FINAL FANTASY IX
Join Zidane and Princess Garnet on an RPG journey built around Active Time Battle, equipment-based ability learning and synthesis that turns existing items into stronger gear.
- AI score · out of 10
- 9.0 / 10
About this game
Zidane's theater troupe abducts Princess Garnet, only to discover that she wanted to leave her castle. Their journey leads into an RPG whose battles use Active Time Battle. Character development depends partly on equipment: items teach abilities, and mastered abilities remain available after the associated equipment is removed. Synthesis offers another use for your inventory by combining items into stronger ones. Taking hits also builds a Trance gauge, granting new skills when it fills. Away from battles, you can pursue activities such as Chocobo Hot and Cold, jump rope and a card game. This edition includes autosave, higher-resolution character models and movies, plus optional high-speed and no-encounter boosters for adjusting the journey's flow.
Collected in series
Final Fantasy is a role-playing series created by Square in 1987, built around fantastical journeys, memorable characters and growing stronger together. Most numbered entries introduce their own world and cast. From crystals and magic to cities where machinery meets fantasy, each adventure offers a different view.
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An appealing structure for RPG players who enjoy making equipment choices serve long-term character development.
Learning abilities from gear could make inventory decisions matter beyond an item's immediate use. Trance adds a further battle variable, while optional boosters offer a different way to approach the journey.
Strengths
- Keeping mastered abilities gives equipment-based learning a lasting payoff.
- Synthesis could make existing inventory feel more useful by turning it into stronger items.
Weaknesses
- Tying unmastered abilities to equipment may feel restrictive if you prefer skill access to remain separate from gear.
Who it is for: Players interested in character development through equipment, time-driven battles and optional activities between story developments.
Play notes: The high-speed and no-encounter boosters alter the normal tempo and encounter flow when enabled.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Minigames and optional boosters offer ways to vary the journey, with different appeal depending on how closely you want to follow the ordinary battle flow. | Reviewed | 9.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Equipment-based ability learning should reward thinking about what a character will retain as well as what they can use now. | Reviewed | 8.9 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Higher-resolution character models and movies could help players focus on the cast and cinematic scenes. | Reviewed | 9.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Autosave and optional speed or encounter adjustments provide practical control over how you approach the journey. | Reviewed | 8.2 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Square Enix
- Publisher
- Square Enix
- Release date
- 2019
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Role-Playing · Primary genre
- Tags
- 3D GraphicsLong-term ProgressionThird PersonTurn-based CombatFantasySolo-friendlyExplorationMain Story 20–50 HoursLevel ProgressionStory-driven
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Top-downThird person
Release editions
- Windows PCWorldwide2016
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwide2019
- PlayStationWorldwide2000
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
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