Square Enix Bringing Final Fantasy IX to Android in 2016

Square Enix appears to be following the same blueprint that characterized the warmly-received Final Fantasy VII ports, as the JRPG giant has promised to update Final Fantasy IX with graphical improvements and modern game features like auto-save and high-speed mode.

You can hype yourself up for the re-release by watching the following video, in which I explain why Final Fantasy is my favorite series, and why Final Fantasy IX is my all-time favorite game. And it’s about time too: it’s reportedly one of the very best Final Fantasy games.

Directed by the franchise’s creator, Hironobu Sakaguchi, Final Fantasy IX was something of a “back to basics” installment during the series’ PlayStation era popularity boom.

Talk about a New Year’s gift from Square Enix. Selling over five million copies since its release in 2000, FINAL FANTASY IX proudly returns on smartphones and PC! As such, you won’t be able to enjoy the game on your iPhone 4s, which is just as well; after all, the device is apparently struggling to even run iOS 9, and so a Final Fantasy title would definitely be a step too far. The trailer features some CG sequences taken from the game as well as plenty of gameplay ones, showcasing the enhanced graphics of this new version of the game.