I have to agree that FF is the most divisive series (with VIII and XIII being the most divisive entries) and IX should be the most divisive game (and it really is the weakest). Like every other FF, it is great, but it's subpar gameplay and recycled gameplay makes it a weaker nostalgia fest:
1) It came out after VIII (basically VII-2), after the ultra-popular paradigm shift, and regurgitated the older paradigm.
2) As gamers matured, the series matured and became more realistic (The waning limitations of graphics processors played no small part in this.), yet they unnecessarily reverted back to the proportions of the older entires.
3) The story is the DBZ/Monkey King trope, inclusive of flying, super-Saiyan powers, tails, etc.
4) They spit the bit with the "YOU ARE USING YOUR LIMIT BREAK NOW" system.
5) About those limit breaks...they were awful.
6) For a series that was groundbreaking in its mature tone (really set by FFIV), this game had a very childish atmosphere that played up the visual presentation.
With that being said, FFIX is still a great game, so I guess it's even internally divisive...
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