Final Fantasy IX / 9 / FF9 - Instruction Manual / Story

One of the FF series' attraction is its deep story. This time the story involves a heart-pounding adventure. Eight important characters form the center of the story, and their thinking and aims change through the game. Please see for yourself how they are brought together by fate and how they weave the story.

Zidane Tribal
Garnet Til Alexandros 17th
Adelbert Steiner
Freija Crescent
Vivi Ornitier
Salamander Cral
Quina Quen
Eiko Carol

A. The story widens with active time event (ATE)
ATE happens in the story like knots in lumber, and they are events where the player can choose how to see. Whenever text appears at the lower left part of the screen, showing that there's ATE happening, you can see an event by pressing the SELECT button (as an exception, if the letters are grey colored, you will see the event automatically). Even if you don't see the ATE, the story will proceed, but if you see it you can know the story's lining and some aspect of some character. This way, it increases the emotional immersion to the story.

B. ATE changes with player selection
Sometimes which event is seen in ATE changes depends on which one the player chooses and sees before. The photos (in the manual) shows an example of how that changes occur. Because the result that you see in the event and the conversation changes, it's better to try various ways.

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