The game was originally released for the first Playstation in 2000.
What begins as a simple kidnapping eventually turns into a grand quest to save the world, as the crew encounters many more colorful characters and monsters during their journey. They are joined in their escape by Steiner, an overprotective knight, and Vivi, a timid but powerful magician with the stature of a small child. RELATED: Final Fantasy IX's Freya Deserves More Attentionįinal Fantasy IX tells the story of Zidane Tribal, a thief who gets hired to kidnap the princess of a kingdom only to discover that she wants to be smuggled out of her country anyway. The project, which will adapt Square Enix's classic Playstation 1 RPG into an animated series aimed at kids ages 8-13, is reportedly still in the pre-production phase and is being pitched to broadcasters, with Cyber Group Studios hoping to begin full production before the end of 2021. The show, revealed by Kidscreen, is being developed as a collaboration between the Paris-based Cyber Group Studios and Japanese video game publisher Square Enix. French animation house Cyber Group Studios surprised fans of classic RPGs today with the announcement of a new series based on Final Fantasy IX.
