Introduction
I hate introductions, so I'll be brief. The game itself mostly appeals to old time gamers, which are the people who have been playing the series from the beginning, or have played anything before FF7.
I've played the series' worst (FF10...-2) and its best (FF6, or FF3 to America), as well as various spin-offs (FF Mystic Quest, Chrono Trigger). As the last Final Fantasy game on the PSOne platform, I consider FFIX as one of the best games in the Final Fantasy Series. It has a lot of things from both old and new games, such as excellent graphics and an actual plot.
Before you get into this walkthrough, I have very cynical humor. Please don't be offended.
All chapter names are © Nobuo Uematsu, as they are all names from tracks of the Final Fantasy IX OST. I've done this for several reasons, such as I might confuse people if I make up my own because they'll more than likely have nothing to do with the chapter's contents. Also, the tracks that the chapters are named after are played sometime in the chapter, and so they are thusly named. The following is a list of chapters and when the tracks are played.
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Final Fantasy IX and all mentioned characters © SquareSoft 2000. Walkthrough written by Orion Artainia from 01.09.05-06.04.05
And without further ado, the Final Fantasy 9 game walkthrough for the Sony PlayStation.
Controls
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The directional pad (the up, left, right, and down buttons) are pretty self-explanitory. They are used to select various different options and move your characters around. Next to the directional pad is the select button. This is used to access your map when you get into the field. The start button is used to pause the game. 'X' will be used to confirm your choices; 'o' is used to cancel things; 'triangle' is used to access your menu, and 'square' is used to save your game on the world map and challenge people to Card Games. The 'R1', 'R2', 'L1' 'L2' buttons are used to rotate the camera angle on the world map. You can also use them for a soft reset which has been enabled in all Square/SquareSoft/Square-Enix games since Secret of Mana (made in 1992 for SNES). Simply press 'R1', 'R2', 'L1', 'L2', select and start at the same time and the game will reset to the title screen.
Tips
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SAVE OFTEN: You never know what's going to happen to your game, so save as often as you can.
Watch Your HP and MP: Pay attention to your characters' status. Heal after battles, even if you don't think it's necessary sometimes. You never know what could be lurking around any corner.
Gain Levels: I'll stress this during the walkthrough, since I like to be so far ahead in levels that boss battles don't phase me. XD
Money, Money, Money: If you're gaining levels, you'll rack in a lot of GP. Try to buy items when you don't need them, so that you won't feel bad about not buying them when you need them. Also, try and save extra money for future weapons and items (i.e: if you have 92 Hi-Potions, don't buy back the other 7 unless you're so ridiculously rich that your characters can piss gold coins). You'll need a lot of money for events like Treno. I have literally walked in with 100,000+ gil and walked out with less than 100 gil. Every time. Another helper is an ability that Quina has called 'Millionaire'. It makes the rich richer (the poor richer, too...) so go nuts.
Stilzkin: Always buy from Stilzkin whenever he comes around. You may not need the items, but he needs the money. Plus I think you get something for it, so all the more reason.
Mognet: Follow along with the Moogles and their takes on situations.
Side Quests: Don't start on side quests unless you intend to finish them.