# Final Fantasy: FFIX, FFX or FFXI ? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 10, 2000, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-fantasy-ffix-ffx-or-ffxi/28837 "2000-08-10T14:59:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2000, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-fantasy-ffix-ffx-or-ffxi/28837/1 "2000-08-10T14:59:36Z")
Wow, they are planning on releasing these games all on the same day, Oct. 2nd? FF9 is for the PSX. All of them can be played on the PSX2-yesterday they informed me that the psx2 reeservation list is closed at electronics boutique [but is open on their net site [ebworld.com](http://ebworld.com)]. Not knowing one from the other very well, I choose FFXI to go with my PSX2. It’s supposed to be an Internet game too. Which game would you like to play? ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2000, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-fantasy-ffix-ffx-or-ffxi/28837/2 "2000-08-10T15:47:50Z")
How can I possibly choose? So far we have no information on X and all we know about XI is that it’ll be an internet game. I’ve heard quite a bit about IX and I’ll be buying it, but I can’t compare it to the other two without more info. Regarding the release dates: According to both [http://www.ign.com](http://www.ign.com) and [ebworld.com](http://ebworld.com) FFIX won’t be released 'till mid November. The later site has X and XI slated for an early November release date. Suuuure. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2000, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-fantasy-ffix-ffx-or-ffxi/28837/3 "2000-08-10T22:37:37Z")
I don’t believe much of what [ign.com](http://ign.com) says… Customer preview reviews of FF9-11 at [ebworld.com](http://ebworld.com) are worth reading. Final Fantasy X Pre-Order 11/2/2000 Playstation 2 $49.99 (US) ``` Final Fantasy XI Pre-Order 11/2/2000 ``` I hope XI isn’t just a net game…or Ill have to get X… ---
**Author:** ![Surgoshan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Surgoshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surgoshan)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-fantasy-ffix-ffx-or-ffxi/28837/4 "2000-08-11T06:38:33Z")
I’ll get 9 and 10 just as SOON as they come out for a system I already own. ---
**Author:** ![Myrr21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Myrr21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myrr21)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-fantasy-ffix-ffx-or-ffxi/28837/5 "2000-08-11T06:43:07Z")
Oh, get an emulator and play FF5 for the SuperNEX–just released here as part of the compilation, but the translated ROM is still the best FF game of all… ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-fantasy-ffix-ffx-or-ffxi/28837/6 "2000-08-11T10:12:40Z")
Nah, FF6 (FF3 in the US) was the best Final Fantasy game. And after Chronotrigger, Squaresoft’s games have been dropping in quality… unfortunately. ---
**Author:** ![Myrr21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Myrr21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myrr21)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-fantasy-ffix-ffx-or-ffxi/28837/7 "2000-08-11T13:09:45Z")
Are you kidding? FF5 blows 6 out of the water any day. Although yes, after Chrono Trigger (the best RPG ever second only to Shining Force), it was all downhill. **sigh** ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-fantasy-ffix-ffx-or-ffxi/28837/8 "2000-08-11T15:15:37Z")
In a few days you can play Chrono Cross…