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It's fine, but the pacing drags a lot in the middle disc.
Game entry
Final Fantasy IX
2000 · JRPG, Adventure · PlayStation, PSP, PlayStation 3 · Square
GameForever voters place Final Fantasy IX no. 11 in the world ranking, with 1,927 ELO points and 76% of wins across 483 duels settled. The pairing that comes up most often sets it against Final Fantasy VII: 19 duels settled, 10 to 9. Its best rank by family puts it at no. 3 out of 232 (JRPG).
World rank
no. 11
ELO score
1,927
Wins
76%
Duels played
483
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 1,927 ELO points over the last 215 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against Final Fantasy VII 53% 19 duels played · 6 points ahead
- against Chrono Trigger 40% 15 duels played · 47 points ahead
- against Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 67% 12 duels played · 3 points behind
- against Persona 4 Golden 64% 11 duels played · 138 points ahead
- against Genshin Impact 78% 9 duels played · 299 points ahead
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The standing
Where Final Fantasy IX ranks
The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Final Fantasy IX stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 3 out of 232 (JRPG).
| Ranking | Position | Games competing |
|---|---|---|
| World ranking | 11 | 5,110 |
| JRPG | 3 | 232 |
| 2000s | 4 | 1,304 |
| 2000 | 3 | 91 |
The community
The debate
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