Buy it if you like
- Story: 177 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 87 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Combat: 57 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Controls: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Interface: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 14k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
58% of themes are praise17% are divided25% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
177 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The narrative has some deep notes that help to expand the story, which is greatly evidenced further by the characters themselves and how they develop throughout the adventure.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
87 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's tougher to grind character levels in this one which I gladly welcomed, because I found myself leveling up too easily in FF7 and 8.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
For a PS1-era game, the Memoria mod makes the graphics easily look PS2-era.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The art direction, sound design, and music are stunning and represent some of the most beautiful art you'll see on the PSX, with the vast world of IX rendered beautifully through a mix of paintings and 3D rendered backgrounds layered to immerse the characters and featuring cleverly animated portions that prevent the world feeling as static as VII and VIII did.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
A pretty standard combat system but it does the job and some pretty in depth character customization and some pretty interesting achievements to go for.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
A great one is being able to set the game to 120 fps.
+1 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story177 reviews
Gameplay87 reviews
Graphics49 reviews
Audio33 reviews
Characters21 reviews
Performance15 reviews
Steam Deck12 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty91% still recommend
Crashes86% still recommend
Players complain
Combat91% still recommend
Controls67% still recommend
Interface80% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
- Partial Controller Support
Store features
- Camera Comfort
- Family Sharing
- Playable without Timed Input
- Remote Play on Phone
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$20.99
The lowest we've tracked is $6.29.
9 points recordedtoday · $20.99
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