"Though Final Fantasy IX’s PS4 port lacks the same love and care that was given to the recently released Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, it is still a solid enough re-release, and more importantly another modern source for players to experience this wonderful RPG classic, whether for the first time or the hundredth time. The timeless charm, characterization and content guarantees that this game will be the place you’ll return to someday, now and forever."
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.
"While other major companies like Nintendo and Capcom let the anniversaries of their high popular franchises-Metroid and Mega Man, respectively-pass by without so much as a meaningful acknowledgement"
Well Capcom released two Mega Man themed Legacy Collections within a year timespan and made Mega Man X a very major character who's front and center in Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite, so that's something. Even X's arch nemesis Sigma was made into half of that game's main antagonist, which isn't a coincidence.
Meanwhile Nintendo released Metroid: Samus Returns & announced Metroid Prime 4 a year after the 30th year anniversary like Sega released Sonic Mania and will release Sonic Forces a year after that series' 25th anniversary.
"Square has just released Final Fantasy IX on the PS4 with little fanfare"
Little fanfare? FFIX HD quickly became one of the best selling games on PS4 as soon as it released.
"Featuring a unique Disney-esque visual aesthetic"
FFIX doesn't look like anything Disney related.
"Though Final Fantasy IX’s PS4 port lacks the same love and care that was given to the recently released Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age"
Well obviously. You can't put as intensive work into a remaster for a PS1 title as you would for a PS2 title. You'd essentially have to remake it from the ground up as is the case with Ape Escape: On the Loose, Oddworld: New N Tasty, Resident Evil Remake, Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes, Tomb Raider Anniversary, Klonoa '09, Crash Bandicoot: N-Sane Trilogy & the upcoming Final Fantasy VII Remake.