Current Events > Final fantasy ix=best ps1 final fantasy

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6 is best overall imo.
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Final Fantasy 9 is my favorite game of all time, so I halfway agree with you.
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Agreed
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Disagree, Tactics is.
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pres_madagascar posted...

6 is best overall imo.

Isn't VI a Super Nintendo game under the guise of III in the US?

Edit: confused by your topic title and your unrelated response to your own title. I like VIII the most for ps1
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PMarth2002 posted...

Disagree, Tactics is.

This, but IX>VII&VIII Anyway.

Tactics>9>8>7

Overall, I take FFT and FFV over all of them.
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Steam version of IX was awesome and largely fixed my primary problems with it.
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Zaltera posted...

Steam version of IX was awesome and largely fixed my primary problems with it.

What were the differences between steam version and original?
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The various cheats were nice. For instance, being able to turn off random encounters and instantly master abilities from equipment without needing to grind. There are also modding tools available. You can get characters like Beatrix back into your party.

The characters look strangely crisp compared to the backgrounds, but I got used to that quickly enough.
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FF9's battle system is incredibly flawed. The encounter rates were too high, and certain spells such as regen were entirely unbalanced and ruined the game.

I still love it, but i'd put it far below ff7 or x

Top 5 main series games:

IX
VI
VII
IV
X
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Zaltera posted...

The various cheats were nice. For instance, being able to turn off random encounters and instantly master abilities from equipment without needing to grind. There are also modding tools available. You can get characters like Beatrix back into your party.

The characters look strangely crisp compared to the backgrounds, but I got used to that quickly enough.

Yep, mobile version is same as steam version. The new models took some geyti ng used to but now I love yhem.
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Ff8 was actually my first ff game back when it came out. So I had to get ff9 on release, and then worked my way backward.

9 is my favorite of the ps1 games. Loved the story, loved the summons, loved the characters, loved the world, etc..
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Tactics 4 Lyfe
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Nope X is the best by far.
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I enjoy the game quite a bit, and would count it among the greats. But it plays everything way too safe for my tastes - from combat to design to plot - to be considered close to the best. The main series should be about taking risks and innovating with each new installment, even if those risks don't always pay off. Plus too many of the big plot moments are carried way too much by the soundtrack - the 'You're Not Alone' scene is nothing special and pretty forced if you remove its amazing titular track from the mix. Ultimately the plot never really stirred me to great emotional heights like other entries in the series, because it never took risks and thus never really surprised me (the Assault of the White Dragons sequence is really the only bit in the game that made me sit up and go 'holy fuck this is awesome!').

And I think 9's play-it-safe method is a big factor in why the internet praises it so much: it doesn't do anything controversial, and thus doesn't leave a lot of easy targets for criticism. Sure, you can complain about the battle speed, or this spell or that spell not being balanced properly, but there's not really any glaring flaws that detractors can sink their teeth into. And on the internet, having a gaming preference over which you don't have to make yourself vulnerable by constantly defending is pretty much the holy grail.
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IX was just kind of a throwback to old school FF in a lot of ways, I'm sure nostalgia for the first 4 games or so played a big factor in its praise, but I still love it
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It's clearly 7, anyone who says different is a hipster trying to be edgy.
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WaterLink posted...

IX was just kind of a throwback to old school FF in a lot of ways, I'm sure nostalgia for the first 4 games or so played a big factor in its praise, but I still love it

throwback or just not very innovative?

Of the Final Fantasy games I've played:
FF9 >= FF7 > FF6 >>>>> FF8
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IX really is th best FF

Feline_Heart posted...

IX really is th best FF

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8>=9 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 7
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More like best overall.

AIDSbeam posted...

8>=9 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 7

no
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Shotgunnova posted...

Tactics 4 Lyfe

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Gafemage posted...

AIDSbeam posted...

8>=9 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 7

no

yes
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9 has the best characters and story of any Final Fantasy that I've played (played all except for I-III). But it's not my favorite FF. The ending was very satisfying, also.
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I prefer Tactics but 9 is also an acceptable answer :-)
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ColdOne666 posted...

Nope X is the best by far.

I remember loving x on ps2 when it first came out, but when I tried replaying it in the U.S. remaster, I just didn't like it anymore.
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masterpug53 posted...

I enjoy the game quite a bit, and would count it among the greats. But it plays everything way too safe for my tastes - from combat to design to plot - to be considered close to the best. The main series should be about taking risks and innovating with each new installment, even if those risks don't always pay off. Plus too many of the big plot moments are carried way too much by the soundtrack - the 'You're Not Alone' scene is nothing special and pretty forced if you remove its amazing titular track from the mix. Ultimately the plot never really stirred me to great emotional heights like other entries in the series, because it never took risks and thus never really surprised me (the Assault of the White Dragons sequence is really the only bit in the game that made me sit up and go 'holy fuck this is awesome!').

And I think 9's play-it-safe method is a big factor in why the internet praises it so much: it doesn't do anything controversial, and thus doesn't leave a lot of easy targets for criticism. Sure, you can complain about the battle speed, or this spell or that spell not being balanced properly, but there's not really any glaring flaws that detractors can sink their teeth into. And on the internet, having a gaming preference over which you don't have to make yourself vulnerable by constantly defending is pretty much the holy grail.

Thankfully, the steam/mobile versions have options to increase battle speed(that aren't the cheats), so it helped there.
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KiwiTerraRizing posted...

It's clearly 7, anyone who says different is a hipster trying to be edgy.

Nope. I played 8 and 9 befote 7, so by the time I got to 7, it was already feeling dated. Plus I just never understood the hype for characters. I actually really like 7, though.
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7 is good. Better than 8. But 9 and Tactics are better IMO.
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9 and 8 are GOAT
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Agreed, but only because VII and VIII weren't very good.
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7>>9>>most other PS1 RPGs>>>8
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7=T=8=9

They are all masterpieces and being critical of any of them is basically splitting hairs
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