For those who don't know, the PS4 remasters of Final Fantasy IX and VII both contain a number of unpatched glitches. We were hoping for better, but it seems these glitches are present in the Switch version of Final Fantasy IX as well. From more minor ones like monsters missing their death sound effects to various spells and abilities missing graphics, they've all been present on PS4 since day one. However, one glitch in particular stands out.
Every time a battle ends, the area music resets to the beginning of the song, unlike the original release which picked up the music where it left off.
It may seem odd that this would be an issue, but keep in mind that players randomly encounter battles every few steps. This means that you will never make it past the first few seconds of each song in the game, from the overworld to the final dungeon. Not only is it incredibly irritating to listen to the same 5 or so seconds of a song on loop for hours, music is one of Final Fantasy's key features and this means that most players will never hear Nobuo Uematsu's beautiful work in most areas of these iconic games. I wonder how he would feel about this?
These issues have been present in the other HD console releases of Final Fantasy IX since 2017, but they have never been patched. They were also present in the PS4 rereleases of Final Fantasy X and X-2, but those HAVE since been patched.
Anyway, I got overly excited and bought Final Fantasy IX immediately when it released on the Switch yesterday, not knowing any of this. So I wanted to make sure others considering picking it up were aware. How a publisher as large as Square Enix can be this incompetent I have no idea. Not sure if there is a way we can get after them about this.
PS: For the inevitable "This doesn't both me." folks. This thread isn't for you. I'm genuinely glad that you're ok with each song's initial 5-10 seconds on loop. Enjoy the game.
Every time a battle ends, the area music resets to the beginning of the song, unlike the original release which picked up the music where it left off.
It may seem odd that this would be an issue, but keep in mind that players randomly encounter battles every few steps. This means that you will never make it past the first few seconds of each song in the game, from the overworld to the final dungeon. Not only is it incredibly irritating to listen to the same 5 or so seconds of a song on loop for hours, music is one of Final Fantasy's key features and this means that most players will never hear Nobuo Uematsu's beautiful work in most areas of these iconic games. I wonder how he would feel about this?
These issues have been present in the other HD console releases of Final Fantasy IX since 2017, but they have never been patched. They were also present in the PS4 rereleases of Final Fantasy X and X-2, but those HAVE since been patched.
Anyway, I got overly excited and bought Final Fantasy IX immediately when it released on the Switch yesterday, not knowing any of this. So I wanted to make sure others considering picking it up were aware. How a publisher as large as Square Enix can be this incompetent I have no idea. Not sure if there is a way we can get after them about this.
PS: For the inevitable "This doesn't both me." folks. This thread isn't for you. I'm genuinely glad that you're ok with each song's initial 5-10 seconds on loop. Enjoy the game.
