearing and you have to build it back up again) but it's a pretty good game.  Not the best ever, and certainly doesn't have the best character development(I was always found it slightly cheesey, especially the Vivi parts).  Threads of Fate is a better game, though it won't last you nearly as long, it's extremely short.
THREADS OF FATE.

I LOVED THAT GAME. I BEAT IT SO MANY TIMES. You are now one of my favorite people ever.
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« Reply #49 on: August 15, 2008, 02:07:06 am »
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Well, I think the Trance mode was a kind of drawback(should have been more like the limit breaks in FF7, be able to carry it over to the last battle instead of it disappearing and you have to build it back up again) but it's a pretty good game.  Not the best ever, and certainly doesn't have the best character development(I was always found it slightly cheesey, especially the Vivi parts).  Threads of Fate is a better game, though it won't last you nearly as long, it's extremely short.
THREADS OF FATE.

I LOVED THAT GAME. I BEAT IT SO MANY TIMES. You are now one of my favorite people ever.

I'm an avid Rue fan.

The best thing about FF9 was the fantasy world.  It just looked nice, lots of beautiful scenery and cities, and I love the air-ship designs.
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« Reply #50 on: August 15, 2008, 03:32:08 am »
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it was hardly developed by Square... It was a spinoff game made by Hawaiian developers... It only got turned into 9 later in development... *shrugs*

They should do that more often. Then maybe their games would suck less.
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« Reply #51 on: August 15, 2008, 05:13:11 am »
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FFIX was not my favorite game of all time. It's my favorite Final Fantasy game (this side of Tactics, at least), and definitely had some excellent, memorable moments. A few scenes always stand out as exemplary, while others fly by in mediocrity. As far as JRPGs, though, it really doesn't get much better.
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Re: Why Final Fantasy IX is the best game ever
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FFIX was not my favorite game of all time. It's my favorite Final Fantasy game (this side of Tactics, at least)

That seems to be the trend; if you love Final Fantasy Tactics, you love FFIX :X I don't know why that is :(
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FFIX was not my favorite game of all time. It's my favorite Final Fantasy game (this side of Tactics, at least)

That seems to be the trend; if you love Final Fantasy Tactics, you love FFIX :X I don't know why that is :(

I hold FF6 and Tactics to be the best FF's. FF9 is just slightly below them.
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Re: Why Final Fantasy IX is the best game ever
« Reply #54 on: August 15, 2008, 06:37:37 am »
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I agree with Swoftu. I'm just getting into Tactics for the first time, and it is awesome.
Best 2D Final Fantasy: FFVI
Best 3D Final Fantasy: FFIX
Best Other Final Fantasy: FFT
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Re: Why Final Fantasy IX is the best game ever
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"Oooh, soft!".

Also, Vamo' Alla Flamenco is an amazing piece of music.
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I had forgotten about that line. And as I said before, this game has a great soundtrack. Easy_D, you ever hear the Black Mages' rendition of Vamo' Alla Flamenco?
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Re: Why Final Fantasy IX is the best game ever
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I had forgotten about that line. And as I said before, this game has a great soundtrack. Easy_D, you ever hear the Black Mages' rendition of Vamo' Alla Flamenco?
Yes, it sucks.
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No, THIS is why Final Fantasy IX is the best game ever.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypPUSVhOL3s" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypPUSVhOL3s</a>

Swiftu showed me.
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Ah.. Ark. The one summon I have yet to get. That is truth right there.
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