People have been taking their nostalgia glasses off for FFIX for a while now. It's not an awful game, but it is terribly overrated solely because 'WOW IT'S LIKE THE OLD GAMES!'
FFVIII wasn't perfect but it was a hell of a lot more original and engaging than FFIX.
So there's no good way to actually play this game, is there...
Gabriel Richardson
Zachary Bennett
lets pretend you played the game before the internet was really a thing, and didn't buy one of the unofficial prima guide books.
You'd have to figure all that shit out on your own
Thomas Reyes
I guess emulators would resolve the loading time issues? Also heard there's a hack to make the ATB bars faster but i don't know how well it'd work since the animations for getting ready for attacks are still lengthy
Caleb Morales
>the loading times on the PS1 version are ungodly
The game is slow by itself but it's not like the PS1 load times are hugely different. The game was designed for them to not be noticeable and usually emulators also emulate PS1 drive's real speed.
Of course if your disc or the disc drive are eating shit then it's another story entirely and you can expect stuttering during any loading.
Cooper Adams
I don't dislike VIII, and IX has always had its problems. I like both, but I just noticed that there was a trend among FF fans
>FF VII is too popular, so let's say every single thread that VI is the best
>Now VI is too popular, let's say that FF IX is the best
A lot of people stuck with IX for a while, but some contrarians started moving onto V a couple years ago.
Lincoln Moore
FFIX is also considered to not have much major flaws. This and overall simpler mechanics were probably due to how FF8's messy mechanics went over.
Angel Diaz
Yeah, I remember, I played it in 2000. I didn't know how to break it back then, I won't fault first time players for not knowing how, but your previous post faults the game for something that's not necessary 20 years later when you and everyone else knows how to play it now.
Gavin Flores
FF IX is overrated, sure, but next to FF VIII it could easily pass for a masterpiece.
Ryan Wright
When i first played it i didn't break the game but i didn't sit on my ass drawing every magic either, in fact i didn't even equip draw, was mostly a GF spammer. But regardless the first time you played a game shouldn't be the only one that matters
Ayden Foster
>when you and everyone else knows how to play it now
Not him but you really are assuming everyone looks up guides and asks others for guides of games online instead of figuring out things by playing the game.
By the time you've experimented enough to figure out everything you previously listed you'd have also obtained most of the not-broken-OP things as well. There is nothing in the game guiding you towards those particular setups and they're most likely missed by naive player.