Final Fantasy IX

Developed by Square USA
Release date: 07 Jul 2000
Role-playing (RPG)Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Final Fantasy IX is the ninth main installment in the FF series. The title is a return to the series's roots, with gameplay features and references to the past games featuring throughout, as well as a medieval fantasy setting and cartoonish art style as a break from the sci-fi slant style of Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VIII.
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