Customer Rating: 
Summary: Not a huge fan
Comment: I do not want to call this game over-rated because I do not want to take away from what other people think of this game, but I did not find this game to be very good. It is not awful but compared to other RPGs of the time this one fails in too many places to be one of the greats. There are quite a few problems I had with this game that are so very hard to overlook.
First this game is short!!! Do not let the 4 disc package fool you. It is entirely possible to beat this game in under 12 hours. I wonderd why they even needed 2 discs because it was so short and not overly filled with any of the FMVs or detail to take up all that space.
Second the character developement was subpar. Only a few of the characters really get developed to any extent while the others remain empty faces on your team.
The storyline was also very unoriginal and childish at times. The story moves along sluggishly with predictable cliches. There is little that leaves you wondering what will happen next until disc four. In disc four all of a sudden they throw a million pieces of vague information at you that I found out of placed and rushed. It seemed like they knew the story was predictable and tried to add a twist at the last minute, but it only confused me and left me wondering why.
This game was also way to easy. Granted I used a strategy guide for some of the games tougher moments but it was still way too easy. The "hardest boss" in the game...an optinal boss named Ozma was an unrewarding and painfully quick battle. I defeated him at level 65ish and had very little problem. This left me discouraged to even want to finish the rest of the game.
Finally the sidequests. One of my favorite things about RPGs are the sidequests. This game had very few sidequests and I had no desire to complete them. The only sidequest that was worth doing was the chocobo sidequest. Unfortunately it was boring and very frustrating. The other sidequests were equally as boring and offered little reason to complete. For example one of the quests involved running back and forth all over the world several times only to get a cheap ad-on that you already have 3 of at the point when it gets completed.
Certainly not the best Final Fantasy. My favroites are FF7 and FF12
Customer Rating:
Summary: one of my favorite installments(IMO)
Comment: one of my favorite, a nice comeback of the old ff's, a good pick meup from 8, which was solid at most, i think they were tryin somethin different on that chapter of this series, tho as everythins not perfect best we can do is hope that things turn out for the better after a chip in somethin, which things do in time, id cal IX a recall of the old days of rpgs, replays good storyline good, battle system good, overall id recommend this, tho as most would say its not as good as 7, and well considering 7 was first rpg to hit 3d graphics n all its not worth the fuss of either bein called cool or put down for discussing over something thats really stupid to discuss, most ppl who post threads on this series arent really soaking in whats important, the gameplay,feeling, they turn to it and squash it for poor graphics, cmon you brats this game is 10+ yrs old, those polygons were a big thing back in the 90s...enough of that, although ive posted this 7 was good, id recommend it to a friend or random person, but not without noting about all the other great titles of this series, gotta let them explore ya kno ;)
Customer Rating:
Summary: My daughter loves this game.
Comment: I bought this game for my daughter and she loves it. She had played it and now finised the game but still plays it over and over again in between other games.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Welcomeback to your Roots
Comment: Final Fantasy IX is everything a final fantasy should be. This game really takes you back to the roots of the series in a way only final fantasy can. the animation is beautiful the cgi cut scenes are great the summons look great. the battle system is easy and fun with the combination of synth shoppe makes the game more complex and deep. the story is amazing the landscapes are breath taking and the airships are beautiful.
This is one of my faviorate Final Fantasys I could Play this one over and over and never get sick of it.
Customer Rating:
Summary: No it's not FF8 or FF7. So be warned...
Comment: You can't have three in a row right? Or technically 4 in a row if you count the amazing FF3/FF6.
Well be warned. While this is a heart-warming game in certain aspects it's also somewhat more dark in tone. If FF8 was supposed to be an ode to movies, then FF9 is an ode to plays. Unfortunately it's one of those tragedies. There's also little exciting or compelling about it. You get the airship with about 2 minutes to go in the story... and considering it was the last airship you'll ever "fly" in the standard Final Fantasy universe it's somewhat sad. It's a very good game, just an "ok" Final Fantasy. Stick with FF7, 8, 10, and 12.
Summary: Not a huge fan
Comment: I do not want to call this game over-rated because I do not want to take away from what other people think of this game, but I did not find this game to be very good. It is not awful but compared to other RPGs of the time this one fails in too many places to be one of the greats. There are quite a few problems I had with this game that are so very hard to overlook.
First this game is short!!! Do not let the 4 disc package fool you. It is entirely possible to beat this game in under 12 hours. I wonderd why they even needed 2 discs because it was so short and not overly filled with any of the FMVs or detail to take up all that space.
Second the character developement was subpar. Only a few of the characters really get developed to any extent while the others remain empty faces on your team.
The storyline was also very unoriginal and childish at times. The story moves along sluggishly with predictable cliches. There is little that leaves you wondering what will happen next until disc four. In disc four all of a sudden they throw a million pieces of vague information at you that I found out of placed and rushed. It seemed like they knew the story was predictable and tried to add a twist at the last minute, but it only confused me and left me wondering why.
This game was also way to easy. Granted I used a strategy guide for some of the games tougher moments but it was still way too easy. The "hardest boss" in the game...an optinal boss named Ozma was an unrewarding and painfully quick battle. I defeated him at level 65ish and had very little problem. This left me discouraged to even want to finish the rest of the game.
Finally the sidequests. One of my favorite things about RPGs are the sidequests. This game had very few sidequests and I had no desire to complete them. The only sidequest that was worth doing was the chocobo sidequest. Unfortunately it was boring and very frustrating. The other sidequests were equally as boring and offered little reason to complete. For example one of the quests involved running back and forth all over the world several times only to get a cheap ad-on that you already have 3 of at the point when it gets completed.
Certainly not the best Final Fantasy. My favroites are FF7 and FF12
Customer Rating:
Summary: one of my favorite installments(IMO)
Comment: one of my favorite, a nice comeback of the old ff's, a good pick meup from 8, which was solid at most, i think they were tryin somethin different on that chapter of this series, tho as everythins not perfect best we can do is hope that things turn out for the better after a chip in somethin, which things do in time, id cal IX a recall of the old days of rpgs, replays good storyline good, battle system good, overall id recommend this, tho as most would say its not as good as 7, and well considering 7 was first rpg to hit 3d graphics n all its not worth the fuss of either bein called cool or put down for discussing over something thats really stupid to discuss, most ppl who post threads on this series arent really soaking in whats important, the gameplay,feeling, they turn to it and squash it for poor graphics, cmon you brats this game is 10+ yrs old, those polygons were a big thing back in the 90s...enough of that, although ive posted this 7 was good, id recommend it to a friend or random person, but not without noting about all the other great titles of this series, gotta let them explore ya kno ;)
Customer Rating:
Summary: My daughter loves this game.
Comment: I bought this game for my daughter and she loves it. She had played it and now finised the game but still plays it over and over again in between other games.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Welcomeback to your Roots
Comment: Final Fantasy IX is everything a final fantasy should be. This game really takes you back to the roots of the series in a way only final fantasy can. the animation is beautiful the cgi cut scenes are great the summons look great. the battle system is easy and fun with the combination of synth shoppe makes the game more complex and deep. the story is amazing the landscapes are breath taking and the airships are beautiful.
This is one of my faviorate Final Fantasys I could Play this one over and over and never get sick of it.
Customer Rating:
Summary: No it's not FF8 or FF7. So be warned...
Comment: You can't have three in a row right? Or technically 4 in a row if you count the amazing FF3/FF6.
Well be warned. While this is a heart-warming game in certain aspects it's also somewhat more dark in tone. If FF8 was supposed to be an ode to movies, then FF9 is an ode to plays. Unfortunately it's one of those tragedies. There's also little exciting or compelling about it. You get the airship with about 2 minutes to go in the story... and considering it was the last airship you'll ever "fly" in the standard Final Fantasy universe it's somewhat sad. It's a very good game, just an "ok" Final Fantasy. Stick with FF7, 8, 10, and 12.