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Final Fantasy IX: Almost Perfection - Austin Eruption
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- Опубликовано: 8 дек 2019
- Final Fantasy IX came out on the Nintendo Switch not too long ago and we made a video on it. Now through the power of bitcoin and memes plus like 2 months, I bring you the second half of my thoughts. Also Final Fantasy XIV is real fun.
FULL GAME SPOILERS IN THIS VIDEO, BE CAREFUL.
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Hope you mention the weird vivi ..quina shipping...this game was ahead of its time
You are the best and the way you explain the story is the best
Austin Eruption love u plz don’t forget to drink water
In all fairness to Zidane, it's not like his breakdown on Terra was natural. His literal creator had just tried to rip out his soul, and Zidane just happened to be strong enough that it didn't fully work and the power of friendship and cool guitars were able to undo the damage.
The guy was crushed on the inside. His soul shattered, mind broken.
He wasn’t alone
To clarify, just being on Terra was messing with his mind since its blue light was exactly the same shade as the light he had run away from home as a child to find, what with it being the only thing he remembered from his "home" before realizing that Tantalus was his real home, which was exacerbated by the existence of the Genomes which proved that he really was a member of an invading race, but even then his reaction to Garland telling him that he was designed to be the Angel of Death to the world he now considered to be his new home was basically "Not if I kill you first!"
To which Garland responded by going "Yeah, good luck doing that to someone with Admin Privileges on your brain. Time to Restore you to Factory Settings, buddy."
@@lnsflare1 also keep in mind that genomes find the blue light extremely uncomfortable.
those "guitars" were godawful
I walked down the aisle to melodies of life playing in the background. Love this game.
Your wedding sounds like it was awesome.
Me too! It is a wondrous song.
Thanks for the idea lol, that sounds amazing
That’s so badass and awesome
Great minds think alike! I did the same at my wedding. The game has such an impact on me growing up that not including it in another big part of my life didn't feel right.
"No Cloud or Squall will stop me." Gets me everytime.
Well, he's not wrong.
my main gripe with FF9 is how it just kind of randomly drops Freya's whole arc
like it legitimately seems like they dropped a page of the script and forgot about it there
@@sub.sa.3058 nah that was definitely just a reference to Cloud of Darkness from FFIII.
@@sub.sa.3058 necron is what happened when kuja blew up the crystal with ultima, wich erases the universe (or at least the planet), he's the void itself starting to consume everything.
and the party beating him allows living beings to reform a new crystal with memories (wich the crystal is made out of), sealing the void again. garland explains the crystal and memory stuff through the last dungeon.
so basically necron is what exdeath wanted.
FF9 has been made very fast so It might explain why some characters lack some story arcs (Tarask being completely pointless).
@@sub.sa.3058 i read somewhere that Hades was originally supposed to be the final boss, but they decided to make up a death god without any real-world existence instead last minute
I actually felt that reflected the reality of broken lives that the entire Burmecian/Cleyran people as a whole suffered through. She as their representative couldn't even bring herself to continue for a long time, and that's something I feel personally now. She recovers enough to be able to help out at the end and save her friends, along with having the strength to carry on even as Fratley can't remember her. She's the single most tragic character in the series in my opinion and her place in and out of the party in game reflect that.
As a random note from personal knowledge Nobuo himself considers the FFIX OST to be his Magnum Opus.
the main creator considers FFIX itself to be the closest to the ultimate Final Fantasy game there is too
I have to remind FFVII fanboys of this fact like once a week at least lol
Nah. He considered VI to be his magnum opus. So much so that he considered retiring afterward. He simply likes the IX soundtrack.
@@t.adamcollins2162 I think he's said both on different occasions.
@@t.adamcollins2162 he said that before he said 9 was his favorite lmao, he can change his mind
Final Fantasy IX is a masterpiece and I will hear no word to the contrary. Hands down the best entry in the franchise, and it's not even close.
PREACH!!!
I agree. Although I think by disc 4 it's kinda weak (after Terra, especially). Hate when last FF discs are just going to the final boss and nothing else. Top 3 FF games imo are 9, 6, 7. I'm sure a lot hold the same opinion
@@Zephhi Those three really are the heights of the franchise.
I couldn't agree more, a masterpiece of a game, it does damn near everything right and is just a magical experience no matter how many times I play it.
@@Zephhi I respect 7 for what it did for the franchise but Its barely top 5 IMO
9 is the best, hands down
6 is the second best, because it's nearly perfect in narrative but the second half of the game feels rushed (probably because of 7)
10 is just well polished and put together, and start of the new era
4 is the first major character-driven FF and started the ATB system which the best ones used other than 10
7 is there for the technological leap and the futuristic setting and meorable characters, but the story is kind of bland. I WOULD put 5 on there because the job system was the most robust system in a FF game but the story is like 7, meh overall. its a tie then
I think it also important to note that after beating Necron, it was Kuja who teleported the party out of there since you can see his magic sigils.
yeah. the way kuja realizes his errors is really cool. he is kefka with remorse
"Bring my beloved Dagger to me!" I bawl every single time. Even harder than the You're Not Alone sequence.
Vanessa Colquhoun I know I’m 27 and I just beat the game again about a week ago and I thought I was too old to tear up at that part and plus its cheesy a bit but damn it if it didn’t get me any way. It’s just so fly
@@thearabianmage That's the ending.
I've never cried harder at an ending of a game. The combination of the music, the realization that the game is over, Vivi's fate, and Zidane and Dagger reuniting was just beautiful. I guess I never realized the impact the game had on me until it was all wrapping up. There's something to be said when a game has a great ending.
This game will always hold a place in my heart: it's the first Final Fantasy I played, the first game I bought with my own money, and my favorite Final Fantasy of all.
This was the first JRPG that I finished. It holds a special place in my heart.
I request the highest of five from the both of you. 🖐🏽
Ha. I just left the same comment and then came across yours. It's a great game and I recommend you to pick up the mobile/console/PC ports.
First story based game I binged.
same
Quina's title card seems like someone quietly slipped in a meme hoping nobody would notice.
The South Park quote? That's from season 6, which aired two years after this game's release, so if anything Matt & Trey ripped off Square...
@@Fuchsia_tude I didn't know about that. Thanks!
I just recently completed the game for the first time and when “I Want to be Your Canary” was put on at the end I ugly cried the whole time because I just knew it was Zidane under that cloak
This remains my wife's favorite Final Fantasy of all time as she loved all the main characters with Vivi being her favorite. The last old school Final Fantasy of all time too. This remains in my top 5.
I was one of those kids who tried to use the strategy guide, also the ending song was the first in a game to make me cry and question my mortality.
freakface1234 such a heavy moment. Felt that way too.
Wonderful game. When Garnet hit Zidane in the ending, I felt that, her relief and joy. To me, she was like "boi u play 2 much! 😵"
I swear I was speechless when I heard him say I L F A tree.
All these years of IIFA vs LIFA... he had no business dropping this third option on me.
Lifa tree for life.
It's IIFA tree, that's how it's written. However, that's kind of hard to pronounce and doesn't really flow out of your tongue, so I prefer LIFA
@@tralphstreet I know, but it was ambiguous in the original PSX font and LIFA seems more... right? At least that's why I think it became so common to mispronounce for English speakers.
@@qfettes It's hard to tell, but the font depicts a capital "i", not a lower case L, but at a glance, I always thought it was LIFA too.
Yeah but the second letter is no doubt a lowercase "i", so it can't be ILFA. I too pronounced it as Lifa the first few times, before realizing that they wouldn't spell it all lowercased, so the first letter has to be a capital "i"
I'd say this game has some of the most nostalgic music of the series, and I assume it was composed to feel just that way
This game and chrono cross have the best soundtracks in gaming of all-time
@@andrewlehmer7663 yeah chrono cross was damn good too
I totally agree! The menu theme being called 'The Place That I'll Return to Someday' is no accident. This game is a kind of nostalgic home for a lot of people. I for one can't stop returning to it and its narrative/characters again and again, so when I hear that title theme, the name of the track is explanatory; this game is a place in my memory I will always return to.
Player: "we already beat Ozma"
Hades: "aight im boutta head out"
Is FFVII the only FF game that made the final bosses tougher if you had a tougher party and beat the previous bosses easily? Ironic since it was such an easy game overall
You're Not Alone, and that whole scene, made me literally cry.
I loved based Zidane deciding "F my friends". Antisocial Zidane is my hero.
I'm so glad to see FF9 finally get love. It's kind of a return to classic final fantasy after 7 and 8 and i feel it's kind of over looked (and also then 10 happened). I really love how you can check in on the characters and how it shows they're always doing stuff but it's also completely optional. FF9 was my first final fantasy game so maybe I'm baised but I feel like the character writing is just so STRONG in 9 (freya and amarant aside) that most other ff characters feel kinda shallow to me. God I'm all emotional over this game finally getting some recognition.
MahouShonenLuka in my opinion, it has always been recognized.
If you searched the right places
Yeah. I agree. It's been overshadowed by 7, 8 & 10 during those times. Even if it is recognized to alot of people, they don't talk about it as much as those game during those times despite how critically acclaimed 9 is. But I am glad that many other people back than & now talks about it in these days. It makes me really appreciated.
it totally get this. FF9 is my first FF game as well, so i'm unsure if i'm just biased in thinking that it was the best ff game pre-PS2 (I haven't had a chance to play any of the ff games after 9 so i'll reserve calling it the best ff game of all time). Whenever I talk about final fantasy to friends, I always wonder why i'm the only one who's hyped for FF9. The game set the bar really high in terms of storytelling that it made it difficult for me to appreciate the ff games before it. they were still really fun but the impact was not as strong to me as ff9
How is it a return to "classic Final Fantasy"? People keep saying that, but then never explain it. IX feels nothing like Final Fantasy 1. FF1 isn't a traditional fantasy story. None of them were.
For what it's worth, Final Fantasy IX was my third Final Fantasy game, and it's still my favourite.
"To Be Forgotten Is Worse Than Death."
Wow, things got pretty dark! 💀💀💀
"I Do What I Want! You Have Problem!?"
Never mind lol! 😂😂😂
A I found "I do what I want! You have problem!?" more funny, that's why I chose it! 🙃
Yes Austin, I cry every time Zidane reveals himself during the ending cutscene. I also cry during the ending of Lunar 2 Eternal Blue.
Easily my favorite Final Fantasy and yes I did totally cry at the end as an 11 year old. This game was like reading a novel or manga series.
I would absolutely love a breakdown like this video for FF Tactics. Nine is my favorite of the sequential series, but FFT is my favorite narrative, and probably my favorite of all-time. The characters are so deep, Delita is possibly my favorite video-game character because of the conflicts he faces, the things he does, and why.
Thanks again for this quality video.
The "You Are Not Alone" piece of music gives me goosebumps every time.
"So Basically Trance Kuja Yelled Loud Enough To Bring God About."
You'd have to have a pretty loud voice to do that, damn lol! 😂😂😂
Homie, why the fuck do you have 18 comments in a row, and they all end in 'lol!'?
You're not alone makes me emotional every time I hear it.
I love FF9. One of my favorites. You mention working together early on, in regards to Vivi and Steiner working together with Sword Magic. I would've loved for that to happen with other party members as well. Maybe have a team up with Zidane/Freya/Amarant for an attack. Perhaps Vivi can combine with Eiko. A black magic spell that drains from both their pools but, in exchange, the party is healed by the amount of damage dealt (split evenly between the party members). Maybe even tie some things into story progression, once Steiner and Zidane finally trust each other, rather than being beleaguered buddies, they gain a combo attack that both deals damage equal to both their attacks divided by 2 but also steals. (Yes, I know 'mug' is a skill Zidane can equip but did anyone ever bother with it? It always did a pitiful amount of damage that I never used it, instead opting to just give Zidane something else, like resistance to a status ailment.). And Quina could have a unique special blue magic2 with each party member, emphasizing his/her role in the party as a versatile blue mage.
Also, random tangent at the end, I hardly ever used Quina in my first playthrough. Didn't care for eating things, thought the eat requirement was too low. But holy shit was Quina useful for that last boss fight. Just Angel Snack to quickly remedy all party members.
"No cloud, no squall shall hinder my way!"
these reviews are by far some of the best I've seen for FF9. I've been hardcore ff9 fan since I got the game when I was 10 years old, and these videos made me feel so validated for my passions about this game. 2020 and still playing it. Beat it countless times and still replay it
I remember 9 being the only one you could plug a 2nd controller into and have another player controller some characters durring battle mode. I also remember wishing we could run around together outside of battle.
When I was a kid I beat Ozma without even knowing you "need" to do some friendly monster quest, same thing happened with Emerald Weapon, had no idea there even was an underwater materia. Well, at least it was a nice feeling to finally beat those bosses with a handicap.
"I'M NOT A CHILD"
best answer ever
FF9 was my first Final Fantasy game. I love it but no one ever talks about it. Thank you for this video!
Same, this game was so good but noone played it back then.
By far my favorite FF game, and while not perfect, my favorite rpg of the era. I wish I could play it for the first time again.
I can agree.
YES PLEASE!!!! MOAR FF9!!! This was the first FF that really made me seriously consider how I am living my life, and that video games are art.
"Almost" no... this game is perfection and nothing will top it.
Except for FF7 remake. JK.. Square Enix is going to ruin it somehow. IMO, Since Enix took over Squaresoft, FF has not been as good.
@@TheZero2414 I don't see the appeal to FFVII remake to be honest. Everybody hyping on it just because it's FFVII. I really enjoy the combat system of FFVII, well fuck u you gonna have a button masher for the remake, tough luck. Honestly, the only upgrade on the remake is the visuals, which do look gorgeus, can't lie there, but I just like the original a lot more.
Amen!
this was great, it made me feel all kinds of stuff i kind of forgot this game made me feel a long time ago. Also, that Beatrix addendum was everything I needed. I feel so validated in how I think about her, even though everyone else seems to not really care that she's complicit in carrying out a pretty thorough genocidal war crime. She's got a nice theme song though, so yeah ha ha
The FFXIV "Forward and Back" during Ark was PERFECT. I already loved you, and was happy you released this video, but that really tied it all together.
...Hades in under 12 hours?
You don't have to do that, you just have to get to a specific spot in Memoria in under 12 hours.
Still ridiculous, but not AS bad.
What a tease! Starts with a nice detailed breakdown of the first part of the game, then pretty much blasts through all the way to the end!
Still though, quite a decent analysis of all the pros and cons.
Still my favorite ff by far. It's one of the only games in the series I've replayed, and the only one where I finished the entire post-game.
They dont make em like this anymore.
Nope. That's just sad.
i wonder why
now is just anime stuff
For real! They're even better now! Makes me wanna be a kid again... almost.
This is also my favorite game ever tied with the Xenosaga trilogy as a whole. That ost.
Best FF game ever. So much love in this game.
I love FF9 so much even though I only ever beat it once as a kid. I can't wait until we hopefully get a remake of the game and I can play it all over again!
Play it with Moguri mod! It faithfully upscales the backgrounds and makes them look wonderful. A remake would only take away from the beauty of the art.
I adore Final Fantasy IX. It was my first PlayStation game and secured my love for Final Fantasy, and jrpgs in general.
"Eye Patched Girls Are Cool Even If They're War Criminals Who Should Be In Prison."
Lol! 😂😂😂
Well, he ain't wrong.
@@zzz43344 You’re right, he isn’t wrong at all lol! 😂😂😂
I remember looking for this game when I was living in the UK and it was a nightmare to find in 2003 to 2004. Just when i was about to leave in late 2005 I went to my local game store and said to the guy at the counter and say is there any chance you have Final Fantasy 9 in your store. He said quickly said no but another guy said to me across the store said, " Wait right there". From there he went out the back and I had no idea what he was doing and came out with a great copy of the game for on 5 pounds. The going price on ebay was more 30- 35 so I was super stoke. From this I played it and I will have to say its the best in series for me. Its under rated as you say with characters battle mechanics and that god dam great music. If you get a chance definitely play it as it is really really good Love the video
For me it was after a few replays and i realised that vivi had died that got me in the end (and it still does nearly 20 years later) and that they rebuilt the castle with an homage to vivi in form of the viviesque shape on the fron of the castle at the very end. This is/was and always will be my favourite game
Idk why but I died at, "and Dagger's like, 'okaasan'." 😂
I loved the little ways in which they altered the game play, such as the dungeon where the weak weapons were the strongest or the place you couldn't use magic. Makes a repetitive and slow combat system feel less dragging, as you always have to keep something in mind.
I can't even watch this video without low key tearing up ugh I loved this game so much.
11:44 I broke out into a cold sweat just now hearing Exponential Entropy
You're not alone. Just did the Savage tier yesterday.
My grandparents bought me FF9 and the guide when i was a kid for xmas... yeah, that guide can absolutly fcuk straight off the edge of a cliff.
Are they dead yet?
@@afistfulofpimples1745 they are not.
You're not Alone, always puts a tear in my eye.
It's perfect. It's absolutely my favourite thing in the world.
To me, it is perfect. This is where ff peaked imo. Love it to death.
Damnit Austin, I didn't expect to feel so much in this video! Excellent use of the music man!
10:57 "and Yakuza 7 ... for some reason" that sentence sums up the entire Yakuza series quite well
Lol now to wait for Clemps
First person that came to mind when I saw this video popped up.
...I ship it?
The Side Quests Section of the Guide is the biggest joke.
It's more like a list of the Side Quests due to all the links to PlayOnline lol
Final Fantasy IX was the first Final Fantasy I bought with my own money and the first Final Fantasy I ever beat. I love it and it is still my favorite Final Fantasy, even though I haven't really played anything past X-2. It is also the first Final Fantasy I have bought multiple times as I have it installed on my tablet currently.
MY FAVE FF!!! I love when people look back at this game.
"this games Thicc"
Me: VALIAD
I remember finishing disk 3 and then thinking to myself. How is there still one more disk left? so much has happened already
Haha I also remember thinking Dagger was a stupid name so I just erased it and put Garnet again. Great vid though! I died at all your shrek references 😂
Loved this video, 10/10. I love this game and it’s by far my favorite of all time. Love your channel. Hell yeah.
Forever my favorite Final Fantasy. Remember renting it when I was 10 and then buying it. Played through it again when it came to PS4 and the nostalgia rush it gave me. I'm glad it still holds up and as the years go on more and more people start to love it and see it for it's greatness.
18:09 freya ends the game with sir frately. He slowly regains his memories ❤
"Cuz You Know Everything Went 100% According To Plan."
*shows a ship exploding*
Lol! 😂😂😂
I'm years, almost half a decade late to this, but I just gotta say
One of my most cherished memories is staying up late playing XI with my big brother. He played the game and I was his navigator, we print the chocographs from the pol site.
When it's 1am and you gotta go to bed at some point but Austin gotta upload another final fantasy XI video and he's gotta watch that before going to bed 👀
The Tree of Might May well be the best DragonBall Z movie. Of course I was always partial to The Worlds Strongest or even Dead Zone. Anyway, awesome DBZ retrospect.
I think my mind just exploded when Austin compared the plot to Dragon Ball Z: The Tree Of Might to the plot of Final Fantasy 9! 😵👍
Not to mention how Zidane's backstory parallels the revelation behind Goku's origin within the main series itself.
I have very fond memories of playing FFIX while visiting my cousins in California. They invited a bunch of their friends over and everyone took turns acting out the dialogue on screen, telling jokes and getting REAL invested when those heartbreaking moments would happen
I had kind of forgotten about that until watching your videos Austin, thanks for making these
A complaint I see with this game is that some party members have little to no interactions with each other. The worst case being Dagger and Amaranth having little to no interaction
This was incredible. Thank you
"You don't need a reason to help people" - words to live by to this day.
Agreed, that ending has me in tears every time. Simply beautiful
My favorite FF protagonist and game. I need a sitcom starring the cast of FF9.
It'd have everything and when we get to the episode with Vivi contemplating his life, not a dry eye in the house.
Watching a video on FF 9 while being the 9 viewer on december 9th 2019. If i'm somehow the 9th comment, i think i'll have a bingo.
YOU WERE THE EIGHTH OH NO IN SORRY
But let's just say you were anyways
@@austineruption I can hear the sad music in the distance...
@@DenSporetrix You were just like Kuja, one number too short
I don't like how this is underrated with the Final Fantasys VI, VII, X because it ranked higher than those games yet they are considered one of the best games of all time so it good seeing game getting attenstion because this was an experance
FF9 was my first and most favorite out of the FF franchise. ❤
I'm totally behind FFIX being an anime series. 💰💰
I'm happy that Balan Wonderworld exists because it introduced me to your channel. You got a new subscriber!
I can't lie. This game has such an amazing ending that it gets me choked up even hearing about it.
My favorite Final fantasy of all time 🌹❤️
Mine too.
NGL... The black waltz 3 moment was a bit of a tearjerker...
Lmao "that is why the tree of might is my favorite movie" brilliant!
Loving the video. But also props for the Forward and Back on Ark.
Steiner while mini'd against ozma, use climhazzard. Don't bother reviving others. Use auto-haste/regen etc. Best strat
"almost" I would honestly argue with you over that. IT IS PERFECTION
I loved Chocobo Hot and Cold! And the chocographs weren't that bad to find. You get the picture, and usually two hints.
Glad I'm not the only one who had that reaction to the Stroper enemy in this game.
Idk how u didn’t tear up discussing some of these scenes. Its been years and just the descriptions got me again lol
Thank you for doing my number one favorite game and number one best boy Vivi solid like this!
i love that this was suggested to me as im working on my platinum trophy to this game, this is my favorite final fantasy and i can't get enough of it.
0:37 It's the Antlion boss that also appeared in Crystal Chronicles for Gamecube, that game must be reusing monster designs from IX
Thanks for this, I teared up again.. haven't played this game in 17 years, I believe.