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Score Breakdown Based on 12966 ratings
  1. 10 (5351)
  2. 9 (5827)
  3. 8 (1327)
  4. 7 (267)
  5. 6 (74)
  6. 5 (43)
  7. 4 (17)
  8. 3 (10)
  9. 2 (8)
  10. 1 (42)

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  • Rating:8

    A memorable adventure.

    The Good- the characters are really interesting, with varied personalities. I'm glad they aren't the stereotypical jrpg type of characters. The relationship between Steiner, Garnett, Zidane is really funny. Vivi and Frey... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8

    the best Final Fantasy?

    Final Fantasy IX is for the most part the best of the saga (the dispute is usually between VII and IX), the story is very good and the characters are great, the game also has enough things to do and has a great soundtrac... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    Final Fantasy Masterpiece

    I've just finished this game barely 20mins ago...I MUST say that this game is a masterpiece, everything we've liked so far about the Final Fantasy franchise is reunited in this single title. It has hold very well against... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    FF9 may not be the most innovative, but its various parts come together better than any other game in the series.

    Even after the release of the truly epic Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy IX represents the closest the Final Fantasy series has come to attaining perfection. Although the game is on the easy side, it has the most focused,... Read Full Review

    1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    Lots of charm,more than one love story and is a great throwback to the SNES style JRPGs.

    Final Fantasy IX is perhaps the most universally loved Final Fantasy game,the reason I say this is because it seems to me almost everyone who has played Final Fantasy IX seems to love it,but I can't say the same about th... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    The truly essence of Final Fantasy, great, amazing, RPG game !

    In Final Fantasy IX, the player navigates a character throughout the game world, exploring areas and interacting with non-player characters. Most of the game occurs in towns and dungeons which are referred to as "field s... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    2012, we have ff13 and 13-2 and those to together are no match for this old ff game.

    I bought this game a week ago, I never thought about playing it cause I thought the character looked strange and creepy. Man i was missing something great. This game has everything i was looking in a FF game, a great sto... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.5

    What a wonderful and cosy game.

    From the first minutes I started playing I knew I was in for a wonderful adventure. I have played FF X, VII and VI so far in that order and IX automatically became my second favorite after X with potential to become the ... Read Full Review

    1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6

    The most overrated Final Fantasy ever.

    FF9 is the most overrated Final Fantasy ever. here's why: - boring and cliche story. this game storyline bored me to death, it's like a generic bed time story. - boring world theme. look like a Disney cartoon world... Read Full Review

    1 of 14 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    One of the FFs out there along with ff7

    This was one of the only final fantasys I haven't played since it first came out. i got into this series ever since I have played ff7 ff10 and ff12. Once I got the chance on getting this game I did at the last second. I ... Read Full Review

    1 of 2 users found the following review helpful