FF IX was absolutely enjoyable and the battle system was the best in PSX. But IMO, the graphic design absolutely sucked. Although it's hard to imagine that game with "big" characters like in FF8 or X
Although I still don't get what's all the rant about FFX's "linearity" which is basically as linear as in previous FF's, in this game they just made it more direct this time, disabling the World Map. This is the only majo flaw I saw on this game, and that however, isn't a big deal for me, but many take it to the heart