This was also the final Final Fantasy to include a traditional overworld. Amarant must learn that strength isn't the ability to crush one's foes, and that the most elusive power of all is a thing he may never even understand.ĭeveloped alongside Final Fantasy VIII with the intention of offering a retrospective look at the franchise as a whole, IX took a back-to-basics approach: you control up to four active party members again, everyone has a set role, and the game is challenging without being overwhelming. Eiko must learn that True Companions are more than just grabbing who you want for yourself, and that being on the losing end of a love triangle doesn't mean being alone. Quina must learn about being a true gourmand, by sampling flavors from all over the world. Steiner must learn what honor and duty truly mean, when those he is loyal to stand opposed to one another, and his loyalty may be invoked to betray itself.įreya must learn what's truly important in life, and what it means to lose a loved one, and most of all, how and why to go on fighting. Garnet must learn the truth about her mother, her own origins, and the nature of the eidolons that are her birthright. Zidane must learn what he is as well, and how this has to do with The Man Behind the Man, Kuja, and his friend Vivi. Vivi must learn what he is and why he exists, as well as what this means for his life. The story focuses on the characters' efforts at self-discovery.
However, when she suddenly turns around and asks to be kidnapped to escape the clutches of her ( suddenly) evil mother, what kind of gentleman would say no?
Along with the members of Tantalus, a troupe of thieves disguised as traveling entertainers, he plots to kidnap the princess of Alexandria and hold her for a nice hefty ransom. Zidane Tribal is a Loveable Rogue and Gentleman Thief with a dash of Chivalrous Pervert thrown in. The game is additionally a celebration of Final Fantasy's origins, and contains many, many references to SquareSoft's earliest few installments. Particularly, Final Fantasy IX is known for combining a sunny and light-hearted visual atmosphere with a very mature and thoughtful From Bad to Worse story. Both graphically and story-wise, it set a new standard for the games that followed it. The ninth entry into the tail-pullingly popular Final Fantasy series, released in 2000 in Japan and the US and 2001 in the European Union.įinal Fantasy IX is a return to the series' roots and the classic Medieval European Fantasy worlds, after the more futuristic approach of Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VIII.
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