GameRaven.com writes:
''Let’s be honest, Final Fantasy IX is stupid. Like really, stupid. While the two prior games are guilty of the same thing, IX thrives upon it. All of the stupid dialogue, trips and fall, make it possibly the silliest entry into the franchise. But that’s why the game is so good.''
The Black Mages' Legacy, the FFIX animated series set to release in 2028, has officially moved to "In Production" at EuroVisual Studios.
Get ready to hear the FFIX soundtrack like never before when the FINAL FANTASY IX - House Grooves album drops in March 2026.
Square Enix is a cautionary tale. The have some of the oldest fanbases out there a instead of giving them what they asked for, the strung them along so hard that they no longer sale what they once did because their audience is literally dying off. And even when they finally got around to doing FF7 you can feel that while good, the game is lacking the polish it deserves. It is can be clunky, slow, and fights you for no reason with layers of artificial difficulty masquerading as challenge.
we'll get anything but the game announcement
i wonder if they had to delay the game internally and all the other unnecessary dtuff they did had stiff deadlines.
not an excuse, Square is terrible with their own damn deadlines.
The FF9 remake was part of the Nvidia leak many moons ago. Not sure what happened since then but Square seems to excel at mucking things up.
I'm an avid House Head especially the genres of Tech,NY Hard,Tribal, Deep & Progressive House including the now sound of Techno with 125 to 132 BPM. I'm very curious to how this sounds.
The tracklist for the Midnight Jazz: FINAL FANTASY IX album and more merchandise have been revealed as part of the FFIX 25th anniversary.
This editor's clickbait game is on-point.
I hope they give FFIX the love it deserves someday and give it a nice simple remake. I don't want them to "remake" it, but I want them to Crash Bandicoot remake it.
yeah i kinda agree with the article. The art style, and the every so often comic remark gave this game unique charm about it. If this game was changed in any way i would feel it wouldn't be the same. Like mentioned in the article, i originally did not care for the game. the story, the settings, the art direction was a departure compared to the previous two mainline PS1 titles. But as i grew older and came back to the game I have developed quite a fondness for it. I would even venture to say I liked it as much as FFVIII (my personal favorite entry).
The story did have a unique charm about it that was somewhat cartoonish. However, it got pretty dark towards the end. Really wish more people checked this game out, or give it another go.
Edit: yeah the title is clickbait xD
i really liked FF9 although i only went a few hours into the game. reminded me most of the old FFs (6 and earlier). played a lot of 8 and 10, but 9 is my favourite. really liked the theme song 'melodies of life' as well
The title cracked me up. I had to read more. Click bait, or not... That's funny.
"Final Fantasy IX was a far more light-hearted affair."
"The explosion of Western interest came with VII, leading to another ‘mature’ entry with VIII. Both games are grand features dripping with serious drama. Switching back to a more traditional style as they did with IX would no doubt be jarring. Cutesy designs, whimsical themes and far more comedy is a big departure after all."
Despite the art style, colourful settings and generally whimsical first disc, this game is rife with dark themes that make it a top contender for most depressing game in the series. The villains commit genocide with varying levels of success (the lowest level being "about half"), almost every kingdom you go to is either invaded, destroyed, or both, an entire planet is destroyed (and the other was pretty much its life support), the woobie-riffic characters experience existential angst that makes Cloud Strife look absolutely normal in comparison, no less than three existential crises occur, and the party actually dies at the end.