Reddit reviews Final Fantasy IX

If you have an original PlayStation you can still get a sealed copy of the game for less than the Switch version price. Super worth playing btw.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00004Y57G/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_3NCBCb2DCZNSS

They are not resealed, they are reprints. This is how Square has been sealing them. Square continues to manufacture a few of their popular titles so these are NOT "New Old Stock" but just plain old "New Stock".

Edit: If you were to buy this sold and shipped as "New" by Amazon, it would be in the same shrink wrap as this is how they are sealed by the manufacturer these days.

you won't find just the first disc unless you want to pay an insane amount on ebay.

just buy the greatest hits version for $15 on amazon

Here you are, no need to thank me citizen.

(Flies off into the distance)

Seriously though, it's truly an awesome game, and holds up pretty well graphically.

I have been replaying Final Fantasy IX. I love it very, very much. The characters are charming, the plot is interesting, and the gameplay really holds up well. Truly a classic and fairly cheap.

I haven't purchased a new game since Gran Turismo 5, which was almost 3 years ago. I think I would like to play The Last of Us. /u/watsoned recommended it and I trust her taste.

it's $15 on amazon for all 4 discs. $10 if you buy it used.

Amazon has you covered

I've been really wanting to do this too. You can get V and VI for PS1 in a combo pack on Amazon for like 10 dollars. Both are amazing. And if you love FFVII and like 3rd person shooters I would say give Dirge of Cerberus a chance, I really enjoyed it; but I could see why a lot of people didn't care for it.

Links to some of the cheaper entries on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Final-Fantasy-Origins-Remastered-Editions-PlayStation/dp/B00008RUYZ/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1426312647&sr=8-7&keywords=ps1+ff

http://www.amazon.com/Final-Fantasy-Chronicles-Chrono-Trigger-Playstation/dp/B00005LOXE/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1426312774&sr=8-5&keywords=final+fantasy+3

http://www.amazon.com/Final-Fantasy-Anthology-VI-Playstation/dp/B00002R28C/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1426312774&sr=8-3&keywords=final+fantasy+3

http://www.amazon.com/Final-Fantasy-IX-Playstation-2/dp/B00004Y57G/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1426312811&sr=8-3&keywords=final+fantasy+8

if you have not played this then do it.
http://www.amazon.com/Final-Fantasy-IX-Playstation/dp/B00004Y57G/ref=wl_it_dp_v_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=10JAMLQ5ELTZY&coliid=I5GUH8MV1O3D9.
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This is what i want if i win its only 11 so its super cheap.
http://www.amazon.com/Albanese-Assorted-Fruit-Worms-5-Pound/dp/B000SARHDK/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=2BTCTSWCDRM81&coliid=I307V9SY71Q3EZ

> Then again, I've never played any of the FF#'s including the famous FF7 and the newer FF10-13. What exactly makes these games fun in the first place? Still trying to figure that point out lol.

I mean, what makes any game fun? Just gotta find what you get joy out of and look for games that suit your tastes. I grew up on Final Fantasy and loved the fantastical stories wrapped up with fun and interesting casts of characters. There are some thematic things that carry over from one game to the next, but the numbered games don't connect to one another as sequels or whatever, so which games from the series you enjoy usually boils down to preference. Especially since the series basically reinvents itself with every new game.

>Oh and the good old rpg tropes of warriors and mages and archers was great too.

Normally I'd suggest picking up the FFX remaster that came out not too long ago and giving it a shot, because I just think it's the series' peak in character development and storytelling. But if the old school fighter/mage/thief trifecta more appeals to you, you might consider FF9 instead, which is my second favorite game in the series.

>Heard a lot about this, never played a persona title before. Can you give me the run down on why it's fun?

It's half Shin Megami Tensei (dark, demony fusing goodness) and half dating sim. You get the grindy micromanagement for half the game, and the other half is dedicated to attending school and getting to know your companions (and usually potentially dating one of them by the end of the game).

>because western rpgs 1. too much horror-religious-gothic-skulls-and-bones stuff (you know exactly what I'm talking about)

Depends on where you're looking. Mass Effect is a classic scifi space opera. Deus Ex and the most recent Shadowrun games are solidly cyberpunk. Fallout is post-apocalyptic.

>2. none of them have party systems

This is where you're going to have to dip more into CRPGs. Pillars of Eternity. The recent Tyrrany. I mentioned Shadowfall just above. It's definitely something I miss from most WRPGs though, I like the banter and depth of story granted from playing with party NPCs.

>except dragon age inquisition which I played and it sucks dick.

I'm not entirely sure what you hated about DAI since you didn't elaborate, but I do agree that the game was pretty lacking. If you liked the promise of DAI but didn't like the execution, you might go back and try Dragon Age: Origins. It's not perfect, but the game has a hell of a lot more soul than DAI does.

Let's say you have two games launched at the same time, a great, popular game and a terrible one no one's heard of.

For some reason, the publishers of Terrible Game (TG) are quite confident, so they initially print the same number of copies. We'll say 200,000.

Great Game (GG) delivers all of the copies they printed, and sells all 200,000 copies immediately. Retailers call the publisher and demand a restock. The publisher begins printing another, larger batch.

Terrible Game delivers 10,000 copies at launch, because no one preordered it and so the retailers only stocked 1-2 copies per store. A few sell, because some people want that 100% complete console library, some people are boycotting Great Game because the publisher's CEO said something rude on Twitter, the Terrible Anime license the game is based on has a cult following, etc. These are eventually restocked from the original print run.

So, a month or two has passed. Great Game's second print run was 500,000, because running out of stock is a missed sales opportunity and they want to avoid it. Terrible Game still hasn't sold 200,000 copies, so no reprints yet.

6 months pass, and GG is on its 3rd or 4th printing. TG has finally sold close to 200,000, but by this time, they've decided it's not worth the effort to do another print run, instead focusing their resources on their next game release in hopes it's better received.

So now GG has printed a million or so copies, and TG printed 1/5 of that. 6 months later, GG comes out with a GOTY Edition print run, then a year after that, the Greatest Hits/Nintendo Selects/whatever version. Maybe they never stop printing it. (Yes, Square Enix is still printing some of their PS1 Greatest Hits line.)

Now, those little game discs/cartridges aren't invincible. Maybe they fall behind the couch and are lost forever. Maybe they're left in a pants pocket and washed. Maybe they fall out of an improperly secured moving truck. Maybe they sit in a glass case in the window of a used game store for a decade before the housing crumbles to dust and the contact pins corrode irreparably. This will affect both GG and TG, but since GG printed so many more copies, it's still not impossible to find. Even if 50% of all copies are destroyed, there are still more copies of GG than TG ever had.

I rambled a bit there, and I just made up the numbers, but the TL;DR is no, there's not always the same amount of games, and even if accidents didn't happen, some games just got larger print runs to begin with.

They actually still print new copies of it

Whoever did that to you is a 100% prime grade-A asshole. Looks like you can buy a sealed copy of FF9 on Amazon for twelve bucks and some change, though.

Umm...I hate to be the bearer of bad news...but:

• NIB - FF8: $12.00
  
• NIB - FF9: $12.00
  
• NIB - FFA: $16.00
  
• NIB - FFC: $15.00
  
• NIB - FFO: $19.00
  
  (From Amazon...there are cheaper options for all of the above through independent Amazon marketplace stores)
  
  You fell victim to dealers overhyping rarity...which happens way too often to a lot of people, so nothing against you. It is the reason prices are so high on games that are just plain and simple not rare or monetarily valuable. I just wish more people armed themselves with knowledge and stopped letting dealers shaft customers so often.
  
  The original release Halo and $7.00 for GH RE4 were pretty good deals though, kudos on those!
  
  Edit: By numbered, you mean 7, 8, and 9? Do you have A, C, and O yet? I also notice that in your Backloggery, 7 is the only beaten one you have, which one is your next play through? n_n I love the PS Final Fantasies.

My first FF was 8 on PC, then I played 7 on PC, then 10 on PS2 at a friend's house. When I got my own PS2 and played 9, I was blown away at how much of a true gem it is. Seriously, man, do yourself a favor.

First, I'd give roughly 40% of it to Uncle Sam, because he says I'm a nice person and am willing to share with him. After that's all said and done, I buy a Batmobile

EDIT: I suppose I should leave an item

Interestingly enough, I just searched on amazon and you can currently get the original, ps1 disc version for $14.25 NEW. Seems strange that you can get it even CHEAPER than the digital port.

I plan on waiting for some kind of sale before I pick it up on switch :P

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00004Y57G/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_i_9KXzCbX5DANGE