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It's fine, but the pacing drags a lot in the middle disc.
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Final Fantasy IX
2000 · JRPG, Adventure · PlayStation, PSP, PlayStation 3 · Square
Final Fantasy IX is ranked no. 63 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,865 and 73% of duels won.
World rank
no. 63
ELO score
1,865
Wins
73%
Duels played
397
About Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy IX is the ninth main installment in the FF series. The title is a return to the series's roots, with gameplay features and references to the past games featuring throughout, as well as a medieval fantasy setting and cartoonish art style as a break from the sci-fi slant style of Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VIII.
ELO progression
Score moved from 1,500 to 1,865 ELO points over the last 123 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against Final Fantasy VII 53% 19 duels played · 43 points behind
- against Chrono Trigger 40% 15 duels played · 68 points ahead
- against Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 67% 12 duels played · level on score
- against Persona 4 Golden 64% 11 duels played · 99 points ahead
- against Genshin Impact 78% 9 duels played · 344 points ahead
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32 comments
CoopRunner
It's fine, but the pacing drags a lot in the middle disc.
BossRex
wait did your cousin also spoil the ending for you
FrameRex2
My roommate at the time refused to touch it because of the art style, called it "too cartoonish for a real RPG." Six months later I caught him sneaking playtime in while I was at class. Never got an apology.
BossDragon2
tbh comparing it to Chrono Trigger feels unfair to both, diff era diff scope, but if i had to pick one for a rainy afternoon it's this one
Tromp53
People act like it's the "weird one" that doesn't deserve top spots. It's consistently one of the best written entries and that gets ignored constantly.
LuckyLegend1984
Same feeling here, is it the writing or the world that keeps people replaying it after all this time?
rowe_trystan
yeah the middle stretch does sag a bit but honestly the world design carries it through, easy top spot for me