Since the creators wanted to prevent the series from following a redundant setting, Final Fantasy IX distinctly breaks from the futuristic styles of Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VIII by reintroducing a medieval setting.

GameSpot noted that the learning curve is easily grasped, and that the ability system is not as complex as in Final Fantasy VII or Final Fantasy VIII. On the battle screen, the enemy appears on the opposite side of the characters each battle uses the familiar Active Time Battle system that was first featured in Final Fantasy IV. Each player character possesses unique abilities, which hinders the development of an over-powered character. Final Fantasy IX is, as the name would have you believe, Square's ninth installment in the famous Final Fantasy series. Some criticism was leveled on composer Nobuo Uematsu who reused some tracks from past iterations of the series. But they are chased … Selling over five million copies since its release in 2000, FINAL FANTASY IX proudly returns on Steam! It is the ninth game in the main Final Fantasy series. The party befriends Quina and tracks Kuja to the Outer Continent, a land mostly devoid of Mist and thus inaccessible by airship. All Discussions Screenshots Artwork Broadcasts Videos News Guides Reviews.

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