Final Fantasy IX Remake Could Be Good

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Final Fantasy IX was a timeless celebration of everything the franchise had been up to that point. It celebrated the best of the SNES classics, while improving on what we had loved about VII and VIII. With X, a new era began, and things have never quite been the same.

And that’s why fans are rightfully worried about the upcoming Final Fantasy IX remake. It hasn’t been officially announced yet. But it was on the Geforce leak and insiders have since confirmed it a couple of times.

My gut reaction was that it needs to be left alone. But the more I think about it, the more I think it would benefit from a remake. Because although it has many strong points, there are areas that need definite improvements.

This is top of the list because the side quests in Final Fantasy IX are terrible. There may be some leftover anger from the official guide asking you “jump online for tips” for every single side quest, but I stand by it.

The quality of the side quests are revealed within a few moments of playing. The easiest way to get the jump rope trophy in the PS4 version of the game is to remote play to your PC and use a program to tap the button for you. And sometimes the robot who does it for you GETS IT WRONG. Even though it’s literally what it’s set up for. It would be thankless and depressing to get the full 1,000 jumps, especially this early.

The rest are mostly on the same level. Reach the end of the game in 13 hours? Great idea for an RPG, and something that’ll net you the most powerful weapon in the game. The complicated Nero family has you leaving the final dungeon nine times for cutscene half way across the world.

The world’s least complete monster arena? Included, and completely missable. Tetra Master is fun, but less