

A masterclass in adventure design, Final Fantasy IX delivers an unforgettable experience from start to finish.
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Verdict
95%
Steam
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IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam (95% positive from 13K reviews)
Compelling narrative and story
Rich open world to explore
Engaging multiplayer/co-op experience
No significant drawbacks reported
Final Fantasy IX is a 2000 role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the PlayStation video game console. It is the ninth game in the main Final Fantasy series. The plot focuses on a war between nations in a medieval fantasy world called Gaia. Players follow a thief named Zidane Tribal who kidnaps princess Garnet Til Alexandros XVII as part of a ploy by the neighboring nation of Lindblum. He joins Garnet and a growing cast of characters on a quest to take down her mother, Queen Brahne of Alexandria, who started the war.

Runs well on modern hardware.
System Requirements
Minimum
Recommended
Getting Emotional
Enter Trance for the first time.
70.2%
unlocked
A Round of Applause
Have the nobles demand an encore.
66.1%
unlocked
It's All in the Cards I
Win a Tetra Master match.
58.9%
unlocked
Let the Bodies Hit the Floor I
Defeat 100 enemies.
50.8%
unlocked
Sticky Fingers
Use the Steal command 50 times.
42.3%
unlocked
Coming Together I
Synthesize 10 items.
37%
unlocked
Going for the Gold
Successfully catch a golden frog.
35.6%
unlocked
Bring on the Thunder
Summon the eidolon Ramuh.
35.5%
unlocked
That Old Black Magic
Use Black Magic spells 100 times.
33.3%
unlocked
Wolf Insanity
Summon the eidolon Fenrir.
32.9%
unlocked
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Getting Emotional
Enter Trance for the first time.
70.2%
unlocked
A Round of Applause
Have the nobles demand an encore.
66.1%
unlocked
It's All in the Cards I
Win a Tetra Master match.
58.9%
unlocked
Let the Bodies Hit the Floor I
Defeat 100 enemies.
50.8%
unlocked
Sticky Fingers
Use the Steal command 50 times.
42.3%
unlocked
Coming Together I
Synthesize 10 items.
37%
unlocked
Going for the Gold
Successfully catch a golden frog.
35.6%
unlocked
Bring on the Thunder
Summon the eidolon Ramuh.
35.5%
unlocked
That Old Black Magic
Use Black Magic spells 100 times.
33.3%
unlocked
Wolf Insanity
Summon the eidolon Fenrir.
32.9%
unlocked
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