Because it was the last game the original Square/FF team worked on before leaving the company. As for the other part:http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/F...y_IX/Allusions
Tl;dr - Pretty much any part of the game where the script isn'tdirectlyrelated to the main plot (and even some places...
There are two schools of thought on the merits of FFIX - there's those who recognise it as a massive love-letter (and, ultimately, farewell) to the FF fans by theoriginalSquare staff, full of references to the earlier games and essentially the lastrealFinal Fantasy game; and then on the other...
Yeah, I'm thinking ultracasual collection of minigames in a very loose world with alotof social gaming hooks and RMAH stuff. Something like Free Realms.
Sure it will - the EULA will say you're buying a license to use the game rather than the game itself i.e. MS retains ownership. And if they own it, they can charge a fee for a second (third, fourth, etc) licence.
Enderisspace-Hitler - third child, incestuous leanings, genocide and so on. OSCisa rampant fascist, mind you, so it really shouldn't be that surprising.
No, no torture. Give all three a fair trial, find them guilty and put them in prison for the rest of their natural.
...which probably won't be all that long, once the rest of the cons find out what they're in for.
If it was an actual military transport and they had some (a lot) more height thenmaybethey could have opened the tail door and dropped it out the back. Possibly. A very small chance.
Cargo 747s generally load from the front or side, though, so no.
Content creation has becomemoredifficult over time, not less. Players expect levels of polish and engagement that would make Verant-as-was run screaming for the hills in terror.