Final Fantasy IX 2000

Is it still worth playing?

Square's 2000 role playing game for the PlayStation, the ninth main Final Fantasy, set on the world of Gaia, where the nations of Alexandria, Lindblum, Burmecia and Cleyra lie. Battles use the Active Time Battle system with four party members, each with a class of their own and commands to match. Equipment adds to that: weapons and armour give abilities that can be used while equipped, and a Trance mode changes the commands after a character has taken a set amount of damage. The art was directed by Hideo Minaba, with character designs in a comic style, and Nobuo Uematsu wrote about 160 pieces of music. Away from the main quest there is Chocobo treasure hunting and the Tetra Master card game. A party in which every member fights differently still gives each battle its own shape.