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Final Fantasy IX: Initial Impressions

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Final Fantasy IX my first replay that is actually holding up to my nostalgia for it.  I definitely had rose colored glasses on for Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VIII , but they immediately came off when I started playing those games.  On the other hand, Final Fantasy IX is pretty much just the way I remembered it. It may be my favorite Final Fantasy game out of them all.  Final Fantasy IX and Final Fantasy X have always been the two at the top of my mind, but playing the whole series is giving me a new perspective.  I'm about 3 hours into this game and already it's my favorite out of the nine I've played for my Final Fantasy Project .  I'm sure I'll find more flaws in the game as I progress, but I doubt it will get any less than first place when I write my wrap-up for this game.  We shall see. Starting the game up I was immediately hit by the stylized design of the world and characters.  By this point in the series the creators had figured out the li