With 2001 seeing the return of some big names, from Final Fantasy to Phantasy Star, we thought we'd sheath our swords and give our pick of the best RPG's still available on each format. The Playstation is home to some classic RPG's that are still available, including Grandia , Suikoden 2 and Vagrant Story but we have focused on the series that is best known - Final Fantasy. As you would expect, Squaresoft's FFIX is lavish, glamorous, and even theatrical, but also highly predictable in truth. I feel a serious case of deju vu coming on.
Lets look a little closer.
It was new, exciting and wooed us with its engrossing storyline, gorgeous environments, luscious lighting and clever use of the music. Likewise FFIX doesn't fail in supplying all of these important ingredients, along with Squaresoft's trademark of spectacular special effects in the turned based fighting sequences. For those unfamiliar with the battle system it works along these lines. Each character has different specialities and depending on them you can decide to attack with a weapon, cast a magic spell or use an item. The move needs to be made before the time-bar fills up.