I own FFIX, and I played it non-stop until completion after I got it for christmas the year it was released. it's a very solid title, probably one of the better modern FF games.
it has more of an old-school feel to it, more like the SNES games, but much larger and improved graphically.
the story is fantastic, and there is always something to do, very good sense of direction, so you rarely feel that you don't know what do to next.
and there is a card game within FFIX as well, a very simple and enjoyable card game, my only beef with it was that you can only have one of each card if your aim is to collect them all, since there is a limit on the total number of cards you can have, which I believe is 100.
in conclusion, if you liked the other Playstation FF titles, this one won't disappoint you.
