Love it or Hate it? - Page 5

December 28, 2007, 9:29 PM

Awesome game.

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December 28, 2007, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Toshiro Hitsugaya

I wasn't all that interested in this one to be honest it was too basic for my liking

I totally agree with this Statement.

I mean, it was a good game and all. But the battle system was nothing special and the Trance & Ability system were boring.

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Story was done quite nicely though. Only thing that really kept me going. That and the characters. They were very well done.

Other than that, It was quite simple and basic feeling. At least to me.

December 29, 2007, 1:26 AM

great characters, lots of humor, good development, flowing storyline.. so overall i really liked it.

December 30, 2007, 6:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Tseng

Not my favourite FF but still a good game for the series, there were parts I didn`t like, such as if you didn`t use trance in straight away then you lost it.........it doesn`t carry over to the next battle. But there were also things that I thought were great, for me IX had the best FMV`s.
That said I have to confess my inherent dislike for a final enemy who only pops up just before you fight him................whats the point!!!

Necron was actually present through the entire game. One of the major themes in FF9 was death and how short life really is. Through out the game, most of the characters feared death in some way, specifically Zidane, Vivi and Kuja. In their own way they were fighting against death.

Necron was death personified. In the end, they realize that they can never truly defeat death but there was no reason not to keep fighting. (Basically, to live for as long as you can)

At first Necron is a bit random, but if you understand his purpose and the story of FF9, it actually makes sense that he would appear at the end.

January 1, 2008, 1:46 AM

Oh, I loved it.
There were some scenes I despised, particularly wandering around Treno and the Roos, but the rest of it (particularly anything set in Alexandria) I adored.
One of my faves.

I disagree with what Rydia said, though. I don't think Zidane was battling death: I think Zidane was a bit of a goody-goody.
As for Necron, I never thought of it like that, but it still seems really random. Maybe Kuja should have been possessed by it or something to bring it slightly less out of the blue.
There could at least have been some subtle references to it, though?

January 1, 2008, 4:22 AM

I thought the music in this game kinda appealed more to me compared to other series.. Gameplay's nice too, of course.

January 9, 2008, 7:13 AM

I personally loved how the game started. It opened up with a lot of questions. Then as soon I knew who Kuja was (and later that he and Zidane) were related is where I was starting to lose interest. It's been years since I last played so I don't remember much of it but sadly because there wasn't much to remember from it.

I can understand loving this game if VII or IX were your first ones but IMO, it just didn't stand out.

January 16, 2008, 10:44 PM

Love it; no doubt.

Probably my #2 favorite game right behind FFX.

The first set of FF forums I ever joined was strictly split into:

FFVIII Lovers/FFIX Haters vs. FFIX Lovers/FFVIII Haters

Seriously, friendships on that site had everything to do with which game you lied and didn't. Stupid in my opinion because everyone has their own tastes and preferences, but I have to say that this is one of my favorite games ever played and every time I look more into the story I find stuff I missed the first time and it sparks my interest all over again like it did 7 years ago.

January 20, 2008, 6:39 AM

It's ok I think without those crapy clowns-I forget there gay names-damn I hate them very very very much!

January 25, 2008, 2:18 AM

I love this game!
The only letdown was they could have touched on character development a tad more. Oh, and remove Quina....
Otherwise it was awesome!