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Final Fantasy IX (Steam)
Feb. 18th, 2026 11:11 amZidane and the theater troupe Tantalus are in Alexandria to perform the famous play, “I Want to Be Your Canary” and also kidnap Princess Garnet. This leads to war, adventures, black mages, found family, finding your roots but discovering they don’t define you, mental breakdowns, and plenty of moogles and chocobos. It’s a love letter to the Final Fantasy games that came before it.
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Overall: I loved this when it came out, but in retrospect it was hobbled by design decisions that were endemic at the time. If someone was playing through all of the FF games in order they’d get to this one and probably find the same joy I originally did, because it was a retrospective and a turning point in a lot of ways. The new Steam version is absolutely the way to play it; it loses nothing and adds convenience (and is prettier).
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Overall: I loved this when it came out, but in retrospect it was hobbled by design decisions that were endemic at the time. If someone was playing through all of the FF games in order they’d get to this one and probably find the same joy I originally did, because it was a retrospective and a turning point in a lot of ways. The new Steam version is absolutely the way to play it; it loses nothing and adds convenience (and is prettier).
