+40 amazing references that Final Fantasy IX makes to its previous games!

TIMESTAMPS
02:20 - Madeline in Alexandria FFVI
02:56 - Cornelia in "I want to be your Canary" FFI
03:35 - Gilgamesh appearence FFV
04:34 - Rufus Welcoming Ceremony FFVII
05:13 - Cait Sith Fortune in Dali FFVII
05:39 - Locke in Lindblum FFVI
05:56 - Clock in Lindblum's Weapon Shop FFVII
06:15 - Fabool FFIV
06:33 - Porom & Palom FFIV
06:51 - Trance FFVI
07:25 - Bells in Burmecia & Minwu FFII
08:00 - Altair & Vega FFII
09:09 - Burmecia & Zozo FFVI
09:48 - Alexandria & Baron FFIV
11:42 - Treno & Jidoor FFVI
12:25 - Une & Doga FFIII
13:37 - Antlion boss fight. FFIV
14:06 - Climhazzard FFVII
14:34 - Josef's Story FFII
16:14 - Eidolons and Magicite FFVI
16:51 - Lali-ho! FFIV
17:22 - Mog's importance / Maduin FFVI
18:25 - Eiko & Rydia FFIV
20:15 - The Invincible Ship FFIII
20:42 - Garland appearence FFI
21:27 - Tantarian Enemy FFV
22:09 - The Twin Moons FFIV
22:33 - The Warring Triad FFVI
23:47 - Tetra Master FFIV V
24:31 - Mount Gulg FFI
24:59 - Hilda FFII
25:20 - World Map FFI
25:47 - Pandemonium FFII
28:09 - Kuja and Kefka FFVI
28:44 - Bobby Corwen FFV
29:25 - Gogo FFVI
30:13 - Dagger's Real Name FFI
32:14 - Shinryu FFV
32:57 - Kain Highwind FFIV
33:34 - Four Fiends of Chaos FFI
35:00 - Stilva FFVII
35:29 - Deathgaze / Deathguise FFVI
36:01 - Necron's origin FFIII
38:23 - "No Cloud no Squall..." FFVIII VII
39:04 - Epilogue
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Jegged Walthrough: jegged.com/Gam...
A real cool comparison between the upcoming Stranger of Paradise and FF1 because that's cool, too!: / 1485889951976026112
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Final Fantasy 9 is the ninth main installment in the franchise,. After the sci-si steampunk style of Final Fantasy VII+VIII, is a return to the classic series roots, making it into a medieval fantasy setting, but also things like the class distributions per character, instead of that dynamic that Materia and GFs could do.
It is considered like a love letter to the franchise, & you can already tell by just looking at the details in the game, from the atmosphere it provides, to the gameplay features.
These games tend to make the iconic monsters, spells, weapons, or even character names appear through most of the installments, giving some identity to them, but still keeping their individuality as a standalone game.
What I want to focus on, is not these shared elements of every game, but rather the callbacks and references that 9 makes to the other releases specifically, that makes it so special.
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#FINALFANTASY #FFIX #FINALFANTASYIX #FF9

[@DroWarriorOfLight]

Ignore my accent, and the fact that my brain freezes for a second when there's a word whose pronunciation i'm clearly not confident about lmao. Anyway, timestamps! 02:20 - Madeline in Alexandria -FFVI- 02:56 - Cornelia in "I want to be your Canary" -FFI- 03:35 - Gilgamesh appearence -FFV- 04:34 - Rufus Welcoming Ceremony -FFVII- 05:13 - Cait Sith Fortune in Dali -FFVII- 05:39 - Locke in Lindblum -FFVI- 05:56 - Clock in Lindblum's Weapon Shop -FFVII- 06:15 - Fabool -FFIV- 06:33 - Porom & Palom -FFIV- 06:51 - Trance -FFVI- 07:25 - Bells in Burmecia & Minwu -FFII- 08:00 - Altair & Vega -FFII- 09:09 - Burmecia & Zozo -FFVI- 09:48 - Alexandria & Baron -FFIV- 11:42 - Treno & Jidoor -FFVI- 12:25 - Une & Doga -FFIII- 13:37 - Antlion boss fight. -FFIV- 14:06 - Climhazzard -FFVII- 14:34 - Josef's Story -FFII- 16:14 - Eidolons and Magicite -FFVI- 16:51 - Lali-ho! -FFIV- 17:22 - Mog's importance / Maduin -FFVI- 18:25 - Eiko & Rydia -FFIV- 20:15 - The Invincible Ship -FFIII- 20:42 - Garland appearence -FFI- 21:27 - Tantarian Enemy -FFV- 22:09 - The Twin Moons -FFIV- 22:33 - The Warring Triad -FFVI- 23:47 - Tetra Master -FFIV V- 24:31 - Mount Gulg -FFI- 24:59 - Hilda -FFII- 25:20 - World Map -FFI- 25:47 - Pandemonium -FFII- 28:09 - Kuja and Kefka -FFVI- 28:44 - Bobby Corwen -FFV- 29:25 - Gogo -FFVI- 30:13 - Dagger's Real Name -FFI- 32:14 - Shinryu -FFV- 32:57 - Kain Highwind -FFIV- 33:34 - Four Fiends of Chaos -FFI- 35:00 - Stilva -FFVII- 35:29 - Deathgaze / Deathguise -FFVI- 36:01 - Necron's origin -FFIII- 38:23 - "No Cloud no Squall..." -FFVIII VII- 39:04 - Epilogue

[@thevangsta9892]

As someone who's first Final Fantasy game was FF9 playing 1-8 for the first time and watching all these call backs unfold confirms that FF9 is indeed a big love letter too the first 8 games and for the fans of 9!! FF9 is my favorite not just kuz it's my first and I'm blinded by nostalgia(ok yes I'll admit it lol but it's more too it then just being my first and nostalgia) the story gave an impact on me as a kid and even to this day!! E2PG is a frustrating challenge yet it feels quite rewarding!! FF10 is a very close 2nd favorite of mine then it's a toss up between 5 and 6!! 7 is great and I can see the fuss behind it I'd probably put FF7 in my top 5!!

[@DroWarriorOfLight]

Hey, I support you and anyone who have their favorite game for nostalgia reasons (among many other reasons), I don't think that's bad at all, if anything is a statement of how impactful a game is to you in the emotional impact and only a handful of games can do that. I do believe that the same excitement of playing FF9 after the others and seeing the references in this game, can be had the other way around, playing FF9 first and then seeing the inspiration (same with FF14 for example). I think that's pretty cool

[@KinglockeYT]

Great video!

[@marcosarevalos1439]

Genial video muy buen trabajo