The Legend of Final Fantasy IX: Creation - Universe - Decryption

Considered by its creator Hironobu Sakaguchi as the purest vision of what Final Fantasy should be, this ninth installment is a true return to the roots of the saga. With its theatrical atmosphere, its colorful characters and its mythological inspirations, Final Fantasy IX has left a lasting mark on the history of video games.

The Legend of Final Fantasy IX explores every detail of this masterpiece:

• The creative process behind the game and its unique artistic direction
• The scenario and hidden meanings decrypted
• Mythological and literary inspirations shaping its universe
• Behind-the-scenes anecdotes and untold secrets

Written by specialists from Third Editions, this book offers an in-depth analysis of a cult RPG, a must-read for all fans who want to rediscover the magic of Final Fantasy IX and its legacy.

An essential book to (re)discover one of the greatest RPGs of all time.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

- Fascinated by print media since childhood, Mehdi El Kanafi, alongside Nicolas Courcier, wasted no time in launching his first magazine, Console Syndrome, in 2004. After five issues with a distribution limited to Toulouse, France, he and Nicolas Courcier decided to create a publishing house under the same name. One year later, their small business was acquired by Pix’n Love, a major publisher of books on video games. Over the next four years in the world of publishing, Mehdi published more than twenty works on major video game series, and co-wrote several of those works: Zelda, Chronicles of a Legendary Series, Metal Gear Solid: Hideo Kojima’s Magnum Opus, and The Legend of Final Fantasy VII and IX. Since 2015, his publishing endeavors have been focused on analyzing major video game sagas through a new publishing house he co-founded with Nicolas: Third.

- Video game journalist for fifteen years, Raphaël Lucas worked for most of the mags that existed before the fall of Mer 7 (formerly Future France and Yellow Media), from Joypad to Joystick, including the official magazines, Consoles More, etc. He started with PC Team and with FJM, the publisher of Gameplay RPGs. Today he writes mainly for Video Games Magazine, a bit for his blog, and he has a few projects in the works relating to other gaming topics. RPG Story Author / BioShock Co-Author: From Rapture to Columbia and The Legend of FinalFantasy IX He also runs the Geekomatick blog -Fabien Mellado