Ooooh, Grand Cross = massive pwnage >.< I loved Necron, though.
I also love the FF montage throughout the game. Characters attacks, Zidane's final weapon, the story told by Ramuh, the hidden music in the Black Mage Village, mentioning Cloud and Squall in the end of the game, the blatant mention of Cloud in the weapons shop in Lindblum... FFIX is the ultimate end to the great era of pre-PS2 FF games, and it ends it on such a nostalgic approach.
It even has references to other things, like the convo between the two smithers in Lindblum the first time you go almost being taken word for word from a similar convo in Parasite Eve, the blatant Resident Evil reference in the 'There is no place to insert the medal' bit in Lindblum's castle, the whole 'Dammit, Jim, I'm not a miracle worker!' reference to Star Trek... *sighs*
This game makes me really happy. I think I'll go play it now. ^^