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gently caress yeah, I love this game. Took me a while to check out this lp since I've already played it so much myself and followed TWD's playthrough, but I'm glad I finally did go through the thread because I'm still learning things I never knew about or noticed before, even so many years later- and with how many times I've run through the first half specifically, because when I first picked up FF9 as a kid it was a found used copy that had no disc 3. And when I finally met a dude who lent me the third disc, it was too mangled for my PSX to read. At least my found copy also included the 100% thorough and comprehensive strategy guide so I could fill myself in on the story  But it's never lost its charm for me, and some of the setpieces were a huge influence on my own art and writing back in the day. FF9 owns and this is a nice chill lp that I'll be sure to follow now, maybe I'll start a new file and play along at home.
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Mystery Sword/Sword of Doubt is one of my absolute favorite tracks, in the top three for sure. The sense of dread and finality is absolutely real. It wouldn't sound out of place as final boss or super-powerful secret boss music- almost a shame it didn't get saved for that.
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Oct 22, 2015 01:03
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Hey now, Quina's 89 and doesn't let it get him/her down 
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Oct 31, 2015 17:42
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Yeah, the exchange between the guards is one of my favorite little things. This game has the best NPCs 
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Nov 1, 2015 21:54
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First the LISA lp and now FF9 returns from the grave? It's like Christmas in June. I knew the desert was called Vube But I didn't know this NPC was like a little guinea pig man. I-I'll protect you!I would trust this pink-clad hamster man with my life
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Jun 13, 2016 21:59
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Remember who now? I love how the low-res textures give Steiner's blood sword a stylish leopard-print hilt  
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Jun 19, 2016 01:05
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Mega64 posted:Can't be simply to revisit Morris. Oh sure, you remember Dr. Tot but you forget Morrid. And a hidden cutscene  As excellent as this game's soundtrack is, the Gargan Roo music is really grating. Even in this short three-room area, but especially elsewhere.
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Jun 21, 2016 01:57
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I found that ATE completely by accident. You don't need to go down into the tunnel, I think you just need to wait until you regain control after the flashback. I guess it's not even really that obtuse since Dr. Tot tells you to go stock up on stuff before heading into the passage, but it definitely took me a few playthroughs before I stumbled on it. Speak for yourself, Zorn and Thorn are great.
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Jun 21, 2016 06:15
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If we could have Baku in our party we could just destroy everything from here to disc 4. None of this unwinnable boss bullshit, Baku doesn't give a drat that you once killed a hundred knights single-handedly. SUPER TORNADO TANTALUS PUNCH, LOSER
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Jun 22, 2016 03:40
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>EXAMINE HOLE >PUT HAND INTO HOLE >DO NOTHING ahh, the one screenshot from FF9 I always see posted with no further context.
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Jun 30, 2016 01:08
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Bufuman posted:I'm pretty sure Kuja is the one responsible for dispelling the sandstorm. Remember Brahne asking him to do something about it back in Burmecia? And according to Squaresoft Power Rankings, Mystical Prettyboy Power is higher up on the hierarchy than The Power of Dance. There's no way Kuja doesn't also have The Power of Dance
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Jul 7, 2016 02:25
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W.T. Fits posted:I can't believe Burmecian Soldier Dan is loving dead. I can't believe Quina is loving dead The correct path to escort the survivors is the same path you took on the tour at the beginning, aka the most indirect route. If you just try going up and reaching the cathedral as fast as possible, they get slaughtered. Though I guess that happened anyway 
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Jul 11, 2016 02:17
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Mega64 posted:
I won't have you fudging the jesters' best line
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Jul 16, 2016 02:27
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Bastards, we may be, but clever are we.
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According to the official strategy guide (which is on a shelf right next to my desk and quicker than looking at GameFAQs) you can cure Stop with either Dispel or a Remedy. Then again, it's the official strategy guide... so that counts for pretty much jack and poo poo. WANT TO PUT A STOP TO STOP? VISIT PLAYONLINE FOR THE DETAILS!
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Jul 16, 2016 02:49
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I would wonder why she didn't notice Dagger comatose on the couch BEFORE she fought Zidane and Co., but I guess between the giant eyepatch and big swoopy hair her peripheral vision is pretty bad.
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Jul 16, 2016 06:12
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Yess, I'm glad you're posting the Record Keeper sprites! The ones that got shared in TDI's 10 thread were really cool and I hoped they'd have them for this game too.
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Jul 16, 2016 23:28
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No amount of screenshots will ever convey how much I hate the goddamn annoying slog of Fossil Roo. It's one of two dungeons where my replays tend to die. The music before the chase sequence is pretty cool though, and I think I'd like this section a little better if we got to keep listening to this instead of the recycled Gargan Roo theme  
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Jul 26, 2016 01:34
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Mega64 posted:Is there a specific part of the map where Cactaurs spawn? Sure, on the Forgotten Continent
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Aug 3, 2016 01:29
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I've never managed to steal the Fairy Flute Eiko's a pretty good character. I thought she was kind of irritating at first but she's really grown on me. I prefer using her in battle over Dagger, honestly.
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Aug 6, 2016 01:47
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Blaze Dragon posted:So wait, if Quina is a being that grows more powerful by eating others, what would eating Quina cause? regret
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Aug 8, 2016 03:41
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Between L5 Death, Mustard Bomb, and the fire spam attack I remember Soulcage completely pushing my poo poo in the first time I ever played this game, to the point where I still get a little tense for no reason whenever I do this part. Cool boss design though, I really enjoy how creepy and alien the Iifa Tree is compared to everything we've seen so far.
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Aug 14, 2016 17:00
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Even though Morrison joins your party so late in the game and doesn't get much character development compared to everybody else he's quite solid and fun to use in battle
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ApplesandOranges posted:Morrison's okay, but he doesn't really stand out that much in battle. Problem is that in a team of fairly unique characters he just kind of comes off as... bland, and since you've had two discs to already get used to everyone else in battle it's not that compelling to use him. I like him precisely for mixing things up when the good ol Steiner-Dagger-Vivi combo starts to feel a little stale. I don't feel masochistic enough to try a level 1 run, but Team Weird Random Side Characters is a happy medium. Is it too early to vote for Freya, Quina, and Morrison to take on the final boss?
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Aug 16, 2016 03:05
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If you're going to include monster battles then there's that short section with just Zidane at the beginning of Evil Forest, too. But yeah, there aren't many solo fights in this game. Friends are important!
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Oh my gosh I never noticed Mog peeking in through that gap before  This whole section is great, too bad Quina can't be here for this heartwarming character development."Some call me the Flaming Amarant." "Fine, we'll call you Morison" quote:a dead city with nothing of moogles quote:The letter was so set from rain
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Aug 17, 2016 02:12
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quote:This line always fucks me up a little.
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Aug 19, 2016 00:38
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In a level 1 run those Stropers really are massive dicks. 
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Aug 20, 2016 03:38
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Hippaul's dad is the fish man: the real twist of Final Fantasy IX.
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I wouldn't call FFIX 'dark', but I wouldn't call it a kiddie game either and I'll fight anyone who dismisses it as such because the character models are cartoony and not beautiful tragic anime boys (Kuja notwithstanding). The dark moments are definitely there, and you feel them when they happen because the game does such a good job of making you give a drat about the world and the characters in it, but at the end of the day FFIX is about hope. It's about finding a family and a place to call home. It's about protecting the ones you love and finding a reason to keep fighting when the bad poo poo does go down. 
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Aug 26, 2016 00:19
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Oh my god how did I never notice Marcus's animation before. This is the best game.
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Aug 29, 2016 01:11
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NikkolasKing posted:Zorn and Thorn showing up to try and join Garnet makes no sense and really bugs me. I have beaten this game several times and it just doesn't work any way you try to explain it. Zorn and Thorn don't make a lot of sense on disc 3 in general There's an interesting fan theory about them I remember reading back in the day, but it'll have to wait until later.
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Aug 29, 2016 04:02
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A little late, but I've been wanting to draw something for the thread for a while, here's something to congratulate OFS on getting through the Iifa Tree.
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Aug 30, 2016 05:59
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Press X to eat pickles.
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I can't believe Quina is loving dead I'm inclined to think Zidane really doesn't remember Amarant, he just likes to use the same cheesy lines over and over. But I don't think the game ever confirms one way or the other.
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Sep 3, 2016 17:04
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RIP giant holy robot you were really cool
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Sep 5, 2016 21:42
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Glazius posted:I'm not sure why Kuja's supposedly deviating from your plan, Garland. Pretty sure that without Alexander, Alexandria is goddamn toast. 
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Sep 7, 2016 00:29
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He just came from a mandatory Tetra Master tournament, I'd want to sleep for a week too.
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I think the text that comes up when you examine the fire at the Synthesis shop should be different now, one of my favorite touches is how it changes depending on the current state of Lindblum. That and the different inn reviews, and how Zidane finally adds his own. It's the little things.
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Sep 14, 2016 01:32
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I do not like that whale's big yellow tombstone teeth slowly opening and closing forever
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I always just went straight to the boat, I had no idea either of those scenes existed  RE: Quina chef chat, I find it pretty unlikely that a game that does characterization and worldbuilding so well would lazily reuse a main character's model for a nameless NPC, but I also find it pretty unlikely that Quina would be appointed head chef for Alexandria Goddamn Castle, s/he's pretty clueless at the start. When Quina takes charge in Eiko's kitchen I always figured it was thanks to the experience they'd gotten from travelling with the party; remember that Quina can't even catch a single frog at first and is totally amazed that there might be other kinds of food(!!) in the world. Yeah, Esto Gaza's theme is great, and it's a shame that you barely do anything there even when the plot eventually forces you to. I've had this height chart saved on my computer for a long time but couldn't figure out who the heck that one NPC was supposed to be. You never get a good look at the bishop in-game. 
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