From Destructoid's Top 50 Games of the Decade
Each new Final Fantasy game brings with it an inordinate amount of hype. And rightfully so, since Square has both the money and the time to create role-playing games of such high quality that it is only natural to expect each new installment in the long-running Final Fantasy series to be more fantastic than the last.
Of all the Final Fantasy games released in the last ten years, we here at Destructoid love Final Fantasy IX the most. We also adore Final Fantasy X -- it was a close race! -- but feel that IX encompasses everything that originally made the Final Fantasy games so great: a fantasy world full of fantastical creatures, powerful crystals, and soaring airships. Most importantly, though, Final Fantasy IX marked the end of a role-playing era -- the last “classic” game in a series that changed the videogame industry forever.
Oh, it also stars Vivi. Seriously, no one can deny the power of Vivi.
Of all the Final Fantasy games released in the last ten years, we here at Destructoid love Final Fantasy IX the most. We also adore Final Fantasy X -- it was a close race! -- but feel that IX encompasses everything that originally made the Final Fantasy games so great: a fantasy world full of fantastical creatures, powerful crystals, and soaring airships. Most importantly, though, Final Fantasy IX marked the end of a role-playing era -- the last “classic” game in a series that changed the videogame industry forever.
Oh, it also stars Vivi. Seriously, no one can deny the power of Vivi.