/vr/ - Retro Games

>>8481934
I hate those "AI" upscales. Everything is unpleasantly warped, and small objects look like you should be able to make them out but you can't. Feels like I'm going to get a headache if I look at it too long.
They're never an improvement on the original art.

>>4274959
I mean sure, the replayability of IX is daunting compared to some other FF's, but that can be circumvented by keeping a save file handy once you get to the forest or the world map.
If the lengthy intro wasn't so pretty and legitimately entertaining (that part being subjective, but not an uncommon opinion) it wouldn't have worked. I think it did work, and it's made a shitload of top lists, with some (like Sakaguchi) putting it at the top of the FF echelon.

Final Fantasy IX has the most legitimate fun. Great music, great art direction, fun characters. It's one of the few from the latter half of the 90s that didn't try to be edgy and angsty. The combat and levelling up mechanics are also very polished and enjoyable. Great introduction to the series.