Talk:Final Fantasy IX/Archive 2

Wayne and Torres
Okay. In the synthesis shop in Lindblum, the two NPCs who work there are named Wayne and Torres which just so happen to also be the names of two characters in Parasite Eve, another Square game released three years (I think. ._.) before IX. Something else that I noticed about them was that the "Final Fantasy IX" Wayne and Torres play just about the same roles as the "Parasite Eve" Wayne and Torres did. So, fellow wikiers, is this noteworthy in the slightest bit? It's just a wink and a nudge in the direction of people who played Parasite Eve, right? 209.247.22.24 (talk) 17:14, 18 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Not notable. -- Elaich   talk 19:05, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

The music reception is inaccurate
The comments about the music reception are a misrepresentation. It gives the impression that the music reception was negative, whereas in reality it was more of a mixed bag, leaning towards positive. (Personally, I think the music is amazing.) I know you're gonna want some evidence, so here are all the links: http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/psx/finalfantasy9?q=Final%20Fantasy%20ix http://www.gamepro.com/sony/psx/games/reviews/7357.shtml http://www.gaming-age.com/cgi-bin/reviews/review.pl?sys=psx&game=ffix-us http://www.netjak.com/review.php/136 http://www.gamecritics.com/review/ff9/main.php

That must be enough evidence. A lot of articles on metacritic have their links expired, but I read them all and the majority of them praised the music. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.140.85.132 (talk) 16:38, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

I'd just like to add that Nobuo Uematsu also said it was his favourite musical score ever. He wouldn't have said that if he had reused many of the tracks. RPG Fan's analysis is quite frankly cluctching at straws and the examples given are tenous. The correct examples it gives also only appear in the game for a short amount of time. Even with the unoriginal tracks removed, Final Fantasy IX would still contain more original pieces than any Final Fantasy to date. Anyway, the wiki article has picked the most negative comments from RPG Fan's review. Another misrepresentation. http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/ff9ost/index.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.140.85.132 (talk) 16:56, 5 January 2008 (UTC)


 * The composer also remade some of FF9's songs for his band "Black Mages".Ffgamera (talk) 09:12, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

Characters article
I think it should be merged (redirected) into this article since we have a hard time finding any creation information and critical reviews about the characters. FightingStreet (talk) 11:05, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Support totally, it has never been any good, and has never established any notability. the main featured article should be able to cover any character information appropriately. Judgesurreal777 (talk) 16:09, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

I disagree. Pretty much every single other Final Fantasy has its own characters page. To have the characters section bungled into that small space horribly condenses everything and decreases th quality of the whole article. If you're not gonna have a characters page, at least have more than one line for each major character. And many important NPCs are not even mentioned!It is ridiculous that minor characters such as Major Dobe from FFVIII have more about them than Zidane Tribal or Garnet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Characters_of_Final_Fantasy_VIII#Raijin

I will be lengthening the section if there is no reply by tomorrow. The characters section was fine as it was and provided lots of useful, verifiable information. It should be resurrected. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.44.224.144 (talk) 13:38, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Whether they do or don't is irrelevant, what matters is whether the characters article is notable and can be supported by reliable sources, which it can't. So that's why it was merged. Judgesurreal777 (talk) 16:43, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

I dont know what you mean by 'notable'. And you obviously havent looked hard in regards to reliable sources.

http://www.square-enix-usa.com/games/FFIX-gamesite/

( http://www.ffinsider.net/final-fantasy-9/char.php ) - I dont know if that counts as reliable.

Go look on the characters page on there. It gives a decent amount of information about the characters, unlike the wiki article at the moment. I mean, even if you read the manual of FFIX it has more information than wiki about the characters. Note, Im not even insisting on it being unmerged. I just think that each main character deserves a paragraph at least. And looking around the FFVIII character sources, I could find equally good ones for FFIX. 18:36, 21 March 2008
 * Not to mention:, , . The Prince (talk) 19:29, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Those have no information other than in game stuff like the plot. This article needs to have stuff like how they came up with the characters, and after several years, there this article shows nothing like that, which is the core of notability for this kind of article. Judgesurreal777 (talk) 23:49, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

Spoilers?
Personally, I thought the story section contained major spoilers concerning the ending. I haven't in fact finished the game, but I was wondering if someone would like to change it a little if they have the time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.207.23.165 (talk) 23:15, 20 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Apologies, but Wikipedia is not censored. &mdash; Blue. 06:52, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Please see WP:SPOILERS for explanations about Wikipedia's policies. Kariteh (talk) 07:21, 21 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Next time, avoid looking at the Plot section for spoilers.Ffgamera (talk) 09:10, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

I am (now) familiar the aforementioned guidelines concerning spoilers, and yet I believe the picture in the story section concerning the ending of the game is too noticeable even when trying to skip that section, and therefore should be removed or changed to some other scene from earlier stages of the game. I am sure the purpose of this particular picture could be as well served by something less 'informative'. &mdash; ChartreuseCat (talk) 17:44, 23 April 2009 (UTC)


 * This is an encyclopedia. Its very purpose is to spoil everything notable about its topics. Kariteh (talk) 09:46, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

Remake/Re-release?
Is this game going to be remade or re-released? There were rumors about the PS1 Final Fantasy titles being updated before, but I haven't been able to find much of anything (even using the internet archive). I know this isn't a place for conjecture, but I think it would be notable if someone found an article about a venture being planned and then dropped. Vaughnstull (talk) 23:15, 12 June 2008 (UTC)


 * It'd better be (sometime), but after some Googling I've found nothing on remaking, improving or even porting FFIX. Farslayer (talk) 11:53, 8 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Remakes and re-releases are usually the result of good fan reaction. But FF9 did not receive very good reception because it returned to the FF1-6 concept of castles and queens. Ffgamera (talk) 09:09, 18 September 2008 (UTC)


 * A remake might happen seeing as Square has remade/ported 1-4 and there have been videos of a FFVII 'remake'; however, as Ffgamera says, it didn't receive as good a reception as the others and might be less liable for a remake. I personally would love it even though it would most likely be a PS3 exclusive.... Cpt Jack House 17:14 12, October 2008 —Preceding undated comment was added at 16:18, 12 October 2008 (UTC).


 * Actually, if you read this:

Square said they were going to release remakes of FFVII, FFVIII, and FFIX, but it's been seven years.... Insaneingus (talk) 12:19, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

At the most, a re-release on the PSP will happen by the end of 2010. They have just released FF7 for download, and rumours of FF8 have begun circulating. A Chain of Flowers (talk) 15:36, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

Screenshots from boxed PAL 50hz version
I think these screenshots are bad 'cause they're from the PAL version of the game (notice they are boxed). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.118.10.62 (talk) 10:50, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

Ultimania development information currently not in the article
The following sources should be translated and used to expand the current incomplete article:


 * Hiroyuki Ito Interview (from the Final Fantasy IX Ultimania)
 * [http://imageshack.com/a/img841/9881/vpy3.jpg ((from the VERY RARE Final Fantasy IX Settei Gashuu V-Jump Special Edition)
 * Final Fantasy IX Online Ultimania Staff Comments (from the Ultimania website)
 * Final Fantasy IX Ultimania Staff Comments (from the Ultimania website)

Anyone willing to help translate even one page is welcome! Jonathan Hardin&#39; (talk) 10:46, 10 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Updated the links. Jonathan Hardin&#39; (talk) 21:53, 23 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Added a link. Jonathan Hardin&#39; (talk) 16:11, 22 February 2014 (UTC)