Final Fantasy IX Is 25 years old now. That's old enough to drink, old enough to vote, and old enough to regret majoring in astrology.
I love FFIX. I got the Steam version a while back and modded it with Moguri in anticipation of an eventual replay, but I haven't had the time. I don't think I've actually replayed the game as a whole for a good 20 years, despite it being near and dear to my heart. I'm definitely gonna remedy this soon.
As a player of Final Fantasy XIV, my favorite parts of Dawntrail involve myriad references to Final Fantasy IX. I'm expecting Necron (or a reference) to appear in the next dungeon or trial, similar to how the fight against Zelenia was a thinly veiled Beatrix boss battle.
There's lots of rumors of Square-Enix working on a remake for the game behind the scenes, but as of today I'm also seeing rumors of it being canceled and I don't quite know how to feel. The original game is still a masterpiece, but Squaresoft was awful at games preservation. I love to see Final Fantasy IX getting attention after all these years, and it felt pretty promising that they were doing all of the game's announcements this year in anticipation of a remake. If that's all fallen through, that's pretty sad. At the same time, if they did decide to do a remake, it would have big shoes to fulfill and I don't know if I trust the company with that kind of responsibility yet.
Got any good memories of Final Fantasy IX? For me, it solidified how much I love playing Thieves in games. Zidane being a mandatory party member and bosses having invaluable items to steal made me thirsty to discover what treasures they may carry. I choose to be a thief in games, every chance I get.
I love FFIX. I got the Steam version a while back and modded it with Moguri in anticipation of an eventual replay, but I haven't had the time. I don't think I've actually replayed the game as a whole for a good 20 years, despite it being near and dear to my heart. I'm definitely gonna remedy this soon.
As a player of Final Fantasy XIV, my favorite parts of Dawntrail involve myriad references to Final Fantasy IX. I'm expecting Necron (or a reference) to appear in the next dungeon or trial, similar to how the fight against Zelenia was a thinly veiled Beatrix boss battle.
There's lots of rumors of Square-Enix working on a remake for the game behind the scenes, but as of today I'm also seeing rumors of it being canceled and I don't quite know how to feel. The original game is still a masterpiece, but Squaresoft was awful at games preservation. I love to see Final Fantasy IX getting attention after all these years, and it felt pretty promising that they were doing all of the game's announcements this year in anticipation of a remake. If that's all fallen through, that's pretty sad. At the same time, if they did decide to do a remake, it would have big shoes to fulfill and I don't know if I trust the company with that kind of responsibility yet.
Got any good memories of Final Fantasy IX? For me, it solidified how much I love playing Thieves in games. Zidane being a mandatory party member and bosses having invaluable items to steal made me thirsty to discover what treasures they may carry. I choose to be a thief in games, every chance I get.
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