Was 9 ruined by the ending? - Page 9

July 17, 2007, 7:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Idonokage

FFIX was ruined by that absurd battle system. The trance system is next to broken (Zidane, Zidane, Zidane -- eight ways to do max dmg), dodging animations take forever, and the mobs super-cede you... ~roars~

I liked the battle system. And though the trances timing pissed me off at times, I still liked the whole "trance" thing.

As far as the ending, Zidane should NOT die. That would just suck. The ending was good it summarized the story and left it open for a "part two".

July 19, 2007, 8:28 PM

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Originally Posted by EnigManic

I think it would have been interesting to discover a mysterious mastermind who had been hiding in the shadows influencing Kuja.

*cough* That was Garland <.<

As much as people complain about Necron, and as much as he doesnt make sense...there's one thing i do appreciate about him: he was challenging. VII had three end bosses in a row, Jenova Synthesis, Bizzaro Sephiroth, and Safer Sephiroth. Jenova and Bizzaro can both be defeated in one turn with Knights of the Round, and Safer takes a long time but with Big Guard and high HP it's nearly impossible to die. IX had three end bosses, Deathguise (although you could save after him), Kuja, and Necron. No matter how many uber strong moves you had, there was no way to beat any of them in one turn and they all provided a really good challenge. And dont even get me started on Yu Yevon....

Anyway, i really liked the ending. It's the only FF ending to make me cry every time i see it, and i've beat the game five times.

July 20, 2007, 5:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Sever Off

As far as the ending, Zidane should NOT die. That would just suck. The ending was good it summarized the story and left it open for a "part two".

agreed sever off, i dont see how someone can try to make an argument about how zidane should die. if zidane died, where would the ending have gone? all it would have been was the whole lot of them being depressed the whole time, aka...not fun

July 20, 2007, 11:22 AM

No, in fact, I would say the end was brilliant. Granted, IX was my favorite, so that is a little personal bias there. The only thing that went over my head was the final boss. Perhaps someone can explain it to me, did Necron have anything to do with the story line? He seemed to appear randomly.

July 23, 2007, 8:30 PM

Necron is the true form of the Iifa Tree. Explanation can be found here:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/psx/file/197338/36121

July 26, 2007, 2:34 AM

I liked the ending too. BUT... There is a lot of debate on all Final Fantasy's endings. Personally, I like every single Final Fantasy ending. (Of course, only the ones I've played) But there is this ending over debate, and Final Fantasy 8. They pretty much stuck Ultemicia in there. Overall though, I don't care. Every Final Fantasy I've ever played, I loved. But then again, these are just oppinions.

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Originally Posted by Hera Ledro

Personally, I really liked the ending. I just wish it wasn't so long...Its what, 20 minutes long was it? It seemed like that...

I wont deny that it was expected, but it was still very good to see. I think that Garnet really should have gone back and picked up her amulet after she tried to beat Zidane though

. I wonder what happened to it...

Well, yeah. All Final Fantasy Endings are long, if I remember. But in my oppinion, they are better if they are longer!

September 3, 2007, 11:39 AM

Simplified

Good ending (hammer in possesion): OK
Bad ending (No hammer): The biggest load of crud I ever witnessed.

September 7, 2007, 12:25 AM

Well, in consideration that the whole point of FFIX was to be an homage to previous FFs, it definitely wasn't ruined by the ending. FFs in general have really sappy endings, so it kept with that tradition.

Plus, for a side romance, Garnet and Zidane were great. It really was a natural romance. It didn't have much conflict, so it wasn't interesting enough to upstage the main problems. I was glad that they got back together - plus the plot as a whole isn't really very dark; Zidane dying wouldn't fit too well with the tone.

The whole thing with the two worlds merging was alright... they just should've introduced more hints earlier in the game so that foreshadowing would've tied it all together.

One thing that bugs me is Necron. What the heck? I get how he's related to the game, but I don't think he was really necessary.

September 7, 2007, 12:35 AM

Nah, the ending was ok, I didn't expect Necron to be the final boss, I was like wtf , who the f*** is this

And it was a sad and happy story which too appeals to me. Vivi is the man

September 7, 2007, 11:05 AM

Through posts I read that Terra was colliding with Gaia. That actually isn't true. Terra was collapsing and the only way to survive was to merge with Gaia. I think Garland tells that somewhere in Memoria.