FF IX > FF VII

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naznatips said:

And Legend, there is no way that you haven't seen any FFIX characters. Vivi is one of the most iconic characters of the franchise even today:

Also, the reason it's so underappreciated is because it's the only 3D FF that was made in the style of the SNES FFs. Because so many SNES FF fans were upset that Square switched the franchise over to Sony, they never bought Playstations and tried it, and because it was barely even related in style to FFVII and FFVIII, the "new" FF gamers just didn't "get it." So basically FFIX has the unfortunate circumstance of its target audience (the fans of the classic FF style) never playing it. It's still IMO one of the greatest achievements ever in the RPG genre.

That's a really good point; I've always part of IX's underapprecation had to do with its throwback qualities, but I made the connection to the lack of old school FF gamers with Playstations.