Stuck on a few of Final Fantasy IX's side quests? Details on the Excalibur II, the Friendly Creatures, and the Ragtime Mouse can be found in here.
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Trance

Final Fantasy IX threw out the traditional limit break system in favour of "Trance". Details on the system's mechanics can be found inside.
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Melodies of Life - Lyrics

A strong and memorable piece of music that stays in the hearts of all fans who have played it. Information on, and lyrics for, both versions of the song can be found inside.
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Insight

Final Fantasy IX turned out be a very interesting point for the series in the eyes of many fans, at the price of dividing the opinions of the game between two difference fences

For a many long term fans, who had been with Final Fantasy since it's earliest roots, it was seen as a "return to form" for the series, due to it's obvious (and intentional) similarities to the old NES and SNES games. For newcomers to the series though, it seemed like too drastic a change in focus in retrospect to the heavily sci-fi orientated stylings of both FFVII and FFVIII.

Regardless of which side of the fence you stand on, there's little disputing that Final Fantasy IX stood as a very proud monument to the series as a whole, paying homage throughout to the legacy that birthed its creation in the first place, whilst still building a unique identity of it own, one that is quite unlike any the series has seen before, or since.

It was undoubtedly a fine send off for the PSone generation of Final Fantasy games, and for many of us old time fans it also was a strong reminder to us of the very qualities that made us fall in love with the series first time round, all those years ago.

Plot Summary

The four reigning kingdoms of Gaia are entangled in a constant power struggle with each other.

Coming to the fore in this war of sorts is the nation of Alexandria, ruled over by once noble Queen Brahme. She has rallied her kingdom's forces together, committing truly unspeakable atrocities to push back the neighbouring powers and them as her own. Those who refuse to concede to her forces are crushed underfoot.

The queen's adopted daughter, Princess Garnet, fearful of her mother and desperate to escape the kingdom, willfully allows herself to be kidnapped... by a group of bandits who were already planning to do so!

The princess and her companions decide to head towards the safety of the honourable Regent Cid's kingdom, Lindblum, seeking refuge and assistance. With the help of his powerful airships, the kingdoms of Gaia would attempt to fight back against the might Alexandria's constantly advancing armies.

They would soon learn however, with the appearance of a mysterious silver haired man, that this would be but a simple foreshadowing of a much greater battle to come, that would consume all of Gaia in it's wake...

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Developer

Square Co., Ltd.

Publisher

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Genre

Role-Playing Game

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