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Final Fantasy XI: Chains Of Promathia for PlayStation 2 Videos >>
Rating Reviewed By Cristian marceloFrom kenner Review Date 03/26/2003 Overall Rating  5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary Probably one of the greatest Final Fantasy's yet. The story is awesome (although not as good as 7's.) The people in the normal graphics were a little fuzzy, but the cg was awesome and there was lots of it. The sound wasn't really that good compared to the other Final Fantasys but compared to some games out there it is.Sound The sound was the lowest part of the game. The battle music was awesome, especailly the boss music. But later on into the game the music gets a little dull. The music played in Madain Sari is one example. The field music was good and had a nice up-beat tone to it. Overall I'll have to give the music a 4.Gameplay The gameplay was FF9's best part. Tons and tons of mini-games to play around with. Chocobo Hot and Cold is one of the funnest mini-games I've ever played. The battle system is even better then before because now instead of only 3 characters at a time you get to have 4. The story in FF9 was awesome but the main villian, Kuja, looked kind of weird. All the characters in FF9, maybe besides Amarant, looked and acted awesome.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By daniel valenzuelaFrom el paso, texas Review Date 03/09/2003 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary Final fantasy 9 is a great game to play and experance. The recent final fantasys were more modern and futuristic than the fist final fanatasys on nintendo so going back to the old times was good. though there was not much enphasis on the 'crystal' like in the original final fantasys. the game also has hummor instead of seriousness, which adds a good effect.final fantasy 9 is one of the funest games i've ever played. its music is captivating, its gameplay is so damn fun(parden my french) and its graphics are clean and beautiful. compared to the first final fantasys is unfair. final fantasy 8 had graphics but wasn't much in story and 7 was the best in story but not so much in graphics. final fantasy 9 has both plus has good music to boot. over all its one of the best games i've ever played and the funnest. though if played to death, it can become tedeous. Sound the music and sound effects in final fantasy 9 are stunning to say the least. the songs match the current enviorment making a very good effect from the cheerfulness of alexandria to the saddness and dullness of brumencia. the music itself is very good to listen to. the chocobo music is fun to listen to and beatrixs 'loss of me' keeps you in beat. 'you're not alone' is one of my fav's in this game thought it apears only once. kujas theme is good and the ending theme is the best ending theme i've herd since... ever. all in all...5Gameplay final fantasys gameplay can't be beat, its simple ability system is simple and easy to understand. the ease of the system makes it much more easier to manipulate and use. the characters are also very fun to use with there own abilities, and the fact that you can use four characters instead of three makes it even better.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary This game is by far on of the bast games I have ever played. Most people agree with that which it good, but I am just absolutely shocked at some of the bad reviews. It just, ugh, how can they, ugh, it makes me sick. But anyways, some of the reviews compare this game to ff7. Why would you compare anything to such a masterpiece? Nothing could come close to it. But whatever; I bought this game acouple years ago, beat it, and now I'm playing it again to pass time.Sound Nothing jumps out and is bad, so I would say it's good. The music is good enough to tap your foot to or something, but its not as good as the music of ff7. But hey, now I'm comparing it to ff7. Good sfx for in battle and regular gameplay. It's all good.Overall - a game definitely worth buying especially considering it is probably like ten dollars now. Gameplay Just marvelous. Takes the best from other great games and mixes it up. Learning abilities are easy to figure out and equipping things are easy. The number of sidequests and minigames is just so great, I play the chocobo sidequest for hours on end without progressing the story at all. Battle system is great, and having four characters was a good idea.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary A very, very good Final Fantasy, with a colorful cast of characters (Vivi is awesome ^_^), beautiful graphics, and a good plotline (Like the other FFs). Personally, I thought FF VIII & VII were better, but this game is a great game, holding up the Final Fantasy legacy (Because it got straight 5s from me!). If you enjoyed other FFs, you will enjoy this game. If you haven't played the FFs, my suggestion is to get VII, and VIII, and *THEN* get this game =)Sound The sound is no exception. With memorable songs, and nice sounding magic SE, this is definately a game that you would want to turn up the volume on. (My faveorite song is when you fight Kuja in Memoria! ^ ^)Gameplay The gameplay is no dissapointment. The gameplay is as rich as the other FF games, but this time, you get FOUR characters in your party. The battles are fun, and then some!Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary I played this game about two years ago, so I'll try to remember everything I can. Final Fantasy Nine was a pretty decent game overall. Does it have FF7's storyline? Hell no. Does it have 10's graphics? No. Does it have the strategic junction system? No. I'll say that it is a game worth playing, and was actually pretty decent. Hell, who doesn't love a flambuoyant, ranting antagonist? (it took me until around disc two to figure out Kujah was male...but now I love him)Sound Songs were decent, but not memorable. I'm trying to remember some now, and am drawing a blank. :) But don't get me wrong. I don't remember turning the volume down at the time.Overall, you won't be displeased by this game. Go ahead and try it. Gameplay Gameplay was pretty good. ATE's are pretty innovative, and the abundance of moogles pleased me. However, I do scrutinize on minor things, such as the fact that TENTS DON'T FULLY HEAL THE PARTY, THE BATTLE TIME WAS OBSCENELY SLOW, and THE FINAL BOSS was ridiculously, and obviously the result of lack of planning and time. Don't let these minor details pull you away, however. They did make a few references to FF7. That should draw you back in.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member.
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