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[SirNinja]

I strongly suggest anyone who is serious about this game to go pickup the guide. It will help you SO much through all the extra content this game has to offer!

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If you don't feel the sarcasm oozing out of my post, you should go spend some time researching this guide on Kotaku.

Just once, I want to see an OT for a FFIX rerelease that has just the top banner followed by "For more information, head to PlayOnline.com and enter keyword: Z94TL"

 

[Yarbskoo]

I strongly suggest anyone who is serious about this game to go pickup the guide. It will help you SO much through all the extra content this game has to offer!

Spoiler

If you don't feel the sarcasm oozing out of my post, you should go spend some time researching this guide on Kotaku.

I still have mine. It's shit.

 

[Shin-Ra]

The backgrounds have not and cannot be remastered, and people's attempts to do so have all mostly made them look worse than originally. It's a PS1 game made to be played on an interlaced CRT, what'd you expect?

Square-Enix’s attempt to remaster the backgrounds has made them worse than the original. What they can do is not bake the shitty filter into the background images, use the original, pixelated PSone backgrounds and provide a few real-time filter options including point-sampled (nearest neighbour) filtering.

Even the 1997 PC version of FFVII handled this better.

 

[Jolkien]

Just checked the trophy list... 1000 jump rope, oh god.

 

[Keym]

Holy crap, I can't believe how laggy these menus are.

 

[Sadist]

For those of you who say Jim Sterling never says anything positive about video games.

Jim is good people.

He's not wrong either; IX's cast is the most diverse and it might be the most interesting. As much as I like VI, VII, VIII, well, somewhat X and I tolerated XIII, their respective characters can't compare to IX's line-up. Sure, Amarant doesn't have much backstory and Quina is a joke character, even if her blue magic is pretty strong; everyone has a great role in the story and it all fits. And in some aspects they really shake up how the characters are presented. Most important one being Zidane; having a happy go lucky guy as the main character is great. Not to be harsh towards Cloud and Squall, having a more playful, funny and somewhat cocky main character is just what the franchise needed. Square really struck a great balance with Zidane: confident, but not arrogant. Blabbers a lot, but still pays attention to the ones that need him.

Vivi... well do we need to dicuss that? Best Black Mage ever.

But I also agree on Kuja; actually, he might be my favourite villain together with Kefka. Summarized, I think he's cooler and has more of a purpose compared to other FF villains. Kefka while great is simplistic, Sephiroth is a momma's boy and well Ultimecia... I guess the Extreme is fantastic. Kuja on the other hand...

Spoiler

Has a one track mind too, destroying, collecting souls... but is far more eloquent that you'd think. Well he comes face to face with his own mortality and him panicking about losing his soul causes to destroy a planet.

 

[deanote666]

Anyone reach level 99 in the first area yet?

Just found out 2 people reached level 99 in FFVII in the first reactor... Over 500 hours each... Sorry but I just found these too "impressive" to not say anything,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOM8xYUTgn4&t=0s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APqQo8r-_UQ

 

[Abylim]

These backgrounds are completely unacceptable!

How can ya'll go to bat for this game? It looks so poor...

Because I love this game? I literally wanted the ps one version, but with trophies. I got more than that, so I'm happy. Sure it's a bit rough looking, and my daughter said it made her eyes bleed (lol) but I love the ps one FF's and want a chance to play it again with some extras.

 

[demu]

Fuck the jump rope

I second that. I've already tried some things with Remote Play to cheese it, but no luck thus far.

 

[tsundoku]

there is literally no way to react to the pace changes in jump rope even if you try and ignore the sound and visual clues and calibrate your rhythm to an imaginary signal (like pressing right before you expect to hear vivi hit the floor on the first 50)

 

[Eylos]

Anyone reach level 99 in the first area yet?

Just found out 2 people reached level 99 in FFVII in the first reactor... Over 500 hours each... Sorry but I just found these too "impressive" to not say anything,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOM8xYUTgn4&t=0s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APqQo8r-_UQ

I made this with ff8 when i was a kid, in the Forest with the t-rex before going to the train mission.

Idk why

 

[Sadist]

Also, Dark Messenger: that ominous opening... only to explode!

FF IX soundtrack is great as well. One of Uematsu's better works. Hearing a live perfomance of you're not alone a few months ago almost made me tear up. It was beautiful.

 

[stargateheaven]

Holy crap, I can't believe how laggy these menus are.

by laggy what do you mean? i've not got the game yet..

 

[Byvar]

Final Fantasy IX (PS4) |OT| The Place I'll Return To After The Patch. *

* After they fix the audio bugs, the low quality soundtrack, analog movement, input lag, the battle UI, and the game not pausing while browsing the PS home screen. Not to mention the bugs that were already present in the PC port (though apparently some have been fixed?).
I wanted to play this game again, but ended up completely wasting my money on a terrible port. The original PS1 version was so polished, it's a shame the ports don't do it justice.

 

[Kwixotik]

Wait...Is 9999 damage for bosses a cheat? I know XII added speed-up, but did it also add in-game cheats and such?

E: I see they added boosters and stuff to speed shit up. That seems odd. Why remove part of the RPG experience? The game isn't THAT long nor is it that monotonous from what I remember.

For me, I like the speed boosters for random battles. No danger or strategy involved with most of them, but they can be very time consuming and ain't nobody got time for that in 2017. I don't use damage boosters and shit like that though.

 

[Keym]

by laggy what do you mean? i've not got the game yet..

Input lag, basically. Half a second or more until the game responds to your inputs, and for some reason it looks like the menus move at something like 15 fps. It's, eh, bearable I guess? You can get used it.

Final Fantasy IX (PS4) |OT| The Place I'll Return To After The Patch. *

* After they fix the audio bugs, the low quality soundtrack, analog movement, input lag, the battle UI, and the game not pausing while browsing the PS home screen. Not to mention the bugs that were already present in the PC port, such as missing sound effects when monsters die.
I wanted to play this game again, but ended up completely wasting my money on a terrible port. The original PS1 version was so polished, it's a shame the ports don't do it justice.

I'm secretly hoping that way more people buy the PS4 version than the Steam version and complain non-stop to SE until they fix as much as they can.

 

[Berserking Guts]

I want this game so bad but the music bug and the lack of analog is a deal breaker. Especially at that price. I think I'll just dig out my vita/ps3 version. The superior version.

 

[Meowster]

lmao even the FMVs are sped up.

Ahh. Got it on my first try. 😊

 

[Samus4145]

Can we get rid or change these blurry gray backgrounds on the sides of the screen?

 

[Nose Master]

So, I think I goofed. The timer in lindblum doesn't increase if you increase the game speed, so I've killed everything and Freya just keeps getting points. Dang rubberbandin. Isn't there a boss type eventually?

 

[sotojuan]

lmao even the FMVs are sped up.

Ahh. Got it on my first try. 😊

Yeah, so much easier this time around!

 

[SilverArrow20XX]

They did fix the missing monster sound effects for this version. Doesn't look like anyone's mentioned this. Hopefully some other sound and animation bugs are fixed. Eyes still stay opened when casting though.

Also. I didn't brag enough in the previous thread so I'll post this again lol. Got it on my first try this morning after 3 hours of not getting passed 330 yesterday.

"Peeling 1,000 onions makes your eyes teary. Jump-roping 1,000 times gets them tearier still."
-Onionmeister

 

[Keym]

They did fix the missing monster sound effects for this version. Doesn't look like anyone's mentioned this. Hopefully some other sound and animation bugs are fixed. Eyes still stay opened when casting though.

Also. I didn't brag enough in the previous thread so I'll post this again lol. Got it on my first try this morning after 3 hours of not getting passed 330 yesterday.

How

 

[Jolkien]

They did fix the missing monster sound effects for this version. Doesn't look like anyone's mentioned this. Hopefully some other sound and animation bugs are fixed. Eyes still stay opened when casting though.

Also. I didn't brag enough in the previous thread so I'll post this again lol. Got it on my first try this morning after 3 hours of not getting passed 330 yesterday.

How... Max I got was 69 -_-

 

[Eylos]

19 is my Record

 

[jamsy]

What are the chances we will get the enhanced version of FFIX on Vita? Or should I just go ahead and buy this?

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I already know the answer ;(

 

[SilverArrow20XX]

You want to time your X presses to Vivi's movement. Ignore the rope and everything else. Whenever Vivi jumps, he throws his hands up in the air. You want to time your presses to when his left (your right) hand is up in the air, in front of the cobblestone pixel. Time it right before he comes down for the first 50. After that, you can basically hit it when you see his had there. I just concentrated on that one spot.

The first 200 are simple steady rhythms, increasing in speed at 20, 50, and 100.

At 200, he changes to an uneven beat. This is the most important part to watch the hand on.

After 300, he falls back to a steady rhythm indefinitely and you just need to keep the beat for about 5 more minutes straight.

Don't do this tired. I beat in on my first try after a good nights sleep after getting the hang of the technique.

 

[SilverArrow20XX]

Haha. Just got to the part where Zidane steals a guard uniform. I couldn't tell in the low rez, but the face of the armor is open, and it's clearly not Zidane.

 

[GreenMakoEyes]

They did fix the missing monster sound effects for this version. Doesn't look like anyone's mentioned this. Hopefully some other sound and animation bugs are fixed. Eyes still stay opened when casting though.

Also. I didn't brag enough in the previous thread so I'll post this again lol. Got it on my first try this morning after 3 hours of not getting passed 330 yesterday.

"Peeling 1,000 onions makes your eyes teary. Jump-roping 1,000 times gets them tearier still."
-Onionmeister

this guy are sick.

 

[AgeEighty]

Knowing the reason why it looks the way it does doesn't preclude people from (rightly) complaining that it looks terrible.

It's a product of the game's place and time. The alternatives are to either accept this and play an amazing game on its own merits, or refuse and consign anything less than a remake to the dustbin of history. Bitching about something the developer has little control over doesn't make sense.

Especially since VII and VIII have the exact same problem and yet their respective ports don't seem to get this complaint nearly as often.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

I strongly suggest anyone who is serious about this game to go pickup the guide. It will help you SO much through all the extra content this game has to offer!

Spoiler

If you don't feel the sarcasm oozing out of my post, you should go spend some time researching this guide on Kotaku.

Omg this is the only strategy guide I ever owned and it was the worst thing ever.

It basically forced you log into PlayOnline to get vital info on secrets etc. It was completely useless.

 

[Shin-Ra]

Silver lining, there's native 4K 3D models on PS4 Pro!

Someone post a 4K capture of a battle scene, just for fun.

 

[Gorger]

They did fix the missing monster sound effects for this version. Doesn't look like anyone's mentioned this. Hopefully some other sound and animation bugs are fixed. Eyes still stay opened when casting though.

Also. I didn't brag enough in the previous thread so I'll post this again lol. Got it on my first try this morning after 3 hours of not getting passed 330 yesterday.

"Peeling 1,000 onions makes your eyes teary. Jump-roping 1,000 times gets them tearier still."
-Onionmeister

I did this on my 100% playthrough more than a decade ago, and this time I will prove I can do it again with that shiny gold trophy

 

[Chaserjoey]

I’m about 7 and a half hours - 8 hours into the game and I was shocked to learn I’m about only half way through Disc 2?

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Just got Ramuh after escaping from Alexandria

. Feels like I’ve done so much more than just one and a half discs worth.

 

[GinoFelino]

Final Fantasy IX (PS4) |OT| The Place I'll Return To After The Patch. *

* After they fix the audio bugs, the low quality soundtrack, analog movement, input lag, the battle UI, and the game not pausing while browsing the PS home screen. Not to mention the bugs that were already present in the PC port (though apparently some have been fixed?).
I wanted to play this game again, but ended up completely wasting my money on a terrible port. The original PS1 version was so polished, it's a shame the ports don't do it justice.

Is this shit fixed with mods on PC?

 

[Miang]

LOL. Fucking NOPE at those trophies.

 

[ZeroD]

I strongly suggest anyone who is serious about this game to go pickup the guide. It will help you SO much through all the extra content this game has to offer!

Spoiler

If you don't feel the sarcasm oozing out of my post, you should go spend some time researching this guide on Kotaku.

Has to have been the worst guide ever made.

On topic, the font doesn’t seem too borked in the Japanese release compared to the English one. Could be just preference though.

 

[Jolkien]

My max jump rope was 69 yesterday after a night sleep, can't get past 22. I have all the platinum from past FF on PSN, looks like this one might break my streak.

 

[adamsapple]

They did fix the missing monster sound effects for this version. Doesn't look like anyone's mentioned this. Hopefully some other sound and animation bugs are fixed. Eyes still stay opened when casting though.

Also. I didn't brag enough in the previous thread so I'll post this again lol. Got it on my first try this morning after 3 hours of not getting passed 330 yesterday.

"Peeling 1,000 onions makes your eyes teary. Jump-roping 1,000 times gets them tearier still."
-Onionmeister

God among men.

 

[Arkeband]

1000 jump ropes kind of sucks but Excalibur 2 basically means you need two playthroughs, one to rush and one to play normally. And the save file with Excalibur 2 will always be missing other things.

Hopefully a definitive future edition will have NG+.

 

[Meowster]

I tried for over an hour and couldn't get past 32. I don't know how y'all do this jump rope stuff.

 

[PK Gaming]

Oh ya'll should Steal *A LOT*

Hint, hint

 

[adamsapple]

Oh ya'll should Steal *A LOT*

Hint, hint

Yep. I remember last time I played this (on PSX, not the PC version with speed boosts) I stole so much that by the start of disc 3 Zidanne's Thievery skill was doing 9999 damage. Great for beating

Spoiler

Ozma

.

Also PSA for first timers on how to get a very OP skill: Zidanne has a skill called "Thievery" which attacks for "Number of Total Steals Throughout Game x Zidanne's base speed" and it costs like next to nothing MP to cast. So stealing is not only getting you free items (and weapons/armor from bosses much sooner than it becomes available in stores) .. but it's also powering up your super un-blockable attack slowly but surely.

If you don't steal from enemies, the attack will do very low damage, the key is to keep stealing.

Thievery's attack is also range independent so it can hit enemies regardless of height, elevation or position on the field.

Spoiler

It fucking wrecked Ozma's shit.

 

[Miang]

Final Fantasy IX (PS4) |OT| The Place I'll Return To After The Patch. *

* After they fix the audio bugs, the low quality soundtrack, analog movement, input lag, the battle UI, and the game not pausing while browsing the PS home screen. Not to mention the bugs that were already present in the PC port (though apparently some have been fixed?).
I wanted to play this game again, but ended up completely wasting my money on a terrible port. The original PS1 version was so polished, it's a shame the ports don't do it justice.

Yeah, after reading this thread I'm going to give this a miss right now, and I'm the type who will shamelessly double or triple dip my favourite games. It's inspired me to go replay the original though

 

[MetatronM]

Sure, but if you are a FFIV fan (and why would you NOT be?) you have SNES, GBA, PSP, and DS versions, none of which are bugged or objectively bad. Not bad!

Wasn't the GBA version of IV completely bugged? The ATB system was borked, frequently giving you many many turns right in a row, making the game waaaaay easier than it's supposed to be because the enemies can barely get any turns in.

 

[jamsy]

Wait, what's wrong with the soundtrack in this version?

 

[adamsapple]

Wait, what's wrong with the soundtrack in this version?

The audio track for whatever area you're in resets and starts from the top after each battle, it doesn't pause and resume from where it ended before the battle begins.

 

[Socivol]

Holy crap, I can't believe how laggy these menus are.

Okay I thought it was just me! But yeah they are super slow.

 

[Shahed]

Yep. I remember last time I played this (on PSX, not the PC version with speed boosts) I stole so much that by the start of disc 3 Zidanne's Thievery skill was doing 9999 damage. Great for beating

Spoiler

Ozma

.

Also PSA for first timers on how to get a very OP skill: Zidanne has a skill called "Thievery" which attacks for "Number of Total Steals Throughout Game x Zidanne's base speed" and it costs like next to nothing MP to cast. So stealing is not only getting you free items (and weapons/armor from bosses much sooner than it becomes available in stores) .. but it's also powering up your super un-blockable attack slowly but surely.

If you don't steal from enemies, the attack will do very low damage, the key is to keep stealing.

Thievery's attack is also range independent so it can hit enemies regardless of height, elevation or position on the field.

Spoiler

It fucking wrecked Ozma's shit.

This and Freya's Dragoon something odd (Honor) thet gets mote powerful the more dragons you kill are awesome

 

[finalflame]

Square-Enix’s attempt to remaster the backgrounds has made them worse than the original. What they can do is not bake the shitty filter into the background images, use the original, pixelated PSone backgrounds and provide a few real-time filter options including point-sampled (nearest neighbour) filtering.

Even the 1997 PC version of FFVII handled this better.

Ah, I wasn't aware they had (poorly) baked a filter into it. That's a shame :/