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Let’s go!

I wanted to finish it before its birthday, and I didn't. But that's alright. I'm exactly where I left 24 years ago. At the beginning of Disc 4, before the final dungeon. But I took my time. 50 hours in and still so many side quests to solve. Pretty sure I'll finish it by the end of this week.

The esoteric side quests are my favourite part of FFIX. The game's battle speed is atrociously slow and almost half of the party members (Freya, Amarant, Quina) have very little to do in the story. Also not a big fan of the Trance and equipment skill systems. Great OST and graphics, though!

Still a good game, though! I used to think more highly of it until I replayed it somewhat recently after over 20 years. Better than 2/3 of the SNES Final Fantasies.

For me, it's the other way around. I had my difficulty with the series in the late 90s and early 2000s, but now that I replay all of the games (the HD and Pixel remasters, mostly), I find them all fantastic. Even the controversial ones like FF2. Maybe it's because of my 10-year gaming abstinence :D