Don't really get "Solution 9", but that's a really good point.

MJN SEIFER To me it sounds like the FF equivalent of Order 66. Maybe it was meant to deal with the rebel Kuja if necessary, since it's a single target ability.

@@MJN_SEIFER 'the final solution'

In mysticism, the number 9 can be associated with completion, and finality. Solution 9 is literally "Last Resort / Final Option"

@@cgg2621 "Dreams fade away and all hope turns to dust"

Epic asf

Steiner is badass

Agreed freadie benson

Dude, Vivi is s "she"

​@@axell15thewispmaster51 Incorrect. Vivi is always referred to as male in Final Fantasy IX.

@@ChewyPineapple Ok didn't know that

This might be spoilers, but I think it makes perfect sense for Zidane to have an unique trance. Because it makes him stand out among the others since, you know, he’s an alien.

I kinda like Freya's Trance - it's cool how she stays in the air and also attacks full enemy formations. Not super-exciting, but it's often very useful!

dont forget Vivi double cast I know it's not much but it's something Hes trying his best !!!

@@Peter_1986 I loved her trance too Freya was safe up there flinging spears at them lol :D

@@JMartini810 Vivi's *"Double Black"* Trance actually helps a lot.

CellarDoorx06 i agree they screwed up on that.

I can see that for the "cool factor" of you will, but honestly how they made a bunch of the enemies and their stats I'm pretty sure the game would be too easy for multiple hits and also breaking the 9999 limit break (which they brought back because what they wanted to do with ix was mix the old with the new [vii and viii being the new at the time]).

+CellarDoorx06 It would have been cool if his abilites had different properties, like reducing enemy armor or slowing them.

Haha yep, by the time you get Grand Lethal there's basically no point to it, except a flashy animation. But literally all of them do max damage at end game, so it's basically "what sounds cool right now?" Not to mention, if you have been stealing all game like you should, it's not even different from Thievery! Or Shock, Dragons Crest, Frog Drop, etc. Trance is basically worthless at end game, and unlike FF7, you can't save it for bosses, and it's much harder/takes forever to get your bar at JUST the right point, so you transform during boss fights earlier in the game. EDIT: I guess TECHNICALLY Vivi, Freya, and Eiko have the best Trances, just because you can do more than 9999 damage with theirs.

Get hostile first.

Except when you grind for thievery, because you areusing more mp for the same damage.

Mysterious Swordsman his trance only increases the power of his attacks

You can't even pick that team for most of the game though, Zidane is obligatory. Personally, I'd say Eiko, Freya and Amarant is a better combo. All of them have support abilities, which makes you less dependent on a single one of them (usually Eiko). Amarant has Steiner's Cover and Vivi's counter magic, on top of his magic that applies to all teammates during trance, and has the versatility of offense too. He can also reach 9999 damage rather easily with his Throw ability and Winged Edges Tbh, if it wasn't for Eiko's Phoenix, I'd say he's the most op character in the game

FF 8 limit break were sucks! you need critical HP for using it and also just for once use

@@andrieputra There's this thing called Aura where you could do limit break with full hp

@@kanodudar .....true.

Bryan McLaughlin it’s out now

Not really. Zidane can never deal more than 9999 damage, while Vivi for example casts double magic which combined go way over that.

That's true. Vivi and Eiko are the ones that has the potential to break the 9999 damage barrier since they attack 2 times per turn due to Dbl Blk and Dbl Wht. Dagger, otoh, has the potential to have her in trance for the entire fight if you decide to cast 1 summoned eidolon and then don't do anything after that.

You also have to keep in mind that normal Zidane is super gimmicky and a lot of his skills are just unnecessary. I don’t really know if him having good Trance abilities is a fair trade tbh.

@@shaunrpmusic thievery though has the potential to reach 9999 damage.

Gonna copy this one from a previous comment I made and gonna put out some spoilers, but I think it makes perfect sense for Zidane to have an unique trance. Because it makes him stand out among the others since, you know, he’s an alien.

Your HP and Strength stats are based on your current Strength when you level up. So just try to do zero extra leveling, until you have the best equipment in the game that raises strength.

Thx

***** You can get pretty high (I'm pretty sure I got the highest on this file), but I don't think you can get to 9999, except maybe Steiner. Would have to look it up again. :D

Velius99 can you explain what you mean? I don’t get what you mean by don’t extra level up

@@monojuice Don't farm xp until you get the best equipments

This just literally ruined my life, thanks!!

Amarant....yes. Zidane....is covered by fur, which means that he's technically clothed.

No offense but I hate u

Eddie W None taken I love you too

yes... its a term of latent super power for FF9 , FF6-8 use " limit break " terms, FF 10 use "overdrive" terms

@@andrieputra *"Desperate Attack"* for Final Fantasy VI.

I do like it in a sense, as it's cool idea, and I like how it fits into the storyline, it's just annoying when you know you're on the way to a boss, and then you suddenly get a Trance from a normal battle. It does look cool though, and it's a nice touch that the character appearance changes, as well. I also like how some of the characters got storyline Trance moments.

+Flare Fox it's pretty cool but it's bad because of how it was implemented. And becomes redundant when you reach end game. Your normal skills hit 9999 damage and since trance only hits once it's pointless. You also lack much control over your trance unlike the limit breaks for ff7, ff10 and sort of for ff8. So when compared to the other games it's pretty bad.

1)The game gives you enough control over the trance bar High Tide: Allows you to Trance faster Increasing Spirit Stat to make it last longer In the beginning of the game there is no reason to give a lot of control to the player of trance as it would be broken with Dyne, Steiner's increased attack and Vivi double magic. When you start finding tougher enemies the game provides you with some equipment to enter trance more frequiently 2)The story explains that you enter trance because of an urge of emotions The trance bar fills the more you are damaged until it fills land the character reaches a climax/threshold of emotions and it enters trance So yeah if the trance wouldn't occur when the bar completely fills or if you could restrain the urge of emotions or if the player would enter trance whenever you want then the gameplay would CONTRADICT what the story says because that urge of emotions must occur inmediately and cannot be restrained 3) Again it would contradict what the story says as its an urge of emotions so it would more reasoble to occur when the characters are fighting with enemies if the battle ends then, there is no reason to be in trance as they are not in danger and the characters lose that frenzy of emotions, trance ends and the bar empties Just imagine a character enters trance in a random battle, use tent (where you supposedly rest) and continue being in trance in the next battle. The gameplay would contradict what the story tells you about trance Why do you think trance occurs at some points of the story -When Vivi see Black Waltz kill a lot of black mages -When Steiner protects Alexandria -When Garnet can't enter Trance because she's guilt-ridden for failing to protect her kingdom. and that's completely justified. It's not the whim of this game The gameplay creates an armony with the story I have only a few complains of this game but I don't think Trance is one of them

They still handled the trance piss poorly as far as I'm concerned. I didn't mind not having a lot of control over my trance gauge early in the game. It's when it gets later that it's a probelm. Yes, High Tide makes it fill faster and a high spirit stat makes it last longer, but that does not fix it. It's still a chore to refill when it goes off when you'd prefer to save it and I don't like to make a chore out of such mechanics. ALSO, gameplay and story segregation is not always a bad thing. But I also have an argument I have in favor of keeping consistency with the story. It shouldn't empty entirely if it wasn't done by the end of the battle. You're not immediately out of danger when an encounter ends. Surviving your latest encounter doesn't mean you'll survive your next. It's just stupid for it to empty because one fight is over.

@@mastersmasher1000 You understand.

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Ahmad Nieves they're not limits breaks, they're more like this game's version of terra's esper form from no. 6

Taylord Yeah yeah, thats just the name i use for them since ff7. Theyre transformations, but the attacks arent nearly as pretty or flashy in my opinion.

Ahmad Nieves I can see where you're coming from there I suppose.

Taylord Yeah, I jist like over the top animations in my characters "ultimate moves" to call them something.

Ahmad Nieves ff8 even more. Either make your character weak or use aura, either way, always limit break. Lionheart, the end, my final heaven etc... all more interesting than this crap

Seamos honestos, Zidane se escucha mil veces mejor.

No offense but you suck

@@matteobanchio2786 If you haven't played the game your opinion is invalid

@Alex Kalinin what a crybaby

8 dude? Really? Do you enhoy spending hours drawing magic that much?

Replace 8 with 4 but I agree that the combat was too easy and easily exploitable.

Um, hell no. Every party member in Final Fantasy IX has their place in both story & gameplay, and that includes Freya, Eiko, Quina (ESPECIALLY them, DON'T sleep on Blue Mages), and Amarant. I loved the semi-chibi look for this game, and someone like Zidane being covered in fur whilst going *Trance* just goes to show how different he is from the other characters due to his origins.

i actually like showing the transformation every time. it's short and nostalgic and honestly the only real cool part about trance anyway. He should have timed them better, though, so that you don't see so many stupid ass enemy moves. i agree there

Because trance (and not limits) are trash FF9 should be hated ? Pretty dumb reasoning.

NineTails there are no limit breaks moron

DUDE Because it wold BREAK THE DAMN GAME!!! The Hp power scale in FF9 is not same VS FF7 or FF8.

Cowkill he didnt say that

Limit Breaks? Tell me where I can find these "Limit Breaks" in FF9.

Congratulations, idiot.

Oh, then you're going to LOVE FFII, FFIII, and FFVII!

Meh

only you

@@thesupershinymegagengar2034 ff7? DUDE, I dont know who is more idiot, you or him, the worst Final Fantasy is 15, u dont understand ANYTHING on what is the real quality