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wpot posted...

As I recall FF9 had a "nice" reception: people liked it but I don't immediately recall best game evar stuff. Which seems about right. Heck, FF8 had just been released a year earlier (and 7 was basically a year before that) so people were still playing those two. It was a unique moment.

I think it grew in popularity during the FF12 era when it became clear that it was the last of the traditional/lighthearted/ATB/etc FFs and it DID pick up some buzziness around then. So basically the same thing you said: just delayed a little.

i remember a lot of people hated it early on due to the style change. they had gotten used to the more (relatively) realistic leaning styles of FF7 and 8 and the change was really jarring for them, i guess. it was a slightly earlier version of the wind waker thing.