There is old saying in my tribe...Leftovers good!

The best Final Fantasy of all time, a.k.a.
a title every other FF released -after XII-
will never achieve?
Of course I recommend it.

The one made as a swan song for the franchise
and the 32-bit era as a whole, instead of
a placeholder to fill up an investors-pleasing quota?
Certainly, I recommend it.

The one made not only with heart,
but imbued with a soul of its own
instead of chasing trends while trying to
sell you clothes and Vogue magazines?
No doubt I recommend it.

That one that can be revisited decades later
without losing its charm, without pandering to normies
and without compromising to please TikTokers?
You bet I recommend it.

That one that can't be retconned with Remakes and Rebirths
to give manchildren more crap to consoom?
For sure I recommend it.

That one that has a true diverse cast of characters
without having to bend its knee
to the Rainbow Mafia's demands?
I definitely recommend it.

The last one made by SQUARESOFT,
a.k.a. what Square-Enix will never be?
Absolutely, I recommend it.
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Final Fantasy IX has everything
that a FInal Fantasy game should have.
Ignore everything else (except perhaps XII,
which was the last great one).

If you want to know
what Final Fantasy is all about
IX is the only one you need to play.
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Unless of course you're a consoomer
and not a gamer.

For the likes of you,
there's a lot of crap you can waste your money on.

Keep playing pseudo Devil May Cry
mixed with Cringe Of Thrones "adult" themes.

Keep clop-clopping linear corridors with
the most embarrasing casts ever assembled.

Keep telling to yourself you really needed
another Final Fantasy VII because you refused to grow up.

Keep shopping with the Backstreet Boys
and enjoy your embarrassing homoerotic joyride.
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Gamers will always have Final Fantasy IX.
The Lord Of The Rings of videogames.
A place to call home.

never finished it on my ps1. Great game. I didn't use any cheats it comes with. Did a straight play through. Didn't do a lot of extras and took 45 hrs. Story is a bit sad but really good.