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Final Fantasy IX

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Final Fantasy IX

Final Fantasy IX is the ninth main installment in the FF series. The title is a return to the series's roots, with gameplay features and references to the past games featuring throughout, as well as a medieval fantasy setting and cartoonish art style as a break from the sci-fi slant style of Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VIII.

Released
7 July 2000
Developer
Square USA
Publisher
Square
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric · Third person
Age rating
PEGI 12 · ESRB T
Platforms
PlayStation 3 · PlayStation · PlayStation Portable
Genres
Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure
Also known as
FF9 · FFIX · Final Fantasy 9 · 最终幻想9
86
Player rating
84
Critic rating
960
Ratings counted

Final Fantasy IX

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Final Fantasy IX

The story

Taking place on planet Gaia, the story follows a thief named Zidane Tribal, a member of a thief troupe who is tasked to kidnap the princess of Alexandria, Garnet Til Alexandros XVII. He teams up with her and a team of allies to stop Queen Brahne and her ally Kuja from waging a war with an army of black mages.

Final Fantasy IX

How long to beat

Main story
30 h
Main + extras
48.3 h
Completionist
60 h

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Reviews and languages

2 languages in the interface, 2 of them with full voice acting. English is supported, with full voice acting.

Final Fantasy IX

Platform releases

PlayStation
7 July 2000
PlayStation 3
20 May 2010
PlayStation Portable
20 May 2010

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Final Fantasy

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